SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 17
2013

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

CNN, 7:00 p.m. ET

I have no idea why CNN is slipping this salute to its founder into such an early time slot, but Ted Turner certainly is worthy of such attention: If you list the 10 most important executives in the history of television, Turner’s name ranks very high on that list, right up there with Paley, Sarnoff and a few others. Because this salute is produced for CNN, one of many cable networks he pioneered, don’t expect it to be objective, or very critical. But because it features former spouse Jane Fonda, many former colleagues and employees, and the always quotable Turner himself, expect it to be entertaining, if not illuminating.

 
  
 
 

CBS, 9:00 p.m. ET

The legal cases on The Good Wife always have been complex, cutting-edge and delightfully unpredictable – but lately, what’s been happening behind the scenes has become even more intriguing. And equally unpredictable. Tonight, Alicia (Julianna Margulies) takes the case of an illegal immigrant facing deportation.

 
  
 
 

AMC, 9:00 p.m. ET

Last week’s episode ended with a chilling final image. Outside the gates of the prison, we saw, lurking in the trees, the figure of the Governor. As if the group didn’t have enough problems with what was going on inside the prison…

 
  
 
 

HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET

Is Chalky invulnerable, or just lucky? The fact that he’s survived so far this season is little short of a miracle – but there are two episodes left, including tonight’s, in which he and Daughter bolt for a less hostile environment. But where might that be, exactly?

 
  
 
 

Showtime, 9:00 p.m. ET

Carrie (Claire Danes) is dispatched by the CIA on a dangerous mission – but once the agency realizes she has decided to align herself with Saul (Mandy Patinkin), the CIA has her in its sights. Literally. In its gun sights, with one of her closest allies threatening to pull the trigger.

 
  
 
 

CBS, 10:00 p.m. ET

Last week, Patrick Jane gathered all five Red John suspects into his abandoned family home – the crime scene where Red John murdered Jane’s family a decade ago – and, at gunpoint, demanded they expose their left shoulders, to reveal which of them sported the triple-dot tattoo identified by Red John’s latest victim. That gambit worked too well: three of the five had the same tattoo. But whatever that implies about a secret Red John “cult,” CBS has revealed that Jane and Red John will, indeed, come face to face tonight.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.