Aliens alarm Elizabeth Mitchell in "V."

ABC’s new spin on the ’80s miniseries “V” made its debut Tuesday night, and I like it even though I’m not a huge science fiction fan. The opening was riveting, I thought, and I’m interested…

Bradley James and Colin Morgan in "Merlin."

Two big imports make debuts on network TV this week, while cable channels continue their run of summer originals. Here are seven arrivals that, for better or worse, should be on your radar this week.

‘Hawthorne’
8 p.m.…

Paulson and Cannavale

‘Cupid’
9 p.m. CT Tuesday, March 31, on ABC
Two and a half stars
Nobody likes romantic comedy more than I do. Let a couple “meet cute” and fail to realize (for just long enough) that they’re meant for each other,…

Cavanagh and McCormack

“Trust Me”
9 p.m. CT Mondays (beginning Jan. 26) on TNT
In brief: Ad-agency dramedy is appealing, annoying or both.

If you like Tom Cavanagh (“Ed”) and Eric McCormack (“Will & Grace”), you’re likely to enjoy TNT’s “Trust Me.” The two…

‘Prayers for Bobby’

7 p.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 24, on Lifetime

In brief: Earnest fact-based drama

“How does it feel to be perfect?” his sister asks high schooler Bobby (Ryan Kelley) in the new Lifetime movie “Prayers for Bobby” (7/8 p.m. Saturday on…