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If you missed the first couple of episodes of "The Magicians" (10 p.m., Syfy), you might want to go back and check them out. The first episode takes a while to get going, but once it does it's well on its way to be an engaging series that sort of Harry Potter for grown-ups. Twentysomethings, that is.
Based on the novels by Lev Grossman, "The Magicians" follows depressed oddball Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph) as he's recruited to attend Brakebills University, a college for the magically inclined in upstate New York. His friend, Julia (Stella Maeve) doesn't get in — and isn't happy about it — but Quentin is admitted to the graduate program and starts to discover there are a lot of magical people with incredible powers.
Quentin and Alica (Olivia Taylor Dudley) tried some magic in the first episode that didn't turn out well. They accidentally unleashed a mysterious beast who does something awful and threatens even more harm in the future.
In tonight's episode, Alice is willing to do anything to find out what happened to her missing brother. Which isn't really a good idea.
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• Women's college gymnastics (6 p.m., P12N): Arizona at Utah
• "Supergirl" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A twisted version of Supergirl sets out to destroy the real thing.
• "The Bachelor" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Ben and 11 bachelorettes travel to Mexico City
• "Superstore" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): A one-day wedding sale turns crazy.
• "The X-Files" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Mulder and Scully investigate a dead body in the woods — and it turns into a comedy.
• "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Rebecca sees a chance to remind Josh of their teenage love.
• "War and Peace" (7, 9 and 11 p.m., Lifetime; 10 p.m. and midnight, A&E & History): In Part 3, Natasha has doubts about Andrei's love for her;: the French army approaches Russia.
• NBA (7 p.m., ROOT): Chicago Bulls at Utah Jazz
• "Angie Tribeca" (7 p.m., TBS): A baker is murdered and the lieutenant is just sick about it.
• "Telenovela" (7:30 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): A sultry picture of Ana is found under Mimi's son's mattress, so the cast sets out to give him "the sex talk."
• "The Biggest Loser' (8 and 9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): One contestant sends two others home for a week; all the players leave the ranch for a week.
• "Lucifer" (8 p.m., Ch. 13): Chloe gets help from Lucifer on the investigation into the death of a movie star's son.
• "Jane the Virgin" (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Jane's thesis work gets lost when Mateo has a mishap with her computer; Rafael divulges important into about Mutter to Michael.
• "The Fosters" (9 p.m., FreeForm): Brandon is upset when he learns that someone knows his secret with Callie; the tension between Mariana and Lexi escalates as they campaign for junior class president.
• "Recovery Road" (10 p.m., FreeForm): Maddie blows off her curfew to hang out with her friends.
• "Diesel Brothers" (11 p.m., Discovery): A work truck is transformed into a service station.
• "Lost Girl" (11 p.m., Syfy): Bo races to stop an ancient evil from wreaking mass destruction.