Arts & Entertainment

Flashpoint, Tanked and Man Vs. Wild

Tonight's TV Tips

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Flashpoint, 8 p.m., CBS

CBS has been borrowing this Canadian drama about a police force that, from the sounds of it, gets stuck with all the ulcer-producing law enforcement tasks like hostage situations and terrorism. In this episode, “Spike leaves his dying father’s bedside to help Team One defuse a bomb.”

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Tanked, 9 p.m., Animal Planet

The premiere of this show about a Las Vegas company specializing in custom-built aquariums. “Owners Wayde and Brett try to avoid sleeping with the fishes when they design a 1,000 gallon, mob-inspired tank. Meanwhile, Wayde’s wife, Heather, is persuaded to walk among the sharks; and the Acrylic Tank Manufacturing team works on a phone-booth aquarium for a homesick New York family.” This sounds surprisingly awesome.

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Man Vs. Wild, 9 p.m., Discovery

“Bear heads to New Zealand, where he must cross a river on a tree trunk, scale an active volcano and descend a waterfall.” I thought this show was about survival tips, in which case the goal would seem to be to climb down the volcano. You know, away from the boiling cauldron of lava.


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