SUNDAY
DECEMBER 7
2014

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

It’s been almost a year since PBS presented Season 4 of Downton Abbey. Next month, it’ll be time for a new season – but beginning tonight, it’s a chance for a walk down memory lane, where the lane is green and lush and everything that happened in Season 4 happens all over again. In other words, it’s a season of memory-jogging reruns. Check local listings.

 
  
 
 

TNT, 8:00 p.m. ET

SERIES PREMIERE: Spun off from the series of TNT telemovies starring Noah Wyle as an Indiana Jones type, this new series makes room for Wyle, who’s starring on Falling Skies, to appear when he can and wants, while building stories around an entirely new librarian “staff.” These include the new boss and chief investigator and adventurer, played by Rebecca Romijn, as well as familiar faces Matt Frewer (most recently of Orphan Black), John Larroquette, and returning guest stars Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin.

 
  
 
 

HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET

“Oh, Shenandoah” is the name of this penultimate episode of Aaron Sorkin’s series – and perhaps there’s a clue in that title, for those old enough to remember the wistfulness of that one-time hit song. Regardless, what we do know is happening tonight is that Will (Jeff Daniels) is jailed for refusing to reveal his news source. And his boss, he’s preparing for a fight, too…

 
  
 
 

Showtime, 9:00 p.m. ET

In this week’s episode, Rupert Friend, as Peter Quinn, takes a central role, but not necessarily because Saul and Carrie appeared to have been blown to smithereens in the cliffhanger of the most recent episode. I mention it without fear, and without posting any Spoiler Alert, because there’s no way a series would kill the two of them at the same time. Not even this series.

 
  
 
 

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m. ET

I screwed up the other day and temporarily posted this listing early. But here it is, for real this time: The crazy gang behind this inspired, freewheeling Cartoon Network stop-animation comedy sketch series is at it again, this time with an all-inclusive TV holiday special that includes everything from Mother’s Day to the traditional December celebrations. The show’s title says it all, and more: The Robot Chicken Lots of Holidays but Don’t Worry Christmas Is Still in There Too So Pull the Stick Out of Your Ass Fox News Special.
 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.