Late Laughs for the week of October 6 - October 12, 2013
Conan: Conan O'Brien
Dennis Rodman just got back from North Korea again, where he claims to have met Kim Jong Un’s secret baby. No one had the heart to tell him that the secret baby he met is actually Kim Jong Un.
Tokyo has been named the host of the 2020 Olympics despite concerns about the Fukishima radiation leak. That explains the Tokyo Olympics’ official mascot — a three-headed Hello Kitty.
Hell on Wheels, on AMC
A season of backbreaking labour building the railroad wraps up in this season finale. The series stars Anson Mount as Cullen Bohannon, a former Confederate soldier who set out in search of revenge on those who murdered his wife and son at the beginning of Season 1.
Losing it: 'The Biggest Loser' sheds weight of its own as Season 15 debuts hour-long episodes
Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels, Dolvett Quince and Alison Sweeney as seen in "The Biggest Loser"
Network television is about to shed a few pounds.
Q: Is "Grimm" coming back for another season? We're into the fall now and I'm starting to get worried.
Not to worry, the series is still alive, but NBC is saving its return for a thematically appropriate time.
The series, about a police officer who discovers he's part of an ancient line of monster hunters tasked with protecting regular people from threats they can't even see, returns on Oct. 25.
The network set it up as the Friday night lead-in to "Dracula," its new series about the legendary vampire (played by former "Tudors" star Jonathan Rhys Meyers).
Blue Bloods, on CBS
Tom Selleck stars as New York Police Commissioner Frank Regan, who leads both the boys in blue and his own family of cops and lawyers in this new episode. Now in its fourth season, the drama also stars Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan and Will Estes.
Sean Saves the World, on NBC
Sean Hayes returns to prime time as a single father who desperately wants to prove he can balance work and home life. Just as Sean's (Hayes) 14-year-old daughter Ellie (Samantha Isler) moves in, his boss (Thomas Lennon) decides he should work longer hours.
Q: Is the FX drama "The Americans" related to the George Clooney movie of the same name?
Technically they don't have quite the same name -- George Clooney's 2010 movie was called "The American," singular (and fair enough, since his character spends most of his time alone) -- and in fact they are totally unrelated.
Fair mistake, though. Not only are the names similar, to say the least, but both are espionage-themed international thrillers.
Super Fun Night, on ABC
After a big promotion at her NYC law firm, attorney Kimmie Boubier (Rebel Wilson) begins to realize that she's been missing out in this series premiere. She attempts to convince her two besties Helen-Alice (Liza Lapira) and Marika (Lauren Ash) that they need to grab life by the horns.
Lucky 7, on ABC
The lottery winners continue to deal with both the positive and negative aspects of their recent windfall in this new episode. Seven gas station employees suddenly find their lives turned upside down when their weekly lottery pool hits the jackpot.
Q: How does Alex Trebek read every question without tripping over the big words or words in other languages?
The "how" of "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek's pronunciation is fairly unremarkable, but the "why" reveals a bit more about America's favorite man of trivia.
The show doesn't do "rehearsals" in the normal sense, of course -- the contestants can't have seen the questions before being taped or it would ruin the whole thing.