News & Notes
Over on cable, A&E has the second season premiere of Bates Motel and the series premiere of Those Who Kill, E! has a Fashion Police: The 2014 Academy Awards special, and Food Network has the series premiere of Beat Bobby Flay.
Prime Picks
Almost Human (FOX): Season Finale. Kennex and Dorian investigate what looks to be a copycat of the last person Kennex’s father put away before he was killed. Solid season ender to what has been a schizophrenic season. Would be interesting to see a second season and where they could go with some of the things they’ve setup over the course of this season.
Being Human (Syfy): New. Sally finds out that changing the past has big repercussions in the present. Plays again later.
Castle (ABC): New. Beckett gets recruited to assist in an undercover operation, but things go badly and she has to face some powerful forces in the New York underworld. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 59 minutes.
Solid Selections
Switched at Birth (ABC Family): New. Daphne wants more responsibility at the clinic. Travis is trying to learn how to dance. Bay needs to work harder in her art class. Plays again later. Last week’s episode, “Memory Is Your Image of Perfection,” replays right before.
Dallas (TNT): New. John Ross wants to keep his Ewing Global plan in motion. Emma goes to her grandmother for help. Bobby and Ann are trying to figure out how Rylan got released from jail. Runs 61 minutes. Plays again later.
The Blacklist (NBC): New. Red says he has information on a prosecutor that has been missing for 12 years. Red looks into the woman that Tom has gotten close to recently. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 59 minutes.
Other Options
- Bitten (Syfy): New. Jeremy has been poisoned. Elena deals with a werewolf groupie. Plays again later.
- The Following (FOX): New. Lily Gray has Max abducted and Ryan and the FBI search for her. Joe, Emma and Mandy find that their new hideout isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Not exactly the game-changer the ads have promised.
- How I Met Your Mother (CBS): New. Robin and Lily get into a fight. Barney is having trouble picking a suit to wear for the wedding. Everyone watches a movie that he didn’t want them to see. Runs 30 minutes.
- Intelligence (CBS): New. Gabriel’s memory gets wiped by a virus and works with Jin Cong to find a secret document.
- Lost Girl (Syfy): New. Bo goes missing while everyone is celebrating the Yule. Plays again later.
- Mom (CBS): New. Christy is planning a baby shower for her daughter. Bonnie gets a new client. Follows Mike & Molly and runs 30 minutes.
- Star-Crossed (The CW): New. The town is getting ready to commemorate Arrival Day and the soldiers that died. Some human teens are selected to spend time in the sector to see how the Atrians live.
- Teen Wolf (MTV): New. An important clue gets revealed. Kira’s role becomes more crucial. Last week’s episode, “Echo House,” replays right before.
Sports Notes
- ESPN has doubleheader college basketball action with Notre Dame at North Carolina followed by Kansas State at Oklahoma State.
- ESPN2 has women’s college basketball action with Connecticut at Louisville.
- FS1 has college basketball action with Xavier at Seton Hall.
- NBA TV has doubleheader action with the Chicago Bulls at the Brooklyn Nets followed by the New Orleans Pelicans at the Sacramento Kings.
Late Night
- Helix (Syfy): Repeats. Last Friday night’s episode, “Level X,” replays.
- Inside Comedy (Showtime): New. Julia Louis Dreyfus and Dick Van Dyke are interviewed by comedian David Steinberg.
Monday TV Marathons
Castle (TNT): Five episodes today.
Criminal Minds (A&E): Five episodes today.
Criminal Minds (ION): Has 14 episodes.
CSI: Miami (WEtv): Five episodes tonight.
The Game (BET): Has 19 episodes.
Law & Order (Sundance): Nine episodes tonight.
Martin (TV One): Has 12 episodes early.
NCIS: Los Angeles (USA Network): Nine episodes.
