BrainDead Tonight: “Taking On Water”

“Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched” is the title of a new episode of BrainDead airing tonight on CBS.

Here’s how they describe it:

Senator Red Wheatus hires a special investigator to dig into the Healy family’s financial and personal history. Also, when Gareth learns some sordid details about Laurel’s romantic past, it puts a strain on their budding relationship, on BRAINDEAD, Sunday, August 21 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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"Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched" -- Senator Red Wheatus hires a special investigator to dig into the Healy family's financial and personal history. Also, when Gareth learns some sordid details about Laurel's romantic past, it puts a strain on their budding relationship, on BRAINDEAD, Sunday, August 21 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured Tony Shalhoub as Senator Red Wheatus Photo: Michael Parmelee/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

BrainDead stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Laurel Healy), Danny Pino (Luke Healy), Aaron Tveit (Gareth Ritter), Tony Shalhoub (Senator Red Wheatus), Nikki M. James (Rochelle Daudier), Johnny Ray Gill (Gustav Triplett), Jan Maxwell (Senator Ella Pollack), and Charlie Semine (Anthony Onofrio).

Recurring cast appearing in tonight’s episode include Paige Patterson (Scarlett Pierce), Beth Malone (Claudia Monarch), Megan Hilty (Misty Alise), and Brooke Adams (Senator Diane Vaynerchuk).

Additional guest stars include Linda Emond (Kara Wright), Michael Gaston (Lawrence Boch), Jacob Pitts (Don Pickle), Tracie Thoms (Ashley Cook), Nasser Faris (Dr. Ragheb Samira), Megan Byrne (Emmylou Earl), Todd Buonopane (Isaac Poyer), Ben Edelman (Jed the Intern), Danielle Lee Greaves (Assistant Director), and Joe Holt (CIA Agent Sid Tellefsen).