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new and noteworthy tv: 1/2-1/8

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Regular programming is starting to return as are a few new items to keep a little diversity in the queue. I’ve been making some progress on movies as well as a few of my Netflix backlog items.

  • The Bachelor (ABC) Season Premiere, Monday, 8pm – This is happening again…
  • Masterchef Celebrity Showdown (Fox) Monday, 8pm – ‘Celebrities’ test their culinary skills.
  • Kids Baking Championship (Food) Season Premiere, Monday, 8pm – Kids return for a cuter side of baking.
  • Beyond (Free) Series Premiere, Monday, 9pm – Waking up from a 12 year coma with special skills and to a conspiracy, I’m sure our key players are also young and attractive.
  • It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Fxx) Season Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – Somehow this show is striking out with their 12th season of the gang getting into ridiculous messes.
  • One Day at a Time (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – I’ve actually heard a few good reports on this reimagining of the ’70s Lear sitcom.
  • Emerald City (NBC) Series Premiere, Friday, 9pm – I love a retelling though I’m dubious I’ll certainly check out this modern take on Dorothy’s journey.
  • Mythbusters: The Search (Sci) Series Premiere, Saturday, 4pm – For those who miss the original this brings contestants to bust myths.
  • Golden Globe Awards (NBC) Sunday, 8pm – the 74th annual gala.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/26-1/1

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Time to go see some movies!

  • Happy New Year, Charlie Brown/Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (ABC) Monday, 8/9pm – We’re getting ready to celebrate another new year.
  • Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Tuesday, 9pm – Stephen Colbert hosts.
  • Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (ABC) Saturday, 8/10/11:30pm – Ryan Seacrest keeps the helm with the help of Fergie and Jenny McCarthy.
  • A Toast to 2016/Late Night with Seth Meyers/NYE with Carson Daly (NBC) Saturday, 8/10/11:30pm – Kathie Lee and Hoda host followed by the regular evening hosts at special times.
  • Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution (Fox) Saturday, 11pm – When did Pitbull become a celebrity that warrants his own NYE show, no diss necessarily I really just didn’t know he was a thing?
  • The Bachelor: Countdown to Nick (ABC) Sunday, 8pm – A look at the newest bachelor and his bimbos.
  • The Mick (Fox) Series Premiere, Sunday, 8pm – A fan of the shouldn’t-be-funny-but-is Always Sunny I’ll check out Kaitlin Olsen’s latest turn at irresponsible caretaker.
  • Ransom (CBS) Series Premiere, Sunday, 8pm – No early word on this hostage negotiator new drama.
  • Sherlock (PBS) Season Premiere, Sunday, 9pm – If you haven’t been watching get on board as the fourth season begins.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/19-12/25

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Digging into the official ho ho ho week there’s not a ton new going on but I’ve still got some backlog to get through.

  • First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell (CBS) Monday, 8pm – Oprah and Michelle (I’m clearly on first name basis with both) chat one-on-one.
  • Marie Claire Young Women’s Honors (CW) Monday, 9pm – Gina Rodriguez hosts the first annual honors.
  • Michael Buble Sings and Swings/Tony Bennet Celebrates 90 (NBC) Tuesday, 8/9pm – Catch some tunes.
  • Terry Crews Saves Christmas (CW) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 8pm – Design and food experts help a family.
  • Toy Story that Time Forgot/Shrek the Halls/The Year (ABC) Tuesday, 9pm – Old school holidays and the year that was.
  • Game Changers with Robin Roberts (ABC) Wednesday, 10pm – Some of the most influential people.
  • Project Runway Junior (Life) Thursday, 10pm – A new crew of youngsters start to make it work.
  • Sense8 (Net) Friday, Special – Picking up where the last season left off, I haven’t checked in yet but this series is supposed to be worth a watch picking up after a few.
  • Travelers (Net) Friday, Series Premiere – A new time traveling drama where consciousness is sent back to the 21st century to save humanity, I haven’t heard about this yet so we’ll see.
  • A Home for the Holidays (CBS) Friday, 8pm – Performances in the special to raise awareness about adoption and foster care.
  • Yule Log (KOFY) Saturday, 11pm – Burning log and holiday music can get you into the spirit!

