Thursday on TV: Defiance, Undateable, Gang Related & More

News & Notes

Tonight, ABC has the second season premiere of NY Med.

Over on cable, Showtime has the TV documentary premiere of Hey Bartender!

Listen to the latest TV times Three Podcast: Ep.232, “The Undateable Orphan Tyrant.” On this episode I am joined by @AmyTVGal and @mekeishamadto to talk a little news and discuss recent episodes of Undateable, the second season finale of Orphan Black, and the series premieres of The Last Ship and Tyrant. Lastly, we make some TV recommendations.

Prime Picks

Defiance (Syfy): New. Irisa gets arrested back in Defiance, but Nolan agrees to track those that almost killed the mayor to get her released. Plays again later.

Gang Related (FOX): New. Daniel decides to take a big risk to fix things. Carlos doesn’t like his father’s plan to legitimize the family business.

Penny Dreadful (Showtime): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s episode, “Possession,” replays.

Other Options

• Dominion (Syfy): New. Alex doesn’t want to be the Chosen One. Michael meets with Gabriel one last time. Plays again later. Last week’s series premiere episode, “Pilot,” replays earlier this morning.
• Mystery Girls (ABC Family): Repeat. Last night’s series premiere episode, “Death Becomes Her,” replays.
• Undateable (NBC): New. Two episodes play tonight. In the first, Justine decides he is going to help Danny out with his relationship. In the second, Justin’s dad comes for a visit and Danny tries to help fix their relationship. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 59 minutes.
• Young & Hungry (ABC Family): Repeat. Last night’s series premiere episode, “Pilot,” replays.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has early round coverage of Wimbledon early, U.S. vs. Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and then the NBA Draft.
• ESPN2 has early round coverage of Wimbledon today.
• MLB Network has a game today and another tonight.

Late Night

• Halt and Catch Fire (AMC): Repeat. This past Sunday’s episode, “Close to the Metal,” replays.
• Murder in the First (TNT): Repeat. This past Monday’s episode, “Who’s Your Daddy,” replays.

Thursday TV Marathons

Castle (TNT): Seven episodes tonight.
Flashpoint (ION): Five episodes tonight and into late night.
Ghost Whisperer (ION): Six episodes today.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (USA Network): Seven episodes today.
Living Single (TV One): Has 12 episodes early.