new and noteworthy tv: 11/30-12/6

Technical hiatus has an abbreviated posting this week. Some additional reality abounds but here are some highlights:

  • Monday – The Great Holiday Baking Show, Series Premiere (ABC, 10pm), Superstore, Series Premiere (NBC, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – Real Rob, Series Premiere (Net, 3am)
  • Wednesday – Top Chef, Season Premiere (Brav, 10pm)
  • Friday – A Very Murray Christmas (Net, 3am)

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

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new and noteworthy tv: 11/23-11/29

dogshowThe season to give thanks to the classics, and catch up on Netflix.

  • Tuesday – A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (ABC, 8pm), Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown (CW, 8pm)
  • Wednesday – The Making of the Wiz Live! (NBC, 8pm), Property Brothers at Home, Season Premiere (HGTV, 9pm), Christmas Through the Decades, Series Premiere (Hist, 10pm)
  • Thursday – Thanksgiving Parade/The National Dog Show (NBC, 9/12pm), The All-Star Dog Rescue Celebration (Fox, 8pm)
  • Friday – South of Hell, Series Premiere (WE, 6pm), Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (ABC, 8pm), Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (CW, 8pm), Unforgettable, Season Premiere (A&E, 8pm), American Diner Revival, Season Premiere (Food, 9pm), American Restoration/Smartest Guy in the Room, Season/Series Premieres (Hist, 9/10pm)
  • Saturday – Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/The Story of Santa Claus (CBS, 8/8:30/9pm), Master P’s Family Empire/Dr Feelgood, Series Premieres (Reelz, 8/10pm)
  • Sunday – Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (Fox, 8pm)

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

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new and noteworthy tv: 11/16-11/22

jessica-jonesIn the spirit of other Chicago series, expect a cross over, but otherwise it’s a week for alt television distribution with all worth checking Castle, Jessica, and More.

  • Tuesday – Chicago Med, Series Premiere (NBC, 9pm), Moonshiners, Season Premiere (Disc, 9pm)
  • Wednesday – Undeniable with Joe Buck, Series Premiere (Dir, 8pm)
  • Thursday – The Art of More, Series Premiere (Crackle, 3am)
  • Friday – The Man in the High Castle, Series Premiere (Am, 12am), Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Series Premiere (Net, 3am)
  • Saturday – Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s/Raising Whitley, Season Premieres (OWN, 9/10pm)
  • Sunday – American Music Awards (ABC, 8pm), Ax Men, Season Premiere (Hist, 9pm)

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

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new and noteworthy tv: 11/9-11/15

royalsSurprisingly delightful campy show is back for another season, and I might check out Runway Juniors but kids may not be the missing ingredient.

  • Monday – Cake Wars, Season Premiere (Food, 9pm), Independent Lens, Season Premiere (PBS, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – The Curse of Oak Island/Hunting Hitler, Season Premiere (Hist, 9/10pm), Knife Fight/Uncorked, Season Premiere (Esq, 9/10pm), Secret Space Escapes, Series Premiere (Sci, 10pm), Donny!, Series Premiere (USA, 10:30pm)
  • Wednesday – Alaskan Bush People/Men Women Wild, Season/Series Premieres (Disc, 9/10pm)
  • Thursday – Project Runway Junior, Series Premiere (Life, 9pm), 2 Broke Girls, Season Premiere (CBS, 9:30pm)
  • Friday – John Mulaney/ w/Bob & David, Series Premiere (Net, 3am)
  • Sunday – Oprah’s Master Class, Season Premiere (OWN, 8pm), Keeping Up with the Kardashians/The Royals, Season Premiere (E!, 9/10pm), Into the Badlands, Series Premiere (AMC, 10pm)

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

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new and noteworthy tv: 11/2-11/8

masterofnoneReady to embrace another season of both Mom and Elementary and a new Netflix Aziz option, plus can’t resist a glance at the ridiculous looking spy show Agent X. And for those who get it Flesh and Bone should be worth a look.

