"Mad Men" on AMC, "Skins" on BBC America and More TiVo-Worthy TV for August 31

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31

Mad Men (AMC, 10 p.m. ET) (Pictured)
Don and Duck try to make peace, Duck deals with a family visit at the office, and Peggy tries to insinuate herself into the executives' after-hours meetings. Jon Hamm, January Jones, John Slattery and Elisabeth Moss star.

Skins (BBC America, 10 p.m. ET)
Wild and crazy Chris (Joe Dempsie) wakes up one morning with a hangover, discovers $2000 cash and a note from his mother stating that she has left town, and responds by going on the mother of all benders. But when the money is gone, reality sets in. Nicholas Hoult, April Pearson, Hannah Murray, Mitch Hewer and Mike Bailey star.

Z Rock (IFC, 11:30 p.m. ET)
Paulie, David and Joey arrive at a kids' party in Long Island only to discover that it has been double-booked – and the other band is their arch-rival on the kid party circuit, the overly obnoxious Kidtastic. Also, Paulie is desperate to cure a rash in a very private area and David once again has a go with sexy Mrs. Braunstein.

Ed Martin

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