A special bonus double new and noteworthy in the weeks ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.
Monday
- CSI-crossover (CBS, Mon, Wed, Thurs) – Laurence Fishburne follows a case across the country mixing the skills of Miama, Vegas, and NY.
Tuesday
- Sesame Street (PBS, check local listings) Season Premiere – Will Big Bird move off of the street, will Elmo and Telly find Bo Pee’s cow, will… oh they’ll all be good.
- e2 Design (Sund, 8pm) Series Premiere – First week is a look at green buildings in NY.
- Table for 12 (TLC, 8/8:30pm) Season Premiere – Camping, drama camp and karate for the big family.
- In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts (ABC, 10pm) – Interviews with country stars including Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, and Carrie Underwood.
- Full Throttle Saloon (Tru, 10pm) Series Premiere – Watching a biker bar might not be the same without the cocktails, though you can always drink and watch.
Wednesday
- CMA Awards (ABC, 8pm) – Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host this year’s awards.
- Ghost Hunters Academy (Syfy, 10pm) Series Premiere – The ghost hunters take a gang of aspiring hunters.
Thursday
- Science of the Movies (Sci, 8pm) Season Premiere – How do they do it?
Friday
- 24/7 (HBO, 9:30pm) Season Finale – A special night and time for Pacquiao and Cotto.
Saturday
- Super Dave’s Spike-tacular (Spike, 11pm) Series Premiere – Super Dave Osbourne starts off this ‘mockumentary’ in a mini with explosives.
Sunday
- WWII in HD (Hist, 9pm) Series Premiere – A 10-part series with accounts from 12 people who served.
- The Prisoner (AMC, 8/9pm) – A remake of the 60s series with Jim Caviezal and Ian McKellen.
Monday
- Mystery Diagnosis (Health, 10pm) Season Premiere – I guess this is like health life House.
- Chef Academy (Brav, 11pm) Series Premiere – A Brit, Jean-Christophe Novelli, is launching a new culinary academy in LA.
Tuesday
- Merry Madagascar (NBC, 8pm) – Santa apparently puts down where the gang from this animated flick are.
Wednesday
- ANTM (CW, 8/9pm) – America’s Next Tiny Model is revealed and the season finale is followed by a special ‘revealed’ episode.
- In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts (ABC, 10pm) – Janet Jackson gets the spotlight treatment.
Thursday
- Terror in Mumbai (HBO, 8pm) – An examination of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai with survivors, law-enforcement, and a gunman.
- World Magic Awards (MNT, 8pm) – Robert Wagner and Jill St. John host.
Friday
- Happily Ever Faster (TLC, 10/10:30pm) Series Premiere – Life at a Las Vegas wedding chapel.
Saturday
- Sit Down, Shut Up (Fox, 11:59pm) Series Finale – For those who are interested in this animated series that never quite caught on.
Sunday
- Tough Love (VH1, 7:30pm) Season Premiere – Eight new women get the cold hard facts, or at least one guy’s theory, on why their love life isn’t all that.
- American Music Awards (ABC, 8pm) – Awards, performances, and fancy outfits.
- The Haunted (AnPl, 10pm) Series Premiere – A look at things like whether an office is being haunted by monkeys.