FALL 2013: COMING TO TV TONIGHT (9/23)!

This week is THE week to watch. Tons of premieres are coming up so let's run down the list of tonight's schedule, which includes the premiere of CBS' Monday comedy night and the return of NBC's The Voice.

Premieres

The CBS comedy, How I Met Your Mother, kicks off its final season with an hour-long premiere. Robin and Barney make a pretty shocking discovery. Could they be related?!? Meanwhile, Lily gets to know "The Mother" as the show prepares to reveal the story of how Ted met his wife. 8 pm on CBS.

Last night's Emmys winner for Reality-Competition Program, The Voice, starts its fifth season with the original coaches back in those chairs. The blind auditions begin tonight on the two-hour premiere. 8 pm on NBC.

Two Broke Girls breaks out its third season premiere with a celebrity event, some cupcakes, and of course, two broke ass girls. 9 pm on CBS.

What could be better comedy than a single mother (Anna Faris) who is recently sober and struggling to keep it together? Well a recovering alcoholic receiving a visit from her estranged mother (Allison Janney) of course! Mom will be an interesting one to watch. We're putting our money on Allison Janney to bring the funny. 9:30 pm on CBS.

The much hyped, and spectacularly awesome, series premiere of The Blacklist airs tonight. (Read our preview and review here!...but caution: SPOILER ALERT in Stay Tuned's post. James Spader plays wicked perfectly and the agent/criminal dynamic has shades of The Silence of the Lambs. Take our word for it, after watching this hour, you'll be craving for more. 10 pm on NBC.

Castle starts its sixth season with an important investigation but the more important question on viewers' minds regarding Beckett and Castle is...will they or won't they? The buddy cop dynamic begins its path down David and Maddie-ville (Had to toss in that Moonlighting reference). 10 pm on ABC.

Now THIS SHOW is a doozy! Hostages stars Toni Collette as Dr. Ellen Sanders who is given a pretty tough choice: either assassinate the President of the United States during surgery or her family will be killed by rogue FBI agent Duncan Carlisle, played by Dylan McDermott. Not a simple choice, huh? Dylan McDermott as a baddie and Toni Collette (yes, just her presence on the show) makes us want to tune in. 10 pm on CBS.

Also new tonight:

Dancing with the Stars trots in its second week; Bones brings back alter egos Tony and Roxy for a new episode; and Sleepy Hollow continues the mystique as present day cop Abbie and centuries old Ichabod hunt for a witch.

What show(s) are you looking forward to tonight?

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY AMERICA!

Stay Tuned would like to wish everyone out there a Happy 4th of July! We also want to send a special shout-out to all our troops and military, both home and abroad. Thank you for everything you have done for our country and we look forward to receiving you with open arms when you return home.

Television on the 4th of July is usually full of marathons and evening firework displays from a live feed. Since shows are on hiatus, it's pretty difficult to spot an episode with an Independence Day theme. The one show I cannot help thinking about on this day is Love, American Style. The show had absolutely nothing to do with the 4th of July but it's opening montage and theme had all the fireworks and Americana needed to make such a random association. And it also spawned one of the most popular shows of our time, Happy Days.

While this day should be spent outdoors at the pools, BBQs, and parks, Stay Tuned is providing a brief rundown of notable TV marathons if the weather has you stuck indoors. The order of this list is based on Stay Tuned's recommendations. Bump that alphabetical order!

Television Marathons for Thursday, July 4, 2013:

The Twilight Zone (Syfy) - Hands-down, there are two times each year where viewers look forward to the vintage Twilight Zone marathon. It never gets boring to watch Rod Serling's sinfully enticing work of art. Note: Most of the popular and memorable episodes of the show air in the early evening and night.

Castle (TNT) - This partner-buddy cop drama has recently crossed over into the romantic arena but the stories and crimes are still a delight to watch. Nathan Fillion usually brings a certain element to his performances and Castle is not an exception.

NCIS (USA) - The Mark Harmon JAG-spin-off has remained one of CBS' strongest crime dramas for the past decade without any sign of flatlining. If military crime shows are your thing, and who wouldn't like it on this particular day, then plop down and catch the day-long marathon.

Fear Factor (Chiller) - Joe Rogan hosts this reality competition show where contestants have to pretty much do the nastiest, yuckiest, most disgusting, and usually fearful trials in order to win the game.

Hope you enjoy this wonderful day and Stay Tuned will be back shortly with more recommendations and tidbits during this long holiday weekend!

And please, be careful with fireworks (legal or illegal)! We're not going to say whether it's right or wrong where you live but we just want to caution that most accidents during this day are a result of mishandling fireworks. Care for your extremities as well as for your surroundings.

Enjoy! And if you have any fond memories of July 4th, please feel free to share them here.