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new and noteworthy tv: 12/24-12/30

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Let’s hope you have some good family or some good videos to keep you entertained this week…

Monday

  • Disney Prep & Landing/Shrek the Halls (ABC, 8/8:30pm) – Can’t get enough of these.

Tuesday

  • Holiday Log (KTVU, 6am) – Chestnuts roasting on the open fire…
  • Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (ABC, 9am) – What else would Mickey and Minnie do?
  • Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC, 8pm) – Will he give it back?
  • Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas (NBC, 10pm) – Sing it to me.

Wednesday

  • Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 9pm) – Led Zeppelin among others are honored.

Thursday

  • Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm) – Moving on to the next holiday.

Friday

  • Dreamworks Dragons/Ice Age (Fox, 8/8:30pm) – Other creatures celebrate the holidays.
  • American Masters (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – Starting with a look at the Joffrey.
  • Say Yes to the Dress (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Joan Rivers brings a friend.
  • Teen Trouble (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – Teens with behavioral issues.

Saturday

  • Heroes of Hell’s Highway (Disc, 8pm) Series Premiere – Clear explosive devices anyone?

Sunday

  • Machines of Glory (Disc, 6pm) Series Premiere – Competing to be king or queen of the construction site.

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/17-12/23

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Less new shows, more holiday filler…

Monday

  • Dreamworks Dragons/Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas/Happiness is a Warm Blanket (Fox, 8/8:30/9pm) – Ho and a ho.
  • Gossip Girl (CW, 8pm) Series Finale – I haven’t watched this for years but remember the start of their journey fondly.
  • 1600 Penn (NBC, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – A preview of the humorous take on the family in the White House, at least one critic likes it.

Tuesday

  • A Charlie Brown Christmas (ABC, 8pm) – The meaning of Christmas.
  • It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (CW, 8pm) – Kermit tries to save the theater.

Wednesday

  • A Home for the Holidays with Rascal Flatts (CBS, 8pm) – Inspiration and singing.
  • Miss Universe Pageant (NBC, 8pm) – Women from around the world, you know not from around the universe.
  • Full Throttle Saloon/Black Gold (Tru, 9/10/11pm) Season Premieres – Work it.
  • Cheer Perfection (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Another psychotic trainer and her disciples.

Thursday

  • A White House Christmas (NBC, 8pm) – First families share holiday cheer.
  • I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!/CMA Country Christmas (ABC, 8/9pm) Rerun hangs with Snoopy and Spike then someone named Jennifer Nettles hosts holiday country style.
  • Beyond Scared Straight (A&E, 10pm) Season Premiere – More teens to jail.

Friday

  • Michael Buble/A White House Christmas (NBC, 8/9pm) – In case you missed this holiday fun.
  • Back to the Beginning with Christiane Amanpour (ABC, 9pm) – Origins of religions.
  • The Happy Elf/Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (CW, 8/9pm) – More holiday characters.

Saturday

  • Mr Magoo’s Christmas Carol/WWE Tribute to the Troops (NBC, 9pm) – Another take on the holidays.
  • Prep & Landing/A Chipmunk Christmas/CMA Country Christmas (ABC, 8/8:30/9pm) – Can’t get enough of holiday specials.

Sunday

  • Lost Treasure Hunters (AnPl, 11pm) Series Premiere – Adventurers adventure, first diamond mines.

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/10-12/16

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Two more weeks of holiday filler…

Monday

  • American Country Awards (Fox, 8pm) – Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth host.
  • Take It All/Michael Bublé Christmas Special (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Another game show and then Bublé it up.
  • Diners, Drive-ins & Dives (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Guy makes some more stops.
  • Made in Chelsea (Style, 11pm) Season Premiere – Things in Chelsea.

Tuesday

  • Santa Claus in Comin’ to Town (ABC, 8pm) – The voice of Astaire tells it all.
  • A Muppets Christmas (CW, 9pm) – That reminds me I never did catch the latest Muppet movie.
  • Amish Mafia (Disc, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – The Amish enforce their own brand of justice.

Wednesday

  • Toddlers & Tiaras (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Whatever.
  • Barbara Walters (ABC, 9:30pm) – Ten ‘most fascinating.’
  • Shipping Wars (A&E, 10pm) Season Premiere – And they say people forget we’re at war.

