Fox Sports 1, 3:00 p.m. ET
It’s Game 4 in the ALCS – the second game played in Toronto, with the Blue Jays trying to fight back from a deficit against the Kansas City Royals, using home-field advantage as… an advantage. So far, the Blue Jays are fighting hard (pictured) – just not necessarily when it counts.
TBS, 7:00 p.m. ET
It’s Game 3 in the NLCS – the first game played in Chicago, with the Cubs trying to fight back from a 2-0 deficit in this series against the New York Mets.
Fox, 8:30 p.m. ET
This new Fox comedy, in particular, has delivered on its early promise, and evolved quickly into a very clever and enjoyable new comedy. Rob Lowe seems to get more fun out of his recycled “Grinder” dialogue and legal strategies every week – and Fred Savage, as his persistently frustrated and competitive sibling, is fast building his role into half of one of the best character-driven comedy teams around. If you haven’t sampled The Grinder yet, please do. It’s super-aware of TV conventions and tropes, and uses them, more and more, as comedy weapons.
CW, 9:00 p.m. ET
Under controlled conditions, Liv (Rose McIver) has eaten a lot of brains on this show to keep her zombie instincts at bay – and each time she does so, she temporarily absorbs a bit of the personality and knowledge of the brain-food donor. Tonight, she samples one of the most delicious plot devices yet: the brains of a Real Housewives-style trophy wife. They may be thin and airy, but they do give Liv a highly developed fashion sense – and attitude. What fun: Slowly but surely, iZombie is giving McIver TV’s most versatile acting showcase since Tatiana Maslany on BBC America’s Orphan Black.
CBS, 11:35 p.m. ET
Tonight’s program is a repeat, from week two of Colbert’s tenure on
Late Show, that’s well worth revisiting. Carol Burnett and Kevin Spacey are the guests – and what Carol doesn’t know is that her fellow guest is going to crash her segment to surprise her with a celebrity impersonation – and a poem in her honor. For my interview with Carol Burnett and Kevin Spacey about how this came about, and their response to it afterward, see
Bianculli’s Blog.