CBS, 8:00 p.m. ET
Joe Manganiello, who plays an enviously toned werewolf in HBO’s True Blood, reprises a pre-Blood role by returning to this sitcom as Brad, one of Marshall’s old law-school classmates. But this time, it’s a much less flattering role, and even requires some padding because Brad, apparently, has let himself go.
NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET
Just noting: It’s down to the Top 10 singers on this show – which means, if you’re at all interested in the goings-on here but have stopped watching during the interminable middle-act interim, it’s about time to tune in again.
PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET
PREMIERE: Part 2 of 2. The latest Ken Burns and company documentary concludes – and, once again, leaves us thinking not only about the past, but about the present.
The Dust Bowl offers startling images, touching commentaries, and lessons about expansion, construction and greed that are still worth learning. For a full review, see David Sicilia’s
TV Moneyland. Check local listings.
Encore, 8:00 p.m. ET
Part 1 of 4. This 1989 Western epic is one of the last truly great miniseries. Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones star, in Larry McMurtry’s story of Texas Rangers past their prime – but still prime examples of fascinating characters. If you’ve never watched this, treat yourself. If you have – well, treat yourself again. Runs nightly through Thursday.
TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET
This is a newly restored print of the 1965 David Lean epic, an Oscar-winner starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie. Based on Boris Pasternak’s novel.