Operation Varsity Blues unravels the college admissions scandal

Here ‘s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, March 17th. All time is Eastern.

Highest crop

Operation Varsity Blues: College admissions scandal (Netflix, 3:01 am): “Chris Smith’s Netflix documentary Operation Varsity Blues: College admissions scandal redesigning the story in unexpected ways. While not letting the Huffmans and Loughlins get this whole sordid saga off the hook, the film suggests that there is more to worrying about here than just chewing some rich kids who don’t deserve it. . ” Read Noel Murray’s full documentary review.

The Pole (Syfy, 11:16 pm, season premiere): The new animated comedy Syfy The Pole takes us smack dab into the middle of Santa Claus family drama. Santa (Bobby Moynihan) —or Santy, as he is aptly called — gets into a power struggle for his red suit with his evil son, Jack (Timothy Simons), while he fighting the moral legacy of age children. bold or snog. His grant priorities and other technological issues reveal mysteries and landing him in hot water with the media, his staff, and his girlfriend, Helenor (Sasheer Zamata). Meanwhile, his wife, Gretchen (Jillian Bell), struggles to keep the industry’s industrial machinery afloat. The voice is strong, adding a new flavor to the delivery even when the comedy is not strong. Simons is standing, as is Colin Jost, who plays a penguin named Cocoa, the guest of a cunning morning talk show. Created by Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman, The Pole it could benefit from tapping more into its unique setting, but at 10 to 12 minutes, the tiny events ensure that they are not displayed off track with the original. his idea, keeping the stories tight and fun as he grows. [Saloni Gajjar]

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The Professional (Syfy, 11:33 pm, premiere of a two-episode season): If so The Pole alone that doesn’t save your craving for comic comedies, Syfy is here to deliver more with The Professional, which expands the late TZGZ active series block on the cable channel. The show, which came from cartoonist Charlie Hankin, features just 10 three-minute events. He follows Rory, who is in his 20s and living alone for the first time with a magical stranger who can summon anything to where he is today. Accepted? The Summoner calls only the most useful shit.

Suspect: Discovering the Case of Wesphael (Netflix, 3:01 am): Produced by Georges Huercano, Pascal Vrebos, and Alain Brunard, this investigative docuseries follows the emotional story of Belgian politician Bernard Wesphael, who is accused of murdering his wife, Véronique Pirotton, who was found dead in a hotel room in 2013. Under suspicion records the mysterious circumstances of her death as well as Wesphael ‘s trial, which included pictures not seen from his interviews.