What to Watch: March 28 - April 3

Chaos - Friday April 1, 8PM ET/PT, Global/CBS

Does Freddy Rodriguez balance out Brett Ratner? I'm hoping so. This new spy comedy (I think its a comedy) stars the erstwhile undertaker from 'Six Feet Under' as a CIA agent who finds himself on black-ops missions that are underfunded, underplanned and patently ridiculous. With Ratner ('Prison Break', 'The X-Men: Last Stand') on board as producer, things blow up good, but what's kind of neat about this take on the old spy game is the focus on red tape and bureaucracy. Imagine working for Michael Scott, but your job is to save the world. The supporting cast includes Eric Close ('Without A Trace') who is starting to look a lot like Robert Redford in his best 'Out of Africa' years. Way to age well, Mr. Close.

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Nikita - Thursday March 31, 9PM ET, A/CW

I'm not a 'Nikita' regular, but I'll tune in for this very special episode in which Melinda Clarke (who will always be Lady Heather of 'CSI' to me) drugs Lyndsy Fonseca and interrogates her. Of course, Nikita gets wind of this and comes to the rescue, but in the meantime, there's bound to be some excellent scenery-chewing from one of my favourite TV veterans.

Jersey Shore Season 3 Reunion - Thursday March 31, 10PM ET/PT, MTV

There will be fist-pumping galore as the cast gets together to rehash season 3. Mike is confronted for being an instigator and Snooki shares her true feelings for Vinny. Ronnie and Sammi rehash the events of their on-again, off-again relationship, including whether they are together now. The special also includes never-before-seen footage of the girls and their therapist, Dr. Steinberg. Dear lord, that should be its own spin-off show.

The Borgias - Sunday April 3, 10PM ET, Bravo! (9PM ET on Showtime in the US)

Debuting with a 2-hour premiere, the latest entry into the internationally-co-produced-historical-sex-and-murder genre focuses on the awesome Italian Borgias family. Remembered as masters of intrigue, bribery and poison, I have high hopes they'll prove more interesting than the Tudors did. The show begins as Rodrigo Borgias (Jeremy Irons) becomes Pope Alexander VI -- in other words, the most powerful person in Renaissance Europe. Along for the ride is his mistress (Joanne Whalley), his henchmen and his children. Among the crew, the credit 'The Tudors' comes up too often for my taste (in case you hadn't noticed, I'm not a fan) but other credits listed include 'Six Feet Under', 'The Crying Game', and ' The Pacific.'