THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 20
2012

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET

Last weekend, on the season opener of SNL, Bill Hader crushed it as Clint Eastwood, taking his “one man and a chair” Republican National Convention act to local theaters. Tonight, in the first of two SNL prime-time specials, Hader and company present a special “election special” half-hour. Expect special guests.

 
  
 
 

Encore, 8:00 p.m. ET

Part 4. This is the episode where some of the biggest dangers come not from around Blackthorne, but from below: It’s an earthquake, where the honored English guest (played by Richard Chamberlain) demonstrates his loyalty and resourcefulness yet again.

 
  
 
 

Fox, 9:00 p.m. ET

This is the second time this series has devoted an hour to Britney Spears. Last time, it was a simple creative idea. This time, with Spears herself serving as a judge on this program’s lead-in show, The X Factor, it reeks more of a cross-promotional business decision. And, like hiring Britney to judge other singers, not necessarily a good one at that.

 
  
 
 

NBC, 9:30 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: As the new season of Parks and Recreation begins, Leslie (Amy Poehler) and company are in Washington, D.C., which allows the show to make room for some special guest cameos — including, in tonight’s episode, John McCain.

 
  
 
 

FX, 10:30 p.m. ET

Part 3 of 3. What a brilliant three-part story this particular arc has turned out to be. Rumors of a late-night host’s imminent retirement, the same plot device that propelled early episodes of HBO’s The Larry Sanders Show, has Louie (Louis C.K.) undergoing top-secret network tests as a dark-horse candidate to replace David Letterman on CBS. Louie’s irascible coach is played by David Lynch, whose deadpan disgust with Louie is hilarious. After one particularly uninspired run-through with an impromptu interviewee, Lynch’s veteran producer snaps, “Tune in every night, folks. It’s the crying cleaning lady show!” Made me laugh out loud.           

 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.