SUNDAY

SEPTEMBER 8

2013

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid star in this new British import, playing former childhood friends who, through social media, find each other after 60 years. According to our Eric Gould, who raves about the program in his Cold Light Reader column, it’s one of the best family dramas in years. Check local listings.

BREAKING BAD

AMC, 9:00 p.m. ET

I’ve spent hours trying to imagine this brilliant TV show’s endgame – and yet, each week, it’s served up a twist that stuns me with its originality, and with its unpredicted boldness. The videotaped “confession”? Skyler’s advice to Walt about Jesse? Jesse’s interrupted arson attempt? Stunning, stunning, stunning. If you limit yourself to one TV hour per week, this should be the show to fill that quota.

BOARDWALK EMPIRE

HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: Nucky (Steve Buscemi) is back. And if he was not exactly in a position of power last season, this time he makes some moves in that direction. He’s counseling peace, but at a price, and the price is that a negotiated cease fire among Atlantic City’s warring factions would cause his own star to rise again.

DEXTER

Showtime, 9:00 p.m. ET

We’re getting very near the end of Dexter, which means that his current pursuit of the Brain Surgeon may be the last time he hunts down a serial-killer quarry. Meanwhile, what does the end of this series mean for Dexter’s sister Deb, and for his current fatal-attractive squeeze, Hannah? Only time will tell, but it’s almost time.

THE NEWSROOM

HBO, 10:00 p.m. ET

After the best episode in this series’ two-season history, The Newsroom returns, after a holiday week off, to pick up where it left off – with Jeff Daniels’ Will McAvoy and his staff trying to reclaim the trust and reputation they enjoyed before faltering on-air. Jane Fonda, playing the news channel’s owner, ended that episode by screaming, “Get it back!” And tonight, they start to do just that, as Election Night 2012 arrives. For my review of the most recent episode, see Bianculli's Blog.

RAY DONOVAN

Showtime, 10:00 p.m. ET

In the most recent episode, Jon Voight as Ray’s father, and James Woods as the man Ray hired to kill Ray’s father, each took a life, suddenly and unexpectedly. And tonight, they end up in the same place, at the same time. Whatever happens, I’m betting on Ray’s dad.

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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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