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.

Yes, I'm sure I just punched my ticket to Hell..

Television Premieres and Notables: March 30-April 5, 2015

Monday, 3/30

The Big Picture With Kal Penn; Nat Geo. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Penn hosts this series that uses data points to discuss pop culture.


Tuesday, 3/31

Weird Loners; Fox. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Another comedy that I'm sure will not meet my (at this point) pretty low expectations.

Younger; TV Land. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Sutton Foster plays a 40-year-old who has to pretend to be 26 to get a job.
Sounds pretty slim, but I thought Foster was fantastic on Bunheads, so I'm going to give it a try.


Wednesday, 4/1

Best Bars in America; Esquire. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Thursday, 4/2

Olympus; Syfy. 9 m CST. Series Premiere.
A Greek-mythology era series that's probably going to be as dull as most of Syfy's other originals.

Lip Sync Battle; Spike. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen host this show based on the Tonight Show bit.

The Red Road; Sundance. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Friday, 4/3

Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of; VH1. 8 pm CST. Special

The Grace Helbig Show; E!. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Helbig stars in this talk show thta sounds like it'll be anything but ordinary-- or consistent.

Derek Special; Netflix. Streaming. Special.


Saturday, 4/4

Outlander; Starz. 8 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.


Sunday, 4/5

Sinatra: All or Nothing at All; HBO. 7 pm CST. Special.

A.D. The Bible Continues; NBC. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.

American Odyssey; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Wolf Hall; PBS. 9 pm CST (check local listings). Mini-series Premiere.

Mad Men; AMC. 9 pm CST. Final Season Premiere.
The final seven episodes begin tonight.

The Lizzie Borden Chronicles; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Christina Ricci stars in this 8-part series that comes from last year's TV movie.

Salem; WGN. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

China, IL; adult swim. 10:30 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.