SMASH
NBC, 9:00 p.m. ET
SEASON PREMIERE: This two-hour season premiere, overseen by new show-runner Josh Safran, essentially hits the reset button. By the time the two hours are over, several old plots (and characters) are dismissed, and new ones set into action. And the future of Bombshell, the Marilyn Monroe musical at the heart of all this, continues to be in doubt, while formerly competing leading ladies Ivy (Megan Hilty) and Karen (Katharine McPhee) continue to find their respective paths. And early on, an established star is introduced in the character of new Broadway sensation Veronica Moore, played by Jennifer Hudson. Hudson, like McPhee, is a losing finalist on American Idol – and both of them (pictured) have proven themselves as true winners since.