What To Watch: Memorable Mindys, Benched Finale, Dead-Athon And More
On TV this Tuesday: Court is adjourned for Benched Season 1, Mindy again finds herself the butt of jokes, an Undateable guy visits Ground Floor, HBO's Wire-thon wraps and more. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
Showtimes for December 30, 2014
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The Walking Dead Marathon
AMC
Through 6 am | Revisit the smash hit's first three seasons, beginning with this 18-episode salvo. (Continues Wednesday at 9 am.)
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The Wire HD Marathon
HBO Signature
Through 10 pm | HBO's hi-def, every-episode marathon winds down with Season 5. (Missed out? Read about the Blu-ray release.)
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Castle Marathon
TNT
Through 11 pm | This run of a half-dozen Season 4 episodes includes "The Blue Butterfly" and the Jennifer Beals-fronted sweeps two-parter.
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Chicago Fire
NBC
"What, ABC is repeating three episodes of its Tuesdays-at-10 drama? Hell, we can do that, too!" [Cue the first three hours of Season 3.]
Forever
ABC
Out of sight, out of mind? Not if ABC can help it. Ergo, this back-to-back-to-back rebroadcast of Episodes 3 (“Fountain of Youth”), 4 (“The Art of Murder”) and
6 (“The Frustrating Thing About Psychopaths”).
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The Mindy Project
Fox
Repeats to Revisit: First up, we meet Danny's mom, as played by Emmy winner Rhea Perlman. Then at 9:30, Mindy and Danny plunge into uncharted waters with the episode "I Slipped."
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The Kennedy Center Honors
CBS
Singer Al Green, actor/filmmaker Tom Hanks, ballerina Patricia McBride, singer-songwriter Sting and comedienne Lily Tomlin receive kudos at the 37th annual soiree.
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Benched
USA Network
First, Nina tries to help Phil win Public Defender of the Year, while Trent brings his “Little Brother” (Trophy Wife's Albert Tsai) to court. Then in the 10:30 season finale, Nina has hard choices to make after secretly reuniting with Trent; Community's Yvette Nicole Brown guest-stars. (Not yet renewed.)
Ground Floor
TBS
"Crossover" alert! When a rival (guest star Brent Morin aka Undateable's "Baby Bird") starts poaching Mansfield’s top guys, Brody expects to get his old job back; Jenny has to "break up" with Harvard so he can move on and pursue other women.
Real World: Skeletons
MTV
Wild partying and hookups cause tension between the guys and girls, while Jason’s battle with Violetta leads to the revelation of another shocking secret.
