American Idol 7 p.m. on KAKE If you thought “American Idol” was just about perfect last season, you’ll be thrilled to hear that things will be almost the same this time around as the Season 23 premiere kicks off with judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan, and host Ryan Seacrest.
When the 2023 Kansas legislative session began just over a month ago, a new committee was on the agenda — the House Welfare Reform Committee. So far, it’s gone as myself and other advocates expected in Kansas, where lawmakers have tried year after year to add barriers to vital family support programs.
The Lady Eve 7 p.m. on TCM Preston Sturges directed this 1941 screwball comedy about a pair of con artists who target a naive dolt (“Snakes are my life!”).
Grey’s Anatomy 8 p.m. on KAKE It’s the beginning of the end for Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) as she marks her final stretch at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital before relocating to Boston to continue her practice and help Zola (Aniela Gumbs) pursue her education in the winter premiere episode “I’ll Follow the Sun.” Though she won’t be a physical presence once the season wraps, doctors Bailey (Chandra Wilson), Webber (James Pickens Jr.), Altman (Kim Raver) and Hunt (Kevin McKidd) will carry on.
Great Performances 8 p.m., 12 a.m. on KPTS The new episode “The Magic of Spirituals,” looks at the behind-thescenes story of Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle’s famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990. With legendary African American contralto Marian Anderson in attendance, many wondered if the two singers would compete or join forces and sing together.
The Price Is Right at Night 7 p.m. on KWCH Sure you could take your significant other to a romantic restaurant or a destination weekend, but perhaps a visit to “The Price is Right” is just as good? On the new episode “Date Night,” couples get a chance to win amazing prizes including romantic getaways for two to Bali, Iceland and Greece, a new boat, $50,000 in cash, a private chef for a year, and much, much more.
Abraham Lincoln first delivered the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War’s deadliest battle.
The first couple days of this week were intense, with plenty of reason for anger and frustration as the three biggest governmental bodies in Newton packing hot button issues into a pair of days worth of meetings.
Equus-Walnut Regional Advisory Committee to meet The Kansas Water Office’s (KWO) Equus-Walnut Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) will have a meeting to discuss current water issues affecting the region as well as the state.
GOLF Wedgewood Senior Men 1. Carvin Thiessen, Sam Griffen, Will Besore -2.