Thursday

  • Impractical Jokers (Tru, 10pm) Series Premiere – I’m sure they all think it’s hilarious.

Friday

  • Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas (NBC, 8pm) – In case you missed Blake in all his cheer.
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Yes, Virginia / The Elf on the Shelf (CBS, 8/9/9:30pm) – Ho, ho, cheer.
  • Winter in Portlandia (IFC, 10:30pm) – The holidays wouldn’t be complete without.

Saturday

  • Winter Dew Tour (NBC, 11am, Sun 10am) – From Breckenridge, Colorado.
  • Cops (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – Season twenty five.
  • Six Little McGhees (OWN, 10pm) Series Premiere – Because we need more reality shows about multiple kids.

Sunday

  • The Bachelorette (ABC, 9pm) – Ashley and J.P.’s wedding.
  • VH1 Divas (VH1, 9pm) – Songstresses let loose.

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/3-12/9

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My internet is working again so at least I get OnDemand and Netflix Streaming again…

Monday

  • Blake’s Not So Family Christmas (NBC, 10pm) – Singing and foolin’.
  • Hotel Impossible (Trav, 10pm) Season Premiere – Beach resort.

Tuesday

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (CBS, 8/10pm) – Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight, and lingerie with tunes.
  • Storage Wars (A&E, 9pm) Season Premiere – Battle for stuff.
  • In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman (OWN, 10pm) Series Premiere – Laura helps couples connect.
  • NFL Road Tested (Trav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Game prep.

Wednesday

  • The Grammy Nominations Concert Live (CBS, 10pm) – If you’re performing does that guarantee you a nomination?

Thursday

  • In Vogue: The Editor’s Eye (HBO, 9pm) – A look at the editorial team.
  • Mary Mary (WE, 10pm) Season Premiere – Back to following this singing duo.
  • Unsupervised (Fx, 11:30pm) Season Premiere – More animated youngsters.

Friday

  • SNL Christmas (NBC, 8pm) – Ho ho ho, ha ha ha.
  • Restless (Sund, 9pm) Miniseries Premiere – Spy mom.
  • My Naked Secret (Health, 10pm) Season Premiere – Help for post preggers stomach muscles to start.

Saturday

  • American Giving Awards (NBC, 8pm) – Joel McHale hosts charity honors.
  • Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/The Flight Before Christmas (CBS, 8/8:30/9pm) – Holiday fun.

Sunday

  • Disney Prep & Landing/Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice/Christmas with Holly (ABC, 8/8:30/9pm) – Holiday inspiration.
  • Ax Men/Bamazon (Hist, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – A new team captain and then Alabamers in the Amazon.
  • Sin City Rules (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – I think this is like housewives of Las Vegas, you know but maybe not all housewives

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new and noteworthy tv: 11/26-12/2

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No internet access is making this posting a bit of a challenge, good thing I’ve been meaning to read more…

Monday

  • Next Great Baker/Cake Boss (TLC, 9/10:30pm) Season Premieres – Cakes.
  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Guest host Jenny McCarthy, where’s Ty?
  • Invention USA (Hist, 11pm) Season Premiere – Well the first ep is called “get the fork out of here,” intrigued?

Tuesday

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas/Shrek the Halls (ABC, 8/8:30pm) – Ho to the ho.
  • Rizzoli & Isles/Leverage (TNT, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Crimes good and bad.

Wednesday

  • Charlie Brown Christmas (ABC, 8pm) – Always rooting for Charlie.
  • Christmas In Rockefeller Center/SNL Christmas (NBC, 8/9pm) – Al and Savannah host then clasic holiday funnies.
  • The Hour (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere- What’s the real story, I kept meaning to watch season 1, any good?
  • Hot In Cleveland/Happily Divorced (TVL, 10/10:30pm) Season Premieres – Classic, meaning slightly dated feeling, comedies.
  • Love You, Mean It (E!, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Whitney Cummings gets her own talker, for all you Whitney or 2 Broke Girls fans.

Thursday

  • Rocket City Rednecks/American Chainsaw (NGC, 9/9:30pm) Season/Series Premiere – Missiles and chainsaw sculptor.
  • Panic 9-1-1 (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – Docudramas of emergency calls.

