📺 "Kids Baking Championship" I Lava Volcano | Food Network

Watched "Kids Baking Championship" I Lava Volcano from Food Network
With Duff Goldman, Valerie Bertinelli, Cole Frederickson, Jason Intravartolo. Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman have the 11 remaining kid bakers create volcano bundt cakes and edible boulders.

📺 "The Alienist" Castle in the Sky | TNT

Watched "The Alienist" Castle in the Sky from TNT
Directed by Jamie Payne. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. Kreizler confronts the demons of his past. Moore tell Sarah the truth. Conner takes matters into his own hands. The team closes in on the killer as time is running out.

📺 "Madam Secretary" Proxy War | CBS

Watched "Madam Secretary" Proxy War from CBS
Directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá. With Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Keith Carradine, Patina Miller. An American-Made cluster bomb leaves innocent Syrian children dead, leaving Elizabeth to figure out what went wrong. Russell argues with a homeless protester leaving him with a PR disaster to deal with.

📺 "Blue Bloods" Ripple Effect | CBS

Watched "Blue Bloods" Ripple Effect from CBS
Directed by Ralph Hemecker. With Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes. A medium claims to know what happened to a woman who was found dead of an apparent suicide; Jamie and Eddie help a woman who bought cheap insulin online that nearly killed her son; Frank goes after a man he thinks is laundering money from a charity.

📺 "The Alienist" Psychopathia Sexualis | TNT

Watched "The Alienist" Psychopathia Sexualis from TNT
Directed by David Petrarca. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. Kreizler and Moore travel to DC. Sara goes rogue in her pursuit of the truth. Lucius confides a secret to Marcus. Byrnes and Connor tighten their stranglehold on the investigation.

📺 "The Alienist" Many Sainted Men | TNT

Watched "The Alienist" Many Sainted Men from TNT
Directed by Paco Cabezas. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. Kreizler and Moore follow a new lead. Sara visits a hospital which forces her to confront her past. Cyrus recovers from his injuries. Byrnes and Conner are plotting against the team. Marcus and Lucius follow a clue.

📺 "The Alienist" Ascension | TNT

Watched "The Alienist" Ascension from TNT
Directed by Paco Cabezas. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. The team set a trap to catch the killer. Moore visits a friend. Kreizler is filled with self-doubt over the investigation. Roosevelt is part of an event with the city elite. Sara looks into Kreizler's past.

📺 "The Alienist" Hildebrandt’s Starling | TNT

Watched "The Alienist" Hildebrandt's Starling from TNT
Directed by James Hawes. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. The team build a profile for the killer. Moore and Sara share an intimate moment. Kreizler gets advice from an old mentor. Roosevelt finally takes action.

📺 "The Alienist" These Bloody Thoughts | TNT

Watched "The Alienist" These Bloody Thoughts from TNT
Directed by James Hawes. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. Sara and Kreizler posit on the ability to kill. Moore goes on a date. Byrnes and Connor eye potential suspects. Roosevelt is under scrutiny from the public.

📺 “The Alienist” Silver Smile | Netflix

Watched "The Alienist" Silver Smile from Netflix
Directed by Jakob Verbruggen. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. Use of the innovative new procedure of fingerprinting leads the team to discover crucial evidence is missing. Kreizler and Moore interview a witness to find out what happened to Moore at the brothel.

📺 January 31, 2019 – PBS NewsHour | PBS

Watched January 31, 2019 - PBS NewsHour from PBS
Thursday on the NewsHour, the Midwest endures a painful, hazardous cold as the polar vortex lingers, causing record-low temperatures and at least 15 deaths. Plus: The EU tries to foster trade with Iran, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks Donald Trump, new abortion politics, from the NFL to children’s literature, news deserts and a brief but spectacular take on language and storytelling.

🎞️ Lawless (2012) | The Weinstein Company

Watched Lawless (2012) from The Weinstein Company
Directed by John Hillcoat. With Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce, Jason Clarke. Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
Not as horrible a picture as I would have imagined given the late August release date it got. Certainly watchable and interesting.

📺 January 29, 2019 – PBS NewsHour | PBS

Watched January 29, 2019 - PBS NewsHour from PBS
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a polar vortex sends temperatures in the Midwest plunging. Plus: The intelligence community assesses the greatest threats to American national security, the debate over Brexit, Sen. Susan Collins on border security, military children with special needs, a new push for the ERA, the author of “Heart” answers reader questions and governors bridging the political divide.