News & Notes
Over on cable, A&E has the series premiere of Bordertown and History has the series premiere of Harvest.
Direct TV has the series premiere of Pete Versus Life.
Enter our giveaway for The League Season 2 on DVD.
Next Thursday, CBS has the season premiere of Rules of Engagement.
Due to a rain delay during Game 4 of the ALCS, FOX has pushed last night’s The X Factor to tonight and the episode that was supposed to air tonight to Sunday night, if there is no Game 7 (which is looking unlikely with Texas up 3-1 in the series).
Prime Picks
The Vampire Diaries (The CW): New. It’s senior prank night and Caroline sets out to make sure everything goes well. Damon believes that Jeremy may somehow be able to help defeat Klaus.
Person of Interest (CBS): New. There seems to be some kind of threat around a promising young doctor and Reese and Finch must figure out what it is and stop it.
Prime Suspect (NBC): New. Jane thinks the wife is behind the mysterious death of a stockbroker. Matt’s ex doesn’t want Jane at their son’s birthday party.
Solid Selections
Community (NBC): New. Troy and Abed throw a party at their new place and things get really weird.
Parks & Recreation (NBC): New. Ron is taking the guys on a “guys only” trip, so Leslie decides to take the ladies on an adventure.
The Secret Circle (The CW): New. Cassie is having trouble with all the secrets. Melissa needs help from Nick.
The Mentalist (CBS): New. Jane attempts to prove that a man carrying a gun at a rally is going to commit murder. Lisbon is looking into the death of a photographer.
Other Options
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS): New. Leonard and Sheldon get an invite to a party at Wil Wheaton’s house. Runs 31 minutes. A repeat episode follows this week and next week Rules of Engagement returns to the post Theory timeslot.
- Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): New. Avery’s mother comes to Seattle Grace to perform a groundbreaking surgery. Bailey makes some choices regarding her love life. Runs 62 minutes.
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX): New. Frank’s long lost brother visits the pub. Runs 31 minutes. Plays again later two times.
- The Office (NBC): New. Andy tries to impress Robert by throwing a garden party at Schrute Farms.
- Private Practice (ABC): New. A woman without a uterus wants help having a baby. Violet is having problems with being a stay at home mom. Starts two minutes after the hour and runs 58 minutes.
Sports Notes
- ESPN has Thursday Night College Football with USC at California.
- FOX has Game 5 of the ALCS with the Detroit Tigers at the Texas Rangers.
- TBS has Game 4 of the NLCS with the St. Louis Cardinals at the Milwaukee Brewers.
TV Marathons
A&E has 15 episodes of The First 48.
Bravo has 12 episodes of America’s Next Top Model.
History has nine episodes of Ice Road Truckers followed by five episodes of Swamp People.
Spike TV has 10 episodes of Jail.
Syfy has 11 episodes of Friday the 13th: The Series.
TNT has five episodes of Bones tonight.
USA Network has seven episodes of Burn Notice.
Looking forward to Person Of Interest already. The show has only been on a few weeks, and it already has me hooked. I really like that show. It seems that Person Of Interest has tons of potential given the background setting and characters.