TV Tuesday: NCIS, New Girl, Justified & More

News & Notes

On cable tonight, BET has the sixth season premiere of The Game and the third season premiere of Let’s Stay Together, Discovery Channel has the first season finale of How We Invented the World, History has the first season finale of Ultimate Soldier Challenge, Nat Geo Wild has the first season finale of Caesar Millan’s Leader of the Pack, Oxygen has the first season finale of The Face, Syfy has the fourth season finale of Face Off, and truTV has the seventh season premiere of Hardcore Pawn.

Prime Picks

NCIS (CBS): New. An investigation points to McGee’s estranged father as a suspect.

New Girl (FOX): New. Everyone heads to Chicago to help Nick deal with a death in the family.
The Mindy Project (FOX): New. Mindy clicks with an old troublemaking childhood friend of Danny.

Justified (FX): New. Raylan has to protect someone from Boyd to help keep the Drew Thompson case from turning into a fiasco. Plays again later twice.

Other Options

• Cougar Town (TBS): New. Grayson sells his house to an elderly couple and finds that there are some perks to being old after spending some time with them. Runs 30 minutes. Plays again later. TBS has renewed the show for a fifth season.
• Go On (NBC): New. Ann sets up Ryan with guest star Courtney Cox. Runs 30 minutes.
• NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): New. Callen and Sam work with a mobile NCIS team in “Red, Part 2.” This is the second part of a potential spinoff episode for a show revolving around the mobile NCIS team.
• Vikings (History): Repeat. The “Trial” episode from this past Sunday replays. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has an NIT Basketball Tournament game.
• ESPN2 has doubleheader NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament action.
• TNT has doubleheader NBA action tonight.

Late Night

• The Americans (FX): Repeat. Last Wednesday’s episode, “Mutually Assured Destruction,” replays.
• The Walking Dead (AMC): Repeat. This past Sunday’s episode, “This Sorrowful Life,” replays.

Tuesday TV Marathons

Criminal Minds (ION): Nine episodes.
CSI: Miami (WE tv): Five episodes tonight.
The Game (BET): Has 20 episodes.
The Jeffersons (TV One): Has 12 episodes early.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (USA Network): Has 18 episodes.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (BBC America): Has 15 episodes.
The Walking Dead (AMC): Six episodes tonight.