TV: Chase (Mon, NBC 10)

Chase is a mediocre, run of the mill cop show in which a group of federal marshals chase after assorted criminals. What's even more depressing than its mediocrity is that it aspires to nothing more; it is aggressively mediocre. It has no ambition to tell interesting stories, or create fully rounded characters, or do much of anything but fill an hour with lots of running about and fistfights. The cast is made up of actors who have precisely enough personality to play supporting roles in bland TV ensembles; sadly, that is true not only for the background players, but also for the show's ostensible star, Kelli Giddish, who would be more convincing as Waitress #3 than she is as a smart, talented federal marshal. I understand that NBC was desperate for programming to fill hours in the wake of the Jay Leno fiasco, but an hour of the network logo would be more entertaining than this.