MONDAY
NOVEMBER 16
2015

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

CBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

Tonight’s episode of Supergirl has been swapped out for another, as CBS responds to last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris. The episode originally scheduled to run this evening involved a plot in which Supergirl’s fictitious National City is the victim of a series of bombings. Replacing it is the episode planned for next week: a Thanksgiving episode, featuring Helen Slater, star of the 1984 Supergirl movie, reprising her role here, from the series pilot, as the future Supergirl’s foster mother, Dr. Danvers.
 
  
 
 

Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET

This season, “Rise of the Villains” also has been a “Rise of Escalation.” Each week, it seems, more people are grabbing more power, and pointing weapons at one another – and Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) always seems to be caught in the middle. That’s true again tonight, in a new set of conflicts including the year’s favorite title card, Penguin vs. Galavan.
 
  
 
 

CW, 8:00 p.m. ET

Be careful what you wish for: In tonight’s episode, Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) wangles an invitation to dinner at Josh’s family’s house. And not just any dinner – Thanksgiving dinner.
 
  
 
 

HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET

Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neil co-direct this combination performance special and documentary, which traces the growing influence of Latin American performers in the United States. It goes all the way back to Desi Arnaz and I Love Lucy, with nods along the way to Jose Feliciano, Cheech Martin and Rita Moreno, but most of the subjects and headliners are of more recent pop-culture vintage, including Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan and Pitbull, and Sofia Vergara and Shakira. John Leguizamo narrates, and Tommy Mottola is executive producer.
 
  
 
 

FX, 10:00 p.m. ET

When I previewed tonight’s episode of Fargo, I was leaning forward in my chair, drawn in by the tension of the various showdowns – as when Lou finds himself significantly outgunned, Hank is targeted by the vicious Dodd, and the drunken Karl – played deliciously by Nick Offerman – finds himself trying to stand up against some bloodthirsty killers, while laboring to stand up, period. How can a scene be funny and tense at the same time? Just watch…
 
  
 
 
 
 
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David Bianculli

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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.