Happy midterms! Schedule your study breaks around this handy guide to this week's TV offerings. Bonus points if you turn on the subtitles so everyone else in 209 can tune in as well.
The Second Presidential Debate (airs Oct. 16 at 9:00, all major networks) - Round one went to challenger Romney, but Obama hasn’t been KO’d yet. The incumbent blamed his lackluster performance in the first debate on excessive kindness, and this second showdown is in the form of the generally less combative town hall meeting.
Keeping with the boxing metaphors, this begs the question — will the gloves come off? Watch and find out, but don’t forget to take bets on Big Bird shout-outs first.
Jersey Shore (airs Oct. 18 at 10:00, MTV) – Yes, I know, “Jersey Shore” is everything wrong with humanity and/or a sign of the impending apocalypse. But with Snooki pregnant, the Situation sober, and the rest of the house generally domesticated, the show hasn’t even retained its guilty pleasure appeal.
