1 vs. 100 (GSN, 7pm) Season Premiere – One person competes against one hundred in trivia.
Tuesday
Glory Daze (TBS, 10pm) Series Premiere – Four guys try to join fraternity life when heading off to college, though I enjoy a youngster frolic and an 80s show this doesn’t look good.
Wednesday
Human Target (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – I almost liked this spy guy for hire show last season, and will give it another shot to see how they tweaked.
25 Years of Sexy (ABC, 10pm) – Kim Kardashian hosts this look at People Magazine’s sexiest man alive past and present.
Thursday
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (ABC, 8pm) – What’s Snoopy cooking up?
Pawn Queens (TLC, 10/10:30pm) Series Premiere – The ladies cater to the ladies in matters of pawn.
Friday
Homemade Millionaire (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Kelly Ripa hosts some ladies trying to get their inventions selling on HSN.
Saturday
College Football?
Sunday
2010 American Music Awards (ABC, 8pm) – Current artists and The Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block.
Brew Masters (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – What goes into a craft brew?
Jilted? (WE, 10pm) Series Premiere – What happens when the ladies give an ultimatum?
Top Gear (Hist, 10pm) Series Premiere – Vehicle reviews.
I may have mentioned that whilst procrastinating I do things other than watch television, or at least sometimes things whilst watching television. What better way to procrastinate than good old web surfing. I often come across random things that delight me in one way or another and following is the first in what may become somewhat irregular posts of things that I thought others might delight in as well.
I have a fondness for tigers (among other critters), so I delighted in sfgirlbybay‘s photographers of tigers real and plastic, oh and other animals too.
I just met misery bear, and he’s adorable, though not called misery bear for nothing.
The Daily What points out some fashion that might have Dave Rittinger taking going green too far (check link for other leaf variations).
sfgirlbybay’s weekly post brings much delight, not sure which I like best, the book walker, the chair benches, or the book installations (check link for full gallery of images).
I’ve always been a fan of the hunting lodge head on wall (in a tribute to a beautiful animal sort of way and not a creepy hunt and put a dead head on the wall kind of way) and Apartment Therapy gives some wonderful moose and deer options (more of each at links).
I keep trying to become a person who can just randomly throw down origami, but am not disciplined enough to learn how to do anything except fan fold a napkin. This guy puts me (and really anyone) to shame, check out his story and slide show sadly noting his passing at NY Times (pointed out by Craft).
I tend to not pass along the just plain cute, but apparently there is a new baby animal book from zooborns, I could look through their site for hours (from Boing Boing).
And please let thoughts be known about the host of random items or ideas for a more descriptive title in the comments.
Decision Points (NBC, 8pm) – Matt Lauer has a conversation with George W. Bush about his book and his time in office.
Strike Force (NatGeo, 10pm) Series Premiere – Week one, is cageless underwater shark feeding good for tourists or sharks?
Conan (TBS, 11pm) – He’s back… so catch Coco, Andy, and Jimmy Vivino hosting the house band.
Tuesday
Auction Hunters (Spike, 10pm) Series Premiere – Auction show #478…
The Fashion Show (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere – Since Runway moved to Lifetime here’s a different crew of designers with Iman.
Wednesday
CMA Awards (ABC, 8pm) – Hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and a country tune or two.
Psych (USA, 10pm) Season Premiere – The fake psychic and his sidekick keep detecting.
Thursday
Burn Notice (USA, 10pm) Season Premiere – This generation’s MacGyver tries to prevent a bombing…
Friday
Avalon High/Wizards of Waverly Place (Dis, 8/9:30pm) Season Premiere – First a flick about high school Camelot and then the wizards are back and going public.
Saturday
Back From Hell (Com, 10pm) – Clips and comedians in a tribute to Sam Kinison.
Tracy Morgan (HBO, 10pm) – Performing his Black and Blue standup.
Sunday
Sarah Palin’s Alaska (TLC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Seeing the sights of Alaska through Palin’s eyes, take that however you will.
In Treatment (HBO, 9/9:30pm) Season Premiere – The doctor is in.
Dead Set (IFC, 9pm) Series Premiere – If I understand this correctly the miniseries, airing each night this week, has zombies attacking Big Brother, I guess that’s one way to make it interesting.
