Television Premieres and Notables: March 2-8, 2015

Whoops-- didn't hit "publish" on Sunday.
Thank God for OnDemand.


Monday, 3/2

The Following; Fox. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

RuPaul's Drag Race; Logo. 8 pm CST. 7th Season Premiere.

Secrets and Lies; ABC. 9:01 CST. Series Premiere.
A man finds the body of a neighborhood boy-- and is instantly a suspect in the murder.


Tuesday, 3/3

Hell's Kitchen; Fox. 7 pm CST. 14th Season Premiere.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D; ABC. 8 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.


Wednesday, 3/4

Broadchurch; BBC America. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

CSI: Cyber; CBS. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Academy Award winner Patricia Arquette stars in this third CSI spin-off.


Thursday, 3/5

American Crime; ABC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I don't know anything about this series, but the commercials would lead me to believe it's a big deal.

The Dig; USA. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A mystery/conspiracy series from Tim Kring and Gideon Raff.


Friday, 3/6

Vice; HBO. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
A woman escapes a cult and tries to make her way in New York City.


Sunday, 3/8

Togetherness (HBO; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Television Premieres and Notables: February 23-March 1, 2015

Monday, 2/23

The Voice; NBC. 7 pm CST. 8th Season Premiere.

Sleepy Hollow (Fox; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Tuesday, 2/24

Parks and Recreation (NBC; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.

And with it goes the total and complete end to NBC "Thursday" comedy.

Wednesday, 2/25

Survivor; CBS. 7 pm CST. 30th Season Premiere.

The Amazing Race; CBS. 8:30 pm CST. 26th Season Premiere.

Thursday, 2/26

How to Get Away With Murder (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Behind the Mask; Hulu. Streaming  Season Premiere.

Friday, 2/27

Sex Box; We TV. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Couples get critiqued on their sex techniques.

House of Cards; Netflix. Streaming. 3rd Season Premiere.

Saturday, 2/28

Avec Eric; Cooking. 8:30 am CST. Season Premiere.

Sunday, 3/1

Secrets and Lies; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

A man finds the body of his neighbor's son-- and is immediately a suspect.

The Last Man on Earth; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Will Forte finds himself as the last man on earth...

Battle Creek; CBS. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: February 16-22, 2015

Monday, 2/16

State of Affairs (NBC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 2/17

Repeat After Me; ABC. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ellen DeGeneres brings us this hidden camera show that stars celebs who pull pranks on people.


Wednesday, 2/18

The Mentalist (CBS; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.


Thursday, 2/19

The Odd Couple; CBS. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tom Lennon and Matthew Perry star in this remake of the classic TV show (and film).
I like 'em both, but I haven't heard good things about this new take.
Tread with caution.

Two and a Half Men (CBS; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.
About nine years too late, but it's finally happening.

The Vikings; History. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Saturday, 2/21

That Metal Show; VH1 Classic. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 2/22

The Academy Awards; ABC. 7:0 pm CST. Special.
I normally wouldn't mention an awards show, but: Michael Keaton.

Television Premieres and Notables: February 9-15, 2015

Wednesday, 2/11

Top Chef (Bravo; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Mystery Diners; Food Network. 8:30 pm CST. 9th Season Premiere.

Schitt's Creek; Pop [what the Hell is "Pop"?]. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara star as a formerly rich couple who lose it all and move to the titular town.


Thursday, 2/12

The Slap; NBC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A man slaps another person's child at a party. Post-slap stuff ensues...

Inside the Actor's Studio; Bravo. 7 pm CST. 20th Season Premiere.
Featuring Neal Patrick Harris.


Friday, 2/13

Bosch; Amazon. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Titus Welliver stars as the detective from the Michael Connelly novels.
Amazon drops the entire season all at once.


Saturday, 2/14

Sexy Beasts; A&E. 9:01 pm CST. Series Premiere.
People go on dates dressed as monsters.


Sunday, 2/15

SNL 40th Anniversary Special; NBC. 7 pm CST. Special.

Television Premieres and Notables: February 2-8, 2015

Monday, 2/2

Unwrapped 2.0; Cooking Channel. 9 pm. Series Premiere

Foyle’s War; Acorn TV. Streaming. Season Premiere

Tuesday, 2/3

Being Mary Jane; BET. 9 pm. 2nd Season Premiere.

Wed, 2/4

Fresh Off the Boat; ABC. 7:30 and 8:30. Series Premiere. 

(heard lots of good about it)

My 600-lb Life; TLC. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Thursday, 2/5

Lance Loves Michael: The Lance Bass Wedding; E! 7 pm. Special

Allegiance; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere. 

I’ve heard it’s NOT an The Americans rip-off; this is a Russian spy series set in present day…

Sunday, 2/8

The Walking Dead; AMC. 8 pm CST. Mid-season Return.

After an insane first few episodes in October, they slowed the pace and lulled us with a few side-tracks. Then cranked it up again at the end of the fall finale.

Somehow, this show has maintained a (mostly) entertaining and surprising run-- and it's actually been pretty well above average in quality as well. The acting, plots, and direction have been getting better and better. It's not all about the zombie kill of the episode or who's next to die in the cast; it's gotten to be pretty high-quality as a TV series in general.

Better Call Saul; AMC. 9 pm CST. Series premiere. 

The Breaking Bad prequel.

Coaching Bad; Spike TV. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Eight angry coaches look to Ray Lewis for some anger management.

The Week With John Oliver; HBO. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: January 26-February 1, 2015

Monday, 1/26

Ellen's Design Challenge; HGTV. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This is just what the reality-competition genre has been missing: the Ellen DeGeneres touch.
This comp pits furniture designers against each other.
Call me when they decide to do these things Running Man style...


Tuesday, 1/27

Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Sirens; USA. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 1/28

The Americans; FX. 9 pm CST.  3rd Season Premiere.


Thursday, 1/29

Parenthood (NBC; 9 pm CST). Series Finale.
I hope they have the bravery to do something unexpected: like have a happy ending.

Fortitude; Pivot. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Wizard Wars; Syfy. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Impractical Jokers; truTV. 9 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.


Friday, 1/30

Key & Peele Super Bowl Special; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Special.