CBS, 8:00 p.m. ET
Robin (Cobie Smulders) can’t stop obsessing about ex-boyfriend Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) – and tonight, her obsession has her seeking out his revered “Playbook” and, at one point, sneaking into his apartment and hiding in the closet – just as in Blue Velvet.
NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET
This year’s competition is down to the Final Four. Not the ones pictured – that Final Four happens to be the judges, who, this year, already are down to the Top Two. Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine have no team members left standing in the Final Four, and their fellow judges have two apiece: Blake Shelton’s team has Terry McDermott and Cassadee Pope, and Cee Lo Green’s team is represented by Trevin Hunte and Nicholas David.
Flix, 8:00 p.m. ET
Part 1 of 10. This 1983 miniseries was a major, major hit, and starred Richard Chamberlain as a priest who is drawn to one woman (Rachel Ward) while being supported by another (Barbara Stanwyck). The supporting cast in this multi-generation saga includes Jean Simmons, Piper Laurie, Christopher Plummer, Barry Corbin, and others. It's rarely televised, so take a peek at the sort of genre romance epic that ruled television three decades or so ago.
HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET
Mel Brooks sits down with interviewer Alan Yentob, in front of a large and appreciative audience, to tell stories, show and respond to clips, and generally be effortlessly and endlessly entertaining. For an exclusive TV WORTH WATCHING interview with Mel Brooks about this wonderful new HBO special, see
Bianculli's Blog.
Syfy, 9:00 p.m. ET
Syfy devotes two hours of its prime-time schedule tonight to a celebration of its 20th anniversary – recalling the days when it was Sci Fi, not Syfy, and when the attention-getters on its network included Farscape (pictured) and Mystery Science Theater 3000.