ABC to Re-Air Marvel's 'Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D' Tonight, After Record Ratings

Just in case you missed it and you happen to not have Hulu plus, ABC has announced that it will re-air Tuesday night's seasons premiere of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Avengers spin-off received the network's highest ratings for any new show in the past four years.

In the wake of the record ratings, ABC has decided to forgo tonight's repeat episode of Shark Tank for a second look at S.H.I.E.L.D. If you're not aware of the program, don't worry. Here is a quick catch up on all you need to know going into the show.

A lot of mystery surrounds the super secret spy agency called the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, or S.H.I.E.L.D. for short. However, the mystery most fans want to get to the bottom of is, how did Agent Phil Coulson survive his supposed death in Avengers.

Agent Coulson has appeared in several of Marvel's films as well as in the animated series, Ultimate Spiderman, played by actor Clark Gregg. His "death" in Avengers is what made the rag tag group of heroes join together. (Although it's inconceivable to think that the group would have just sat back and let millions die, if he would have lived.)

Now, it's apparent that Coulson is back from the dead...but how you ask. First things first, this is a series based on comic books. In comics, just like soap operas, no one ever stays dead--except for Spiderman's uncle Ben. What we learned from some early scenes is that Nick Fury some how managed to fake Coulson's death.

Still, the whole truth could take a bit longer as Greg Clark hinted to the New York Times:

“Phil Coulson knows exactly what happened on the heli-carrier and the way that Director Fury used it to direct The Avengers. What’s clear is there’s a whole lot more to the story than that. I absolutely believe that’s [a story line] that will become something. I really love playing the guy. He’s a combo platter of snarky sarcasm with superheroes, and he occasionally gets to do some scary stuff that I really enjoy. This world that we’re showing needs someone who doesn’t have superpowers, who can be stabbed and hurt. That’s what made me sign on to the show: this is a role that people around the world have embraced. That’s really moving and fun for me.”

Now just like Coulson you get a second lease on life, when S.H.I.E.L.D re-airs Tonight at 8pm eastern on ABC.