10 p.m. – THE BRIDGE – “God Bless the Child” – NEW EPISODE

When kidnappings occur in rich and poor neighborhoods, Frank (Aaron Douglas) must fight the powers at city hall and the police department to get equal resources and attention for both cases.

10 p.m. – THE BRIDGE – “Vexation of Spirit” – NEW EPISODE

When two off-duty cops are involved in a shooting outside a gym, Frank (Aaron Douglas) quickly turns from protecting them from Internal Affairs to investigating them for wrong-doing himself. He soon discovers the two cops are dealing steroids. Frank will stop at nothing to bring down the rogue cops, even if he has to use his dead friend as bait to set a trap.

10 p.m.

Frank (Aaron Douglas) must take over the negotiations at a hostage-taking in order to free a badly wounded cop.

From Robert Cushman of the National Post:

• To serve and protect the police
  “‘Together’ says Frank Leo, newly elected president of the police union, ‘we own this city.’ The city is unnamed, but looks very much like Toronto; and when Frank says ‘we,’ he appears to mean not the population at large but just him and his fellow cops. It is not a very reassuring message; but The Bridge, the new CTV drama series of which Frank is the central figure, seems disinclined to question it. It may be the first ever right-wing pro-union show. That’s probably the newest thing about it.” Read more.

From Jim Henshaw of The Legion of Decency:

• The Guy With The Movie In His Head
  “The entire series operates on a level of paranoia and self-delusion that beggars belief. Leo and his fellow officers are downtrodden and abused by all those of higher rank. Every Captain and Deputy Chief practically sneers with venality while twisting their Snidely Whiplash moustaches — and those are just the women!” Read more.