News & Notes
Over on cable, Discovery Channel has the series premiere of Belly of the Beast, Sci Fi has part two of the Knights of Bloodsteel miniseries, and VH1 has the first season finale of For the Love of Ray J.
Prime Picks
Chuck (NBC): New. Chuck and Sarah go after Chuck’s father against orders. Morgan having inadvertently helped Emmett get promoted becomes persona non grata at the Buy More.
24 (FOX): New. Jack’s condition continues to deteriorate while the terrorist action takes a new turn.
Castle (ABC): New. A string of high-end home invasions have ended in a murder and Beckett and Castle are on the case. Starts two minutes after the hour and runs 58 minutes.
Solid Selections
Bones (FOX): New. Brennan thinks that a fellow Jeffersonian employee may have been murdered and not just died of heart failure.
Heroes (NBC): New. Sylar’s new power is taking a toll on him. Nathan tries to fix the problems he has created. Ando and Hiro try to stop building 26. Runs 61 minutes.
Medium (NBC): New. A stalker in Allison’s dream has come to life. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 59 minutes.
Cable Choices
Greek (ABC Family): New. Rusty isn’t very happy with what happened between Andy and Jordan. Evan’s brother comes for a visit. Plays again later.
Roommates (ABC Family): New. The girls set Mark up with one of their friends and things don’t go well. Runs 30 minutes. Plays again late night tomorrow. I find this show to be completely redundant, but yet still kind of funny.
Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food Network): New. Guy checks out some places that give you “A Little Bit of Everywhere.” A repeat episode follows. Both play again later.
Other Options
- Gossip Girl (The CW): New. Serena is back from her trip. Dan is trying to earn some money for college.
- One Tree Hill (The CW): New. Brooke’s mother tries to get her to come back to Clothes Over Bros. Nathan and Haley are having an argument.
- Rules of Engagement (CBS): New. Jeff is trying to show Audrey that he isn’t getting old. Starts a minute after the half hour and runs 29 minutes.
- Unwrapped (Food Network): New. Check out some of your favorite comfort foods and how they are made. A repeat episode follows. Both play again later.
Sports Notes
- ESPN has Monday Night Baseball with the Oakland A’s at the New York Yankees.
- TNT has doubleheader first round NBA playoff action with the Chicago Bulls at the Boston Celtics followed by the Dallas Mavericks, both in Game 2.
- Versus has NHL playoff action.
Late Night
- In Plain Sight (USA): Repeat. Last night’s second season premiere episode, “Gilted Lily,” replays.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (USA): Repeat. Last night’s eighth season premiere episode, “Playing Dead,” replays.
TV Marathons
Oxygen has 16 episodes of Roseanne.
Sci Fi has the three-part, six-hour Stephen King’s Storm of the Century miniseries.
