Tuesday on TV: The Originals likely to last the season The Originals isnt, really. Its a spinoff from The Vampire Diaries, set in New Orleans, and focuses on the supposedly original vampires whove caused so much emotional turmoil and teen angst in Vampire Diaries starcrossed town of Mythic Falls. It bowed to decent if not spectacular ratings. While it wont make anyone forget Vampire Diaries, which has firmly established itself after four seasons now, The Originals looks like a safe bet to make it through the season without fear of cancellation - which should satisfy those Vampire-obsessed viewers worried that they would become addicted to a new show, only to have it yanked unceremoniously off the air. (8 p.m., CHCH, WPIX, WGN) ■ The absorbing, full-length documentary Superheroes: The Never-Ending Battle profiles the history of superheroes in North American culture from 1938 to present day and, more importantly, places each legend in the context of its times, from the Great Depression to the Communist witch hunts of the 1950s, to todays obsession with zombies, vampires and Spider-Man. You may not look at Comic-Con the same way again. (8 p.m., WPBS) ■ Marvels Agents of SHIELD continues to scare up superhero-size numbers for CTV, despite the inevitable fall-off from its opening-night ratings performance. In Tuesdays episode, Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) and the SHIELD team pursue a woman from Coulsons past whos pulling off spectacular, high-stakes heists. (8 p.m., CTV) ■ NCIS continues to draw a crowd, even in its 11th season. Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and McGee (Sean Murray) journey to Afghanistan to investigate the murder of a woman who was impersonating a dead soldier. If youre asking yourself, who watches this, you might well ask: the ratings for one recent week indicated that 2.6 million viewers tuned in, making NCIS the fourth most watched program in Canada that week. (8 p.m., CBS, Global)
Posted on: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:15:23 +0000
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