CBS, 8:30 p.m. ET
At this point of the season, and of this slowly unfolding possible TV romance, Bob is forced to deal with, and perhaps even confront, some of the other suitors vying for Abishola’s attentions and affections. And they have some advantages and commonalities Bob doesn’t share with his former heart-care nurse: Like her, these other men are Nigerian, making for what amounts to a home-courting advantage. And this week, there are other obstacles as well, including a pair of snooty women played by special guest stars Marilu Henner and Wendie Malick.
PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE: Plenty of documentaries have been made about the junior senator from Wisconsin, and Joe McCarthy’s temporary stranglehold on political power and national fear in the 1950s. His tactics and impact, however, seem to all but cry out for a new treatment, and here it is. When candidate or President Donald Trump makes unsubstantiated allegations against perceived enemies, or asks where is his modern-day Roy Cohn, or talks of “witch hunts” and McCarthyism itself – well, this is the wellspring from which it all originates, with Sen. McCarthy’s zealous, increasingly venomous self-appointed mission to identify and ostracize alleged Communist sympathizers. For full reviews, see
David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower and
Mike Hughes' Open Mike. Check local listings.
Sundance, 9:00 p.m. ET
How time flies: This movie was released in 1997 – now 23 years ago – and starred Al Pacino as a New York lawyer so powerful and influential, he may be in league with the devil. Or may be the devil, period. Keanu Reeves stars as a young lawyer taken in by the evil firm’s satanic majesty, in what amounts to a supernatural take on Tom Cruise’s character and situation in The Firm, a film which had come out four years before. But watch, closely, for the increasingly intense performance, in her first major screen role, given by the actress playing Reeves’ wife. She’s Charlize Theron, and displays, in this early performance, all the talent and commitment she’s brought to the screen ever since.