FRESH AIR FUN
With some urging from Claire (Julie Bowen), Jay (Ed O’Neill) begrudgingly agrees to return to ClosetCon, a convention of closet makers, and things get interesting when Jay is reunited with some old colleagues. Cam (Eric Stonestreet) takesMitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Lily to the Tucker family farm for the first time and is excited to fold them into country life—until Grams (Celia Weston) pays an unexpected visit. And back at home, Phil (Ty Burrell), Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and the kids get into some mischief involving Jay’s very delicate Apollo 13 spacecraft model.
MODERN FAMILY, Wednesday, 9 p.m., ABC
MEET THE PARENTS
When Mike (Michael J. Fox) and Leigh’s (Katie Finneran) parents (guest stars Candice Bergen and Charles Grodin, left) come to town for Thanksgiving, Mike struggles to have an honest conversation with his father, while Annie (Betsy Brandt) deals with Mike’s controlling mother. Eve (Juliette Goglia) teams up with Harris (Wendell Pierce) to keep tradition alive in the Henry household.
THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, Thursday, 9:30 p.m., NBC
‘MOMS’ KNOWS BEST
Whoopi Goldberg says the comedienne who was a huge inspiration to her was Jackie “Moms” Mabley (right), who got her start on the “chitlin’ circuit,” as black vaudeville was known back in the day. Born Loretta Mary Aiken in Brevard, NC, Moms was the first female comedian to play the Apollo Theater before moving on to Carnegie Hall and primetime variety shows such as “The Ed Sullivan Show,” “The Smothers Brothers ComedyHour” and “The Bill Cosby Show.” Her monologues were clever, with a political edge, and in this special, many talents of Moms’ day talk about her wit and pioneering spirit. The lineup is pretty great: Harry Belafonte, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, Quincy Jones, Joan Rivers and Sidney Poitier.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG PRESENTS MOMS MABLEY, Monday, 9 p.m., HBO
SHALL WE DANCE?
Masters (Michael Sheen) and Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) decide that the best way to record their study findings is to film them, but to do so, they have to enlist some outside help. Johnson redoubles her efforts to get a college degree, only to find that Dr. DePaul’s (Julianne Nicholson) Basic Anatomy class is a requirement. Meanwhile, the unhappy Mrs. Masters (Caitlin Fitzgerald, left) amuses herself by teaching herself how to dance. A hunky handyman who’s cleaning out the gutters (Flex Alexander, right) interrupts the lesson to give her some pointers. And after Margaret (Allison Janney) catches him meeting his trick, Scully (Beau Bridges) takes steps to control his impulses.
MASTERS OF SEX, Sunday, 10 p.m., Showtime
MAGIC WITH THE STARS
David Blaine’s (left) signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognizable celebrities in the world, including Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul (right), Ricky Gervais, Katy Perry,Woody Allen, and Robert De Niro, to name a few. He goes into the homes of Kanye West and Harrison Ford, Will Smith and Olivia Wilde. He visits Stephen Hawking at his office in Cambridge University. Blaine also travels the world, astonishing people from all walks of life with never-before-seen, inconceivable magic.
DAVID BLAINE: REAL OR MAGIC?, Tuesday, 9:30 p.m., ABC
SEASON OF THE WITCH
This “Horror Story” might be television’s strangest show. And it’s going to get stranger when Fiona (Jessica Lange) finds new purpose in a dangerous love affair with a guy played by Danny Huston (pictured). A night out with LaLaurie (Kathy Bates) leads Queenie (Gabourey Sidibe) to question her place in the coven. Cordelia (Sarah Paulson) makes a decision about her mom.
AMERICAN HORROR STORY, Wednesday, 9 p.m., FX