New year brings some new shows…
Monday
- Antiques Roadshow (PBS, 8pm) Season Premiere – Good antiques, bad antiques.
- The Bachelor (ABC, 8pm) Season Premiere – For those of you who follow this, make your own judgments on the return of previously failed (or successful) bachelor Brad Womack.
- Pretty Little Liars/Greek (ABCFam, 8/9pm) Season Premieres – Happy to have these better of the fluffy shows return for more teen intrigue and the final season of the will they last college season.
- Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food, 9pm) Season Premiere – Vegan to sausage.
- Disappeared (ID, 10pm) Season Premiere – Looks at folks who disappeared.
- In The Bedroom with Dr Laura Berman (Own, 10pm) Series Premiere – She talks about sex.
- The Opener (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Renowned chef helps folks open restaurants.
Tuesday
- The Biggest Loser (NBC, 8pm) Season Premiere – Another run with couples.
- Live to Dance (CBS, 8pm) Series Premiere – I can’t remember why Paula Abdul said she was leaving Idol but here’s where she ended up.
- V (ABC, 9pm) Season Premiere – I never quite got on board.
- Dangerous Encounters (NatGeo, 8/9pm) Series Premiere – Pumas, gators, other dangerous things to encounter.
- Chopped (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Chefs use goats brains…
- Southland (TNT, 10pm) Season Premiere – Its move to TNT was an appreciated salvation, and now they’re getting to actual new episodes.
- Permanent Mark (Spike, 11pm) Series Premiere – Apparently this is the name of the tattoo artist we follow in this series.
Wednesday
- Ghost Hunters (Syfy, 6pm) Season Premiere – Drumming ghosts.
- I Shouldn’t Be Alive (AnPl, 7pm) Season Premiere – Capsized boat, no supplies…
- Mystery Diagnosis/Miracle Detectives (Own, 8/10pm) Season Premiere – More intrigue potentially solved.
- People’s Choice Awards (CBS, 9pm) – I just never quite agree with the people.
- Are We There Yet? (TBS, 10/10:30pm) Season Premiere – Season two begins.
Thursday
- Wipeout (ABC, 8pm) Season Premiere – More falling.
- Ace of Cakes (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – A tennis cake for the US Open!
- Jersey Shore (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – The return to Jersey with the addition of another cast member.
- Nightmare Next Door (ID, 10pm) Series Premiere – A look at murder cases in small town America.
Friday
- Oprah Behind the Scenes/Your Own Show (Own, 8/9pm) Series Premieres – Oprah shows a look behind her show and then a look at who might be the next host extraordinaire.
- Say Yes to the Dress/Four Weddings (TLC, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Weddings and what you wear to them.
- Merlin (Syfy, 10pm) Season Premiere – Camelot returns.
- Twisted (ID, 10pm) Season Premiere – Starting with a look at Ted Bundy.
Saturday
- It’s Me or the Dog (AnPl, 5pm) Season Premiere – If the dogs were better behaved this answer would be more simple.
Sunday
- Food Network Challenge (Food, 8pm) Season Premiere – Big bug cakes start the challenge.
- Bob’s Burgers (Fox, 8:30pm) Series Premiere – The latest animation addition.
- Alaska State Troopers (NGC, 9pm) Season Premiere – This week sees troopers keeping party goers at the Arctic Man Fest in line.
- Californication/Episodes/Shameless (Show, 9/9:30/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Without getting Showtime I’ve never quite caught on to Duchovney’s show but Matt LeBlanc’s Episodes is supposed to be a good one so may as well stay tuned in for Shameless.
- The Cape (NBC, 9pm) Series Premiere – A disgraced cop starts fighting crime in costume, and the help of Summer Glau (Firefly) makes me a little interested in checking this out.
- Kimora (Style, 9pm) Season Premiere – Life in the fab lane shows her 8 year old’s birthday party.
- Masterpiece (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – The four-part Downtown Abby kicks off.
- The Wild Within (Trav, 9pm) Series Premiere – Outdoorsy dude hunts and gathers like folks used to do.