1) “Miss Scarlett” (shown here), 8 p.m., PBS. Last week, Eliza (a detective) argued with the chief inspector (who dislikes detectives). Still, they solved a case. Now he has a job for her, but not what she expects. In a smartly written hour, she manages to wedge into another case. Read more…
1) Football, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN2. It’s the national championship game, with two frequent champs. In the past 95 years, Notre Dame has won the title 11 times, Ohio State (shown here) 8; only Alabama (14) and Southern Cal (9) compare. Each team had three playoff wins, two of them upsets, to get here. Read more…
In the transient TV world, “Murdoch Mysteries” (shown here) seems almost eternal.
The show is quiet, clean, Canadian. People rob and kill, but they rarely are impolite or unkempt.
And now it reaches a landmark: Its 300th episode is at 8 p.m. ET Monday (Jan. 20) on the Ovation channel, with earlier ones streaming on Acorn, Amazon, Hulu and more.
Yes, 300. That ‘s seven more than “Blue Bloods” or “Beverly Hills, 90210,” 25 more than “Cheers,” 36 more than “Frasier” or “Murder, She Wrote.” Read more…