Tuesday
Raising Hope (Fox, 9pm) – An hour of Hope is a bad sign for Running Wilde.
16 & Pregnant (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – More pregnant teens.
Auction Kings (Disc, 10/10:30pm) Series Premiere – Aren’t there already a few of these auction shows?
Dance Cam Slam (VH1, 10pm) Series Premiere – Reality shows get cheaper with folks sending in dance moves from their own computers.
Wednesday
World Series (Fox, 4:30pm) – Go Giants.
Friday Night Lights (DirTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – The final season begins, and it’s a Wednesday, I’m just irritated that they stopped replaying this on ABC Family, I guess I’ll have to move to netflix as I’m only on season two.
I’ll Do Anything (BBCA, 9pm) Series Premiere – Folks compete to get on the big stage.
Hollywood Treasure (Syfy, 10pm) Series Premiere – It’s basically another auction show but for Hollywood memorabilia.
Thursday
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm, and Fri) – ‘Tis the season.
Scared Shrekless (NBC, 8pm, and Sat) – Shrek leads the Halloween spirit and pushes Community to 8:30, though why we’re losing 30Rock for the night and not Outsourced is beyond me.
Police Women of Dallas (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – This season moves to Dallas to follow police women, I guess the title is pretty self explanatory.
Ancient Aliens (Hist, 10pm) Season Premiere – A look at places that have some mysterious history.
Fact or Faked (Syfy, 10pm) Season Premiere – The truth behind mysterious images caught on camera.
The Fairy Jobmother (Life, 11pm) Series Premiere – A career specialist helps folks in need.
Friday
What Not To Wear (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – They’re back and starting with a makeover of Facts of Life’s Mindy Cohn.
Snow Men (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Folks open snowy roads, maybe for Ice Road Truckers.
Saturday
Monsters vs. Aliens (NBC, 8:30pm) – Now you will wonder is it a jack-o-lantern or is it an alien?
The Graham Norton Show (BBCA, 10pm) Season Premiere – Russell Howard and Charlotte Church guest.
Sunday
Outrageous Food (Food, 10pm) Series Premiere – Biggest burgers, hottest peppers, and more.
The Walking Dead (AMC, 10pm) Series Premiere – This new series explores a world taken over by zombies, I’m sensing a zombie theme week.
* Times noted are PST and schedule as always is subject to change.
The Talk (CBS, 2pm) Series Premiere – The latest day time talk with Sara Gilbert, Leah Remini, Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, and Marissa Jaret Winoker.
Rock of Love: Where Are They Now?/Brett Michaels: Life as I Know It (VH1, 9/10pm) Special/Series Premiere – Something tells me Brett is more entertaining as a carouser instead of as a part time family man.
Tuesday
Freak Encounters (AnPl, 7:30pm) Series Premiere – It starts with a giant mutant bat.
Nova/Independent Lens (PBS, 8/11pm) Season Premieres – Great cathedral architecture then America Ferrara hosts film looks.
Dirty Jobs/Ghost Lab (Disc, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Exotic animals and Civil War ghosts.
Millionaire Matchmaker (Brav, 9pm) Season Premiere – New York millionaires.
Scream 2010 (Spike, 9pm) – Horror awards.
Wednesday
Tailgate Warriors (Food, 10pm) Series Premiere – Guy Fieri hosts the latest challenge.
Thursday
Night of Too Many Stars (Com, 9pm) – Jon Stewart hosts a concert for autism education with many a star.
Friday
Catch up on dvr!
Saturday
24/7 (HBO, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – Pacquiao and Margarito prep for the big brawl.
Sunday
Football Wives (VH1, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – More reality fare.
Until mid-season or the schedules shake up again I’ve mostly settled in to a lineup. So far here’s how things shake out. Though there aren’t any new breakout hits for me I have added a couple new picks.
Monday
8pm – Chuck (NBC)/How I Met Your Mother (CBS) [House (Fox)]
10pm – Castle (ABC)/Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
I’m still tempted to drop House but I get into this mental state where I feel like I’ve invested so many seasons into it so I kind of want to see how things play out. Other than that old favorites Chuck, HIMYM, and Castle are joined by fluffy fun enough so far 5-0.
