Q: I first saw Morena Baccarin on the revival of "V," then "Homeland," an episode of "The Mentalist," and most recently "The Red Tent." Can you tell me more about this hauntingly beautiful woman with the intriguing name? She is someone who, whenever
Morena Baccarin has certainly come to be in high demand since rising from obscurity as part of the ensemble cast of the oddball sci-fi/western "Firefly."
King of the Nerds, on TBS
Curtis Armstrong and Bobby Carradine co-host as self-proclaimed nerds compete for bragging rights and a $100,000 prize. In this season premiere, the nerds enter the worlds of steampunk and anime, and create Rube Goldberg devices.
Nightwatch, on A&E
Cameras follow emergency responders as they work the overnight shift in New Orleans in this new reality TV series from producer Dick Wolf. Police officers, fire fighters and EMTs work to save lives with each new traumatic call.
The birth of a nation: History's mini-series 'Sons of Liberty' depicts a classic tale of independence
Ryan Eggold, Michael Raymond-James, Ben Barnes, Rafe Spall and Henry Thomas star in “Sons of Liberty”
Q: What happened to the show "Nashville"? Will it return?
"Nashville" will return, but it's important to not get too excited.
The show went on mid-season hiatus in mid-December, and the rest of season 3 will air starting on Wednesday, Feb. 4. However, it hasn't yet been renewed for a fourth round.
That said, it's too early to worry yet. Last year's renewal didn't come until May, just a few days before the season finale and well after most other shows got their pickups.
Duck Dynasty, on A&E
When Jessica takes issue with Jep's chicken coop, the guys must renovate it. Elsewhere, Uncle Si acts even crazier than usual after drinking too much expired soda on a fishing trip with Jase and the kids.
Justified, on FX
Timothy Olyphant reprises his role as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in this season premiere. Based on the writings of Elmore Leonard, the drama follows a lawman who enforces his own unique brand of justice in a Kentucky town.
Cranky cops: Rainn Wilson returns to TV as a self-indulgent genius
Rainn Wilson stars in “Backstrom”
With more crime-solving dramas on TV than viewers can count, critics may be asking how writers plan to develop fresh, new ideas in terms of plot and setting -- even debating if there's space for another age-old tale of crime and corruption.
Q: I just enjoyed "Red Band Society." I understand it's going on hiatus. Will it be back? How about a second season?
In the typically commitment-phobic terms of network television, Fox hasn't officially canceled "Red Band Society," it just doesn't want any more episodes. In fact, it may not even want all the episodes it has.
Fox declined to order more than the 13 episodes of the freshman series that it has already produced, but then it pulled the show from its schedule even earlier, with the final three episodes yet to air.
Scorpion, on CBS
A wounded former Secret Service agent holds the key to preventing weapons of mass destruction from being launched in this new episode. Walter O'Brien (Elyes Gabel) and Team Scorpion must try to refresh the agent's memory in order to avert disaster.
