‘Brilliant Minds’ Finale, ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Returns, TMZ Tracks Luigi Mangione, Kids Baking Championship

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NBC’s medical drama Brilliant mind concludes its first season with a two-part finale. PBS is always popular Antiques Roadshow returns for its 29th season. TMZ profiles the hitman accused of gunning down a healthcare executive on a New York street last month. Animals are the inspiration for challenges in a new season of Children’s baking championship.

Eden Espinosa as Reverend Maria Thomas, Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf in 'Brilliant Minds' Season 1 Finale

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Brilliant mind

The neurological medical drama shifts into disaster movie mode for its two-part Season 1 finale. Dr. Wolf (Zachary Quinto), his office boyfriend Dr. Nichols (Teddy Sears) and the rest of the Bronx General Hospital staff rush into danger when an apartment building collapses, trapping Wolf’s intern Ericka (Ashleigh LaThrop) in an unstable elevator. As her fellow interns sweat out Ericka’s fate, Wolf is on the scene and admits, “This is not an ideal situation for my face blindness.” Mandy Patinkin, who once played a doctor on Chicago hopeguest stars as a retired doctor who offers his assistance and then some. The second episode introduces a game-changing twist that unbalances Wolf’s worldview, even as he cares for a priest whose miraculous visions may mask a more serious condition.

Premiere on 'Antiques Roadshow' Season 29

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Antiques Roadshow

You never know where you’ll find a hidden treasure among family heirlooms. That promise has fueled Antiques Roadshow for years, and its 29th season begins with the first of three episodes in a new locale: the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Among the featured items: cover art from Marvel UK’s Super Spider-Man number 175 from 1976, a Winslow Homer 1878 watercolor valued at up to $320,000, and a 1960 ice cream cone display signed by Elvis Presley that brings back memories of the owner’s father’s meeting with the King.

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court to face murder charges for shooting UHC CEO Brian Thompson to death.

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TMZ is investigating

Tabloid TV strikes again as TMZ delves into the background of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City street in December. Journalists investigate Mangione’s alleged dark side, detailing how and why he allegedly took his rage against corporate greed to such deadly extremes.

'Kids Baking Championship' season 13

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Children’s baking championship

Animals provide inspiration for the young chefs competing in the 13th season, with judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown welcoming the kids into their jungle-themed kitchen with a colorful parrot named Chicken and a cockatoo named Teva. Luckily, the birds aren’t on the menu, but the culinary whiz kids are tasked with baking pies with animal-inspired features such as scales, feathers, fur or fins – with an edible tail a requirement.

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