Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Thursday, September 11. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
The Quest (ABC, 8 p.m.): It’s the two-hour finale event of the live-action role-playing reality show that has stolen our hearts. And because we’re in the week right before the return of fall TV—a return we’re both kind of terrified by and really looking forward to—we’re dropping in on this irregular finale, to hold on to it for a few minutes more. This summer has been kind of terrible, and we’re looking forward to putting it away. But letting go is always hard, dear readers. With bittersweet emotions we turn to the finale of The Quest, which has marked all that was golden and pure about these last fleeting months. Tonight the Paladins escape from Rana village and then crown a hero. Genevieve Valentine hopes the hero is not Christian, the villainous bro. Although really, she wishes that the show’s creators had not felt the need to edit someone into the role of villainous bro at all.
Also (depressingly) noted
(Apparently, tonight is about taking your pick between watching stuff about the 13th anniversary of 9/11, an extreme weight-loss competition, or the Baltimore Ravens. Fun.)
History Special: Rebuilding The World Trade Center (History Channel, 6 p.m.): Two-hour special on the building of New York City’s One World Trade Center, better known as the Freedom Tower, built next to the space where the fallen World Trade Center once stood. So, that will be cheerful.
The Biggest Loser: Glory Days (NBC, 8 p.m.): This is the debut of a special season of The Biggest Loser where previous contestants are returning the show to participate in dangerous weight-loss yet another time, to compete for a more terrifying goal!
Thursday Night Football (CBS, 8:25 p.m.): The Pittsburgh Steelers at the Baltimore Ravens. Awkward.
Regular coverage
Married (FX, 10 p.m.):
You’re The Worst (FX, 10:30 p.m.)
Other stuff that is on
Steven Universe (Cartoon Network, 6:30 p.m.)
The Quest (ABC, 8 p.m.)
The Honorable Woman (SundanceTV, 10 p.m.)
Garfunkel And Oates (IFC, 10 p.m.)
Satisfaction (USA, 10 p.m.)
Elsewhere in TV Club
Sonia Saraiya has something to say about romantic comedy premises sneaking their way onto television sitcoms, and she’s mad about it. So she wrote a For Our Consideration about the rise of the rom-sitcom, which is a term she made up and is somewhat proud of. But only somewhat, because come on, let’s not kid ourselves.