Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Thursday, November 15. All times are Eastern.
TOP PICK
Glee (Fox, 9 p.m.): Remember when Mr. Schuester got in big trouble for staging The Rocky Horror Show as McKinley’s High’s fall musical? Glee certainly doesn’t, as this year it’s tackling a production that, while not as transgressively frank(-N-Furter) as Rocky Horror, still produced a movie version where the moral of the story is “With patience and the American Apparel Disco Pant, you too can fuck in the back of John Travolta’s flying car.” So that ought to get the Lima Morality Police into a twist. Or something along those lines should—it’s hard to pin down Grease’s message, just like Glee’s, and a hybrid of these two musicals will have a four-speed on the floor and Brandon Nowalk waiting at the door for “Glease”’d Lightning.
REGULAR COVERAGE
Last Resort (ABC, 8 p.m.): The nuclear launch keys have been misplaced—which indicates a last-ditch effort to save Last Resort via the Up All Night method. At least Scott Von Doviak knows that Andre Braugher can play to a live audience.
The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 8 p.m.): Howard and Raj investigate Sheldon’s mysterious, regular afternoon disappearances, and this just might be the week where our “Sheldon converted several units in the apartment building into a Murder Condo” theory is substantiated. Prove us wrong, Oliver Sava!
The Vampire Diaries (The CW, 8 p.m.): Hallucination is one of the side effects of vampirism (along with chronic dry mouth—who’d’ve thought?), which Elena would’ve known if she paid attention to the disclaimers in ads for the nocturnal, neck-biting lifestyle. If you’re experiencing similar symptoms, ask your doctor to refer you to Carrie Raisler.
30 Rock (NBC, 8 p.m.): A caricature of Jack is the villain in Tracy’s latest movie, news that Jack takes about as well as you can expect him to take it. If you look closely, you can spot Pilot Viruet playing one of the kids throwing their shoes at Tracy in Honky Grandma Be Trippin’.
Up All Night (NBC, 8:30 p.m.): The show goes on hiatus for further retooling in December, but we’re giving it an early break and pulling Up All Night from regular-review rotation after this week. Margaret Eby takes the Brinkleys to a mountain resort to break the news—and to get away from the din of set reconstruction.