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.