9pm, The Mentalist, Five
Gregory Itzin, who you will recognise as the rather Nixon-esque President Logan from 24, joins the cast as the man tasked with trying to keep Jane under control. Good luck with that one.
• catch it again, Sunday, 7pm on Five US
9pm, Bones, Sky1
A half-eaten body is found in the local zoo’s tiger enclosure, and it turns out to be the corpse of Cam’s former fiance, bringing back all sorts of difficult memories for the team’s usually restrained boss.
• catch it again, Friday, 9.55pm on Sky2
9pm, My Name Is Earl, E4
Joy inadvertently leaves Darnell’s beloved Mr Turtle on the hood of the car and drives off, and Randy gets his own Randy-esque sidekick, Earl’s long-lost illegitimate son Ronnie.
• catch it again at on E4+1, 10pm/Saturday, 7pm
9pm, ER, More4
The parade of familiar faces returning to the hospital gains pace when William H Macy shows up as Dr Morgenstern, and Sam’s less than thrilled when her sister appears too.
• catch it again at on More4+1, 10pm/Monday, 12m’t
10pm, Grey’s Anatomy, Living
Tyne Daly guest-stars as Derek’s no-nonsense mother, popping in to check up on McDreamy and surrogate son McSteamy, and having a bizarre effect on Meredith’s ponytail.
• catch it again on Living+1, 11pm/Living+2, 12m’t/Wednesday, 8pm
10pm, Brothers & Sisters, More4
Now we know why Sylar’s dad didn’t get to stick around for long in Heroes – John Glover had a prior engagement, playing Saul’s new love interest. However, the big news tonight is about Roger…
• catch it again on More4+1, 11pm/Monday, 12.05am
10pm, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Virgin1
Jesse’s mission takes a turn for the worst, which results in unexpected consequences for Sarah, John, and Derek. Meanwhile, Sarah deals with Cameron, and John makes a very important decision.
• catch it again on Virgin1+1, 11pm/tomorrow night, 10pm/Saturday, 8pm
