Dark Matter, on Syfy
Sabotage is suspected when the ship mysteriously veers off course. It seems that the only way to bring the ship's systems back online is a perilous spacewalk. Meanwhile, Five (Jodelle Ferland) makes a shocking discovery.
BOOM!, on Fox
Contestants attempt to defuse a ticking “slime bomb” by cutting wires that correlate with the correct answers to trivia questions as they play for the chance to win up to $500,000. Comedian Tom Papa hosts as contestants try to avoid getting showered with mystery goop.
Q: I remember watching a TV-movie version of "The Odyssey" back in the '90s and loving it. Is it available on DVD?
It is available on DVD, but you may have to hunt for it. In the bargain bins.
The 1997 miniseries version of "The Odyssey" was a rather expensive production by TV standards -- it aired on NBC in two parts and was filmed on location in Malta and Turkey, among other places. But that's the sort of production you get from Francis Ford Coppola -- the famed director's American Zoetrope production house backed the miniseries.
Country Buck$, on A&E
Catch up with the hard-working, fun-loving Busbice family as cameras once again bring viewers a sneak peek into their lives in this season premiere. Founders of a flourishing hunting gear business, the Busbices test their high-tech hunting innovations on their ranch.
Tyrant, on FX
While a dying Barry (Adam Rayner) scours the desert for salvation, Jamal (Ashraf Barhom) copes with the loss of his brother. Elsewhere, Molly (Jennifer Finnigan) returns stateside and tries to adjust to normal life in the wake of Barry's death.
Q: Is it true that Tom Hardy did an entire movie by himself? I heard him mention something about it in an interview.
Technically, yes, he did. He had a little help, though.
In the 2013 film "Locke," current Hollywood it-boy Tom Hardy played Ivan Locke, a successful construction manager whose personal and professional lives unravel over the course of one long car drive, which the film shows in real time. The plot is revealed through a series of phone calls, and the entire film (save shots at the beginning and end) takes place inside Locke's car.
Murder in the First, on TNT
Terry English (Taye Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Kathleen Robertson) continue to investigate murders in San Francisco in this new episode. This season, the men and women of the police force navigate the line between friends and enemies, loyalty and corruption.
Time for answers: 'Under the Dome' producers promise answers to pressing questions
Mike Vogel stars in “Under the Dome”
The Brink, on HBO
Three key players work together to save the world from annihilation when a rogue general seizes control of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal in this premiere. The new 10-episode dark comedy stars Tim Robbins, Jack Black and Pablo Schreiber.
Gilded age giggles: 'Downton Abbey' meets the Kardashians
Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero star in “Another Period”
Gilded age giggles: She's barely wrapped up one blast to the past, and already Christina Hendricks is headed for another time-traveling romp.