Happy 3/14

Television Premieres and Notables: March 10-16, 2014

Monday, 3/10

The Bachelor (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Believe; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
J.J. Abrams brings us another TV show (does that dude ever sleep?); this time, he's got the help of co-producer-- and pilot director-- Alfonso Cuaron (you know: the guy who just won the 2014 Best Director Oscar).
This series follows a ten year-old girl who has mysterious-- and uncontrollable-- powers.


Tuesday, 3/11

Lady Sif (again played by the awesome Jaimie Alexander as she did in the Thor films) joins up with Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (ABC; 7 pm) to stop a rogue Asgardian.
I just listened to the Nerdist podcast she was on last week, and she's great fun. I love that she's a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Chrisley Knows Best; USA. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Wednesday, 3/12

Men at Work (TBS; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 3/13

Breaking Boston; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Friday, 3/14

Tanked; Animal Planet. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Vice; HBO. 10 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
One of the things I miss most after giving up HBO is this show.


Saturday, 3/15

Doc of the Dead; Epix. 7 pm CST. Special.
This documentary looks into the zombie craze, where it came from, and why it's so popular now.


Sunday, 3/16

Naked and Afraid; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Crisis; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Dermot Mulroney and Gillian Anderson star in this series about teens of rich and powerful people being abducted and the agents who are tasked with finding them.

Television Premieres and Notables: March 3-9, 2014

Monday, 3/3

Bates Motel; A&E. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Season 1 had some moments where it dragged (the whole town-wide drug trade yawner, for one), but stars Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga were absolutely great. Totally worth some eye-rolling to watch their work.

Those Who Kill; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Chloe Sevigny stars as a detective with some serious baggage.


Tuesday, 3/4

Bill Paxton appears for a few episodes of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (ABC; 7 pm CST).

The Goldbergs (ABC; 8:01 pm CST) pays homage to that classic '80s film: The Goonies.


Wednesday, 3/5

Flipping Out; Bravo. 9 pm CST. 7th Season Premiere.

Restaurant Impossible; Food Network. 8th Season Premiere.

The Face; Oxygen. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman; Science. 9 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.


Thursday, 3/6

Saint George; FX. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Sirens; USA. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Co-creator Denis Leary brings us this humorous series about Chicago EMTs.


Friday, 3/7

Sofia the First; Disney. 8:30 am CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Cesar 911; National Geographic Wild. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Cesar Milan has another show.


Saturday, 3/8

The Graham Norton Show (BBC America; 9:15 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 3/9

Resurrection; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A young boy who was last seen 30 years ago is seen in a rice paddy in China.
He hasn't changed, physically.

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Seth MacFarlane produces this "reboot" of Carl Sagan's classic series, and he brings Neil deGrasse Tyson to show us around.

True Detective (HBO; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Chopped Tournament of Stars; Food Network. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.