  • Monday – Vanderpump Rules/Apres Ski, Season/Series Premieres (Brav, 9/10pm), Legends, Season Premiere (TNT, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – Christina Milian Turned Up, Season Premiere (E!, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – CMA Awards (ABC, 8pm), Coach Charming/Late Night Joy, Series Premieres (TLC, 10/11pm)
  • Thursday – The First 48/Nightwatch, Season Premiere (A&E, 9/10pm), Mom/Elementary, Season Premieres (CBS, 9/10pm), Selling It: In the ATL, Series Premiere (WE, 10pm)
  • Friday – Master of None, Series Premiere (Net, 3am), Masterchef: Junior, Season Premiere (Fox, 8pm)
  • Saturday – Survivorman, Season Premiere (Sci, 10pm)
  • Sunday – Behind the Story, Season Premiere (Sund, 10am), Flesh and Bone, Series Premiere (Starz, 8pm), Oprah’s Master Class, Season Premiere (OWN, 8pm), The Real Housewives of Atlanta/Untying the Knot, Season Premiere, Season Premieres (Brav, 8/10pm), Agent X, Series Premiere (TNT, 9pm), Getting On, Season Premiere (HBO, 10pm)

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

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new and noteworthy tv: 10/26-11/1

SupergirlSupergirl doesn’t quite appeal to me but the buzz is good so I’ll give it a go, I am intrigued by Wicked‘s psychotic murderers but the buzz is bad… And at last season’s end was ready to drop Grimm, but had fun with the campy Librarians, fun is something needed on my schedule though if I am still getting Sundance the great but maybe not fun next season of Returned is on the list.

  • Monday – Supergirl, Series Premiere (CBS, 8:30pm), Black Ink Crew: Chicago, Series Premiere (VH1, 9pm), Cursed: The Bell Witch, Series Premiere (A&E, 10pm), Follow the Rules, Series Premiere (MTV, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – Wicked City, Series Premiere (ABC, 10pm)
  • Thursday – Monsters Inside Me, Season Premiere (AnPl, 9pm)
  • Friday – Grimm, Season Premiere (NBC, 9pm), David Tutera’s Celebrations, Season Premiere (WE, 10pm)
  • Saturday – Ash vs Evil Dead, Series Premiere (Starz, 9pm), The Returned, Season Premiere (Sun, 10pm)
  • Sunday – The Librarians, Season Premiere (TNT, 8pm), Oprah’s Master Class, Season Premiere (OWN, 8pm)

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

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new and noteworthy tv: 10/19-10/25

pumpkinNot a lot of new updates coming in though things are starting to get spooky out.

  • Monday – Street Outlaws/Vegas Rat Rods, Season Premiere (Disc, 9pm)
  • Tuesday – It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown/Toy Story of Terror (ABC, 8/8:30pm), Being Mary Jane, Season Premiere (BET, 9pm), Sweat Inc, Series Premiere (Spike, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – Natural Born Outlaws, Series Premiere (AHC, 10pm)
  • Thursday – Restaurant Impossible, Season Premiere (Food, 9pm), Great Wild North, Series Premiere (Hist, 10pm)
  • Friday – Hemlock Grove, Season Premiere (Net, 3am), Pacific Warriors, Series Premiere (Disc, 10pm)
  • Saturday – Da Vinci’s Demons, Season Premiere (Starz, 8pm)
  • Sunday – Oprah’s Master Class, Season Premiere (OWN, 8pm), The Guilty, Series Premiere (PBS, 10pm), Robot Chicken, Season Premiere (AdSw, 11:59pm)

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

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new and noteworthy tv: 10/12-10/18

crazy-ex

A few more additions, Crazy might be crazy but it’s getting some buzz while Truth’s Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Vanessa Lachey may not speak unheard tales but will it be funny? I am excited to see the new take on Fargo.

