Wednesday TV: Melissa & Joey, Royal Pains, The Bridge and More

News & Notes

On cable tonight, A&E has the series premiere of Modern Dads, Cooking Channel has the fourth season premiere of Not My Mama’s Meals, E! has the 500th episode of The Soup, TBS has the first season finale of Deal With It, and USA Network has the third season finale of Necessary Roughness.

Check out the latest TV times Three Podcast: Ep.192, “FOX Fall TV Preview 2013.” On this episode I am joined by @AmyTVGal and @danielletbd. We go over the FOX Fall TV Schedule and give premiere dates and then talk about all of their new fall shows: Almost Human, Sleepy Hollow, Dads, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Enlisted. We also talked some Switched at Birth and Under the Dome.

Prime Picks

Melissa & Joey (ABC Family): New. Joe starts dating the mother of one of the students he is tutoring. Mel isn’t too enamored with Lennox and her plan to skip college. Another episode replays later. Two episodes replay right before.
Baby Daddy (ABC Family): New. Riley asks Ben for help finding a man for her to date. Bonnie and Tucker both enter a New York Rangers mascot competition. Another episode replays later. Two episodes replay earlier this evening.

Royal Pains (USA Network): New. Hank has to rescue Molly. Divya heads to Italy to tell her mother about the baby. Runs 61 minutes. Plays again later.

The Bridge (FX): New. The detectives corner the prime suspect. Charlotte wants to know Roy’s true intentions. Runs 61 minutes. Plays twice and again later.

Other Options

• Broadchurch (BBC America): New. A surprising suspect emerges. Steve has a message for Beth.
• Camp (NBC): New. A wedding is held at the camp. Roger throws the bachelor party. Kip decides to pursue his desires.
• Necessary Roughness (USA Network): Season Finale. Dani is looking for a missing client as the scandal at V3 grows. Nico gets a surprise visitor. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 61 minutes. Plays again later.
• The Newsroom (HBO): Repeat. This past Sunday’s episode, “One Step Too Many,” replays.
• Ray Donovan (Showtime): Repeat. This past Sunday’s episode, “Bridget,” replays.
• Strike Back (Cinemax): Repeat. This past Friday’s episode replays.

Sports Note

• ESPN2 has MLB Wednesday Night Baseball action with the Kansas City Royals at the Baltimore Orioles.

Late Night

• Dexter (Showtime): Repeat. This past Sunday’s episode, “Are We There Yet?,” replays.
• The Newsroom (HBO2): Repeat. This past Sunday’s episode, “One Step Too Many,” replays.
• Suits (USA Network): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “The Other One,” replays.

Wednesday TV Marathons

Castle (TNT): Seven episodes tonight.
Flashpoint (ION): Six episodes tonight and into late night.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (ION): Six episodes today.
NCIS (USA Network): Has 10 episodes.
Sanford and Son (TV One): Has 12 episodes early.