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Sunday, February 2

Super Bowl Sunday is here and mostly repeats on the networks and cable. But we did find Stephanie Biatriz and Melissa Fumero in a new episode of Brooklyn Nine Nineat 8P on FOX. Then jump to Cinemax at 10P tonight and watch Dwayne Johnson‘s thriller Snitch with Benjamin Bratt, JD Pardo, Nadine Velasquez, among others. Or you could watch Danny Pino in three hours of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on USA, starting at 8P.

Photo: Stephanie Beatriz and Melissa Fumero

Nine Shows to Go On Super Tuesday

Natalie Morales Trophy Wife

Tuesdays continue to be the best night of the week for Latinos on TV. Check this out:

  • Tonita Castro cracks the whip and loves it on Dads, 8P on Fox.
  • Daniella Pineda is witchy and wonderful in The Originals, 8P on The CW.
  • Stephanie Biatriz and Melissa Fumero are the best things about Andy Samberg’s very funny and now award-winning cop comedy, Brooklyn Nine Nine at 8:30P on Fox.
  • Eva Tamargo makes a strong impression, as always, on The Have and Have Nots, 9P on OWN.
  • Natalie Morales is a terrible best friend–but cute!–on Trophy Wife at 8:30P on ABC.
  • Alex Fernandez and Maria Milans are in the cast, but not the killer women of Killer Women, 10P on ABC.
  • Monica Raymund and Joe Minoso fight fires and inflame the senses on Chicago Fire, 10P on NBC.
  • Ian Gomez is the Cuban of the cul-de-sac on Cougar Town, 10P on TBS.
  • Lisa Vidal is a Television producer of a 24-hour national cable news network on BET’s Being Mary Jane at 10P.

The Return of Latin TV’s Mega-Tuesday

Daniella Pineda The Originals

Twelve different appearances up and down the dial, in dramas, comedies and everything in between…plus a talk show appearance to finish the evening

If anybody asks you about Latinos working in Hollywood, point them towards Tuesday nights this season. They’re all over the place, and all over network and cable, in a wide range of shows:

  • Tonita Castro rules the roost on a new Dads, 8P on Fox.
  • Daniella Pineda in enchantingly beautiful on The Originals at 8P on the CW.
  • Alanna Ubach guest stars as NSA Senior Intelligence Analyst Sofia Martinez on NCIS at 8P on CBS.
  • Melissa Fumero and Stephanie Biatriz cop together on Brooklyn Nine Nine, 8:30P on Fox.
  • Miguel Ferrer is the growliest boss on the west coast in NCIS: Los Angeles, 9P on CBS.

    Melissa Fumero and Stephanie Beatriz
    Brooklyn Nine Nine

  • Eva Tamargo makes a strong impression, as always, on The Have and Have Nots, 9P on OWN.
  • Natalie Morales makes us laugh and groan at the same time as the “best” friend on Trophy Wife, 9:30P on ABC.
  • Sara Shahi is hypnotically deadly on Person of Interest, at 10P on CBS.
  • Monica Raymund and Joe Minoso save the days–as always–on Chicago Fire, 10P on NBC.
  • Lisa Vidal is a Television producer of a 24-hour national cable news network on BET’s Being Mary Jane at 10P.
  • Alex Fernandez and Marta Milans run for cover on Killer Women, 10P on ABC.
  • Ian Gomez spices up the cul-de-sac on Cougar Town, 10P on TBC.

…whew! And then there’s John Leguizamo, most likely talking out this Friday’s premiere of Ride Along, on Chelsea Lately on E!

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Mega-Tuesday Returns: Ten Shows with Latinos Front and Center

Tonita Castro Dads

In the first part of the season, Tuesday was the day to catch Latinos on TV in dramas, comedy and everything in between. It still applies as we enter 2014.

Lots of comedy, a little drama, and a brand new cop show with Latinos in the cast are all on display this Tuesday. Check it out:

  • Tonita Castro rules the roost in Dads, 8P on Fox.
  • Stephanie Biatriz and Melissa Fumero carry guns and make us laugh in Brooklyn Nine Nine, 8:30P on Fox.
  • James Martinez looks as if he’s a guest star, not a regular, in the pilot of Intelligence, a new action series on CBS starting at 9P.

