TV picks for March 4-5: Sammy Hagar, Sid Hartman on 'Today,' 'Feud: Bette and Joan'

March 3, 2017 at 9:07PM
This image released by FX shows Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis, left, and Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford in a scene from, "Feud: Bette and Joan," premiering on FX Sunday at 10 p.m. EST. (Suzanne Tenner/FX via AP)
Susan Sarandon, left, as Bette Davis and Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford in “Feud: Bette and Joan.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Sid Hartman's new close, personal friend

Looks like we'll have to share Sid Hartman with the rest of the country, at least for one weekend. The 96-year-old Star Tribune sports columnist will be featured during Sunday's edition of "Today." The local legend sat down last month in the newsroom with veteran reporter/anchor Harry Smith. Sid's son, Chad, also shares anecdotes about growing up with a famous father.

8 a.m. Sunday, KARE, Ch. 11

Don't finish what you started

Sammy Hagar seems like a decent guy to have a beer with — or some Sammy's Beach Bar Rum — but as a host he's kind of annoying. The new season of "Rock & Roll Trip With Sammy Hagar" again offers a terrific lineup of veteran artists, including Joe Satriani and John Mellencamp, but the former Van Halen frontman has a way of steering every conversation toward himself. Sometimes, it's more appropriate to sing backup.

8 p.m. Sunday, AXS TV

The good fight

Jessica Lange has become TV's most reliable star, partly on her immense talent, but mostly because she's put her trust in screenwriter Ryan Murphy. The relationship has never paid off better than in "Feud: Bette and Joan" with Lange's Joan Crawford in the ultimate diva fight with Susan Sarandon's Bette Davis. Everything about this eight-part series is a class act, from the performances (Stanley Tucci as Jack Warner is arsenic personified) to the sets. Expect the two Oscar-winning leads to have a battle of their own come Emmy time. Read more about Lange and her "Feud" at startribune.com/tv.

9 p.m. Sunday, FX

Neal Justin

Sammy Hagar & The Circle perform at Ribfest at Knoch Park on Friday, July 3, 2015, in Naperville, Illinois. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: INVW
Hagar (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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