Monday’s TV highlights
SERIES
The Witch Doctor Will See You Now: In the premiere of this new series, Piers Gibbon travels to Hong Kong to study traditional Chinese medicine (7 and 10 p.m. National Geographic).
The Sing-Off: The groups each perform a rock classic and a country song in this new episode (8 p.m. NBC).
Terra Nova: Maddy and Reynolds (Naomi Scott, Dean Geyer) are stranded in the wilderness as a meteor wipes out all the technology and throws the colony into chaos in this new episode (8 p.m. Fox).
Two and a Half Men: Alan (Jon Cryer) becomes extremely emotional when Walden (Ashton Kutcher) redecorates the beach house in this new episode (9 p.m. CBS).
Hart of Dixie: Zoe (Rachel Bilson) accidentally hits a pedestrian on her way home from a late house call, but there’s no trace of him at the scene. She learns that the man had died a year ago in this new episode (9 p.m. KTLA).
Bored to Death: George (Ted Danson) begins taking singing lessons from a charming stoner (Mary Steenburgen, Danson’s real-life wife) in this new episode (9 p.m. HBO).
Enlightened: Amy (Laura Dern) becomes an activist for the rights of women, starting with a Mexican woman who is facing deportation. Mike White and Sarah Burns also star in this new episode (9:30 p.m. HBO).
Castle: When a casino owner is killed at an abandoned warehouse, Beckett and Gates (Stana Katic, Penny Johnson Jerald) investigate leads in New York, while Castle (Nathan Fillion) joins the detectives checking out the case in Atlantic City in hopes of throwing a bachelor party for Ryan (Seamus Dever) while they’re in town in this new episode (10 p.m. ABC).
MOVIES
The Rite: A veteran priest (Anthony Hopkins) introduces a skeptical seminary student (Colin O’Donoghue) to the dark side of their faith at a Vatican school where clergymen become exorcists in this 2011 thriller (7 p.m. HBO).
SPORTS
Hockey: The Kings visit the San Jose Sharks (7:30 p.m. FSN).
Football: The Chicago Bears visit the Philadelphia Eagles (5:30 p.m. ESPN).
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