What's Playing in the Media Room - October 17th

The Middle - 8:00 - ABC/CityTV - Season 4 Episode 5
Episode Title: The Hose
An angry Rita claims Frankie stole her garden hose. Meanwhile, Sue discovers her dad takes home a small salary, so she cancels her class trip to save money; and Axl provides detailed supplemental information to the sex education Brick learns in school.


Survivor: Philippines - 8:00 - CBS/Global - Season 25 Episode 5
Episode Title: Got My Swag Back
A twist in the game leads to a shift in tribe dynamics.

Thoughts from the Media Room: Sounds like a merge to me, booooo.  Let the team of two keep on playing I see.


Animal Practice - 8:00 - NBC - Season 1 Episode 5
Episode Title: Who's Afraid of Virgina Coleman?
George must heal his demanding mother's cat—or take its place as her constant companion. Meanwhile, Dorothy helps Dr. Leiter prepare for a meeting with the hospital's board of directors.

Thoughts from the Media Room: This one is losing me as each week goes by and the ratings are telling me that it might night see Episode 9.


The X-Factor - 8:00 Two Hours - FOX/CTV - Season 2 Episode 12
Episode Title: Judge's House #3
The remaining contestants visit the homes of the judges for mentoring.


Arrow - 8:00 - The CW/CTV2 - Season 1 Episode 2
Episode Title: Honor Thy Father
Laurel is targeted by the violent Chinese Triad and by ruthless mercenary China White. Meanwhile, Oliver is asked to take over his family's company.

Thoughts from the Media Room: This may be the top surprise of the new season for me, much better than I had hoped.  This pictures I've looked at for this one, fellow Comic Book Geeks will approve.


The Neighbors - 8:30 - ABC - Season 1 Episode 4
Episode Title: Bathroom Etiquette
Marty and Debbie help Larry and Jackie's kids, Dick Butkus and Reggie Jackson, get ready for their first day at school with humans. But when an antibullying tactic goes awry, the Bird-Kersees grow frustrated with their neighbors' parenting advice.

Thoughts from the Media Room: Scratch that, the fact that this thing is still on might be the biggest surprise of the fall.


Guys With Kids - 8:30/9:30 - NBC/Global - Season 1 Episode 5
Episode Title: Gary's Day Off
Gary gets some time to himself when Marny offers to watch the kids for one day, but a medical emergency jeopardizes his plans. Meanwhile, the guys help Sheila move out.


Modern Family - 9:00 - ABC/CityTV - Season 4 Episode 4
Episode Title: The Butler's Escape
Cameron starts a new job as a music teacher at Luke and Manny's school, so Mitchell takes a stab at being a stay-at-home dad. Meanwhile, Phil is beside himself when Luke says he's lost his love for magic; and Gloria develops a pregnancy-related snore that's keeping everyone awake.


Criminal Minds - 9:00 - CBS - Season 8 Episode 3
Episode Title: Through the Looking Glass
A Kansas family are murdered and another family from the state are abducted. The unit investigates to determine if there is a link between the two cases. Meanwhile, Hotch gets some surprising news from Beth.


Law and Order:SVU - 9:00 - NBC - Season 14 Episode 4
Episode Title: Acceptable Loss
The detectives try to expose a sex-trafficking ring, but they run into interference from Lt. Eames, who worries that their case is compromising her terrorism investigation. Not backing down, Benson finds a creative way to proceed.


Supernatural - 9:00 - The CW - Season 8 Episode 3
Episode Title: Heartache
Sam and Dean investigate a series of murders involving victims who each received organs from the same donor.


Suburgatory - 9:30/8:30 - ABC/CityTV - Season 2 Episode 1
Episode Title: Homecoming
In the Season 2 premiere, Tessa comes back to the suburbs after spending the summer with her grandmother in New York City, where she discovered her mother's musical talents, which she hopes to mimic in Chatswin's annual Fall Follies. Meanwhile, Lisa uses a secret about Ryan as leverage against her parents; and Noah and Dallas pull out all the stops in their competition to hire Carmen as a nanny.


Nashville - 10:00 - ABC - Season 1 Episode 2
Episode Title: I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
Teddy's run for office requires a background check, which exposes shocking family secrets. Meanwhile, Coleman discovers that Lamar is ready to battle him; Juliette makes a keen observation about Deacon; and Scarlett feels torn between Gunnar and Avery.


CSI - 10:00 - CBS/CTV - Season 13 Episode 3
Episode Title: Wild Flowers
A 14-year-old girl is shot and killed at a large rave in the desert.

Thoughts from the Media Room: 1998 called and they want this story back.


Chicago Fire - 10:00 - NBC/Global - Season 1 Episode 2
Episode Title: Mon Amour
Severide is still consumed with guilt over Andy Darden's death—and his remorse is only intensified when he learns that Darden's widow also blames him for the tragedy. Elsewhere, the team must rescue two teens trapped in a car; and Casey and Hallie try to hash out their next steps.

Thoughts from the Media Room: I almost made it 15 minutes in the pilot for this one before turning it off, I found the writing to be horrible.


American Horror Story - 10:00 - FX - Season 2 Episode 1
Episode Title: Welcome to Briarcliff
In the second-season premiere, the evils of Briarcliff Manor, a notorious insane asylum, are exposed.

Thoughts from the Media Room: The highlight of the night right here.  I've been thinking about this all day.  Of course every tv site has had stories galore all day about this so it's been hard to think about anything else today.


Other Shows Worth Mentioning:
8:00 - Homes Makes it Right - HGTV Canada
8:00 and 8:30 - American Restoration - History Channel Canada
9:00 - Ghost Hunters - SyFy
9:00 - The Houstons Remember Whitney - Life Network
9:00 - Major Crimes - SuperChannel Canada 1
9:00 - Nova - PBS
9:00 - Ice Road Truckers - History Channel Canada
9:00 - Perception - Bravo Canada
9:30 - Bachelor Canada - CityTV
9:30 - Storage Wars: Texas - AandE
10:00 - Shark Wranglers - History Channel Canada
10:00 - Couples Theropy - VH1
10:00 - Duck Dynasty - AandE
10:00 - Nova - PBS
10:00 - The Challenge - MTV
10:00 - The Soup - E!
10:00 - South Park - Comedy Central/COmedy Channel Canada
10:00 - Royal Pains - Showcase Canada
10:30 - Key and Peele - COmedy Central/Comedy Channel Canada
10:30 - Duck Dynasty - AandE


Tonight on the CBC:
9:00 - Titanic Blood and Steel


Tonight on TLC:
9:00 - My Giant Face Tumor
10:00 - Addicted


Movies Worth Mentioning:
9:00 - City Slickers - MovieTime
9:30 - The Transporter 2


A Look at Late Night:
Late Show: Repeat.
Late Late Show: Football analyst Kay Adams; reality-TV star Carson Kressley.
Kimmel: Actor Joel McHale; Joe Walsh performs.
Tonight Show: Repeat.
Late Night: Repeat.
Conan: Anthony Anderson; Alex Wagner; Ellie Goulding.


Whats Playing in My Media Room:
8:00 - The X-Factor, Survivor, Animal Practice, Arrow
8:30 - Guys With Kids
9:00 - Modern Family, Criminal Minds
9:30 -
10:00 - Nashville, CSI, American Horror Story