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new and noteworthy tv: 2/16-2/22

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mentalistWell Lisbon and Jane have had a tough ride and it’s time for them to live happily ever after. I’ll set to record but not much good word on the new Odd Couple. And of course time to get my Oscar ballot together.

  • Monday – The Book of Negroes, Miniseries Premiere (BET, 8pm), Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life (CBS, 9pm)
  • Tuesday – Repeat After Me, Series Premiere (ABC, 8:30pm), 19 Kids & Counting/Our Little Family, Season/Series Premiere (TLC, 9/10pm), Countdown to the Oscars (ABC, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – The Mentalist, Series Finale (CBS, 8pm)
  • Thursday – QI, Series Premiere (BBCA, 8pm), The Odd Couple/Two and a Half Men, Series Premiere/Finale (CBS, 8:30/9pm), Vikings, Season Premiere (Hist, 10pm)
  • Friday – Preachers of Detroit, Series Premiere (Oxy, 8pm), Style by Jury, Series Premiere (TLC, 9:30pm), The Jack & Triumph Show, Series Premiere (AdSw, 11:30pm)
  • Saturday – Countdown to the Oscars (ABC, 8pm)
  • Sunday – Countdown/Red Carpet/Opening/Oscars/Red Carpet (ABC, 12:30/5:30/8:30pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 2/9-2/15

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schittsNot much this week, checking out a couple of unappealing sounding plots with good casts, but not another Amazon show I won’t get since I won’t buckle and pay for yet another method of viewing television.

  • Tuesday – Amish Mafia, Season Premiere (Disc, 9pm)
  • Wednesday – Schitt’s Creek, Series Premiere (POP, 10pm)
  • Thursday – The Slap, Series Premiere (NBC, 8pm)
  • Friday – Bosch, Series Premiere (Am, 12:01am)
  • Saturday – Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm), Sexy Beasts, Series Premiere (A&E, 10pm)
  • Sunday – SNL 40th Anniversary (NBC, 8pm)

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

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bettercallsaul

I tuned out of breaking bad at around season two or so, not as excited about Saul as perhaps other but still worth a watch. Have heard good critical buzz about the new Fresh comedy and am trying not to hold Americans comparisons (which shows will always lose) against Allegiance.

  • Monday – Kids Baking Championship, Series Premiere (Food, 8pm), Swamp People/Appalachian Outlaws, Season Premieres (Hist, 9/10pm)
  • Tuesday – Street Art Throwdown, Series Premiere (Oxy, 9pm), Being Mary Jane, Season Premiere (BET, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – Fresh Off the Boat, Series Premiere (ABC, 8:30pm), Earth a New Wild, Series Premiere (PBS, 9pm), Mystery Diners, Season Premiere (Food, 9:30pm), Match Made in Heaven, Series Premiere (WE, 10pm)
  • Thursday – Allegiance, Series Premiere (NBC, 10pm), Broke A$$ Game Show, Series Premiere (MTV, 11pm)
  • Saturday – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?, Series Premiere (Sci, 10pm)
  • Sunday – Super Soul Sunday/In Deep Shift with Jonas Elrod, Season/Series Premieres (OWN, 11am/12pm), The Grammy Awards (CBS, 8pm), The Jinx/Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Series/Season Premieres (HBO, 8/11pm), Better Call Saul, Series Premiere (AMC, 10pm), Coaching Bad, Series Premiere (Spike, 10pm), Legend of the Superstition Mountains, Series Premiere (Hist, 10pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/26-2/1

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americansTennis to keep us occupied, until the Super Bowl for those who do that. And of course excited for the intriguing Americans, sad for the end of Parenthood (though it’s time), and will continue to dabble in Rescue Me lite with Sirens.

  • Monday – Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials (CBS, 8pm), Black Ink Crew, Season Premiere (VH1, 9pm), Ellen’s Design Challenge, Series Premiere (HGTV, 9pm), Fat n’ Furious, Season Premiere (Disc, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – Sirens, Season Premiere (USA, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – The Americans, Season Premiere (FX, 10pm), Mississippi Men, Series Premiere (Hist, 10pm), Secrets of the Dead, Season Premiere (PBS, 10pm)
  • Thursday – Parenthood, Series Finale (NBC, 10pm)
  • Saturday – SNL Presents a Sports Spectacular/NFL Honors (NBC, 8/9pm)
  • Sunday – Australian Open (ESPN, Women’s Final Sat 12am/Men’s Final Sun 12am), Super Bowl (NBC, 3pm), Kitten Bowl (Hall, 12pm), Puppy Bowl (AnPl, 12pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 11/19-11/25

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backstrom

A little tennis, the start of the final run of Raylan, and worth checking into the new he’s a jerk but a smart jerk formula, this time with Rainn Wilson, and of course some new reality.

