Tonight in HD: January 19

SoHo Highlight: Treme (Sky 10, 9.30, 5.1) Second-season premiere: Antoine contemplates a move while LaDonna resists one; Colson contends with the return of crime to New Orleans; Annie returns from a national tour; in New York, Delmond debuts his new album. As Newsday pleaded: “Please watch this show. Really. It’s excellent on far too many levels to enumerate here, but it is truly entertaining and (I promise) watchable.” Concurred The Hollywood Reporter: “Ambitious? As always. And if the first few episodes are any indication, tighter, even more evocative and as lush and lovingly constructed as possible when conveying the plight of the forgotten.” Even the detractors struggled to find fault. To wit, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “There are scenes in the first five episodes of the new season that are as compelling as anything television has to offer. But the viewer has to wade through material that fails more often than not to deliver on its promise.” ✭✭✭✭

Chuck (TV2, 10.30)

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) Monica experiences the ‘ick’ factor when dating a much younger guy; Phoebe fills in for Chandler’s secretary and discovers that nobody likes him. ✭✭✭✭

Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) Evan learns a shocking secret; Bree plays matchmaker; Rachel struggles to manage Gabrielle. ✭✭✭

Modern Family (TV3, 7.00, 5.1, R) The whole family gathers at Jay’s before heading out to Alex’s graduation ceremony from junior high. ✭✭✭✭

Chuck (TV2, 10.30)  When Chuck and Sarah get conned out of their wedding money, there is only one man they can turn to for help: Sarah’s conman father, Jack Burton (guest star Gary Cole). ✭✭✭

Lie to Me (TV3, 11.10, 5.1, R) Lightman becomes obsessed with his investigation of two young women who committed suicide. ✭✭

Diplomatic Immunity (TV One, 11.45, R) Comedy about the misadventures at the consulate of The Most Royal Kingdom of Feausi. ✭✭✭

Mental (TV3, 12.10, 5.1) After a movie star has a mental breakdown on a talk show, he claims to the hospital staff that he faked the psychotic episode to publicize a new movie in which he plays a mental patient. ✭✭