Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Tuesday, March 4. All times are Eastern.
TOP PICK
Trophy Wife (ABC, 9:30 p.m.): And so it was said that on the fourth day of March that a savior would rise to deliver television from a post-Olympics, post-Oscars lull, and that savior would be BERT! And so we mark the occasion of his birthday (or BERT! Day, if you will) with much rejoicing and laughter and a round of “For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow”—for even BERT! isn’t a worthy enough cause to refill the coffers of those greedy spinsters Mildred and Patty Hill. Not on Brandon Nowalk’s watch.
ALSO NOTED
Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC, 8 p.m.): Telling Bill Pullman From Bill Paxton, part 298 in a continuing series: Bill Pullman once traveled the galaxy in a flying RV, accompanied by a shaggy companion named Barf. Tonight, Bill Paxton can be seen consorting with the crew of a flying “Bus” on this shaggy little show that now makes Oliver Sava want to barf less than it did a few months ago.
The Originals (The CW, 8 p.m.): As long as we’re settling back into the Tuesday-night routine (which is due for another disruption when April rolls around and works through the last few midseason replacements), here’s another reminder that Rowan Kaiser’s Originals reviews may not be part of that routine for much longer. Tell your friends, shoot some URLs around—maybe see if BERT! can be of some assistance.
Cougar Town (TBS, 10 p.m.): We’re going to continue featuring this show here, too, just to make sure that you know Les Chappell is still reviewing it. Until Cougar Town muse Tom Petty takes up the cause, that is—at that point, we’ll know our work here is done.
REGULAR COVERAGE
Glee (Fox, 8 p.m.)
Supernatural (The CW, 9 p.m.)
New Girl (Fox, 9 p.m.)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox, 9:30 p.m.)
Person Of Interest (CBS, 10 p.m.)
Kroll Show (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.)
Justified (FX, 10 p.m.)