The Bachelor tries to prove that 19th time is the charm
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Monday, January 5. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
The Bachelor (ABC, 8 p.m.): Iowa farmer Chris Soules claims his biggest goal in life right now is to find a wife. And apparently Tinder wasn’t working out in those rural Iowan farmlands, so Soules has traded in swiping right for handing off roses, as he embarks on the oozy journey of The Bachelor season 19. Nineteen seasons. Nineteen seasons of fabricated, juiced-up drama and competing for “love.” Tonight, eight of the 30 competing women will be eliminated by the end of the night, and Soules will receive a surprise of some sort. Nineteen seasons.
Also noted
Sleepy Hollow (Fox, 9 p.m.): In the dark aftermath of the showdown with Moloch, Abbie and Ichabod meet an angel who might be able to help. We’re just happy for Abbie and Ichabod to be back on our screens after many Mondays of darkness and holiday specials.
Regular coverage
Gotham (Fox, 8 p.m.)
Elsewhere in TV Club
TV Club did not initially cover Jane The Virgin when it first began, but it stole our hearts so quickly that we soon added it to the weekly rotation. Today, Oliver Sava begins his Jane The Virgin rewind, revisiting the chapters that aired before he began covering the show. The A.V. Club also looks ahead to 2015 in this Inventory about the year’s most anticipated entertainments, which includes the second season of Broad City and the final season of Parks And Recreation. And in honor of Friends being added to Netflix, check out the latest 5 To Watch, in which five writers tell you which five episodes should be at the top of your rewatch list. Finally, Noel Murray makes the case for “mid-reputable” television, in his For Our Consideration on the TV landscape that exists between trash and prestige.