Tuesday
8pm – No Ordinary Family (ABC)/Glee (Fox)
9pm – Raising Hope/Running Wilde (Fox)
10pm – The Good Wife (CBS)/Parenthood (NBC) [Detroit 1-8-7 (ABC)/Sons of Anarchy (Fx)]
So far NOFamily is a nice mix of family drama and super skills [though this isn’t a bad show I found I wasn’t engaged enough to keep it on the listings] while the uneven Glee still keeps me coming back. Keeping SofA on the schedule is not a problem since FX replays stuff repeatedly, but debating on what to do about wanting to add 1-8-7 to my already booked hour. Since both Hope and Wilde are on my chopping block I wish I could move one of these up an hour.
Wednesday
8pm – The Middle/Better With You (ABC)/America’s Next Top Model (CW)
9pm – Modern Family/Cougar Town (ABC)/Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
10pm – The Defenders (CBS)/Law & Order: Los Angeles (NBC) [Terriers (Fx)]
Am losing interest in ANTM and the Law & Orders but keeping them in the running with the comedies. Better w/You isn’t quite funny but the episode about living in a fire house kept me interested just because I’ve always wanted to live in a fire house (or light house) but it may go soon. Terriers is probably my favorite new show so keeping that on the agenda isn’t a problem while Defenders is so far sort of charming enough to keep me tuned in.
Thursday
8pm – The Big Bang Theory (CBS)/Bones (Fox)/Community/30 Rock (NBC)
10pm – The Mentalist (CBS)/It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Fx)
Another tough first hour as I’m not willing to give up Bones, Big Bang or Community though the rest of the night seems to fit in fine. Holding out to see if Office picks up or drops off, especially with Michael’s scheduled departure.
Sesame Street (PBS, 7am) Season Premiere – Kyra Sedgwick kicks of a camouflage show.
Made (MTV, 4pm) Season Premiere – The 200th episode of youngsters getting it done with Tommy, a filmmaker.
The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food, 9pm) Season Premiere – More folks talk good food.
Expedition Wild (NatGeo, 9pm) Season Premiere – Casey Anderson hits Yellowstone.
Top Gear (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere – More gear.
The Buried Life (MTV, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – Young dudes still try to do stuff, including streaking.
Tuesday
Weird, True, & Freaky/Lost Tapes (AnPl, 5/7pm) Season Premieres – Weird animals, then weird animals.
The Good Wife (CBS, 10pm) Season Premiere – What will Alicia do?
No Ordinary Family (ABC, 8pm, repeats Fri) Series Premiere – It’s like The Fantastics but with real people.
Stargate Universe (Syfy, 9pm) Season Premiere – More adventures.
Billy the Exterminator (A&E, 10pm) Season Premiere – More yucky things to kill.
Wednesday
Law & Order: Los Angeles (NBC, 10pm, repeats Sat) Series Premiere – Let’s see what Lola has to bring.
Friday
Human Target (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – I almost liked the capers and characters of this show last season and might tune in to see where they’re taking things.
Say Yes to the Dress (TLC, 9/9:30pm) Season Premiere – More brides, more dresses.
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (IFC, 10pm) Series Premiere – An office comedy about a US transplant in the UK.
Teach: Tony Danza (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – This seven part series follows Tony Danza actually teaching high school.
Saturday
Austin City Limits (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – Jimmy Cliff starts the new season.
Iconoclasts (Sund, 9pm) Season Premiere – Charlize Theron meets Jane Goodall.
Sunday
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7pm) Season Premiere – Funniest is always relative.
Law & Order: UK (BBCA, 7:30pm) Series Premiere – Totally intrigued but don’t get the channel.
Holmes Inspector (HGTV, 9pm) Series Premiere – Old homes, old pipes.
The Next Iron Chef (Food, 9pm) Season Premiere – More chefs.
American Dad (Fox, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – More toon fun.
Masterpiece Mysteries (PBS, 9pm) – The miniseries Wallander starts off.
IRT (Hist, 10pm) Series Premiere – Ice Road Truckers on the deadliest roads.
CSI: Miami (CBS, 10pm) Season Premiere – David Caruso wears sunglasses and makes stilted statements.
Since scheduling come fall gets difficult and networks sometimes rerun pilots I’ll try to note repeat airings for new shows, all times are typically PST.
