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She’s also Dr. Hawk- kills a patient, no one questions him lowed in school. But if it were easy, save lives, but they can also plies with a cocky “says who?” ins’ on-again, off-again romance. when he covers it up with a pre-ex- as Hawkins says, everyone would be Duse that power to cover up Kanakaredes is no amateur when The rate of medical error was isting condition — no one except a doctor. After all, saving people’s their mistakes. Medicine isn’t prac- it comes to television, either. Her shocking for the actress, who stud- Hawkins, of course, who tells the lives is the best job in the world. ticed by saints — it’s a business, af- early television credits include a ied statistics intently for her char- chief of medicine to consider chang- “The Resident” will replace Fox’s ter all, and that reality can have recurring role in “NYPD Blue,” and acter. It’s the third-leading cause ing his methods before killing addi- “Rosewood,” the network’s recent- some dramatic repercussions. See she also guest-starred in “The of death, she told Access Holly- tional patients. ly canceled medical drama. Other its effects on new doctors in “The Practice,” “Oz,” and starred for wood in an interview. Hawkins may be young, but he’s than “The X-Files” revival and Seth Resident,” which premieres Sunday, five seasons as Dr. Sydney Hansen Hawkins uses unorthodox meth- not out of line — he’s experienced MacFarlane’s live-action dramedy Jan. 21, on Fox. in NBC’s critically acclaimed series ods, such as throwing ice on a pa- the fallout of his mistakes. He carries “The Orville,” it’s the only drama The network’s newest drama ex- “Providence.” After a brief hiatus tient to revive her, but he never for- around a picture of a little girl who picked up this season. amines the good, the bad and the from television for a role in “Caba- gets the risks of the job. Unlike Dr. died due to an error on his part, and There are many medical shows, ugly behind the blue curtain of mod- ret” on Broadway, she returned in Soloman Bell (Bruce Greenwood, the reminder helps him stay humble but “The Resident” will get to the ern-day medicine. Doctors — espe- 2004 for a role in “CSI: NY” and “Mad Men”), Hawkins knows the and diligent. root of what it feels like to be in the cially new doctors — struggle with appeared opposite movie legend repercussions of a bad decision. Dr. Most doctors only want to help trenches of the medical profession the realization that they can’t fix an Robert De Niro in “15 Minutes” Bell is a celebrity doctor with a lot to their patients — but what they today. Don’t miss the series pre- institution that’s more focused on (2001). lose: he bills over $20 million per don’t teach, Hawkins explains, is miere airing Sunday, Jan. 21, on Fox. money than on saving people’s lives. Dr. Conrad Hawkins (Matt Czuchry) is more frustrated than anybody by this fact, as he tells Dr. Devon Pravesh (Manish Dayal) on the latter’s first day of his residency. Pravesh is the first-year resident that Hawkins socializes to the hos- pital. Young and ambitious, he wants to be an outstanding doctor — one of the only things the two can find common ground on — but Pravesh realizes that his indoctrina- tion will be nothing as he expected. MattPassmorein In the first 10 minutes, Hawkins in- “Jigsaw” forms him that everything he’s learned about medicine is wrong, Jigsaw and to take off his tie because he’s The Jigsaw killer returns to his “not at Harvard anymore.” When bloody ways in this resurrec- Pravesh asks for a new supervisor (he maintains that Dr. Hawkins is a tion of the “Saw” franchise. psychopath), a nurse tells him to When detectives Halloran watch and learn. (Rennie) and Hunt (Bennett) Considering the success of both begin an investigation into a “Scrubs” and “House,” the medi- series of murders, they be- cal field basis for the series seems come suspicious of a former to be a good sign for its longevity. doctor they suspect may be Plus, Czuchry has his acting chops. staging copycat killings in the He made his big debut in the big- vein of the legendary Jigsaw screen horror-comedy “Eight serial killer. As they get drawn Legged Freaks” (2002), but he’s deeper into the killer’s twisted probably best known for his role as views of right and wrong, their Logan Huntzberger in “Gilmore very lives are put at stake as Girls” and as an alumnus of “The they draw closer to exposing Good Wife.” the deadly criminal. Dr. Hawkins has the same level of Directors: Michael Spierig, Pe- brilliance as Dr. House, but with bet- ter Spierig. Stars: Matt Pass- ter social skills. Kind of. He has the more, Tobin Bell, Callum Keith whip-smart comebacks that resem- Rennie, Clé Bennett, Hannah bles Dr. Cox from “Scrubs,” and in Emily Anderson, Laura Vander- one scene he tells the junior resi- voort, Paul Braunstein. 2017. dents to “try and not kill anyone” while he’s on another floor. 92 min. Crime. Dayal is best known for his star- ring role in “The Hundred-Foot Jour- Geostorm ney” (2014) and “Viceroy’s House” After a series of brutal and (2017), but fans may also recognize deadly natural disasters kill him from his role as Vijay Nadeer in “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Matt Czuchry stars in “The Resident” Continued on page 16 FINAL-1 Sat, Jan 13, 2018 5:26:47 PM January 20 - 26, 2018•SalemNews•3 7:00p.m. ESPN (49) NCAA Texas at Bay- GOLF 6:30p.m. NESN (51) Bruins Face-Off 9:00p.m. NBCSN (48) Figure Skating 11:00p.m. NBCSN (48) Match of the lor Women’s Live Live European Championships Men’s and Day ESPN2 (50) NCAA Michigan at Purdue Saturday 7:00p.m. NESN (51) NHL Boston Bruins Women’s Free Skate Monday Live 8:00a.m. GOLF (69) Morning Drive Live at Montréal Canadiens Live Sunday Sports NCAA 2:00p.m. NBCSN (48) Premier League this week 8:00p.m. TNT (33) NBA Washington 10:00a.m. CSNE (52) Endless Golf CSNE (52) Connecticut vs. Provi- Live Live 3:00p.m. WBTS (10) Figure Skating Live Wizards at Oklahoma City Thunder Live 2:00p.m. GOLF (69) Golf Central Pre- dence ISU European Championship Men’s and EPL 2:55p.m. NBCSN (48) Liverpool at BASKETBALL 9:00p.m. ESPN2 (50) NCAA Central game Live 9:30p.m. NESN (51) Bruins Overtime Women’s Free Program Swansea City Live Florida at Wichita State Live GOLF (69) PGA CareerBuilder Live Saturday 3:00p.m. 6:00p.m. NBCSN (48) Figure Skating 5:30p.m. NBCSN (48) Men in Blazers 10:30p.m. TNT (33) NBA Minnesota Challenge Round 3 Live Sunday European Championships Live Noon WBZ (4) NCAA Villanova at Con- Live CHAMPS Live Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors 7:00p.m. GOLF (69) Mitsubi- 3:00p.m. NBCSN (48) NCAA University Wednesday necticut (50) shi Electric Championship Final Round Live TENNIS 11:00p.m. ESPN2 Basketball of Wisconsin (Madison) at Notre Dame Live (48) ISU ESPN (49) ESPN2 (50) Basketball NCAA Live (69) Noon NBCSN Figure Skating NCAA Live 10:00p.m. GOLF Golf Central Monday Four Continents Championships Short Saturday 12:30p.m.