“Hannibal” was cancelled earlier this week but it still has 10 more episodes to air. NBC says of tonight’s “Apertivo”:
After surviving a disfiguring gunshot, Dr. Fredrick Chilton (guest star Raul Esparza) is now focused on rallying support to capture Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen), using Will (Hugh Dancy) as bait. Jack (Laurence Fishburne) is distracted by Bella's (guest star Gina Torres) failing health, but he implores Will to abandon the risky idea of finding Hannibal. Meanwhile, Alana Bloom (Caroline Dhavernas) entertains a different approach, potentially partnering with Mason Verger (guest star Joe Anderson) to utilize his vast resources.
In this video above, the “Under The Dome” showrunner refers to some of the characters as “alienized,” so I guess aliens are responsible for the dome. Which is also SPOILER ALERT how the Stephen King novel works.
Premiering or returning tonight:
American Takedown (10pm A&E)
Beyond Scared Straight (9pm A&E)
Boom! (8pm Fox)
Graceland (10pm USA)
Rookie Blue (10pm ABC)
Under The Dome (9pm CBS)
The cancellation of “Hannibal” came after it placed behind a lot of repeats as last Thursday’s lowest-rated Big Four program.
ABC’s new hausfrau hourlong, “Astronaut Wives Club,” was soundly beaten by a repeat of CBS megahit “The Big Bang Theory.” ABC’s “Mistresses” also fared poorly.
Thursdays, May 28-June 18, 2015
(18-49 finals; repeats in grey; prior weeks in parentheses)
1.6 (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) Big Bang Theory
1.3 (1.2) (1.1) (1.2) Dateline
1.2 (1.1) (1.1) (1.0) Mike & Molly
1.1 (---) (---) (---) Astronaut Wives
1.1 (1.0) (1.0) (1.0) Mom
1.1 (1.2) (1.2) (1.1) The Odd Couple
0.9 (---) (---) (---) Mistresses
0.8 (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) Elementary
0.7 (0.8) (0.7) (1.1) Aquarius
0.7 (---) (---) (---) Golf
0.7 (0.7) (0.6) (0.7) WWE Smackdown
0.6 (0.5) (---) (---) Braxton Values
0.5 (0.5) (0.7) (---) Hannibal
0.5 (0.4) (0.3) (0.5) Ridiculousness
0.4 (---) (0.3) (0.3) Beat Bobby Flay
0.4 (---) (---) (---) College Baseball
0.4 (---) (---) (---) Complications
0.4 (0.4) (0.4) (0.5) The Daily Show
0.4 (0.4) (0.4) (---) House Hunters
0.4 (0.4) (0.3) (0.5) House Hunters Intl
0.3 (0.3) (---) (---) Beauty & The Beast
0.3 (0.3) (---) (0.3) Cutting It
