Show him the money
The few times I've met Cuba Gooding Jr., he's come across as a live wire incapable of sitting still for more than 4.3 seconds. Let's hope he took a proper dosage of chill pills before sitting down with James Lipton for a new edition of "Inside the Actors Studio." The conversation, described as "animated" in a press release, touches on everything from "Jerry Maguire" to "The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story."
7 p.m., Bravo
You're only human
Most series set in the DC Comics world show flashes of wit, but none has gone as far as "Powerless" to mine humor from the superhero universe. A plucky Vanessa Hudgens plays one of several mortals churning away at Wayne Securities, a high-rise think tank that unknowingly is helping Batman foil bad guys with one wacky invention after another. The sitcom's jokes aren't as clever as the premise, but the supporting cast, including "Community's" Danny Pudi, could turn out to be a charming, if not super, league.
7:30 p.m., KARE, Ch. 11
Runaway train
"Training Day" may be based on the 2001 film that earned Denzel Washington an Oscar, but producers resist turning small-screen substitute Bill Paxton into a full-fledged demon. By the end of the first hour, the new series has settled into yet another veteran-rookie cop show, albeit one with even more senseless, graphic violence than its network counterparts. No wonder viewers are flocking to "This Is Us."
9 p.m., WCCO, Ch. 4
Neal Justin
