TV picks for Oct. 14: 'Chrisley Knows Best,' 'Idiotest,' 'Frontline'

October 13, 2014 at 7:36PM
Tim Van De Walker of Maplewood, MN with “Idiotest” host Ben Gleib. Photo credit: GSN
Tim Van De Walker of Maplewood, right, is a contestant on “Idiotest,” with host Ben Gleib. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Q&A on new game show

Tim Van De Walker, a 28-year-old Maplewood resident who works in home-theater sales, tries to score $10,000 in the game show "Idiotest," in which contestants try to answer rapid-fire questions that aren't as simple as they may appear. "Chelsea Lately" regular Ben Gleib hosts. 8:30 p.m. GSN

The nightmare bacteria

The tragic death of Minnesotan Troy Stulen is covered in a new episode of "Frontline" that examines the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance. "The Trouble With Antibiotics" interviews Stulen's parents, who are still recovering from the loss of their son due to an uncontrollable superbug outbreak at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Maryland. 9 p.m. TPT, Ch. 2

Rules for not dating my teenage daughter

"Chrisley Knows Best" returns with two back-to-back episodes featuring Atlanta husband Todd Chrisley, a well-meaning but overprotective father who makes Tim Taylor from "Home Improvement" look like Ward Cleaver. In the premiere, Chrisley must deal with a 16-year-old daughter who announces that she's ready to start dating. 9 p.m. USA

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