Showtime, 6:55 p.m. ET
This documentary on The Eagles - the musical ones, not the national-emblem ones - originally was televised in two parts, both of which surprised me by how thorough, interesting and entertaining they were. Now Showtime is showing both parts in one big three-hour gulp - and it's quite a feast. It's worth it just to see vintage footage of some future Eagles backing Linda Ronstadt on a small club tour.
Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET
I’ve paid little attention to this series this season – but tonight’s the night to check in, in the first of three live editions this week. The first two are performance shows – 10 contestants tonight, 10 more tomorrow – and Thursday’s installment is an elimination show, where half of them are booted off the Idol island. And all three shows, this week, are the first live editions for Idol 2013, which makes them the first time to see both Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj unfiltered by editing. Divas, take your marks.
NBC, 10:00 p.m. ET
So Bombshell is back on – but tonight, rather than combining as a dedicated unit, the creative team begins to engage in some self-doubts, and especially doubts about some of the people around them.
FX, 10:00 p.m. ET
I feel like now’s a good time to offer a salute: to Gerald McRaney, who’s been burning up his few but substantial scenes as a guest on Justified, just as he did when he last appeared opposite Timothy Olyphant, on Deadwood. McRaney has been great the past few weeks – just like this series, in which the sudden violence and unexpected twists rival the biggest shockers in The Walking Dead.
USA, 10:00 p.m. ET
SEASON FINALE: Treat Williams, as the father of Matt Bomer’s Neal, returns for another episode, in which Matt and company try to secure evidence that would exonerate his dad of murder. But the plot, to me, is less enticing this week than the setting, because White Collar got permission to film at the Empire State Building.