Fri, 10pm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Five
Tonight’s double bill brings the sixth season of the Law & Order spin-off to a characteristically grisly close – poor Stabler and Benson must be well up for a holiday. In the first episode, ‘Parts’, the SVU is called in after an ex-soldier’s severed head is found in a junkyard. The grim discovery is just the beginning – it seems that an underground organisation has been trading in body parts…
The military theme continues in season finale ‘Goliath’ at 11pm, as the unit investigates the psychotic behaviour of two army reservists who recently returned from Afghanistan and attacked their wives. Did something happen to the men while they were away to prompt such violent actions? And if the Army is to blame, does the SVU have a hope of proving it?
Sat, 7pm, King of the Hill, FX
Four delicious new episodes kick off tonight with ‘Lady and Gentrification’, in which Hank agrees to make a speech at a party for the daughter of Enrique (guest voice Danny Trejo) – a decision which has unforeseen consequences. Next up is ‘Behind Closed Doors’, in which Peggy becomes overprotective after a child goes missing, and ‘Pour Some Sugar on Kahn’, which sees Kahn heading to the bar to avoid Minh’s father. Rounding off the evening’s visit to Arlen is ‘Six Characters in Search of a House’, in which Peggy recruits some actors to help her sell a property.
Sun, 9pm, Burn Notice, FX
Like SVU, Burn Notice is drawing to a close, with tonight’s episode the penultimate of the current run. The first of a two-parter, it sees our hero attempting to arrange a meeting with the man he suspects is responsible for burning him (The West Wing‘s Richard Schiff, who we also spotted on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles yesterday. Meanwhile, Sam takes on the case of a woman being forced to smuggle heroin into the United States – and ends up kidnapped!
Sun, 9.30pm, The Simpsons, Sky1
Hurrah! A new outing for Springfield’s First Family. In ‘Love Springfieldian Style’, Homer, Marge and Bart get themselves stranded in a carnival’s Tunnel of Love ride and pass the time by sharing some of history’s greatest love stories. Marge and Homer take on the roles of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, and there are parodies of Lady and the Tramp and Sid and Nancy. What’s not to like?
Sun, 10pm, John from Cincinnati, FX
More from Deadwood creator David Milch’s latest project. In this episode, Butchie organises a reunion between Shaun and Tina – good luck with that one! Elsewhere,
John helps Bill and Cissy to face their pasts. Will his wise words have any effect on the troubled twosome?
