Tonight on the Tube: Chuck, NCIS, Primeval & Saturday Night Live

News & Notes

On cable tonight, BBC America has the second season premiere of Primeval and TLC has the series premiere of Over Designed.

Prime Picks

Chuck (NBC): Repeat. Bryce Larkin, super spy and former friend of Chuck and partner of Sarah, returns and needs Chuck’s help to prove he isn’t a rogue agent, in “Chuck Versus the Nemesis.”

NCIS (CBS): Repeat. The team is investigating the assassination of an Admiral, in “Designated Target” from last season.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC): Repeat. Goren finds a photo at his mom’s gravesite, which leads to a dangerous investigation, in this past season’s finale on USA, “Frame.”

Solid Selections

The Unit (CBS): Repeat. The team is trying to get a chip back that could help stop a terrorist attack, in “Inside Out” from last season.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC): Repeat. They are trying to find a killer that slays parents in front of their kids, in “Kissinger” from this past season on USA.

48 Hours Mystery (CBS): Repeat. The case of a murdered beauty queen is profiled.

Cable Choice

Good Eats (Food Network): Repeat. Alton tells you everything you need to know about salt. Plays again later.

Primeval (BBC America): Season Premiere. Claudia has disappeared and Cutter is trying to make sense of it. Plays again later. Last week’s season one finale episode replays right before.

Trading Spaces (TLC): New. A young mother and a grandmother want to repair their relationship before it’s too late. Plays again later.

Other Options

• Dinner: Impossible (Food Network): Repeats. Four episodes with Iron Chef Michael Symon now in charge of things replay. All play again later.

Sports Notes

• ABC has regional college football action and later Saturday Night College Football with Georgia (3) at Arizona State.
• CBS has college football with Florida (4) at Tennessee.
• ESPN has three college football games with LSU (6) at Auburn (10) capping off the day.
• ESPN2 has a college football game and then NASCAR racing Roadloans.com 200.
• FOX has MLB action with FOX Saturday Baseball.
• FOX Sports regional networks have college football all day.
• NBC has Ryder Cup golf action.
• Versus has college football action with Utah (20) at Air Force.

Late Night

• Army Wives (Lifetime): Repeat. Last Sunday’s episode, “Safe Havens,” replays.
• MADtv (FOX): New. A faux celebrity roast, a music video parody and more of Johnny Gan.
• Saturday Night Live (NBC): New. James Franco hosts with musical guest Kings of Leon.
• The Shield (FX): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s episode, “Money Shot,” replays.
• Talkshow With Spike Feresten (FOX): New. The guest this week is Niecy Nash (Do Not Disturb). Check out my interview with Spike.

TV Marathons

CMT has eight episodes of Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy..
History has six episodes of MonsterQuest early.
Oxygen has 13 episodes of Snapped.
Spike has five episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.