Television Premieres, Finales, and Notables: May 11-17, 2015

Monday, 5/11

Girl Meets World; Disney. 7:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Jane the Virgin (The CW; 8 pm CST). Season Premiere.
If you get the chance, check out this show over the summer.
It follows (parodies?) the telenovela concept; crazy drama with outlandish coincidences, but there is heart underneath it all that makes me happy it's on the air.

Bates Motel (A&E; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Castle (ABC; 9:01 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 5/12

NCIS (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Chicago Fire (NBC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 5/13

Moone Boy; Hulu. Streaming. Season Premiere.

The Goldbergs (ABC; 7:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

CSI Cyber (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 5/14

Scandal (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 5/15

Shark Tank (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Is Your Dog a Genius; NatGeo Wild. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Saturday, 5/16

Saturday Night Live (NBC; 10:30 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 5/17

The Simpsons (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Mad Men (AMC; 9 pm CST). Series Finale.

Television Premieres and Notables: May 4-10, 2015

Monday, 5/4

Gotham (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
I think Cobblepot's going to do some more bad things.
Maybe Nigma's going down a road he can't turn away from.


Tuesday, 5/5

New Girl (Fox; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Person of Interest (CBS; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
And it hasn't been renewed yet...

Forever (ABC; 9:01 pm CST). Season Finale.

Inside Comedy; Showtime. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 5/6

Schitt's Creek (POP; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 5/7

The Big Bang Theory (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
And I'm pretty sure it'll be the last ep I watch of this show. Time to call it quits for me.


Friday, 5/8

Grace and Frankie; Netflix. Streaming, Series Premiere.
Sorry; don't know what it's about.
But I do know Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Martin Sheen, and Sam Waterston star in it.


Saturday, 5/9

Say It to My Face! FYI. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Restaurants meet their online critics-- and and try to change their minds.


Sunday, 5/10

Revenge (ABC; 9:01 pm CST). Series Finale.

He probably never said this-- but it doesn't mean it's not true...

How Batman v. Superman is gonna go down...

Television Premieres and Notables: April 27-May 3, 2015

Tuesday, 4/28

One Big Happy (ABC; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 4/29

The Casual Vacancy; HBO. 7 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Three-part mini that adapts J.K. Rowling's 2012 novel.

Tia Mowry at Home; Cooking. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tia Mowry is cooking-- at home.

Ripper Street; BBC America. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman; Science Channel. 9 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.


Thursday, 4/30

Mom (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 5/1

Beyond the Tank; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
If you've ever wondered what happened to the Shark Tank contestants after their episodes aired?
Here you go...


Sunday, 5/3

Madam Secretary (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Family Guy has its 250th Anniversary episode, guest starring Laim Neeson.

The Last Man on Earth (Fox; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Secrets and Lies (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Penny Dreadful; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: April 20-26, 2015

Monday, 4/20

Scorpion (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

StarTalk; NatGeo. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Neil deGrasse Tyson brings his podcast to the small screen; interviewing people who help science and pop culture collide.  People like George Takei and Christopher Nolan...


Tuesday, 4/21

Inside Amy Schumer; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 4/22

The Americans (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Broadchurch (BBC America; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.



Sunday, 4/26

Happyish; Showtime. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Steve Coogan and Kathryn Hahn star as a couple who aren't very happy.

Television Premieres and Notables: April 13-19, 2015

Monday, 4/13

Science of Stupid; National Geographic. 7 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Turn: Washington's Spies; AMC. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Cucumber and Banana; Logo. 9 pm CST. Series Premieres.
Brought to us by Russell T. Davies (creator of the original U.K. Queer as Folk and the man who relaunched the current Doctor Who series) are-- what I think-- are two series wrapped in a single 90 minute segment.
Cucumber is the story of a middle-aged gay man, and Banana is about Manchester's LGBT youth.


Tuesday, 4/14

Being Mary Jane (BET; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Botched; E!. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Justified (FX; 9 pm CST). Series Finale.
I can't say enough good about this series. It never let up, it never lost a step. It was never about being sensational at the cost of the plot-- but there were plenty of shocking moments; a number of which have come in the past few weeks.
I won't spoil anything that's happened this season here, but I will say how the pieces have aligned thus far are exactly what needed to happen. It's exactly what it should be.
Sure, the finale could fail us like so many others have, but I have faith in this show. They purposefully moved the plots along this season, and it never seemed like it got away from them (like so many series before it have).

Arranged; FYI. 9:16 pm CST. Series Premiere.
American couples prepare for their arranged marriages.

Other Space; Yahoo! Screen. Streaming. Series Premiere.
A crew of explorers on a research mission get lost in another universe.
I can't promise it, but it looks like this is a comedy...


Friday, 4/17

Bitten; Syfy. 7 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

The Messengers; The CW. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A mysterious object lands on Earth, and five people die and return to life-- with supernatural powers.


Saturday, 4/18

Orphan Black; BBC America. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Tatau; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: April 6-12, 2015

Monday, 4/6

Better Call Saul (AMC. 9 pm CST.) Season Finale.


Thursday, 4/9

The Comedians; FX. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Billy Crystal and Josh Gad star as versions of themselves in this mockumentary series.

Louie; FX. 9:330 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
I read that Louis CK promises this season will be funny.

Resident Advisers; Hulu. Streaming. Series Premiere.
A comedy that follows the misadventures of college RAs.


Friday, 4/10

Daredevil; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
The first of the Netflix's "Defenders" series of titles based on the Marvel Comics characters.
I've heard good things. Reviews have been positive.


Saturday, 4/11

Modern Marvels; History. 8 pm CST. 18th Season Premiere.

Polka Kings; Reelz. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This series explores some polka players' attempts to bring their form of music to the mainstream.


Sunday, 4/12

Game of Thrones; HBO. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Nurse Jackie; Showtime. 8 pm CST. and Finale Season Premiere.

Cutthroat Kitchen; Food Network. 9 pm CST. 8th Season Premiere.

Veep; HBO. 9:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.