TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
8 PM 7 Call Me Kat
Very freely adapted from a hit British sitcom starring Miranda Hart, this new character-driven comedy stars Mayim Bialik in the title role of an eccentric woman who has made such unconventional life choices as being happily single as she approaches middle age. Oh, and spending her entire life savings to open a cafe for cats in Louisville, Ky. Kat’s exasperated mother (Swoosie Kurtz) would like to see her daughter happily married, although Kat has the warm support of cafe colleagues Phil and Randi (Leslie Jordan, Kyla Pratt).
9 PM 2 Elizabeth Is Missing on
Masterpiece
Returning to television for the first time in nearly three decades, two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson stars in this twohour adaptation of Emma Healey’s novel, playing feisty grandmother Maud Horsham, who finds herself confronted with two mysteries as she battles encroaching dementia. The first puzzle involves the whereabouts of Maud’s only close friend, Elizabeth (Maggie Steed), who inexplicably has vanished. The other head-scratcher involves part of an old cosmetics compact Maud finds while gardening. Jackson already has won an International Emmy and BAFTA Award for this performance.
9:31 PM 7 Last Man Standing
Brace yourself for a time jump as Tim Allen’s family sitcom returns for its ninth and final season, which ended Season 8 with daughter Kristin (Amanda Fuller) going into labor with her baby daughter, and Mandy (Molly McCook) expecting her own first child. As the action resumes, Mike (Tim Allen) and wife Vanessa (Nancy Travis) reflect on what their own senior years will be like, as he prepares to retire from his long employment at Outdoor Man. Christoph Sanders, Jordan Masterson, Jonathan Adams and Héctor Elizondo also star.
10 PM 10 The Rookie
Nathan Fillion returns to his role as John Nolan, the oldest “rookie” in the Los Angeles Police Department, as this new crime drama opens Season 3. As longtime fans of the show know, Nolan occasionally has been pushed to keep up with cop colleagues 20 years his junior, but his life experience, sense of humor and sheer grit have stood him in good stead so far. As the action resumes, however, Nolan faces his biggest career challenges yet when he is forced to come to terms with past choices.