TV Jots

And Clarence Williams III Hangs with Memphis Beat

TNT medical drama HawthoRNe is getting way intense tonight during the new August 10 episode “A Mother Knows.”

The title refers to occasional character Isabel (Aisha Hinds, True Blood), who kidnaps her son from foster care and disappears with him after she comes to doubt his safety. Actor and Latin music star Marc Anthony plays Detective Nick Renata, the person Christina teams up with to locate Isabel and her child. Roseanne vet and recurring Big Bang Theory actress Sara Gilbert also returns to reprise her role as gruff nurse Malia Price, whom I’m actually starting to like after her last spot-on appearance.

Rookie crime series Memphis Beat follows at 10pm ET with the new episode “I Shall Not Be Moved,” featuring fabulous old-school-TV guest stars Clarence Williams III (The Mod Squad) and Veronica Cartwright (The X-Files). Now that poor Dwight realizes the father he idolizes might have been on the take before his death, he must move on to the next case with his partner Whitehead. The pair get wrapped up in a hostage situation, which gives Dwight the opportunity to get background information on an inactive interstate case.

Still no previews for Memphis Beat for whatever reason, but a quick sneak peek at “A Mother Knows” follows.