Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Monday, February 10. All times are Eastern.
TOP PICK
Regular Show (Cartoon Network, 7:30 p.m.): We don't always call out Regular Show—despite its charm, it's also a show quite content to work within its boundaries to produce something stable yet entertaining. But the show has been on a remarkable hot streak—earning As for almost half of the season. This week, in "The Postcard," High Five Ghost takes center-stage as he attempts to reconnect with a girl from his past. And we are big fans of High Five Ghost, the sweet, armless, non-corporeal guy! We hope he finds someone to love him tonight. But if he doesn't, Alasdair Wilkins will be there for him, don't worry.
ALSO NOTED
The 2014 Winter Olympics (NBC, 8 p.m.): It's only been three days, but we are deep in the grip of an ice-dancing addiction that will never release its terrible hold. But alas, the horrors! NBC is not showing any figure skating tonight. Our methadone tonight will have to be women's super-combined alpine skiing, which sounds rather difficult. Also running tonight: Men's freestyle skiing, moguls division; and the 1500-meter short-track men's competition for speed skating. No curling or skating? Kevin McFarland says THANKS, PUTIN.
The Following (Fox, 9 p.m.): TV Guide informs us that in tonight's episode, "Family Affair," Emma "gets closer" to evil killer twins Mark and Luke, which can only mean one thing: THEY HAVE SEX THEY HAVE SEX THEY HAVE SEX THAVE SETX (froths at mouth). David Sims blames the idiot who introduced the phrase “menage a trois” to the lexicon of whatever American frat boy is writing this show.
Independent Lens (PBS, 10 p.m.): In “Spies Of Mississippi,” Independent Lens investigates the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission, a surveillance program developed by the state in the late ‘50s to enforce segregation on the state's population. The agency notoriously has censored most of its activity, even after their papers were unsealed by a federal judge in 1998. Available evidence indicates that the commission collected information on 87,000 citizens and was complicit in the killings of three murders in Philadelphia, Missouri. Tonight's show will include interviews with several civil rights activists from the era and former Mississippi Governor William Winter, who took office shortly after the commission closed.
Rick And Morty (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): And even though this new show is taking a hiatus to steer clear of the Olympics, we’re going back to review the three episodes we missed at the beginning of the season. Tonight, Zack Handlen brings you the pilot.
REGULAR COVERAGE
Adventure Time (Cartoon Network, 7 p.m.)
Almost Human (Fox, 8 p.m.)
Switched At Birth (ABC Family, 8 p.m.)
Teen Wolf (MTV, 10 p.m.)
ALSO ON TV CLUB
Phil Dyess-Nugent takes a look back at 1974's Kolchak: The Night Stalker, a supernatural procedural that inspired Chris Carter to create The X-Files, for our feature One-Season Wonders, Weirdos, And Wannabes. Anchored by Darren McGavin's portrayal of Carl Kolchak, a hardened reporter turned reluctant hero, The Night Stalker ventured into the unpredictable waters of televisual horror, with brilliant, if weird, results. Vampires, zombies, alchemists, and Jack the Ripper roam the streets of Chicago for 20 episodes—which, this winter, sounds just about right.