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Must See HDTV (April 16th - 22nd)

Richard Lawler
Senior News Editor
Updated ·4 min read

Eureka
One of the better sci-fi shows of late begins its final season on Syfy tonight as we take our final trip back to Global Dynamics' favorite research facility. We'll try not to let knowing it's all coming to an end soon dampen our enjoyment.
(April 16th, Syfy, 9PM)

Parks & Recreation
Originally conceived as a spin-off of The Office, Parks & Recreation had a rough start but has now surpassed the originator of its mockumentary style. It comes back form a brief midseason break this week, and not a moment too soon. All we're saying is, if Aziz ansari really did work in a small-town Indiana parks & rec, we'd get in on the ground floor of any new startup he founded.
(April 19th, 9:30PM, NBC)

Frozen Planet
The Discovery / BBC quest to the actual ends of the Earth wraps up this week with a final, and somewhat controversial, episode focusing on climate change. It's probably impossible to top Planet earth, but what we've seen of this nature documentary has put it above the recent Life series on our lists. Of course, another option is to snag the David Attenborough-narrated BBC version this week instead. Your choice.
(April 22nd, 8PM, Discovery -- $34.99 on Amazon)

Blu-ray & Games

  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

  • Frozen Planet

  • Shame

  • Treme (S2)

  • The Divide

  • The Witcher 2 (Xbox 360)

  • The House of the Dead 4 (PS3)

  • Trials Evolution (Xbox 360)

Monday

  • Eureka (season premiere), Syfy, 9PM

  • Lost Girl (season premiere), Syfy, 10PM

  • Twins/Yankees, ESPN, 7PM

  • 76ers/Magic, NBA TV, 7PM

  • Bruins/Capitals Game 3, NBC Sports Network, 7:30PM

  • Blues/Sharks Game 3, NBC Sports Network, 10PM

  • Thunder/Clippers, NBA TV, 10:30PM

  • Rangers/Senators Game 3, CNBC, 7:30PM

  • How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 8PM

  • Bones, Fox, 8PM

  • The Voice, NBC, 8PM

  • Dancing With The Stars, ABC, 8PM

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager, ABC Family, 8PM

  • Gossip Girl, CW, 8PM

  • 2 Broke Girls, CBS, 8:30PM

  • Two And A Half Men, CBS, 9PM

  • House, Fox, 9PM

  • Two and A Half Men, CBS, 9PM

  • WWE Raw, USA, 9PM

  • American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior, Discovery, 9PM

  • Make It or Break It, ABC Family, 9PM

  • Mike & Molly, CBS, 9:30PM

  • Jesse James: Outlaw Garage, Discovery, 10PM

  • Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, MTV, 10PM

  • Castle, ABC, 10PM

  • Smash, NBC, 10PM

Tuesday

  • Ringer (season finale), CW, 9PM

  • American Icon (season finale), Velocity, 9PM

  • Raising Hope (season finale), Fox, 9:30PM

  • Celtics/Knicks, TNT, 8PM

  • Glee, Fox, 8PM

  • Last Man Standing, ABC, 8PM

  • WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM

  • NCIS, CBS, 8PM

  • Cougar Town, ABC, 8:30PM

  • Dancing with the Stars, ABC, 9PM

  • Deadliest Catch, Discovery, 9PM

  • New Girl, Fox, 9PM

  • The Voice, NBC, 9PM

  • Doomsday Preppers, National Geographic, 9PM

  • Dream Machines, Syfy, 10PM

  • Private Practice, ABC, 10PM

  • Top Shot, History, 10PM

  • Chasing Classic Cars, Velocity, 10PM

Wednesday

  • Sons of Guns (season finale), Discovery, 9PM

  • Monster Man (season finale), Syfy, 10PM

  • Survivor, CBS, 8PM

  • American Idol, Fox, 8PM

  • Betty White's Off Their Rockers, NBC, 8PM

  • Best Friends Forever, NBC, 8:30PM

  • Suburgatory, ABC, 8:30PM

  • Modern Family, ABC, 9PM

  • Car Warriors, Speed, 9PM

  • Rock Center with Brian Williams, NBC, 9PM

  • Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23, ABC, 9:30PM

  • Whitechapel BBC America, 10PM

  • Revenge, ABC, 10PM

  • Law & Order: SVU, NBC, 10PM

  • America's Best Dance Crew, MTV, 10PM

  • South Park, Comedy Central, 10PM

  • Ugly Americans, Comedy Central, 10:30

Thursday

  • Bulls/Heat, TNT, 8PM

  • Clippers/Suns, TNT, 10:30PM

  • Parks & Recreation (spring premiere), NBC, 9:30PM

  • Cafe Racer (season premiere), Velocity, 8 & 8:30PM

  • Great American Manhunt (season premiere), NGC, 9PM

  • Community, NBC, 8PM

  • Missing, ABC, 8PM

  • American Idol, Fox, 8PM

  • 30 Rock, NBC, 8:30PM

  • Rules of Engagement, CBS, 8:30PM

  • Touch, Fox, 9PM

  • The Office, NBC, 9PM

  • Impact Wrestling, Spike TV, 9PM

  • Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 9PM

  • Scandal, ABC, 10PM

  • Awake, NBC, 10PM

  • MMA Junkie Live!, Spike TV, 11PM

Friday

  • The Ricky Gervais Show (season premiere), HBO, 9PM

  • Shark Tank, ABC, 8PM

  • The Finder, Fox, 8PM

  • WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM

  • Bucks/Pistons, ESPN, 8PM

  • CSI: NY, CBS, 9PM

  • Grimm, NBC, 9PM

  • Fringe, Fox, 9PM

  • Fairly Legal, USA, 9PM

  • In Plain Sight, USA, 10PM

  • The Ultimate Fighter, FX, 10PM

  • Magic City, Starz, 10PM

  • Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 10PM

Saturday

  • The Franchise (special presentation), Showtime, 9PM

  • Alien Tornado (special presentation), Syfy, 9PM

  • UFC 145 on FX prelims, FX, 8PM

  • Escape Routes, NBC, 8PM

  • Suns/Spurs, ESPN, 9PM

  • The Firm, NBC, 9PM

  • 24/7: Mayweather/Cotto, HBO, 10PM

  • Paul F. Tompkins: Laboring Under Delusions, Comedy Central, 11PM

Sunday

  • Veep (series premiere), HBO, 10PM

  • Frozen Planet (season finale), Discovery, 8PM

  • Firelight (special presentation), ABC, 9PM

  • Bahrain GP, Speed, 8AM

  • NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ Kansas City, Fox, 12:30PM

  • Fox's 25th Anniversary Special, Fox, 8PM

  • Red Sox/Yankees Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN, 8PM

  • 60 Minutes, CBS, 7PM

  • The Amazing Race, CBS, 8PM

  • Once Upon A Time, ABC, 8PM

  • Harry's Law, NBC, 8PM

  • Game of Thrones, HBO, 9PM

  • The Killing, AMC, 9PM

  • The Apprentice, NBC, 9PM

  • Mythbusters, Discovery, 9PM

  • Nurse Jackie, Showtime, 9PM

  • The Big C, Showtime, 9:30PM

  • The Borgias, Showtime, 10PM

  • Mad Men, AMC, 10PM

  • Breakout Kings, A&E, 10PM

  • NYC 22, CBS, 10PM

  • Girls, HBO, 10:30PM