Friday

  • Next Stop for Charlie (Show, 12:30am) Season Premiere – Charlie escapes a Lebanese prison.
  • Haunted Encounters (Bio, 10pm) Series Premiere – In case some of these haunted locations haven’t been visited.

Saturday

  • Big Ten Football Championship (Fox, 7:30pm) – Go team!

Sunday

  • Be the Boss (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – From the makers of Undercover Boss comes regular guy competing to run his (or her) own franchise.
  • Miss You Much (VH1, 10pm) Series Premiere – What happened to those celebrities of yore not already in the headlines.
  • Shahs of Sunset (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere – They’re back.

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

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Fortunately Thanksgiving allows for a light television week…

Monday

  • Marrying the Game (VH1, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – Game gets married?

Tuesday

  • Get your shopping done for Thanksgiving.

Wednesday

  • A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (ABC, 8pm) – An unusual feast.
  • Restaurant: Impossible (Food, 9pm) Season Premiere – Keeping the family restaurant together.
  • Jim Rome on Showtime (Show, 10pm) Series Premiere – Apparently he’s a sports guy and he’s going to do a talker.

Thursday

  • Thanksgiving Day Parade/National Dog Show (NBC, 9am/noon) – Floats and doggies.
  • Punkin Chunkin (Sci, 8pm) – Huck it good.
  • Michael Jackson: Bad25 (ABC, 9:30pm) – The legacy of the album.
  • Along for the Bride (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – More bridal stuff.

Friday

  • Happiness is a Warm Blanket (Fox, 8pm) – Can Linus part with his security blanket?
  • Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/Hoops and Yoyo Ruin Christmas/It’s a Spongebob Christmas (CBS, 8-10pm) – Let the ho ho hoing begin.
  • Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer/The Happy Elf (CW, 8-10pm) – And a ho to the ho.

Saturday/Sunday

  • Time for some James Bond.

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new and noteworthy tv: 11/12-11/18

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It’s so easy to get behind on Sons and Walking Dead…

Monday

  • Made In Chelsea (Style, 8pm) Series Premiere – If you’ve tired of American socialites, these ones are English.
  • Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States (Show, 8pm) Miniseries Premiere – Ten part series on history in 20th century.
  • Teen Mom 2 (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – And then there’s this.

Tuesday

  • Little People, Big World/Extreme Couponing (TLC, 9/10pm) Series/Season Premieres – A new little couple and may the discount be with you.
  • Mankind the Story of All of Us (Hist, 9pm) Miniseries Premiere – Another ten part history on more history.
  • Million Dollar Decorators (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere – For the house I can’t afford…

Wednesday

  • Whitney (NBC, 8pm) Season Premiere – Now that Animal Practice is out…

Thursday

  • Perhaps pick up my book.

Friday

  • ANTM (CW, 8/9pm) – The latest episode is followed by the always underwhelming behind the scenes.
  • We Will Always Love You (CBS, 10pm) – A tribute to Whitney.

Saturday

  • 24/7 (HBO, 11:15pm) Season Premiere – Pacquiao/Marquez.

Sunday

  • American Music Awards (ABC, 8pm) – Top forty after forty years.
  • Oprah’s Favorite Things (OWN, 8pm) – Military spouses get some bounty.

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

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I feel like daylight savings has thrown me all out of whack…

Monday

  • Witness (HBO, 7:30pm) Series Premiere – Miniseries showing photojournalists.
  • American Pickers (Hist, 9pm) Season Premiere – First pick, a 1935 motorcycle.
  • The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills/Start-Ups (Brav, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – Friendships take hits and entrepreneurs endeavor.
  • Dangerous Grounds (Trav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Finding the perfect bean.
  • Jesse James (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Cycles and cars.

Tuesday

  • Election (Various) – Tune in to see the results.

Wednesday

  • Deals from The Darkside (Syfy, 10pm) Series Premiere – Titanic chairs, antique cuffs, and more.
  • Moonshiners (Disc, 10pm) Season Premiere – New law puts the guys on edge.
  • Top Chef/Lolwork (Brav, 10/11pm) Season/Series Premieres – Cooking and laugh publishers.

