What’s Worth Watching: Blood is Thicker on Water

Mike & Molly, “The Bitter Man and the Sea” (Monday, May 18, 8:30/7:30, CBS)

Usually, Mike & Molly is standard sitcom fair, elevated occasionally by Melissa McCarthy’s undeniably good performance as Molly. But tonight’s MVP is Billy Gardell as Mike. Granted, he’s got the more emotional part. Now that Molly’s sister, Victoria (Katy Mixon), and his best friend, Carl (Reno Wilson), are no longer a couple, only one of them can go on Mike and Molly’s anniversary cruise. Since Victoria is family, Carl is the unlucky one—and Mike has to tell him