TV picks for May 28: "Spelling Bee," "Aquarius," Nick Swardson

May 28, 2015 at 12:12AM
AQUARIUS -- "Home is Where You're Happy" Episode 104 -- Pictured: (l-r) Gethin Anthony as Charles Manson, David Duchovny as Sam Hodiak -- (Photo by: Vivian Zink/NBC) ORG XMIT: Season:1
David Duchovny, right, plays a homicide detective who squares off against Charles Manson (Gethin Anthony) in “Aquarius.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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It's time for the championship rounds of the "88th Annual National Spelling Bee," the equivalent of March Madness among nerds. It's actually a lot more intense than you might think. 7 p.m. ESPN

The age of Aquarius

If you love the first episode of "Aquarius," the new series featuring David Duchovny as a homicide detective who goes up against Charlie Manson, you won't have to wait a minute to get the rest of the story. Taking a page from Netflix, NBC will make all 13 episodes available the day of the premiere, a first for network TV. For more traditional-minded viewers, the series will still unspool weekly throughout the summer. 8 p.m. KARE, Ch. 11

Local boy done good

Nick Swardson, who got his start doing stand-up in Minneapolis as a teenager, is definitely in the big leagues these days as he shares the couch with Whitney Cummings on a new episode of "At Midnight." 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Neal Justin

Nick Swardson on "Nick Swardson's Pretend Time" Season 2 photo credit: Frank Micelotta ORG XMIT: MIN2014091012204532
Swardson (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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