Jane The Virgin closes at midseason with kisses and baby drama
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Monday, December 15. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
Jane The Virgin (The CW, 8 p.m.): It feels like Jane The Virgin (starring Golden Globe nominee Gina Rodriguez!) only just entered our lives, but here we are at the midseason finale, and damn a lot has happened on this show so far. This week, Petra crashes one of Jane’s doctor appointments to try to claim she has some right to the baby. Poor Petra is truly running out of options, but this move doesn’t really seem like it could go anywhere. Michael is still hung up on Jane, and his partner is all “dude, you need to move on,” and we kind of agree here at What’s On Tonight, not because we’re necessarily taking sides on the whole Team Michael vs. Team Rafael front, but because what’s important to us is what Jane wants. And right now, it seems like she really wants Rafael, even if he freaked out a bit about the virgin reveal last week. It looks like Michael might be starting to think that Rafael could be Sin Rostro? Or at least is hiding something. What’s On Tonight doesn’t really think Rafael is smart enough to be Sin Rostro (sorry), so our money is on Abuela or Rogelio’s stepdaughters or Rose. If it’s the latter, that would at least (partially) explain why she turned into the red-headed devil last week by betraying Luisa in quite possibly the worst way imaginable. Speaking of Luisa, we’re worried about her, even more so than when she was missing for so many weeks. Join Oliver Sava over in TV Club after the episode for his analysis.
Also noted
Hart Of Dixie (The CW, 8 p.m.): Hart of Dixie returns for its fourth season tonight, and Wade is completely clueless about Zoe’s flirtations. Someone from Brick’s past shows up! And George and Lavon are fighting over Lemon.
American Country Countdown Awards (Fox, 8 p.m.): What’s more important than the holiday season? Awards season of course! But the American Country Countdown Awards (ACCAs???), based entirely on album sales and radio airplay, probably rank pretty low on the roster of important awards ceremonies.
The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC, 8 p.m.): The most ridiculous Christmas-themed reality competition continues. One home in Newark, California goes so overboard with their light display that it actually incorporates live musical performances. A competing home in San Antonio has a synchronized light show, which honestly sounds a little basic compared to these other displays. Celebrate capitalism—er, Christmas—with The Great Christmas Light Fight!
TV Club Classic
Justice League Unlimited: Before checking out his Jane The Virgin review later in the night, you can get your Monday fix of Oliver Sava over in TV Club Classic as he continues his coverage of JLU.
What else is on?
Antiques Roadshow (PBS, 8 p.m.): Antiques Roadshow is not a show What’s On Tonight typically highlights—mostly because we have scarring memories of housemates forcing us to sit through a full hour of boring people looking at things when we could have been, you know, re-watching season five of The Good Wife or something. But this week’s installment is called “Junk In The Trunk 4,” and its items include Julia Child’s copper pans that she used on her TV show, so color us mildly intrigued.