WEDNESDAY

MAY 7

2014

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

ABC, 9:00 p.m. ET

Among the stories in tonight’s episode are a squabble about the value of hand-me-down children’s clothing, and an attempt to cash in on the value of an old comic book – in particular, The Amazing Spider-Man #3, a vintage issue from the Sixties. Which reminds me: Somewhere out there is a guy named Randy Silverman, a former Florida resident and Nova High School graduate, to whom I sold my entire collection of Marvel Comics – a complete collection, at the time I sold it to him in seventh grade in 1967, for $75. My comics stash, at the time, included mint or near-mint copies of the first issues of The Fantastic Four and X-Men, and even the #15 issue of Amazing Fantasy, which introduced Spider-Man in 1962 just before he got his own comic. A copy of that Amazing Fantasy issue alone sold three years ago for $1.1 million. Randy, if you read this, I hope you’re happy. And wealthy.

NOVA: WHY SHARKS ATTACK

PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET

Three or so decades ago, Nova and Disney and the National Geographic specials pretty much had this undersea territory all to themselves, until Discovery Channel discovered the submerged gold mine that was “Shark Week” and changed the nature TV landscape. Tonight, Nova attempts to reclaim some former territory by visiting some familiar territory. Among tonight’s stories: an increase in reported shark attacks off the shores of Cape Cod, the place where Steven Spielberg filmed Jaws back in the Seventies. Why are sharks so mad all of a sudden, and in that specific location? Maybe, after all these years, they’ve finally seen the Jaws sequels. But that’s just my theory. The experts interviewed in tonight’s documentary have some others. Check local listings.

NASHVILLE

ABC, 10:00 p.m. ET

In tonight’s new episode, Rayna (Connie Britton) learns that Luke was injured while on tour in Afghanistan – a victim of a detonated IED – and organizes a benefit concert at Fort Campbell. Among the guest stars making an appearance: First Lady Michelle Obama.

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

CBS, 10:00 p.m. ET

SEASON FINALE: Tonight’s new episode says goodbye to one veteran cast member (Paul Guilfoyle, who plays Captain Brass), while saying hello to a guest star who might be returning next season in a recurring role: Treat Williams, playing a former investigator turned security guard, whose approach and knowledge regarding a CSI cold case impresses Ted Danson’s D.B. Russell.

THE AMERICANS

FX, 10:00 p.m. ET

We’re getting near the end of this harrowing season, and the questions are only increasing as the episodes wind down. One question: How many more disguises will Elizabeth and Phillip adopt before the season is out? And will neighbor Stan (Noah Emmerich) unknowingly reveal valuable information to his latest inquisitor? That would be Elizabeth and Phillip’s son Henry, who thinks Stan’s job is interesting enough to conduct an interview for a school assignment.

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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.

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