  • Monday – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend/Jane the Virgin, Series/Season Premieres (CW, 8/9pm), Fargo, Season Premiere (Fx, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – 30 for 30, Season Premiere (ESPN, 9pm), Manhattan, Season Premiere (WGN, 9pm), Chicago Fire, Season Premiere (NBC, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – Kingdom, Season Premiere (Dir, 9pm), The Brain with David Eagleman, Series Premiere (PBS, 10pm)
  • Thursday – Nathan for You, Season Premiere (Com, 10pm)
  • Friday – Truth Be Told, Series Premiere (NBC, 8:30pm), Gold Rush, Season Premiere (Disc, 9pm), The Knick, Season Premiere (Cin, 10pm), Please Like Me, Season Premiere (Piv, 10pm), Satisfaction, Season Premiere (USA, 10pm)
  • Sunday – The Belief, Series Premiere (OWN, 8pm), Comic Book Men, Season Premiere (AMC, 11:59pm)

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

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new and noteworthy tv: 10/5-10/11

izombieI am excited for the return of our zombie heroine and glad to store up some more scary zombies on Walking Dead that I’ll watch some time when I have more time. I do also like to tune into the latest premise of Horror Story but tend not to stick with it.

  • Tuesday – The Flash/iZombie, Season Premieres (CW, 8/9pm), Botched, Season Premiere (E!, 9pm), People’s Couch, Season Premiere (Brav, 10pm), Storage Wars: Miami, Series Premiere (A&E, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – Casual, Series Premiere (Hulu, 1am), Arrow/Supernatural, Season Premieres (CW, 8/9pm), American Horror Story, Season Premiere (FX, 10pm), Couples Therapy, Season Premiere (VH1, 10pm)
  • Thursday – The Vampire Diaries/The Originals, Season Premieres (CW, 8/9pm), Ridiculousness/Broke A$$ Game Show/Middle of the Night Show, Season/Series Premieres (MTV, 10/10:30/11pm)
  • Friday – Red Oaks, Series Premiere (Am, 12am), Reign, Season Premiere (CW, 8pm), Undateable, Season Premiere (NBC, 8pm), The Enfield Haunting, Mini-series Premiere (A&E, 10pm), True Monsters, Series Premiere (Hist, 10pm)
  • Saturday – The Last Kingdom/The Graham Norton Show, Series/Season Premieres (BBCA, 10/11:15pm)
  • Sunday – America’s Funniest Home Videos, Season Premiere (ABC, 7pm), The Walking Dead/The Talking Dead, Season Premieres (AMC, 9/10:30pm), 90 Day Fiancé, Season Premiere (TLC, 10pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/28-10/4

grandfatheredRolling out a few more fall, I’m on the fence about going back to Bones and Sleepy Hollow, but will check out two new promising sitcoms with some noted faces.

  • Monday – I’ll Have What Phil’s Having, Series Premiere (PBS, 10pm), The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, Series Premiere (Com, 11pm)
  • Tuesday – Grandfathered/The Grinder, Series Premieres (Fox, 8/8:30pm), SHIELD, Season Premieres (ABC, 9pm)
  • Wednesday – Criminal Minds/Code Black, Season/Series Premieres (CBS, 9/10pm), Chicago PD, Season Premiere NBC, 10pm)
  • Thursday – Bones/Sleepy Hollow, Season Premieres (Fox, 8/9pm), The Blacklist, Season Premiere (NBC, 9pm), Benders, Series Premiere (IFC, 10pm)
  • Friday – Dr Ken, Series Premiere (ABC, 8:30pm), Love at First Swipe/Sex in Public/What She Said, Series Premieres (TLC, 9/10/10:30pm), The Jacksons, Series Premiere (Life, 10pm)
  • Saturday – The Graham Norton Show, Season Premiere (BBCA, 10pm), SNL, Season Premiere (NBC, 11:30pm)
  • Sunday – Madam Secretary/The Good Wife/CSI: Cyber, Season Premieres (CBS, 8/9/10pm), Homeland/The Affair, Season Premiere (Sho, 9/10pm), The Leftovers, Season Premiere (HBO, 9pm), Bar Rescue, Season Premiere (Spike, 10pm), Naked & Afraid, Season Premiere (Disc, 10pm), The Widower, Series Premiere (PBS, 10pm)

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

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