Television Premieres and Notables: January 12-18, 2015

Tuesday, 1/13

Parks and Recreation; NBC. 7 pm CST.7th and Final Season Premiere.
I have never slobbered all over this show's knob like others have, but I will say it has remained consistently humorous over the years without the horrible downslide so many other comedies that have made it past five seasons have had.
It also was one of the few bright comedy spots NBC had a few years back, so they are giving this show a proper send-off.
--What? They're essentially burning-off the remaining episodes, and the show will end next month?
OK-- the monkeys who have been doing NBC's schedule the past few years seem to have struck again...

Face-Off; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 8th Season Premiere.

Wrestling With Death; WGN America. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A series following morticians who also work as professional wrestlers.

Kroll Show; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. 3rd and Final Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 1/14

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; FXX. 9 pm CST. 10th Season Premiere.

Broad City; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Man Seeking Woman; FXX. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Jay Baruchel stars as a man seeking a woman.


Thursday, 1/15

50 Ways to Kill Your Mother; Discovery Life. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A mom and her son team up to do crazy things like wrestle alligators.


Friday, 1/16

12 Monkeys; Syfy. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Helix; Syfy. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

The Fall; Netflix. Streaming. Season Premiere.


Saturday, 1/17

The Musketeers; BBC America. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: January 5-11, 2015

Monday, 1/5

The Bachelor; ABC. 7 pm CST. 19th Season Premiere.
You know, if enough people stop watching this, it may go away...


Tuesday, 1/6

Agent Carter; ABC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This eight-episode series focuses on the early years of SHIELD by following Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter as she navigates secret-agenty stuff in post-WWII America.
Even if you don't care about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you may want to check this out. Atwell has been fantastic in her appearances as Carter so far.

MasterChef Junior; Fox. 7 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Switched at Birth; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Wahlburgers; A&E. 9:01 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Cougar Town; TBS. 9:30 pm CST. 6th and Final Season Premiere.
Firstly: props to TBS for saving this show.
Secondly: props to ending it before it got awful (assuming it just stays boring like last season).


Wednesday, 1/7

American Idol; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Yeah-- this show is still on...

Empire; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Hindsight; VH1. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Right before her second marriage, a woman finds herself back in the '90s, before her first.
She decides to make changes to her life on this second time around.


Thursday, 1/8

Parenthood; NBC. 9 pm CST. Mid-Season Premiere.
It's the 100th episode, so I bet something tragic will happen that will threaten to tear the family apart-- but will bring them together.
(I am predicting that not because of the 100th episode, but because it's an episode of Parenthood.)

Babylon; Sundance. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Director Danny Boyle brings us this limited series about a PR woman who works for the police commissioner.
I've heard good things...

Portlandia; IFC. 9 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Archer; FX. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
"Archer Vice" is in the past, and the crew is back in the espionage game.


Friday, 1/9

Glee; Fox. 7 pm CST. 5th and Final Season Premiere.
About three years too late.
God, the massive tumble this show took since the first half-season...
Thank God for Darren Criss' Blaine; the only redeeming part of the last three seasons.

Jessie; Disney. 7 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Banshee; Cinemax. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Saturday, 1/10

The Missing (Starz; 8pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 1/11

Girls; HBO. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Shameless; Showtime. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Togetherness; HBO. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Episodes; Showtime. 9:30 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.