  • Monday – Australian Open (ESPN2, Various)
  • Tuesday – State of the Union (Various, 6pm), Friday Night Tykes/The Short Game, Season/Series Premieres (Esq, 6/7pm), Justified, Season Premiere (Fx, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – Dual Survival, Season Premiere (Disc, 9pm), All-American Makers, Series Premiere (Sci, 10pm), Best New Restaurant, Series Premiere (Brav, 10pm)
  • Thursday – Backstrom, Series Premiere (Fox, 9pm), Morgan Spurlock, Season Premiere (CNN, 9pm), Nightwatch, Series Premiere (A&E, 10pm), Million Dollar Critic, Series Premiere (BBCA, 10pm)
  • Friday – Bring It!/Preachers’ Daughters, Season Premieres (Life, 9/10pm), King of the Nerds, Season Premiere (TBS, 9pm), Love, Lust, or Run, Series Premiere (TLC, 10pm)
  • Saturday – Black Sails, Season Premiere (Starz, 9pm)
  • Sunday – Miss Universe (NBC, 8pm), Sons of Liberty, Mini-series Premiere (Hist, 9pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/12-1/18

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Pass on Eye Candy a dabble into serial killing via dating app, ready to check out Man Seeking following Sunny and the tv version of 12 Monkeys, but may pass on Granchester which isn’t getting quite the buzz of other British mysteries. I also have M&J and Muskateers on my guilty list but not sure I recommend either other for anything but fluff, which isn’t bad. And of course the final season of Parks.

  • Monday – Eye Candy, Series Premiere (MTV, 10pm), Friends to Lovers?, Series Premiere (Bravo, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – Genealogy Roadshow, Season Premiere (PBS, 8pm), Parks & Recreation, Season Premiere (NBC, 8pm), Face Off, Season Premiere (Syfy, 9pm), Big Giant Swords, Series Premiere (Disc, 10pm), Wrestling with Death, Series Premiere (WGN, 10pm), The Kroll Show, Season Premiere (Com, 10:30pm)
  • Wednesday – Melissa & Joey/Baby Daddy, Season Premieres (ABCF, 8/8:30pm), Nova, Season Premiere (PBS, 9pm), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Man Seeking Woman, Season/Series Premieres (Fxx, 10/10:30pm), Workaholics/Broad City, Season Premiere (Com, 10/10:30pm)
  • Thursday – The World Dog Awards (CW, 8pm), Critics’ Choice Awards (A&E, 9pm), Chopped Canada, Season Premiere (Food, 9pm)
  • Friday – World’s Funniest Fails, Series Premiere (Fox, 8pm), 12 Monkeys/Helix, Season/Series Premieres (Syfy, 9/10pm), Diners, Dive-ins & Dives, Season Premiere (Food, 10pm),
  • Saturday – Beverly Hills Pawn, Season Premiere (Reelz, 9pm), The Muskateers, Season Premiere (BBCA, 9pm), My Big Redneck Family, Season Premiere (CMT, 9pm)
  • Sunday – Christina Milian Turned Up, Series Premiere (E!, 10pm), Granchester, Series Premiere (PBS, 10pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/5-1/11

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So things are finally starting to come in and I’ll be giving a look to the latest Marvel spin off for some 40’s secret agent, some campy music biz, and perhaps a little 90’s do over. Of the reality fare I might give a look to the furniture makers though I’m not sure making furniture is suited to quick construct formula. And of course the final season for any Cougar fans.

  • Monday – Antiques Roadshow, Season Premiere (PBS, 8pm), The Bachelor, Season Premiere (ABC, 8pm), Love It or List It, Season Premiere (HGTV, 9pm)
  • Tuesday – Marvel’s Agent Carter, Series Premiere (ABC, 8pm), Masterchef Junior, Season Premiere (Fox, 8pm), Dance Moms/Child Genius, Season/Series Premieres (Life, 9/10pm), Fixer Upper, Season Premiere (HGTV, 9pm), Haves and Have Nots, Season Premiere (OWN, 9pm), Living Different, Series Premiere (Oxy, 9pm), Switched at Birth, Season Premiere (ABCFam, 9pm), 60 Minute Sports, Season Premiere (Show, 10pm), Framework, Series Premiere (Spike, 10pm), Wild Transport, Series Premiere (A&E, 10pm), Cougar Town, Season Premiere (TBS, 10:30pm), The Challenge, Season Premiere (MTV, 11pm)
  • Wednesday – American Idol/Empire, Season/Series Premieres (Fox, 8/9pm), People’s Choice Awards (CBS, 9pm), My 600-lb Life/My Strange Addiction, Season Premieres (TLC, 9/10pm), Hindsight, Series Premiere (VH1, 10pm), Nazi Mega Weapons, Season Premiere (PBS, 10pm), Wahlburgers/Donnie Loves Jenny, Season/Series Premieres (A&E, 10/10:30pm)
  • Thursday – Archer, Season Premiere (Fx, 10pm), Babylon, Series Premiere (Sund, 10pm), Love Thy Sister, Series Premiere (WE, 10pm), Portlandia, Season Premiere (IFC, 10pm)
  • Friday – Cold Justice, Season Premiere (TNT, 8pm), Glee, Season Premiere (Fox, 8pm), Marriage Boot Camp/David Tutera’s Celebrations, Season Premieres (WE, 9/10pm), Banshee, Season Premiere (Cine, 10pm), Golden Globes Special (NBC, 10pm), Real Time with Bill Maher, Season Premiere (HBO, 10pm), Comedy Bang! Bang!, Season Premiere (IFC, 11pm)
  • Saturday – All About Sex, Series Premiere (TLC, 11pm)
  • Sunday – Golden Globes/Arrivals (NBC, 7/8pm), Girls/Togetherness/Looking, Season/Series Premieres (HBO, 9/9:30/10pm), Shameless/House of Lies/Episodes, Season Premieres (Show, 9/10/10:30pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/29-1/4

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Epic musical comedy fairy tale, what could go wrong? And a happy new year!