    Joe Minoso Chicago Fire

  • Natalie Morales continues to be the best bad friend you’ll ever see on Trophy Wife, 9:30P on ABC.
  • Sarah Shahi scares the hell out of us on Person of Interest, returning at 10P on CBS.
  • Monica Raymund and Joe Minoso puts out the fires and warms our heart in a moving new episode of Chicago Fire at 10P on NBC.
  • Ian Gomez is part of the weird ol’ gang in the cul de sac as ever-resilient Cougar Town return to TBS at 10P.

  • Lisa Vidal and Gabrielle Union

    Lisa Vidal is a Television producer of a 24-hour national cable news network on BET’s Being Mary Jane. It’s back with new episodes at 10P.

    • Eva Tamargo is back as Celine Gonzales in season 2 of Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots, on the OWN channel at 9P.

…and you can finish it all off with a visit by Mark Consuelos to the syndicated Wendy Williams Show. Check your own schedule for time and channel.

Oscar Isaac Receives Multiple Nominations for the Golden Globes; the Rest is (almost) Silence

Oscar Isaac and Justin Timberlake

Sofía Vergara is the only other Latina mentioned by name this year, though a few TV shows with Latinos in them get a nod. Basically: same ol’ same ol’ this season

Oscar Isaac’s wonderful and subtle performance as a mythical Sixties folk singer in New York received some serious recognition in this year’s Golden Globe nominations, but U.S. Latinos in general were (once again) pretty much ignored or in the background…which is, sadly, typical of the Globes.

Ed O’Neill and Sofia Vergara Modern Family

On the motion picture front, Alfonso Cuaron’s amazing space-thriller Gravity was nominated for Best Motion Picture–Drama. American Hustle, which features Louis C.K., Michael Peña and Adrian Martinez in its voluminous ensemble, was nominated for Best Motion Picture–Comedy or Drama, alongside Oscar Isaac in The Coen Bros’ Inside Llewyn Davis. Oscar himself was nominated for Best Actor, Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He’s also part of the trio nominated for Best Original Song, with Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver.

As for television, three of the five Best Comedy Series have Latinos in the cast: Brooklyn Nine Nine, Modern Family, and Parks and Recreation. Unfortunately, Aubrey Plaza, Melissa Fumero, Stephanie Biatriz, and Rico Rodriguez don’t rate individual nominations in the Best Actor/Actress categories. Only Sofía Vergara was nominated, yet again, for the fading Modern Family.

The 71st annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on Jan. 12, 2014. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host, just as they did in 2013.

Tuesday, December 3

The holiday season is thinning out Big Tuesday, but there’s still plenty to see: Tonita Castro calls the shots at home on Dads, 8P on Fox…Daniella Pineda is the witches of all on The Originals, 8P on the CW…Stephanie Biatriz and Melissa Fumero kick criminal butt on Brooklyn Nine Nine at 8:30P on Fox…the nearly-last set of eliminations take place on Christina Aguilera’s The Voice at 9P on NBC, opposite Natalie Morales on the underperforming Trophy Wife at 9P on ABC…and finishing up with Monica Raymund, Joe Minoso, Jon Seda and Jeff Lima on Chicago Fire at 10P on NBC…and Zoë Saldaña begins her ambitious talk-show run to promote Out of the Furnace with an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:35P on ABC (Oh, and we didn’t forget: the CBS Shows, NCIS:LA and Person of Interest are repeats this week. RIP, Joss). Jimmy Smits has never been more interesting than he is on Sons of Anarchy, Jacob Vargas, Rey Gallegos continue their arcs, Emilio Rivera and a few other Latinos guest on tonights episode at 10P on FX.

Photos: Natalie Morales and Jeff Lima

Too Much for Turkey Week: Seven New Episodes on TV Tuesday

Miguel Ferrer (center) NCIS: Los Angeles

You’d think the networks would be storing up their original episodes, but not so: almost every network’s bringing us new things to DVR for the long weekend

It’s an overloaded bounty, just like your Thanksgiving table just before the guests arrive:

  • Tonita Castro is ruling the roost on Dads at 8P on Fox
  • Stephanie Biatriz and  Melissa Fumero are the best megacops ever on Brooklyn Nine Nine at 8:30P on Fox.

