TV critic's picks for Jan. 19: 'Team Ninja Warriors,' 'Captain America' and 'Just Jillian'

January 18, 2016 at 9:55PM
Jennifer Tavernier of Hopkins is among the contestants on ìTeam Ninja Warriors.î
See Jennifer Tavernier of Hopkins on “Team Ninja Warriors.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Power for the course

Hopkins native Jennifer Tavernier is among the contestants getting their kicks — and giving them — in "Team Ninja Warriors," a new series that makes boot-camp obstacle courses look like a game of Red Rover. 7 p.m. Esquire Network

Aye, aye, captain!

As long as Marvel and ABC are still part of the Disney family, the network will find ways to exploit — I mean, celebrate — the connection. In "Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years," Stan Lee and Chris Evans are among those weighing in on the superhero in goody two-shoes boots. 7 p.m. KSTP, Ch. 5

We can work it out

"Just Jillian" does a nice job of showing the softer side of militant "Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels. (She cries!) But, for better or worse, her personal life isn't really all that interesting, unless you're fascinated to find out what makes someone who would spend $42,000 on a lawn chair tick. 9 p.m. E!

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Stan Lee poses for a portrait at the LMT Music Lodge during Comic Con in San Diego, Thursday, July 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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