Family Guy celebrates 200 episodes (and an exponentially higher number of pop-culture references)
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Sunday, November 11. All times are Eastern.
TOP PICK
Family Guy (Fox, 9 p.m.): On an occasion that probably calls for shoutouts to the other members of the less-exclusive-for-animated-series “200 episode club,” Seth MacFarlane’s flagship cartoon celebrates a TV milestone by going back in time—and back and back and back and back again, until the joke stops being funny, and then doubles back on itself and becomes funny all over again. This is worse than that time that Sonia Saraiya wished that the backward scene from Top Secret! lasted for a whole 22 minutes!
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Once Upon A Time (ABC, 8 p.m.): Oh, sure, someone is brutally murdered during a full moon, and everyone suspects the woman who can transform into a wolf. Oliver Sava saw the progress America made this past Election Day, but he thinks this type of profiling is proof the country still has a long way to go.
The Simpsons (Fox, 8 p.m.): When he died this past August, Marvin Hamlisch left behind the distinction of being America’s only EGOTP & GGGG (that’s an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony with a Pulitzer Prize plus a pair of Golden Globes) as well as a vocal cameo in this episode of The Simpsons. Robert David Sullivan always assumed Hamlisch just spoke through his piano.
Bob’s Burgers (Fox, 8:30 p.m.): Turns out Bob’s actually pretty handy in the kitchen—hence all the hoity-toity ingredients in his burgers of the day. This week, those skills are enlisted by the captain of a docked cruise ship, a destination Rowan Kaiser wouldn’t mind visiting.
Revenge (ABC, 9 p.m.): Emily’s being run through a background check, which will really mess up that whole “Getting revenge on the Graysons for what they did to her family” plan. Carrie Raisler’s just surprised to learn our heroine has such a great credit score.
The Walking Dead (AMC, 9 p.m.): Having pulled himself back together following last week’s gut-wrenching twists, Zack Handlen steels himself to face down another hour of The Walking Dead—much like the protagonists of The Walking Dead.