Monday TV: How I Met Your Mother, Sleepy Hollow, Castle & More

News & Notes

On cable tonight, Bravo has the third season The Real Housewives of Miami reunion special, Cooking Channel has the first season finale of Restaurant Takeover, Discovery Channel has series premiere of Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell, HBO has the documentary premiere of Dial One for Vets, and Sundance has the first season finale of Dream School.

Prime Picks

How I Met Your Mother (CBS): New. Everyone wonders in a flashback how the Ted, Barney and Robin love triangle will play out. Runs 30 minutes.

Sleepy Hollow (FOX): New. Abbie and Ichabod attempt to find the clues that will allow them to stop the evil that has come to town.

Castle (ABC): New. Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of a well-known relationship therapist and they wonder if it has a connection to her powerful clients. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 59 minutes.

Solid Selections

Hart of Dixie (The CW): New. Zoe and Joel begin to look for a permanent place to live. Lemon gets an interesting offer.

Mike & Molly (CBS): New. Molly goes on a ride-along with Mike after she decides she wants to be a crime novelist.
Mom (CBS): New. Christy is nervous to go away with Adam for a romantic getaway.

The Blacklist (NBC): New. Red has another name for the FBI, which leads to a plot to ruin the financial system. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 59 minutes.

Other Options

• Bones (FOX): New. A prolific sperm donor is murdered and one of his recipients is a suspect. Brennan gets into a feud with another author, played by Nora Dunn (Saturday Night Live).
• Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food Network): New. It’s the “Best of New York” extended episode. Plays again later.
• Homeland (Showtime): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Gerontion,” replays. Plays again later.
• Masters of Sex (Showtime): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “All Together Now,” replays. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has Monday Night Football action with the Miami Dolphins at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• ESPN2 has doubleheader women’s college basketball followed by seven men’s college basketball games that play in late night into the morning.
• FS1 has a college basketball game tonight.
• NBA TV has a game tonight with the Denver Nuggets at the Utah Jazz.

Late Night

• Strike Back: Origins (Cinemax): Repeat. This past Friday night’s episode replays.

Monday TV Marathons

Castle (TNT): Six episodes tonight.
Criminal Minds (ION): Has 11 episodes.
CSI: Miami (WEtv): Five episodes tonight.
NCIS (USA Network): Has 13 episodes today.