    Daniella Pineda The Originals

  • Daniella Pineda is bewitching, literally, on The Originals, 8P on the CW.
  • Mel Ferrer on NCIS: Los Angeles, 9P on CBS.
  • Christina Aguilera watches the next round of live eliminations on The Voice, at 9P on NBC.
  • Laz Alonzo joins Sarah Shahi (and a zillion other people) to deal with the aftermath of Carter’s death on Person of Interest, 10P on CBS.
  • Monica Raymund and Joe Minoso are joined by Jeff Lima on Chicago Fire at 10P on NBC.

Too Much for One Night: Regulars and Guest Stars All Over the Nets Tuesday Night

Maximiliano Hernández

We get exhausted even listing it, but here we go: eight different shows with Latinos in front of the lens this Tuesday, all new and all for you:

  • Maximiliano Hernández guest-starts on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., 8P on ABC.
  • Daniella Pineda witches it up with the best of ’em on The Originals, 8P on The CW.
  • Tonita Castro rules the roost(s) on Dads, 8P on Fox.

    Monica Raymund

  • Stephanie Beatriz and Melissa Fumero pack heat in more ways than one on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 8:30P on Fox.
  • Don’t get in Miguel Ferrer’s way on NCIS: Los Angeles, 9P on CBS.
  • Christina Aguilera keeps pulling for her dwindling team on The Voice at 9P on CBS.
  • Laz Alonso joins Sarah Shahi and the “irrelevant” gang on Person of Interest 10P on CBS.
  • Monica Raymund and Joe Minoso confront fires and affairs of the heart on Chicago Fire, 10P on NBC.
  • Jimmy Smits is complex, mean, and heroic all at once on Sons of Anarchy, 10P on FX.

Comedy, Drama, Music and Mayhem with Latinos All Over Tuesday TV

Jorge Luis Pallo
NCIS: Los Angeles

Tuesday continues to be the richest night of the week for Latinos on scripted programs (and music competitions, for that matter). Our advice: DVR everything you can to get through the rest of the week.

Tonita Castro rules the roost(s) on Dads, 8P on Fox (and getting a full year of episodes now, too).

Daniella Pineda is one of many, many witches all over the tube this season, this one on The Originals, 8P on the CW.

Natalie Morales Trophy Wife

Stephanie Biatriz and Melissa Fumero are the coolest cops on the squad in Brooklyn Nine Nine, 8:30P on Fox.

Jorge-Luis Pallo guest stars on NCIS: Los Angeles, 9P on CBS.

Natalie Morales continues to show her funny (and frantic) side on Trophy Wife, 9:30P on ABC. Looks like we’ll get a full season of the show; ABC’s just ordered some more episodes.

Sarah Shahi is just plain scary as the best ‘good’ assassin around on Person of Interest, 10P on CBS.

Jimmy Smits offers up one of the best and most unexpected performances of the season in Sons of Anarchy, 10P on FX.

Too Much TV on Tuesday (Again)

Kind of ridiculous: ten different shows on network and cable crowed into every Tuesday. Better crank up that DVR.

Monica Raymund
Chicago Fire

Latinos are in a remarkable number of new and continuing scripted series this fall, but for some reason the vast majority of them are crammed into two weeknights – Tuesday and Thursday. Here’s a large helping of newness worth recording and watching throughout the rest of the (mostly pretty thin) week:

Tonita Castro is the housekeeper to be reckoned with on Dads, 8P on Fox.

Daniella Pineda is one of the witches fighting hard against the powerful vampires on The Originals, 8P on the CW.

Stephanie Biatriz and Melissa Fumero are the toughest cop-chicks in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 8:30P on Fox.

Jimmy Smits
Sons of Anarchy

Miguel Ferrer still intimidates us (and plenty of other people) as the growliest boss on record in NCIS: Los Angeles, 9P on CBS.

Christina Aguilera coaches and claps through The Voice, 9P on NBC.

Nina Lisandrello as Detective Tess Vargas in Beauty and the Beast on the CW at 9p.

Natalie Morales does her best not to be nuts on Trophy Wife, 9:30 P on ABC.

Sarah Shahi is beautiful, deadly, and mostly deadpan on Person of Interest, 10P on CBS.

Monica Raymund and Joe Minoso save lives in the hottest situations in Chicago Fire, 10P on NBC.

Jimmy Smits fighting for his freedom on Sons of Anarchy, 10P on FX.

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