Marvel's Falcon and the Winter Soldier Takes Flight on Disney+

Now that WandaVision has successfully ushered in a new era for the Marvel Cinematic Universe with its sitcom fantasia, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is swooping in to show us what we've been missing in the long gap between Marvel theatrical releases. The new series makes its Disney+ debut today

Also today: Pedro Pascal, Nick Jonas and Rosario Dawson lend their voices to an experimental new Apple TV+ series, Servant's Season 2 finale promises answers, and Katharine McPhee channels Sound of Music-era Julie Andrews. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Friday:

SERIES PREMIERE: Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan lead a cast of MCU faves in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which picks up where Avengers: Endgame left off, with the two former rivals forming a uneasy partnership (not that they're comfortable using that word). Watch trailer. Streaming on Disney+

COMPLETE FIRST SEASON: An aspiring young country singer (Katharine McPhee) finds her band when takes a job as a nanny for a musically talented family in the new ten-episode comedy Country Comfort. Eddie Cibrian co-stars. Read our review. Streaming on Netflix

SERIES PREMIERE: Apple TV+'s new original series Calls combines audio with minimal abstract visuals to tell nine individual short-form stories via telephone. Pedro Pascal, Nick Jonas and Rosario Dawson lead an all-star cast. Watch trailer. Streaming on Apple TV+

SERIES PREMIERE: A team of expert appraisers help homeowners clear out their homes and cash in on their clutter in Everything But the House. Lara Spencer hosts. 9:00 PM ET on HGTV

SEASON FINALE: With Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose) seemingly at her wits' end on Servant, all eyes are on the veiled mystery woman who appeared at the end of last week's episode. Streaming on Apple TV+

COMPLETE THIRD SEASON: Days before the start of the 2021 championship, Formula 1: Drive to Survive returns with a new ten-episode look behind-the-scenes at last year's most unusual season. Watch trailer. Streaming on Netflix

NEW EPISODE: Current reigning America’s Next Drag Superstar Jaida Essence Hall makes a virtual appearance in the workroom on RuPaul's Drag Race in an episode that sees the queens working to create and brand their own versions of extravagant soft drinks. 8:00 PM ET on VH1

NCAA BASKETBALL: They don't call it March Madness for nothing. The first round of the 2021 NCAA DI men's basketball tournament tips off today with 16 games (schedule subject to change due to COVID conditions):

• Florida vs. Virginia Tech at 12:15 PM ET on CBS    
• Arkansas vs. Colgate at 12:45 PM ET on truTV
• Illinois vs. Drexel at 1:15 PM ET on TBS
• Texas Tech vs. Utah State at 1:45 PM ET onTNT
• Ohio State vs. Oral Roberts at 3:00 PM ET on CBS
• Baylor vs. Hartford at 3:30 PM ET on truTV
• Loyola Chicago vs. Georgia Tech at 4:00 PM ET on TBS
• Tennessee vs. Oregon State at 4:30 PM ET on TNT
• Oklahoma State vs. Liberty at 6:25 PM ET on TBS
• North Carolina vs. Wisconsin at 7:10 PM ET on CBS
• Houston vs. Cleveland State at 7:15 PM ET on truTV
• Purdue vs. North Texas at 7:25 PM ET on TNT
• Clemson vs. Rutgers at 9:20 PM ET on TBS
• San Diego State vs. Syracuse at 9:40 PM ET on CBS
• West Virginia vs. Morehead State at 9:50 PM ET on truTV
• Villanova vs. Winthrop at 9:57 PM on TNT

Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.