What’s On Tonight: A Shocking New Villain Shows Up On ‘Gotham’

Gotham (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) — Detective Gordon might be newly unemployed but that doesn’t stop him from hooking up with Dr. Thompkins. He’ll get his badge back in order to hunt down a man known as the Electro-cutioner. (He likes to electrocute people to death hence the obvious, played-up pun in the title of this post.) Meanwhile, things are getting real with our favorite gangstas. Fish Mooney has been saying she’s ready to make a move on Falcone for the past 12 episodes, so the fact that she’s finally making that move is pretty noteworthy. Oh, and The Penguin is as badass as always.

NBA Basketball: Bulls at Cavaliers (TNT, 7:30 p.m.) — Basketball involves tank tops, baskets and balls, that’s about all I know. If you’re into that sort of thing, tune in. If you’re not, still tune in to see if the Bulls’ mascot Benny starts macking on another guys’ girl on the kiss cam.

The Bachelor (ABC, 8:00 p.m.) — Jimmy Kimmel is guest-hosting this one so here’s hoping he brings back his “I Gave My Kids Terrible Christmas Presents” prank and “Bachelor-fys” it. Imagine, instead of taking the ladies on romantic helicopter rides and five-star dinners, Farmer Chris actually took them on dates he could afford, like a trip to Hooters or a picnic in a cow field. (No offense to Hooters. It’s a lovely establishment with great customer service.)

The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC, 8:00 p.m.) — In a tribute to the late Joan Rivers, the show airs the comedian’s posthumous guest-appearance. Hopefully she deals out some tough advice to the celebs, like how it’s inappropriate to detail a fellow contestant’s menstrual cycle (or lack thereof) in the boardroom. Sorry but I don’t need to know Vivica Fox is going through menopause. Joan might also teach her friend Geraldo Rivera that humping another man on national TV and prancing around in his tighty whities is also something people just don’t want to see.

The Originals (CW, 8:00 p.m.) — Elijah’s still experiencing some PTSD effects from his mother’s curse (i.e. he’s still losing his sh*t and killing innocent roadside diners) so obviously the best course of action is to shack him up with poor, defenseless, completely human Cami. (Well not totally defenseless, she is armed with a psych degree and we can see how well that worked with Klaus and his brand of crazy.) Meanwhile, Haley tries to negotiate a truce between the vampires and werewolves and good ol’ Finn decides to help speed up the process.

Jane the Virgin (CW, 9:00 p.m.) — There’s nothing like being stuck in an elevator with your ex-fiance after you dumped him for the father of your accidentally artificially inseminated baby. You don’t have to be a fan of this show, but if you’re not a fan of Gina Rodriguez after that Golden Globes acceptance speech she gave last weekend, you’re a terrible human being.

Sleepy Hollow (Fox, 9:00 p.m.) —  Dawn from Buffy the Vampire Slayer is making a guest appearance as the second First Lady, Abigail Adams and she’s teaming up with Katrina to hunt down bad guys. They’re like the female Holmes and Watson if Holmes and Watson had witchcraft and wore corsets.

Eye Candy (MTV, 10:00 p.m.) — God, I just hate it when I go to the spa for a facial and someone pours paint stripper all over my face. It really is the worst. Seriously though, this show gets creepier with each preview and I’m just left wondering if all of this could’ve been prevented somehow. Like maybe you just don’t date strange men you meet on the internet? Crazy, I know.

LATE NIGHT GUESTS: Jennifer Lopez and Anthony Mackie on Fallon; Danny Devito on Kimmel; Rob Lowe on Conan; Don Cheadle and Ruth Wilson on Meyers; and Jim Gaffigan guest hosts The Late Late Show.

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