WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 18
2015

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

CBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

SERIES FINALE: In this two-hour installment, which says goodbye to Simon Baker’s sometimes affable, sometimes haunted character, there’s a serial-killer mystery to solve – but also a wedding to stage, to his former detective boss, Robin Tunney’s Lisbon. Will Baker’s sneaky Patrick Jane actually be able to pull a happy ending out of his hat? Even for a show that stuck around a few seasons too long, it’s worth watching to find out.

 
  
 
 

Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET

Here’s another change to Idol this year, in hopes of grabbing some lost attention: A new hoop through which contestants must jump (and sing): “The Showcase,” in which they take turns at the mic at the House of Blues.

 
  
 
 

ABC, 9:00 p.m. ET

Elizabeth Banks returns, as Cam and Mitch’s out-of-control friend Sal – but this time she’s not traveling solo. She’s a mom now. Which, given Sal’s past behavior, is slightly horrifying. Also guest starring: Nathan Lane.

 
  
 
 

Fox, 9:01 p.m. ET

Courtney Love continues her guest starring role on Empire, taking Cookie’s advice and taking her comeback seriously. Also continuing her multiple-episode guest arc: Naomi Campbell, who made a strong impact last week with very little screen time. Expect more of the same tonight.

 
  
 
 

FX, 10:00 p.m. ET

Paige (Holly Taylor) makes a birthday wish in tonight’s episode – but her dad, especially, is more concerned with the wishes of his KGB superiors, who want Paige’s parents to recruit the teenager into the ways of the secret Soviet spy ring.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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Gerda Lundgren
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Dave Bianculli
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Sincerely,

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David Bianculli

Founder / Editor

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.