Thomas Attila Lewis

The must-watch scripted show of the night is "Men of a Certain Age" on TNT at 10pm. The Hollywood Reporter has a great write-up of some hints for these final episodes provided by Mike Royce, Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Brittany Curran. Be forewarned that there's a couple (very minor) spoilers in the piece but you should still read it and, of course, watch tonight.

Comedy Central had no sports themed shows until a couple months ago and now it has no sports themed shows again. There was a show to keep, we'll tell you which one. --- Jake Gyllenhaal will guest on the season premiere of "Man vs. Wild" aka Brokeback Mountain II. --- More news + the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan.

The Critics' Choice TV awards were held today? Predictable and boring were the results. --- Other "critics" are up-in-arms about last night's "The Killing" finale on AMC but if they had done a bit of research and had open minds, they'd see there's nothing to be upset about. --- Some great late night TV is on tonight, paticularly "Chelsea Lately" and Jimmy Fallon's show.

While there will be the stellar finales of "Game of Thrones" and "The Killing" on Sunday, Saturday leaves much to be desired in terms of TV options so we have a bunch of suggested podcasts. --- Need a Father's Day gift? Give him Henry Winkler's new book - it's a great read. --- Congrats to Danny DeVito on his Icon Award! --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan.

Check out our summary of the "Louie" premiere - video coming soon. --- More "Men of a Certain Age" audio. --- Not much on TV tonight until late night ("Chelsea Lately," "Childrens Hospital"), hope you've got Netflix and/or DVR waiting for you. --- The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan and more.

Marc Maron's podcast, "WTF with Marc Maron," has become a hugely influential juggernaut that is breaking it's way into broadcast radio and maybe even television. We interview Marc Maron who has brought his many talents (stand-up comedian, writer, interviewer, TV host, broadcaster, musician, cat wrangler) to bear to create the most consistently interesting hour of audio to your ears twice a week from Los Angeles for the last 2 years.

We've got a new edition of the Channel Zero podcast up for you featuring our full interview with "Men of a Certain Age" co-creator and showrunner Mike Royce. "Men of a Certain Age" is the must-watch show of the night with some great performances you won't want to miss. --- Also check out The Hollywood Reporter's video panel of comedic actresses.

Lisa Lampanelli performs tonight at the Pechanga Resort in Temecula and tomorrow at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills - both an easy drive for LA denizens and a great opportunity to catch the provocative humor of the "Queen of Mean" who was anything but to us during our interview.

USA launches its summer season with "White Collar" and "Covert Affairs" tonight (see our vids with cast members). --- The cast of ABC's "Modern Family" is on "Inside the Actors Studio" tonight. --- Tons of news tidbits and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan are in the full post.

The TV awards season has launched with the BTJA nominations announced today. --- Conan has recruited comedian Jimmy Pardo to create backstage vids with "Conan" guests, they look great! --- We've got a new Channel Zero podcast for you along with the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan.

Rob Corddry's "Childrens Hospital" returns to Adult Swim tonight at midnight - it's on the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight. --- The Hollywood Reporter has a fantastic profile on Chelsea Handler and the various shows she's creating. --- Jane Lynch will host the Emmys, unfortunately.

We finally spoke with Mike Royce, co-creator and showrunner of TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" which will have its mid-season premiere tonight at 10pm and it's a must-watch. Mike Royce is the guy that makes sure this show happens - from the writing room to what happens when they shoot a scene of this great show. Please check out our discussion and watch the show tonight.