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What to Watch on Monday: ‘BrainDead’ from the ‘Good Wife’ team

By Brooke Cain

bcain@newsobserver.com

In “BrainDead,” Laurel Healy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead, right) returns home to Washington, D.C., to work for her brother, Senator Luke Healy (Danny Pino, left), on Capitol Hill.
In “BrainDead,” Laurel Healy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead, right) returns home to Washington, D.C., to work for her brother, Senator Luke Healy (Danny Pino, left), on Capitol Hill. Michael Parmelee CBS

BrainDead (10 p.m., CBS) – From the creators of “The Good Wife” comes a new comic thriller set in Washington, D.C., and working off a conspiracy theory that members of Congress are infected by a brain-eating bug. The cast includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Tony Shalhoub and Danny Pino.

Also on tonight . . .

Houdini & Doyle (9 p.m., Fox) – After several people who appear to have died from fright turn up, Doyle realizes he’s been dosed with the same hallucinogen that produced their fatal visions.

Guilt (9 p.m., Freeform) – In this new series, an American woman travels to London to defend her sister after she becomes the prime suspect in her roommate’s murder.

Major Crimes (10 p.m., TNT) – In the Season 5 premiere, the squad investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl who volunteered at a homeless shelter.

Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge (10 p.m., NBC) – In this new show, six teams race through mud, water and barbed wire in a mile-long course.

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