What’s On: ‘Librarians’ Double Feature, ‘Madden NFL Challenge,’ ‘Expedition’ to Viking Territory

Matt Roush December 27, 2017, 8:42 am

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Twas the day after the day after Christmas, and even in these quiet days, a few shows are stirring:

The Librarians (8/7c, TNT): In back-to-back episodes, Flynn (Noah Wyle) teams with Darrington Dare (Samuel Roukin), a personal hero from the Librarians’ past; and Baird (Rebecca Romijn) joins forces with Flynn’s former guardian, Nicole Noone (Rachel Nichols replacing Sonya Walger), in hopes of bringing her back into the Librarian fold. Once a Librarian …

EA Madden NFL 18 Challenge (8/7c, The CW): The network’s fourth eSports special of the year spotlights a gaming tournament, filmed earlier this month, pitting eight top players of the Madden NFL video game as the compete in the NFL 18 Challenge. A $150,000 prize goes to the winner.

Expedition Unknown (9/8c, Travel Channel): World traveler Josh Gates is back for a new season of unearthing history’s mysteries, starting with a two-part episode focused on Viking lore. Gates travels from Denmark and Iceland to North America (Canada and the U.S.) to chart the infamous marauders’ path.

Or if you’d prefer the historical fiction of History’s drama series Vikings (9/8c), a new episode brings Floki (Gustaf Skarsgard) and his settlers to a new land, while Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) is distraught over a betrayal.

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Inside Wednesday TV: The networks are mostly quiet, but NBC’s The Wall (8/7c) is new, and the contestants firing the bouncing balls to fortune or ruin are brothers: Prince, a police officer from Washington, D.C., and Chris, a college professor from Maryland. … This is followed by a replay of the Emmy-nominated Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (9/8c), a Waltons-esque family film featuring a cameo by the iconic Parton. … PBS’s science series Nova (9/8c, check local listings at pbs.org) relives the end of a prehistoric era with “Day the Dinosaurs Died,” explaining how an asteroid wiped out the behemoths 66 million years ago. … Gawain (Padraic Delaney) investigates a murder on History’s Knightfall (10/9c). … In Syfy’s twisted Happy! (10/9c), the winged horse follows Sax (Christopher Meloni) into Chinatown, where a certain movie classic could have told them there’s never a happy ending.

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CyanCoathanger
Dec 27, 2017
Even without the broadcast network shows, Wednesdays are still jam packed for me. I'll be watching The Librarians, Vikings, Knightfall, and Happy!
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RedCupcake
Dec 27, 2017
Definitely The Librarians for me. I'll catch up with the NOVA dinosaur special at some point.

It looks like CBS is re-airing the Carol Burnett anniversary special, in case anyone missed it the first time around. And then an episode of SEAL Team which is pretty darn good, too.
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  GoldSubmarine
  Dec 27, 2017
  If you like SEAL Team, try NBC's The Brave. I watched all 9 already aired episodes On Demand.
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  CyanCoathanger
  Dec 27, 2017
  Did you catch any of last night's PBS shows? I found the one about St. Francis rather boring. The St. Augustine one was more interesting but too long and drawn out for me.
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    RedCupcake
    Dec 27, 2017
    I watched the St. Francis one and thought it was pretty good. I was thinking Francis would have done something a little more dramatic, though, as it didn't seem like he made much of a difference in the long run. I saw parts of the one about St. Augustine, too, but I agree it was too long and drawn out and I didn't stick with it. An hour of that would have been sufficient. (But I liked hearing Jimmy Smits' pronunciation of some of the names. 🙂 )
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      CyanCoathanger
      Dec 27, 2017
      What did Francis do besides go and talk to the Egyptians without getting killed? I thought he had something to do with animals.
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        RedCupcake
        Dec 27, 2017
        That's the thing that made last night's "docu-drama" kind of boring: St. Francis didn't do anything except talk to the Egyptians. And it didn't have any effect in the long run. And yeah, he's the patron saint of animals, but last night's thing didn't mention that, as it was only about the Egyptians and Crusades.