MONDAY
JUNE 11
2012

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET

The challenge in tonight’s show is to rustle up some “all-American fare.” But with the prize being a chef’s position at Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant in Las Vegas’ Paris Hotel, is that fare? Shouldn’t they be concocting recipes with, say, sacre bleu fromage?

 
  
 
 

NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET

The Los Angeles Kings had a 3-0 edge in this year’s Finals, but the New Jersey Devils scraped out – and scrapped out – victories in the last two games, to prolong the contest and return it to the West Coast. But tonight, the Kings have home ice, as well as a 3-2 advantage – though the Devils have momentum, and a shot to send this year’s Stanley Cup championship to a Game 7.

 
  
 
 

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

Based on the Mary McCarthy novel, this 1966 Sidney Lumet movie is bursting with strong female performances. Co-starring in this drama about friendships and betrayals at a private girl’s school are Candice Bergen, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman and Joanna Pettet. Also featured: Hal Holbrook, Richard Mulligan, and an actor who’s about to resurface this week reprising his iconic TV role of J.R. Ewing: Larry Hagman.

 
  
 
 

ABC Family, 9:00 p.m. ET

SERIES PREMIERE: Two different fan factions should help make this new series a success. First, this comedy-drama – about a showgirl who gets married impulsively, returns to her husband’s small town and runs a small ballet school with his mom – is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino of Gilmore Girls, and even features Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) as the mother-in-law. Second, the starring role is played by Sutton Foster, who for years has brightened Broadway with her talent and energy. She’s won Tonys as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes and as the titular star of Thoroughly Modern Millie, and also played Inga in Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein and Princess Fiona in Shrek: The Musical.

 
  
 
 

Nickelodeon, 9:00 p.m. ET

SERIES PREMIERE: This is more observation than recommendation, but give credit to Nick at Nite, at least, for trying a new form of summer programming. It’s basically an American telenovela, a soap opera aimed at young teens and stripped nightly throughout the summer, with a definite run, and a definitely scheduled ending. Brittany Underwood stars as a songwriter and performer who gets her first show-biz break by winning a songwriting contest for a popular rock star (played by Cody Longo). What happens next? Intrigue, romance, and, eventually, a recurring role by James Franco, who loves the soap opera form. If you do, too, here you go…

 
  
 
 
 
 
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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.