After being off of the air for four years, “24” fans are in for a treat with the return of Jack Bauer in a 12-episode run.

Christopher Lawrence
When it comes to its prime-time lineup, CBS has become so conservative it makes that town from “Footloose” seem downright forward thinking.
For a movie about three intelligent women — well, two intelligent women and an amiable assemblage of curves played by model Kate Upton — “The Other Woman” is disappointingly, disturbingly dumb.
There’s no feuding and no sleeping around as “Nashville: On the Record” (10 p.m. Wednesday, KTNV-TV, Channel 13) features cast members in concert at the legendary Ryman Auditorium.
In the wake of sexual abuse allegations against him, executive producer Bryan Singer’s name has been removed from the advertising for the new drama, debuting at 10 p.m. Thursday on KTNV-TV, Channel 13. That has to rank among the best news Singer has received in the past week.
Matthew McConaughey had the McConaissance.