I can imagine the tabloid headline now: “Headless Horseman Found in Topless Bar.” Actually, that’s not quite an accurate assessment of tonight’s plot – but it does involve a seductive demon sent to cause trouble by seducing victims, in bars and elsewhere. Can you say succubus, boys and girls? And if you can, should you?

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JANE THE VIRGIN By David Bianculli

In tonight’s episode, Jane (Gina Rodriguez) defies maternal advice and moves in with her fiancé (Brett Dier). But I wouldn’t expect that to last for long, because it removes too many other romantic, and especially comedic, possibilities.

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CASTLE By David Bianculli

The long-awaited wedding on this show will have to wait until next week – but this week, Castle (Nathan Fillion) imagines what his life would be like had he never met Beckett (Stana Katic). For one thing, he’d never be able to act in TV’s latest It’s a Wonderful Life ripoff.

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THE BLACKLIST By David Bianculli

MIDSEASON FINALE: Tonight’s episode, in which Alan Alda returns as Red’s nemesis Fitch, is the final Blacklist of 2014. But don’t worry – it’ll return soon enough in 2015, after NBC’s telecast of the Super Bowl.

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THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART By David Bianculli

Two words: Bruce Springsteen.

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WHAT I LEARNED FROM MY OWN ART EXHIBIT...AND OTHER THINGS By David Bianculli

A lot of people, including some of you loyal readers, supported me as I prepared for my Apexart art exhibit. Now it’s time to say thanks – and also to reveal what, to my surprise, I learned in the process…

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FACE THE NATION By David Bianculli

Today, Face the Nation is celebrating its TV anniversary, and it’s even more than a golden one. The CBS public affairs program premiered in 1954, 60 years ago, with a program featuring Sen. Joe McCarthy, about to be censured by the Senate for his abusive Communist witch-hunt tactics. The guests for today’s anniversary show are much more venerable: former President George W. Bush, and current President Barack Obama. And the host, of course, is Bob Schieffer, who’s been moderatin

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THE SIMPSONS By David Bianculli

Already this season, Fox has given us a crossover episode of The Simpsons and The Family Guy, which ended up being the funniest Family Guy in years. Tonight, it presents another, even more incestuous crossover: a Simpsons episode featuring characters from Matt Groening’s other animated series, the recently cancelled Futurama. I’ll be watching – and I know Chris Spurgeon will, too. He was the original webmaster of this site when it launched, and was, and I’m sure remains,

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THE GOOD WIFE By David Bianculli

Last week’s episode introduced David Hyde Pierce to the cast, and tonight’s episode makes room for another familiar recurring player, Michael J. Fox. How wonderful is this show? As good as its cast – and on TV right now, there is none better. And the ending to last week’s show? Another stunner, on a show that delivers them with confident regularity.

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THE WALKING DEAD By David Bianculli

Very cleverly, this series has benefited this season from branched-off episodes – plots and characters that are isolated from the main narrative, yet not unrelated, or uninvolving on their own. Last week’s episode exemplified that, with a gripping hour picking up on the story of Beth (Emily Kinney), who woke up in a hospital unaware of her surroundings or condition – just like Rick in the series premiere. And after a harrowing hour (including a tense and harrowing scene involvi

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