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/12-12/18

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More holiday fare to be found and a few other things…

  • Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer/Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown (CW) Monday, 8/9pm – A little holiday fare for all.
  • ANTM (VH1) Season Premiere, Monday 10pm – Yes it’s true this CW show is resurrected in new form, still produced by Tyra we’ve got a new host and panel, can’t wait!
  • The Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time (CW) Wednesday, 8pm – In case you need to stock up on suggestions for the holidays.
  • A Pentatonix Christmas/SNL Christmas (NBC) Wednesday, 8/9pm – Tunes and jokes.
  • Star (Fox) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 9pm – From Lee Daniels this may or may not be a good follow to Empire, focusing on girl group, but Latifah and Benjamin Bratt might make it worth a look.
  • iHeartRadio Jingle Ball (CW) Thursday, 8pm – Elvis Duran hosts.
  • Prep & Landing/Naughty vs Nice (ABC) Thursday, 8/8:30pm – Something about an elf.
  • The Man in the High Castle (Am) Season Premiere, Friday – Another season returns.
  • Hollywood Christmas Parade (CW) Friday, 8pm – Olivia Newton-John serves as grand marshal.
  • I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (ABC) Saturday, 8pm – Hanging with Snoopy and Spike.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/5-12/11

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I am finally making a dent on my backlog but have dropped Pitch and Timeless in the process, while Queen Sugar and Undercover are sitting backed up their fate to be determined, just too many other things I’d rather be watching and even I have limited TV watching time after all.

  • Showtime at the Apollo (Fox) Monday, 8pm – Music and comedy stars perform.
  • Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (CBS) Monday, 10pm – How is this still a thing?
  • Shut Eye (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday – Fake psychic becoming psychic sounds played but with Burn Notice‘s Jeffrey Donovan it might be worth a look.
  • Taraji’s White Hot Holidays (Fox) Thursday, 8pm – Celebrate.
  • Toy Story that Time Forgot/Shrek the Halls (ABC) Thursday, 8pm – Ho ho ho!
  • Captive (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – This docuseries looks into the captives and captors of false imprisonments.
  • Fuller House (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – They’re back.
  • Mozart in the Jungle (Am) Season Premiere, Friday – I’ve heard some good things about this series.
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns (CBS) Saturday, 8/9/9:30pm – And a little more good cheer.
  • Critic’s Choice Award (A&E) Sunday, 8pm – What the season is really about.
  • Frozen/The Making of Frozen (ABC) Sunday, 10pm – I think this movie was a thing.

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new and noteworthy tv: 11/28-12/4

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I’m trying to measure out Gilmore Girls so I’ve still got some tv catch up to do.

  • CMA Country Christmas (ABC) Monday, 8pm – Jennifer Nettles hosts.
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (CBS) Tuesday, 8pm – You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen…
  • Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (A&E) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – She’s looking into the whole thing.
  • Christmas in Rockefeller Center/Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors (NBC) Wednesday, 8/9pm – The tree will be lit and a look back at a Dolly family tale.
  • Incorporated (Syfy) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – Dennis Haysbert is one of the known commodities in this Affleck/Damon look at fictional life in sinister corporate future, pedigree makes it worth a look.
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas/The Great American Baking Show (ABC) Season Premiere, Thursday, 8/9pm – Holiday pageantry and bakers bundting.
  • Top Chef (Brav) Season Premiere, Thursday, 10pm – Eight new and eight returning chefs compete.
  • Pacific Heat (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – An animated cop unit…
  • Mariah’s World/The Royals (E!) Series/Season Premiere, Sunday 9/10pm – I was tempted not to list Mariah but it is happening, followed by a cheesy show I’ve so far quite enjoyed.

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new and noteworthy tv: 11/22-11/27

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We’re officially in the holiday season so a good time for me to catch up on the TiVo backlog, with of course some dedicated time to Lorelei, Rory, and Emily.

  • The Hollywood Walk of Fame Honors (CW) Wednesday, 8pm – A tribute to memorable moments.
  • Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Special/SNL Thanksgiving (NBC) Wednesday, 8/9pm – If you can’t get enough of the parade or skits.
  • Thanksgiving Day Parade/National Dog Show (NBC) – Parades and puppies, ok they’re full grown dogs but who doesn’t like a little alliteration.
  • Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (ABC) Thursday, 8pm – Some traditions never end.
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (ABC) Thursday, 8pm – Julianne and Derek Hough host.
  • Gilmore Girls (Net) Friday – I’m cautiously optimistic that this four part season, set over the span of a year, will have enough of the quirky delight and touching relationships that I remember to make it a nice reunion.
  • 3 Percent (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Post apocalyptic competition, haven’t heard anything but fictional new world orders always an option.
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas/How Murray Saved Christmas / Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns / Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town / Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (NBC/CBS/ABC/CW) Friday, 8/8:35pm – Thanksgiving is over…

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new and noteworthy tv: 11/7-11/20

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A special bonus edition notes a few things over the next couple of weeks.

  • Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party (VH1) Series Premiere, Monday 11/7, 10pm – Weekly dinners!
  • SNL Election Special (NBC) Monday 11/7, 10pm – Before it takes the next turn a look at some skits.
  • Election Results (Various) Tuesday, 11/8 – And the results are in…
  • Red Oaks (Am) Season Premiere, Friday 11/11 – The return of the 80s country club.
  • Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge (CMT) Season Premiere, Sunday 11/13, 10pm – I know a couple peeps who will be excited this competition is back.
  • Good Behavior (TNT) Series Premiere, Tuesday 11/15, 9pm – I always love to check out a good con artist, we’ll see if this thriller has the goods.
  • Shooter (USA) Series Premiere, Tuesday 11/15, 10pm – Based on the Marky Mark flick that I don’t recall but we’ll see whether the sniper is on the run.
  • David Blaine (ABC) Tuesday 11/15, 10pm – Magic.
  • Sweet/Vicious (MTV) Series Premiere, Tuesday 11/15, 10pm – I read at least one promising review of this college campus vigilante show.
  • The Art of More (Crack) Season Premiere, Wednesday 11/16 – I still don’t quite know if anyone is tuning into this ‘network’ but this show is back.
  • ICE (Audience) Series Premiere, Wednesday 11/16, 8pm – In another offering from what network is this, a diamond trade drama.
  • Nightcap (POP) Series Premiere, Wednesday 11/16, 8pm – A behind the scenes comedy of a late night show.
  • Undercover (BBCA) Series Premiere, Wednesday 11/16, 8pm – This six-part political thriller has a good pedigree.
  • Lovesick (Net) Season Premiere, Monday, 11/17 – Formerly Scrotal Recall this series returns with a look at this dude’s former conquests.
  • American Music Awards (ABC) Sunday 11/20, 8pm – I don’t know that I ever kept track of the various music award shows.
  • Search Party (TBS) Series Premiere, Monday, 11/21 – Get a jump on the week with this new dark comedy of a few twentysomethings looking for a missing college acquaintance.

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new and noteworthy tv: 10/31-11/6

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Wrapped Longmire this last week and though there are more options like Luke Cage awaiting I’m getting my TiVo cleared out for a little downtime.

  • Chewing Gum (Net) Series Premiere, Monday – This BAFTA-winning sitcom comes to is described as a coming of age story of a young virgin who loves Beyoncé and Jesus.
  • People of Earth (TBS) Series Premiere, Monday, 9pm – I accidentally ran across a preview of this odd sitcom about a group of alien abductees that really had potential with its odd cast and alien moments.
  • Stan Against Evil (IFC) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – This looks like a comedic version of demon fighting series Ash vs Evil Dead.
  • The Crown (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – The latest in the dramatic retelling of old royalty via Elizabeth II looks like it has some promise.

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my schedule

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There’s always room for tinkering but as it stands here’s what I’ve got on the plan, or at least the TiVo queue.

Monday

  • 8pm – Gotham (Fox)
  • 10pm – Timeless (NBC)

Wacky time travel is the new addition to this timeslot, it’s a rompy fun show and we seem to get a new historical event each week plus of course some sort of overarching conspiracy. And I’m hanging in with this slant on the Batman world with the characters and cases still providing enough interest.

Tuesday

  • 8pm – The Middle (ABC) / Brooklyn Nine-Nine/New Girl (Fox)
  • 9pm – Fresh Off the Boat (ABC) / No Tomorrow (CW) / This is Us (NBC)
  • 10pm – SHIELD (ABC)

New additions this this night include two hours that have been engaging so far. One a ridiculous rom-com where they keep playing with whether the dude is crazy (he is predicting the apocalypse, but you know citing science) and whether crazy matters if he’s good in the meantime. And the second the natural family drama fill in for Parenthood which so far has some members of the family more well-rounded than others but it’s keeping me in. And sticking with some of the amusing and riding out the ups and downs of the Marvel tv incarnation.

Wednesday

  • 8pm – Lethal Weapon (Fox)

As long as you don’t pretend it’s a remake the new buddy cop drama is fun. Note I almost stuck with Speechless, the kid in the wheelchair and his aide are great but the show doesn’t end up bringing enough comedy for me.

Thursday

  • 8pm – The Big Bang Theory (CBS) / Superstore/The Good Place (NBC)
  • 9pm – Pitch (Fox) / Mom/Life in Pieces (CBS)

New additions here are the afterlife mix up which I find amusing with the plot so far moving quickly into new territory each week and the girl baseball player which isn’t revolutionary but so far I find the main characters engaging. I did watch one episode of The Great Outdoors and will check out another but don’t imagine sticking around. And I am holding on to some other amusements.

Sunday

  • 9pm – Madam Secretary (CBS)
  • 10pm – Elementary (CBS)

Neither of these are the most amazing for me but I like enough about them and the roles that they play in my schedule so am going to stick them out.

And lest we forget about other random cable channels that I tend to watch less on schedule: Atlanta (FX), Better Things (Fx), Queen Sugar (OWN), Younger (TVL), You’re the Worst (Fxx), and Z Nation (Syfy). I was also intrigued enough by the first Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (BBCA) to take it for another spin, though it is admittedly so odd I don’t know whether that’s going to be enough or too much.

Plus there’s still midseason! What’s in your schedule?

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