How I Met Your Mother (8pm, CBS) - Marshall freaks out when he realizes fatherhood is staring him in the face. Also, Ted and Robin come to an understanding about their relationship.

The Voice (8pm, NBC) - The semi-final round kicks off with the Top 8 vocalists.

The Pitch (9pm, AMC) - This is the official premiere of the new AMC reality series about real-life advertising agencies. It featured a prominent Durham firm in its sneak peek episode a few weeks ago. That episode with McKinney (McKinney ad director Jonathan Cude at right) battling a New York agency for a Subway campaign, will repeat after this episode at 10. The 9 p.m. episode has two groups pitching ideas to Waste Management. "The Pitch" has been promoted heavily during Sunday airings of "Mad Men" in an attempt to attract fans of that show.

House (9pm, Fox) - The team takes the case of a 6-year-old girl with a genetic condition and must work with her specialist mother to treat her. Elsewhere, House and Wilson take a vacation.

Death Row: The Final 24 Hours (10pm, Discovery) - A special report examining how capital punishment is administered.

Castle (10pm, ABC) - A body with human bite marks is discovered, and the sole witness claims a zombie killed the man. Castle and Beckett then explore New York City's zombie subculture to unearth the murderer.

I wasn’t one of the people outraged and angered by the end of  the first season of “The Killing”  (8 tonight, AMC). I agree that the show sometimes meandered, taking viewers places it didn’t need to go or places that weren’t worth exploring.

But I think it’s OK to not solve murder of Rosie Larson in the typical TV show timetable. And the performances, especially of Mireille Enos as Sarah, Joel Kinnaman as her partner Stephen and Michelle Forbes as grieving mom Mitch, made up for much. I’m all for mistakes when the goal is high quality.

Do you love "Mad Men," or just love looking at pretty things?

Then check out this gallery of gorgeous cast photos from Season 5 of "Mad Men." (And yes, it does look like Pete is going bald.)

While you're at it, read about all the things I'm allowed -- and not allowed -- to tell you about Sunday night's premiere.

Don't forget, the special two-hour "Mad Men" season premiere will begin at 9 p.m.  on Sunday, March 25.

As per Matthew Weiner's instructions regarding a potential review of Sunday night's two-hour Season 5 premiere of "Mad Men" on AMC, there's not an awful lot I'm allowed to tell you.

Things I specifically can't tell you:

- I can't tell you what year Season 5 is set in, though it has already been spoiled by many outlets that "Mad Men" creator Weiner removed a Dusty Springfield song called "The Look of Love" from the episode because it was pointed out by some critics that the song was not released during the timeframe of the episode. So if you Sherlocks want to know the year badly enough, Google away. (Season 4 took place in 1965.)

March is here, which means we're officially on the countdown for the return of "Mad Men" on AMC (9 p.m. ET on March 25). So if you're planning a big "Mad Men" party to celebrate the show's 5th season -- after a painful 525 day absence -- we've found something you might want to pick up.

"The Unoffical Mad Men Cookbook: Inside the Kitchens, Bars, and Restaurants of Mad Men" is a terrific look at food and drink in Manhattan during the "Mad Men" era. It has nearly 250 pages of excellent content, including more than 70 recipes with commentary on the food and drinks served on "Mad Men," plus general tips on stocking your bar. 

But it's so much more than that.

The book is divided into categories like traditional cookbooks (cocktails, appetizers, salads, main courses, desserts) but within those chapters, individual dishes are examined in the context of their episode and in relation to the social mores of the 1960s.

AMC has released a trailer for Season 5 of "Mad Men," which returns on March 25. My first thought: HATE THE MUSIC.

The comparisons between HBO's acclaimed western "Deadwood" and AMC's new drama "Hell on Wheels" are unavoidable. It's just too bad "Hell on Wheels," debuting tonight at 10 p.m., doesn't come out more favorably in that matchup.

The premise of "Hell on Wheels" is that a former Confederate soldier (Anson Mount) travels the land seeking to avenge the death of his wife, who was brutalized by a gang of Union soldiers. I think. He settles in a work camp helping build the Transcontinental Railroad.

AMC's "The Walking Dead" returns for its second season tonight, and the action is every bit as tense and gross as it was in Season 1.

It's true the show has experienced some well-publicized shakeups behind the camera (that whole Frank Darabont mess), and fans all hope and pray those rumblings won't affect the quality of the show. And at least in the first two episodes, you can't tell anything is much different.

I'm guessing if we do notice differences down the line, those are likely to be budget-related (that whole Matthew Weiner/"Mad Men" mess). But as Season 2 opens, the survivors are out of downtown Atlanta and away from the fake CDC set, spending their time on a jammed-up highway, in the woods, and at an old farm house. That's gotta be cheaper for AMC, but the setting fits the story just fine, so no complaints.

Fans bemoaning the cancellation of TNT's excellent but low-rated "Men of a Certain Age" have started an email campaign via their Save Men of a Certain Age Facebook page, to beg AMC president Charlie Collier to consider moving the show to his network.

AMC doesn't appear to be interested. Their disappointing (but understandable) response to the email campaign:

Thank you for thinking of AMC with the recent TNT cancellation of “Men of a Certain Age.”  We share in your passion for quality storytelling, as exemplified by our commitment to series such as “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Killing,” “The Walking Dead,” and our upcoming western, “Hell on Wheels.”
 
Unfortunately our original programming slate is already committed to the above projects, but we love that you'd consider AMC a good home for this quality series.

At least, that is the statement being sent to folks who email Collier. The response comes not from Collier, but from AMC Viewer Services.

New episodes of "Mad Men" won't return until early 2012, so if you've never watched AMC's critically acclaimed drama -- or if you just want to relive the glory -- here's a great opportunity to watch all four seasons and be ready when Season 5 finally arrives.

AMC will begin repeating all of the "Mad Men" episodes on July 31 at 6 a.m., starting with the Season 1 pilot.  Each Sunday morning, they will air 3 consecutive episodes.

6 a.m. is too early for us, especially on a Sunday, so we recommend you clear out the DVR (you should have caught up on all your "Breaking Bad" marathon eps by then) and enjoy the episodes at a reasonable hour -- and with a glass of scotch, the way Don Draper intended.