SUNDAY

JANUARY 14

2018

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF: JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS VS. PITTSBURGH STEELERS

CBS, 1:00 p.m. ET

The Pittsburgh Steelers are favored to win today’s AFC playoff game – but the Jacksonville Jaguars have heart – and not too long ago, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger threw an amazing, and abysmal, five interceptions in one game. So this one could be a good one, and rather unpredictable.

NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF: NEW ORLEANS SAINTS VS. MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Fox, 4:30 p.m. ET

New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees thrives in big games, and this NFC playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings is a very big game indeed. And ought to be close, but with the Saints scoring a victory, at game’s end, when the Saints go marching out.

BREAKING BAD MARATHON

AMC, 6:00 p.m. ET

The AMC Breaking Bad 10^th anniversary weekend marathon continues. Today, when the action resumes at 6 p.m. ET, we’re up to Episode 4 of Season 4. It’s the episode called “Bullet Points,” and it begins with one of Gus Fring’s delivery trucks being attacked by a rival gang. This will lead to repercussions for sure, because if there’s one thing the Los Pollos Hermanos CEO isn’t, it’s chicken…

VICTORIA ON MASTERPIECE

PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET

SEAON PREMIERE: Season 2 of Victoria begins on Masterpiece tonight, with the captivating Jenna Coleman returning as the young, increasingly determined and powerful monarch. Diana Rigg, last seen on Game of Thrones, will join the cast this season, but the action begins squarely on Coleman’s Queen, who rails against being pampered, and sequestered from the real action of the court, after giving birth. Like one particular American long after her reign, she wants to be in the room where it happens. Incidentally, I’m not the only fan of Victoria, and Jenna Coleman, at TVWW. For other stories, see David Hinckley’s All Along the Watchtower story and profile, as well as Alex Strachan’s TV That Matters. Check local listings.

DIVORCE

HBO, 10:00 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church are back for Season 2 of Divorce. The new season has a new show runner, Jenny Bicks of The Big C (and, formerly, of Sex and the City), which probably will result in a slightly lighter touch and tone. Oh, and according to promos, there’s at least one significant change: Church’s moustache is gone. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

CRASHING

HBO, 10:30 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: Pete Holmes is back for Season 2 of Crashing, continuing his semi-autobiographical exploration of his early days as a standup comic – grappling with his Christian background, and the sudden disappearance of emotional and financial support from his now ex-wife, as he tries to wend is way through the universe of open-mic comedy clubs. He survives by sleeping on the couches of fellow comics (hence the show’s title), and, this season, begins with imposing upon the already imposing Penn Gillette. It’s an episode titled “Atheist,” which is a hint at what sorts of discussions, and conflicts, to expect.

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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.

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