News

TV Guide reports that Gina Gershon has booked a guest role on Elementary. She'll play a socialite Joan is determined to prove is running a drug cartel.

BBC America has ordered a third season of Orphan Black. The ten episode season will air in the spring of 2015. I think the proper reaction is:

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Meanwhile, BBC America announced a new original drama. Based on Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Stories novels, the series is set in the lands that will eventually become England during the time that it was being raided by vikings. The story focuses on a Saxon who was kidnapped and raised by Vikings, leading to him feeling with divided loyalties.

Stevie Nicks has joined the upcoming season of The Voice as a mentor. She'll be advising Adam Levine's team.

Sherlock creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat inserted a secret message into the U.S. credits, putting out the name of a classic Doctor Who villain.

The producers of the upcoming period drama Manhattan (which stars John Benjamin Hickey) say that while the series starts about building the atomic bomb, it can continue past that. "Los Alamos was already really fraught with families and military in this bubble in the middle of nowhere and it became more interesting after the bombs were dropped."

The cast of Manhattan.

Lifetime has ordered a pilot for a series that would be based on Jean M. Auel's Clan of the Cave Bear novels.

MTV got some good sampling for the debut of Finding Carter. The original drama held on to Catfish's audience, which shows some strong sampling.

A common expectation after the U.S. was eliminated from the World Cup said that American viewers would lose interest once the home team wasn't there to cheer. However, the Brazil versus Germany game drew a strong 6.6 million viewers.

Listings

Kidnapped for Christ (Showtime) 7:30 PM ET

This documentary from evangelical director Kate Logan was meant to be a positive story about a therapeutic boarding school for challenged youth. However, Logan ends up finding an oppressive, brainwashing environment where the attendees were frequently kidnapped. The kids profiled include an honor student from Colorado sent to the center after coming out.

Defiance (Syfy) 8:00 PM ET

With Datak free, the delicate peace of Defiance is already fragile. Now, Nolan is investigating an attack in the badlands that quickly turns out to have the potential to upset those delicate politics. Clearly, Nolan has the worst job in town.

"What? No, with the nonsense I deal with in this town, this is me pouring myself a cocktail."

Hollywood Game Night (NBC) 8:00 PM ET

Tonight's games features Martha Stewart and Margaret Cho, which sounds just epic. Also playing are Matthew Morrison, Mena Suvari, Curtis Stone and Scott Wolf.

Big Brother (CBS) 8:00 PM ET

There will be drama now that Devin has put Zach up for eviction. Big drama if what I've read of the live feeds is correct (and if it get edited properly).

Welcome to Sweden (NBC) 9:00 PM ET

NBC's newest comedy is a fish-out of water tale about a man (Greg Poehler, real life brother of Amy Poehler, who makes a guest appearance in this episode) who moves with his wife to her native Sweden, which turns out to be a big adjustment.

Mythbusters (Discovery) 9:00 PM ET

Discovery's mix of pop culture and the scientific method returns with new episodes and tests of explosive legends, like the idea that a live grenade can be defused by shooting it midair.

Dominion (Syfy) 9:00 PM ET

In case you haven't heard, last week Dominion outed one of Alex's colleagues, (Jonathan Howard's Ethan) as gay. Let's hope Dominion has good plans for him. Tonight, however, it's time for an archangel family meeting, where both Gabriel and Michael will both attend and, presumably, fight over who gets to read the minutes from the last family meeting.

Working the Engels (NBC) 9:30 PM ET

Comedy powerhouse Andrea Martin returns to TV with this show about a family that has to dig their way out of a mountain of debt after their patriarch dies. With only his law firm left, they try to rebuild the family business, even if only one of them is qualified to practice law. Sounds like Suits gone wacky, which I didn't know I wanted until they mentioned Andrea Martin.

The Carbonaro Effect (TruTV) 10:00 PM ET

Oh. My. This week Michael makes pet store customers squirm by pretending to crack the bones of a baby bunny like a chiropractor.

Comedy Bang! Bang! (IFC) 10:30 PM ET

For Comedy Bang! Bang! season finale, we add time travel to the show as Scott goes back in time to try to help Reggie's dad not miss on his big chance.

What will you be watching tonight? Please share in the comments!

Tomorrow's Preview

General Hospital (ABC) Check local listings

There's some gay drama tomorrow as Felix and Brad fight about Lucas.

The Young and the Restless (CBS) Check local listings

Unless the schedule has been thrown off, Robert Gant should be appearing on tomorrow's show.