Thursday

  • Burn Notice (USA, 9pm) Season Premiere – Will the gang get out of Panama?
  • Dave’s Old Porn (Show, 11pm) Season Premiere – Like Mystery Science Theater for porn.

Friday

  • A night out.

Saturday

  • Redneck Island/Chainsaw Gang/Big Texas Heat (CMT, 9/10/10:30pm) Season/Series Premieres – Redneck competition, chainsaw art, and cops.
  • Wedding Band (TBS, 10pm) Series Premiere – A new comedy following guys who gig in their spare time.
  • Standup in Stilettos (TVG, 11pm) Season Premiere – Lady comics.

Sunday

  • The Britannia Awards (BBCA, 8pm) – Honoring entertainers.
  • Breaking Magic (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Revealing magic.
  • Finding Bigfoot (AnPl, 10pm) Season Premiere – Follow the footprints.
  • Firefly (Sci, 10pm) – 10th anniversary.

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new and noteworthy tv: 10/29-11/4

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Finally clearing enough new shows to get back to Walking Dead and Sons of Anarchy…

Monday

  • Pranked (MTV, 7:30pm) Season Premiere – Pranks.
  • Scare Tactics (Syfy, 7:30pm) Season Premiere – Pranks in a creepy way.
  • Love It or List It (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – What happens when the house you love isn’t spacious enough?

Tuesday

  • Total Blackout/Viral Video Showdown (Syfy, 10/10:30pm) Season/Series Premiere – Challenges in the dark and competing videos.

Wednesday

  • It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm) – Linus awaits.
  • The Real Exorcist (Life, 11pm) Series Premiere – Facing their demons.

Thursday

  • CMA Awards (ABC, 8pm) – Country it up.
  • GT Academy (Spike, 11:30pm) Series Premiere – Apparently GT stands for Gran Turismo, drivers compete.
  • Reality Show (Show, 11:30pm) Series Premiere – Comedic stylings bring a show about a failed producer taking a stab with reality.

Friday

  • Last Man Standing/Malibu Country (ABC, 8/8:30pm) Season/Series Premieres – It’s almost like the return of Tool Time and Reba.
  • Brides of Beverly Hills (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Starting with Hulk Hogan’s ex shopping for a wedding gown.

Saturday

  • Horse Racing (NBC, 5pm) – The Breeders’ Cup from Santa Anita.

Sunday

  • The Next Iron Chef (Food, 9pm) Season Premiere – Iron alums return.
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Brav, 9pm) Season Premiere – Old and new wives.

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new and noteworthy tv: 10/22-10/28

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The return of a few more comedies, now we just wait to see what gets canceled next…

Monday

  • Debate (6pm, various) – One more.
  • Totally Clueless (MTV, 7pm) Series Premiere – I really hate all hidden camera shows, so hidden camera game show is not calling to me.
  • Richard Hammond’s Crash Course (BBCA, 10pm) Season Premiere – First stop Hollywood stuntman.

Tuesday

  • Secrets of the Dead (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – Starting with real life Last Resort, or at least a guy who didn’t launch a nuclear torpedo.
  • Happy Endings/Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23  (ABC, 9/9:30pm) Season Premieres – This time slot is now officially overbooked assuming I am still bringing the laughs.

Wednesday

  • World Series Game 1 (Fox, 4:30pm) – Will the Giants be joining the Tigers?
  • The Houstons (Life, 9pm) Series Premiere – Whitney’s family carries on, on camera.

Thursday

  • Project Runway All Stars (Life, 9pm) Season Premiere – Still seven behind on the current season.

Friday

  • Kitchen Nightmares (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – More Chef Ramsay.
  • Mockingbird Lane (NBC, 8pm) – The Munsters return in what I think is a pilot that didn’t get picked up.
  • Gold Rush/Jungle Gold (Disc, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Finding gold and more gold.
  • Say Yes to the Dress (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Bridesmaids argue.
  • Health Inspectors (Food, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Food poisoning your friends.

Saturday

  • The Haunting of (Bio, 10pm) Series Premiere – People share their haunted experiences.
  • The Graham Norton Show (BBCA, 11pm) Season Premiere – Schwarzenegger continues his publicity tour.

Sunday

  • Ice Loves CoCo (E!, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – I guess he still loves her.

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