  • Monday – It Takes a Choir, Series Premiere (USA, 12pm), Happy New Year, Charlie Brown/Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (ABC, 8/9pm), Street Outlaws, Season Premiere (Disc, 9pm), Hardcore Pawn/Branson Famous, Season/Series Premiere (Tru, 9:30/10pm)
  • Tuesday – Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 9pm), Ink Master, New Year’s Special (Spike, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest (ABC, 8/10/11:30/1:30pm/am), Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution (Fox, 8pm), A Toast to 2014/New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly (NBC, 8/10/11:30pm)
  • Thursday – The Rose Parade (various, 8am), Little Women: LA/Big Women: Big Love, Season/Series Premiere (Life, 9/10pm), Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory/Ridiculousness, Season Premiere (MTV, 10/10:30pm)
  • Friday – Lucas Bros. Moving Company/Stone Quackers, Season/Series Premiere (FXX, 12/12:15am), Whale Wars, Season Premiere (AnPl, 8pm), Love It or List It Too, Season Premiere (HGTV, 9pm), Mysteries at the Castle, Season Premiere (Trav, 9pm), Say Yes to the Dress, Season Premiere (TLC, 9pm)
  • Saturday – Raising Whitley, Season Premiere (OWN, 9pm), House Hunters Renovation, Season Premiere (HGTB, 10pm)
  • Sunday – Galavant, Series Premiere (ABC, 8pm), Beachfront Bargain Hunt/Caribbean Life/Island Life, Season/Series Premieres (HGTV, 8/9/10pm), Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge, Season Premiere (CMT, 8pm), The Apprentice, Season Premiere (NBC, 9pm), Downton Abbey, Season Premiere (PBS, 9pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/22-12/28

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Tis the season!

  • Monday: The iHeartradio Jingle Ball (CW, 8pm), Anger Management, Series Finale (Fx, 10:30)
  • Tuesday: Mozart in the Jungle, Series Premiere (Am, 12;01am), One Direction/Michael Buble’s Christmas in New York/Kelly Clarkson’s Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (NBC, 8/9/10pm), Shrek the Halls/Toy Story That Time Forgot/The Year: 2014 (ABC, 8/8:30/9pm)
  • Wednesday: I Love Lucy Christmas Special (CBS, 8pm), Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol/Merry Madagascar (CW, 8/9:23pm)
  • Thursday: Yule Log (Local 12am), How Murray Saved Christmas/Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas/Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC, 8/9/10pm), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC, 8/8:30), The 12 Dogs of Christmas (CW, 8pm)
  • Friday: Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (Fox, 8pm), Now That’s Funny! On Set With TV’s Hottest Comedies (CBS, 8pm)
  • Saturday: WWE Tribute to the Troops (NBC, 8pm)
  • Sunday: The Great British Baking Show, Series Premiere (PBS, 8pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/15-12/21

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I’m happy to see the return of Zoe and her drama, though this show isn’t going to make top ten lists it’s cute for what it is, only other thing of note this week is some new animated show from Netflix. Now on to holiday shopping.

  • Monday: American Country Countdown Awards (Fox, 8pm), Hart of Dixie, Season Premiere (CW, 8pm), Love & Hip Hop, Season Premiere (VH1, 8pm), Ascension, Miniseries Premiere (Syfy, 9pm)
  • Tuesday: Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas, (NBC, 8pm), A Charlie Brown Christmas/Disney Prep & Landing/Prep & Landing: Naughty vs Nice (ABC, 8/9/9:30pm), The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (CW, 9pm), Pizza Masters/Taco Trip, Series Premieres (Cook, 9/9:30pm), The Real World, Season Premiere (MTV, 10pm), Secrets of the Arsenal, Series Premiere (AHC, 10pm)
  • Wednesday: Michael Buble’s Christmas in New York (NBC, 8/9pm), Greatest Holiday Commercials (CW, 8pm)
  • Thursday: iHeartradio Jingle Ball (CW, 8pm), People Magazine Awards (NBC, 9pm), White Collar, Series Finale (USA, 9pm)
  • Friday: All Hail King Julien, Series Premiere (Net, 12:01am), Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon, Series Premiere (NBC, 8pm), A Home for the Holidays (CBS, 9pm), Mr Magoo’s Christmas Carol/Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special (CW, 8/9:30pm), Myth Hunters, Season Premiere (AHC, 10pm)
  • Saturday: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Series Finale (CBS, 12:37), I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown/CMA Country Christmas (ABC, 8/9pm)

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