TV picks for May 21:  'Kia's Road to Rio,' 'The Middle,' 'Nature'

May 20, 2014 at 7:38PM
THE MIDDLE - "Orlando"/"The Wonderful World of Hecks" - While Sue counts down the days until the Hecks depart on their road trip to Walt Disney World (she won the trip in a "Hands on a Hard Body" contest), Brick begs his parents to take a detour to North Carolina so he can meet his online girlfriend, and Axl anxiously awaits the posting of his final grades as a college freshman. Then, when the Hecks arrive at Walt Disney World, a good time may not be had for all when a series of misfortunes thre
The Heck family visits Disney World on “The Middle.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Team players

Why do the birds and the bees flock together? "Nature" looks into the issue in a new episode titled "The Gathering Swarms," featuring ants, bats, bees, locusts and other critters that can't seem to get enough of one another. 7 p.m. TPT, Ch. 2

It's a small, small world

It's almost official policy: Every ABC sitcom must pay a visit to the mothership, also known as Walt Disney World. "The Middle," one of TV's most underrated series, takes its turn in a one-hour season finale. How long before the network simply sets up a series that revolves around Epcot Center? 7 p.m. KSTP, Ch. 5

Get your kicks

Prep for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with comedians Mark Watson and Henning Wehn as they scout the most beautiful sights of South America in "Kia's Road to Rio," a travel series that highlights soccer-obsessed locals. 8 p.m. NUVOtv.

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