Television Premieres, Finales,sand Notables: April 14-20, 2014

Monday, 4/14

Warehouse 13; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Mom (CBS; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Bam's Bad Ass Game Show; TBS. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.



Tuesday, 4/15

Pioneers of Television; PBS. 7 pm CST (check local listings). 4th Season Premiere.

Celebrity Wife Swap; ABC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Fargo; FX. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Doubtful it'll live up to the film, but that's a pretty high bar.
But it has a pretty good start in the acting department with stars Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton.

Awkward; MTV. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 4/16

Unusually Thicke; TVGN. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Alan Thicke finally gets a reality show.


Thursday, 4/17

Community (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Crazy Ones (CBS; 8:01 pm CST). Season Finale.

Parenthood (NBC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Saturday, 4/19

Billy Crystal 700 Sundays; HBO. 8 pm CST. Special.

Orphan Black; BBC America. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
And, if you missed season one, watch the marathon that begins at 8 am that'll bring you up to speed.
I haven't watched it yet, but I plan on catching up by the time S2 gets rolling because I've heard good things...

Sex Sent Me to the ER; TLC. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
I'm only mentioning it because I like the series title.
Do NOT watch this over Orphan Black.


Sunday, 4/20

Signed, Sealed, Delivered; Hallmark. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A look at postal detectives.

Devious Maids; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Salem; WGN America. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
WGN gets in the game with its first scripted drama.
It's about the thing Salem's most famous for...

Television Premieres and Notables: April 7-13, 2014

Monday, 4/7

Inside Comedy (Showtime; 10 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 4/8

Justified (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 4/9

The Tom and Jerry Show; Cartoon Network. 4:40 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Deadbeat; Hulu. 11 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tyler Labine stars as a paranormal medium who completes ghosts' unfinished business for them.


Thursday, 4/10

Suits (USA; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Alaska State Troopers; National Geographic. 9 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.


Friday, 4/11

The Neighbors (ABC; 7:31 pm CST). Season Finale.
It's gonna be an even longer summer now (and ABC had better bring this back).


Saturday, 4/12

Comedy Underground With Dave Attell; Comedy Central. midnight. Series Premiere.


Sunday, 4/13

Nurse Jackie; Showtime. 8 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.

Californication; Showtime. 8:30 pm CST. 7th Season Premiere.

Mad Men; AMC. 9 pm CST. 7th Season Premiere.

Years of Living Dangerously; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Not many will get it; but those who do will know it's awesome...

Television Premieres, Finales, and Notables: March 31-April 6, 2014

Monday, 3/31

How I Met Your Mother (CBS; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.
The end is here for a show I really loved early on in its run. I liked the actors/characters and the scripts quite a bit (I especially loved how the plots played with time and circled-back on themselves; not unusual nowadays, but practically unheard of nine years ago).
But as the show drug on, it started to lose itself a bit. This season has been a bit of return to the unknown and surprises. That was another thing I liked: it was unpredictable; something not many CBS comedies are.
The show really never was about the mother for me, but I do like they took time to bring her into the show this season. She seems like a good fit for who Ted has become.
So, yeah, I'll miss this show-- even though I know it's time for it to be done.

Friends With Better Lives; CBS. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I don't know much about it other than it stars James Van der Beek and Kevin Connelly.


Tuesday, 4/1

Lab Rats; Disney XD. 6 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Cougar Town (TBS; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Inside Amy Schumer; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 4/2

Trip Tank; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 4/3

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
Don't expect it to come back next year...

Community (NBC; 7 pm CST) gives us a another odd episode; this time, the gang is animated G.I. Joe style.

Short Poppies; Netflix. 11 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Friday, 4/4

Unforgettable; CBS. 7 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.

Raising Hope (Fox; 8 pm CST). Series Premiere.
Like many quirky shows, the shine has been dulled a little over the years, but it really hasn't been because of the actors. I'm especially going to miss Martha Plimpton and Garrett Dillahunt, who absolutely killed in their roles.

Continuum; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Sunday, 4/6

Game of Thrones; HBO. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
I really have to start watching this show...

Shameless (Showtime; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Turn; AMC. 8 pm CST. Series premiere.
Espionage in the Revolutionary War era.

River Monsters; Animal Planet. 8 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.

Cutthroat Kitchen; Food Network. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Ax Men (History; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Silicon Valley; HBO. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Mike Judge brings us this show about a small group of programmers who design a game-changing algorithm and have to decide if they're going to sell it to the company they work for or or try to go on their own with it.

Veep; HBO. 9:30 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

I want to live here

Television Premieres and Notables: March 24-30, 2014

Monday, 3/24

The Fosters (ABC Family; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 3/25

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Wednesday, 3/26

Psych (USA; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.


Thursday, 3/27

Surviving Jack; Fox. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.



Sunday, 3/30

Call the Midwife; PBS. 7 pm CST (check local listings). 3rd Season Premiere

The Walking Dead (A&E; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
It's been an especially slow (but worthwhile) season, so I'm pretty apprehensive about what the season finale will be like (and, you know, after last week's episode, I'm wondering if they will write an even more gut-wrenching ending).

Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). 2nd Season Premiere.