AMC, 10:00 a.m. ET
The second half of Season 3 begins tomorrow night on AMC – and as a lengthy, gory, emotional prelude, AMC precedes it with a two-day marathon presenting all episodes from the beginning of Season 2. The action begins this morning, as Rick (Andrew Lincoln) leads his ragtag gang of survivors out of Atlanta and onto the open road. In their future, which is now the show’s familiar, impressive past: a farm and a prison. And as a bonus, enjoy this
Video Worth Watching timely treat: an animated sampling of the Robert Kirkman graphic novel that inspired the series.
TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET
Here’s a trio worth watching any time, and all three of them are mavericks: Star Marlon Brando, writer John Steinbeck and director Elia Kazan, all teaming up for the same 1952 film version of the 1911 Mexican revolution.
CBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
Last year, Whitney Houston died one day before the Grammy Awards were scheduled to be televised – and backstage, producers and performers scrambled to react, eventually concocting a tribute led by Jennifer Hudson (pictured) singing “I Will Always Love You.” This one-hour special, a teaser to tomorrow night’s Grammys, goes behind the scenes of last year’s hugely popular Grammy telecast, with participants interviewed about the chronology and impact of the last-minute revamp.
BBC America, 9:00 p.m. ET
Emma Rigby guest stars in this new episode as Lucy, a confident prostitute who applies for a job at Long Susan’s whorehouse – only to be turned away, and out on the streets, where things are a lot more dangerous. Seeking asylum, in her case, may indeed lead to an asylum.
NBC, 11:29 p.m. ET
Justin Bieber is both the guest host and musical guest tonight. He’s been on SNL before, but this is his first time doing double duty. Whether that makes the prospects for this show twice as good, or twice as bad, depends upon whether you’re susceptible to Bieber fever.