Worth Watching: A ‘Worst’ First Date, a ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Housewarming, ‘Criminal Minds’ Finale
A selective critical checklist of notable Wednesday TV:
You’re the Worst (10/9c, FXX): As Jimmy (Chris Geere) and Gretchen (Aya Cash) lurch toward the altar in the final season of TV’s raunchiest rom-com, their twisted BFFs Edgar (Desmin Borges) and Lindsay (Kether Donohue) show they clearly have learned nothing from the couple’s example, as they decide to go on an actual date. What could possibly go wrong?
Schitt’s Creek (10/9c, Pop): Posing a similar question, surely all will go well at David (Daniel Levy) and Patrick’s (Noah Reid) housewarming party, where Ted (Dustin Milligan) decides to finally let loose. Adding to the mayhem: Johnny (Eugene Levy) and Moira (Catherine O’Hara) try their hand at babysitting Roland Jr.
Criminal Minds (10/9c, CBS): Only one more season to go as the violent procedural wraps its 14th season on a happier-than-usual occasion: Rossi’s (Joe Mantegna) wedding to Krystall (Gail O’Grady), with Johnny Mathis appearing as himself. (Will he sing “Wonderful, Wonderful”? It’s not for me to say.) Naturally, there are also murders to solve, with the BAU team winging to L.A. to look into fatal broad-daylight shootings connected to car accidents.
Inside Wednesday TV: Smithsonian Channel kicks off a new series of Wild Wednesdays programming with Incredible Animal Moments (8/7c), using high-speed cameras and macro-photography to capture intimate images of animal interaction, including “Deadly Showdowns,” “Freaks of Nature,” “Gang Wars,” “Rough Romance” and “Extreme Parenting.” … It’s a reality TV free-for-all in MTV’s The Challenge: War of the Worlds (9/8c), when Challenge vets face off against contestants from franchises including The Bachelor, Big Brother, Survivor and American Ninja Warrior as well as some of MTV’s own… Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum (9/8c) heads to Washington, D.C. to revisit the Watergate scandal.
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I'm afraid to ask. Is Emily Hampshire leaving Schitt's Creek after this season? The show is so reluctant to focus on Stevie and all her scenes seems deliberately shortened... Season 5 has been bad so if she quits I'll be more than relieved to stop watching this mess.
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I wish I still got the Smithsonian Channel and Travel Channel. I used to like Mysteries at the Museum; pretty interesting stuff.
Tonight there's not much for me. Maybe I'll watch Nature and/or NOVA.
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With the ABC comedies all repeats tonight, I can concentrate on Riverdale, World's Best, Deadly Class, and Suits.
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Sweeps period (Nov, Feb and May) used to be so much more important to the networks. Remember those huge big budget miniseries and theatrical movies, those days are long gone now we have reruns.
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The cable channels have had really big theatrical movies on this past week. There have been several I'd like to see if I had the time to watch them.....which I don't. I did finally see all of Fantastic Beasts though. It took me 3 nights.
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Fantastic Beasts now costs money to watch it on my system. Usually when a network that is in my package airs a movie or show they are Free On Demand for at least a month. Comcast is getting more stingy.
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They're never free here. I had to record it off USA.
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I know. I realize that it's only the first week of February, but other than the big competition show on CBS, there haven't been any "big" event on broadcast TV, and a lot of shows have been either reruns or totally MIA so far this week. Doesn't make sense.
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And tonight FOX airs reruns of Gotham and Orville?!
Supernatural might lure some more viewers tonight.
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