Here at Screen Scholars today, in our ultra-brief WtW, we got ya misanthropy and sports, you can decide which is which.

JASON’S PICK:
Better Things [FX, 10p]
From the world of Louis C.K. pops up another darkly comic tale of an actress balancing career and parenthood — this one stars his pal Pamela Adlon, best known as the voice of Bobby Hill.

KATHERINE’S PICK:
World Cup of Hockey [ESPN2, 8p]
It’s Team North America against Team Europe in this exhibition game in Quebec City. Really, though, it’s the Canadians versus the Russians, and anybody’s game.