Criminal Minds, on CBS
Socially inept genius Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) works with an elite team of FBI profilers who track dangerous criminals. The team also includes veteran agent David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), gifted profiler Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) and computer whiz Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness).
Your Family or Mine, on TBS
Kyle Howard and Kat Foster star as Oliver and Kelli, a young couple juggling the demands of both their families. Based on a popular Israeli comedy, the series also stars Richard Dreyfuss and JoBeth Williams as Oliver’s parents, Ricky and Louis.
Q: "Jeopardy!" has been on the NBC network for years. Why is it distributed by CBS? Also "Steve Harvey" is on CBS and distributed by NBC, what does this mean?
"Jeopardy!" and "Steve Harvey" (the daytime talk show named for its host) are both made for syndication, which means they can air on whatever station pays for them.
Syndication is, simply put, the process of selling broadcast rights to a show. People are generally more familiar with it when it comes to reruns, when a network makes a program to air for itself, and then later sells the rights for other channels to air it.
Better Call Saul, on AMC
Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) reconnects with an old friend while Chuck (Michael McKean) adjusts to a new way of life in this season finale. With nearly 10 million viewers, the premiere of this show broke ratings records to become the No. 1 series premiere in cable history.
Seriously funny: FX comedy power hour promises big laughs
Billy Crystal and Josh Gad star in “The Comedians”
Do you like to laugh? I know I like to laugh. I could be in the worst mood ever, but if I see something funny, there's no way I'm not laughing.
New Releases for the week of April 5 - 11
A Most Violent Year
Abel Morales (Isaac) is the owner of a heating oil company, Standard Oil, in New York City in 1981, a year often cited as one of the most violent in the city's history. After several of his trucks transporting heating oil are hijacked by armed assailants, Morales' wife Anna (Chastain) urges him to fight the escalating violence with violence, a request that he refuses. As an assistant district attorney (Oyelowo) launches an investigation into Standard Oil and its competitors over suspected tax evasion, price fixing and other illegal activities, Morales decides to purchase an oil terminal to ensure financial independence for his company. However, as the hijackings against his fleet of trucks continue and armed assailants attempt to break into his home, not only does he begin to fear for the lives of those around him, but he also begins to have difficulties finding enough investors to secure the money to close the deal on the terminal.
Director: J.C. Chandor. Stars: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Albert Brooks, Elyes Gabel. 2014. 125 min. Drama.
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
Set four decades after the supernatural events at Eel Marsh House, the horrible haunting of the Woman in Black continues. As German bombs decimate London during the Second World War, Eve Parkins (Fox) and Jean Hogg (McCrory) evacuate the students from the boarding school that they run together, taking them to the country village of Crythin Gifford. There, they are accosted by a madman who warns them of dire consequences should they remain there with the children, telling them that they cannot escape "her." The women and children settle in to Eel Marsh House, an abandoned manor house in the village, but strange events soon start to occur. While the terrifying threat of air raids continues to loom over them, the children begin to suffer horrible deaths, and Eve comes to realize that the spirit tormenting them has a special reason for hating her above all the others.
Director: Tom Harper. Stars: Phoebe Fox, Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, Mary Roscoe. 2014. 98 min. Horror.
Late Laughs for the week of April 5 - 11, 2015
The Late Show: David Letterman
Yesterday was not only daylight saving time, but also International Women's Day. What better way to address the issue of inequality for women than giving them a day that's missing an hour.
The new Apple Watch is out. I'm on the waiting list to get the new Apple hearing aid.
Saying goodbye: 'Mad Men' wraps up the 1960s -- and itself
Jon Hamm stars in “Mad Men”
Saying goodbye: The 1960s are drawing to a close.
"Mad Men," AMC's period drama set in the Swinging Sixties, is finally ready to close the door on the decade -- and on itself.
Sliced, diced and 'Chopped': Food Network fires up the ovens for a month of special episodes
Contestant Jing Kong with host Ted Allen in “Chopped”
Oh "Chopped." You're the show that keeps on giving. Its format has been replicated, copied, ripped off and modified in countless other TV shows, but it's still such a pleasure to watch. Mystery (oftentimes bizarre) ingredients, a rapidly ticking clock and discerning judges -- it's enough to give any chef cold sweats.
Mad Men, on AMC
Jon Hamm returns as hard-drinking, womanizing advertising executive Don Draper when the critically acclaimed drama. Set in 1960s New York, the visually striking series was the first basic cable show to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
