Bill Harris’ TV must-sees for the week of Sept. 29:
1 Breaking Bad
Series finale: The twisting and turning story of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) finally comes to a close. Finales often disappoint, but if any show possibly can live up to its own hype, maybe this one can.
When: Sunday on AMC
2 Super Fun Night
Series debut: Rebel Wilson, Lauren Ash and Liza Lapira are three nerdy girls who have enjoyed exclusively each other’s company for a long time. But now the outside world is calling. Are they ready?
When: Wednesday on ABC, City
3 Masters of Sex
Series debut: Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan play real-life sex-study pioneers William Masters and Virginia Johnson, who first must convince cohorts in the 1950s that their research even is worthwhile.
When: Sunday on TMN, MC
4 The Millers
Series debut: Will Arnett (Arrested Development, Running Wilde, Up All Night) gives it another try in the sitcom genre, this time with his parents being played by Margo Martindale and Beau Bridges.
When: Thursday on CBS, Global
5 Homeland
Third-season debut: Following the shocking events that occurred at the end of season two, it’s obviously a new game for Carrie (Claire Danes), Brody (Damian Lewis) and Saul (Mandy Patinkin).
When: Sunday on Super Channel
6 Ironside
Series debut: Borrowing the name and the wheelchair from the original show but not much else, Blair Underwood is the title character, whose spinal injury hasn’t slowed him down literally or figuratively.
When: Wednesday on NBC, Global
7 Scandal
Third-season debut: The world now knows that Olivia (Kerry Washington) is the president’s mistress. And as I recall, the world usually reacts quite calmly to such things (see: Lewinsky, Monica).
When: Thursday on ABC, City
8 Murdoch Mysteries
Seventh-season debut: Set in the early 1900s, Detective Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) and his team find themselves aboard a steamship for its maiden voyage. Hope things don’t go, um, overboard.
When: Monday on CBC
9 Hello Ladies
Series debut: A gawky, 6-foot-7 Englishman – longtime Ricky Gervais collaborator Stephen Merchant, essentially playing himself, I guess – endeavors to infiltrate the beautiful-people scene in Los Angeles.
When: Sunday on HBO Canada
10 Revenge
Third-season debut: Okay, does anyone have a non-confusing explanation why Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp) still was in the Hamptons for season two? Cast and creators promise a clearer story.
When: Sunday on ABC, City