News & Notes
Over on cable, Food Network has the series premiere of Duff Till Dawn, Pivot has the series premiere of Fortitude, Syfy has the first winter season premiere of Wizard Wars, and truTV has the fourth season premiere of Impractical Jokers and the series premiere of Breaking Greenville.
In late night, Syfy has the series premiere of Close Up Kings.
Listen to the latest TV times Three Podcast: Ep.259, “Choosing a Grounder Over a Grandmother.” On this episode I am joined by @mytakeontv and @raelee to talk about the number of primetime scripted shows in 2014 and recent episodes of Jane the Virgin, The Flash, Arrow, The 100 and Hart of Dixie. Lastly, a brief reality check and a TV recommendation.
Prime Picks
The Big Bang Theory (CBS): New. Sheldon thinks his life has become too easy, so he wants the gang to make things more difficult for him. Runs 31 minutes.
Mom (CBS): New. Christy tries to keep Bonnie under control after the loss of Alvin. Runs 30 minutes.
Scandal (ABC): New. We see what happened to Olivia from her point of view.
Elementary (CBS): New. Holmes and Watson attempt to help Kitty in the present, while we see how Sherlock and Kitty first met. This is a solid end to the Kitty storyline.
Solid Selections
The Vampire Diaries (The CW): New. Luke and Liv attempt to get their father to agree to let Jo and Kai do the merge ceremony. Things go badly for Caroline and her mother.
Chopped Canada (Food Network): New. Four female chefs compete using salmon cakes, goat and frozen breakfast treats. Plays again later.
Parenthood (NBC): Series Finale. Amber is getting used to being a mother. Joel and Julia make a big decision. Kristina shows Adam what she thinks the future could be. Hank goes to Zeek and Drew with a big question.
Other Options
- Babylon (Sundance): New. “Episode 4” plays. Plays again later.
- Episodes (SHO2): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s episode, “Episode 403,” replays. Runs 30 minutes. Plays again later on Showtime.
- Fortitude (Pivot): Series Premiere. The 12-part series begins with the first two episodes tonight, which sets the tone and introduces you to all the players leading up to a murder in a small town in the middle of frozen nowhere. If you liked Broadchurch and mysteries in that vein that are more about the people and the secrets they are keeping and the plans they have than the actual murder, then you should definitely check this one out. But, first you’ll probably have to find out if you even have Pivot. The cast is quite good with Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games), Michael Gambon (Harry Potter films), Sofie Grabol (Forbrydelsen the original Danish The Killing), Christopher Eccleston (The Leftovers, Doctor Who), Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife), and probably a few other familiar faces if you watch a lot of British TV series. Runs two hours. Plays again later.
- Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): New. Meredith is dealing with the prospect of Derek going to Washington D.C. Jackson and April get some disturbing news.
- How to Get Away With Murder (ABC): New. Everyone is searching for what happened to Annalise’s husband.
- Togetherness (HBO2): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s episode, “Insanity,” replays. Runs 30 minutes. Plays again later on HBO
Sports Notes
- CBS Sports has doubleheader college basketball action tonight with Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech and Alabama Birmingham at UTEP.
- ESPN has doubleheader college basketball action tonight with Maryland at Ohio State and Kentucky at Missouri.
- ESPN2 has doubleheader college basketball action tonight with UConn at Cincinnati and Utah at UCLA.
- ESPNU has tripleheader college basketball action tonight with Dayton at UMass, Eastern Kentucky at Murray State and San Francisco at BYU.
- FS1 has women’s college basketball action tonight with Oklahoma at Texas followed by men’s action with Colorado at USC.
- TNT has doubleheader NBA action tonight.
Thursday TV Marathons
Blue Bloods (ION): Has 18 episodes.
Girlfriends (TV One): Has 12 episodes early.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (USA Network): Has 17 episodes.
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Tonight, PBS has the 14th season premiere of Secrets of the Dead.
