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next week 1/12

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New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

  • Kyle XY (ABCFam, 9pm) Season Premiere – Kyle might be in love, trouble must follow as his lady friend gets kidnapped.

Tuesday

  • American Idol (Fox, 8pm – also Wed at 8pm) Season Premiere – This season we’ve added a judge as we start with the cattle call of terrible songsters.

Wednesday

  • Lost (ABC, 8pm) – Last season’s finale reminds us how confused we were last season.
  • Friday Night Lights (DirTV, 9pm) Season Finale – The kids create drama on and off the field.

Thursday

  • CSI (CBS, 9pm) – Say goodbye to Grissom.
  • Saw for Hire (TLC, 9pm) Series Premiere – A tree removal service is the latest reality focus, yes you read that right, tree removal.
  • The Beast (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – Patrick Swayze is veteran undercover cop taking his new partner through the paces.
  • Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – The crews, they are a dancing.
  • Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House (VH1, 10pm) Series Debut – If you were addicted to Celebrity Rehab this might be the next step in your addiction.
  • Treasure Quest (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Ready to explore ship wrecks?

Friday

  • Friday Night Lights (NBC, 9pm) Season Premiere – For those of you who missed the direct tv version, season 3 is kicking off network style.
  • Battlestar Galactica (SciFi, 9pm) Season Premiere – The final season continues the cylon battle.

Saturday

  • Solitary (Fox Real, 9pm) Season Premiere – They volunteer for torture on television, in solitary.

Sunday

  • Australian Open (ESPN2, 4pm) – Day one of the first tennis slam of the season, because today is tomorrow in Australia.
  • The Mentalist (CBS, 9pm) – Don’t miss a new episode of Simon Baker on a special night.
  • Big Love (HBO, 9pm) Season Premiere – The polygamists are back for another season.
  • United States of Tara (Show, 10pm) Series Premiere – Toni Collette stars as a housewife with personality disorder, written by Juno’s Diablo Cody.
  • Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Show, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – What happens when you mistake a regular guy for a client?
  • Flight of the Conchords (10pm) Season Premiere – The boys are back with songs and general hilarity!
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next week 1/5

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New and notable in the week ahead…

Monday

  • The Bachelor (ABC, 8pm) Season Premiere – For those of you who missed the really nice guy with the kid from the Bachelorette… he gets to pick now.
  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Fam, 8pm) Season Premiere – I really tried to like this cheesy show but I just couldn’t groove with the bad characters and clunky dialogue.
  • Masters of Illusion (MNT, 10pm) Series Premiere – Illusions will happen.
  • Diettribe (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – The ladies put it on together, and the ladies will take it off together.
  • True Beauty (ABC, 10pm) Series Premiere -Vanessa Minnillo hosts this latest elimination series where it looks like shallow pretty folks are judged on inner beauty.
  • Daddy’s Girls (MTV, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – This is apparently a spin off of Run’s House, and I don’t know what that is either.

Tuesday

  • The Biggest Loser (NBC, 8pm) Season Premiere – And the losing continues, this round is couples.
  • Homeland Security USA (ABC, 8pm) Series Premiere – I think this is kind of like an infomercial for homeland security.
  • Scrubs (ABC, 9/9:30pm) Season Premiere – A new network and Courtney Cox takes over where Kelso left off, at least for now.
  • Vice Squad (MNT, 9/9:30pm) Series Premiere – Like Cops but for Vice.
  • Nip/Tuck (FX, 11pm) Season Premiere – And the guys keep doing what they do.
  • Primetime: What Would You Do? (ABC, 10pm) Season Premiere – I think they cruelly make people witness awkward or illegal situations to see what they would do.
  • Wreckreation Nation (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Lawnmower racing and alligator wrestling are just a sample of things to come.
  • 10 Items or Less (TBS, 11pm) Season Premiere – Scripted and improved grocery store humor.

Wednesday

  • 13: Fear is Real (CW, 8pm) Series Premiere – Folks have now volunteered to be scared in this elimination show.
  • People’s Choice Awards (CBS, 9pm) – The people have chosen.
  • Barbara Walters Special (ABC, 10pm) – Patrick Swayze has a new cable series coming out and talks about that and his cancer.
  • Damages (FX, 10pm) Season Premiere – Folks dig this Glen Close legal thriller but I never got on board.
  • The Real World (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – It’s the 21st season and they’re heading to Brooklyn.
  • Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns (TBS, 10pm) Series Premiere – He started with House of Payne but here’s the latest.

Thursday

  • Dragon’s Den (BBC, 8pm) Season Premiere – Folks pitch ideas to multimillionaires.
  • Critic’s Choice Awards (VH1, 8:30/9pm) – Red carpet followed by the awards themselves as the critics pick.
  • Greg Behrendt’s Wake-Up Call (Soap, 10pm) Series Premiere – Couples get help from Greg on their relationships.
  • Snapped (Oxy, 10pm) Season Premiere – I think they look at photos of crimes.

Friday

  • Howie Do It (NBC, 8pm) Series Premiere – I didn’t get Mandel’s Deal or No Deal and I don’t get these pull a prank on people shows.
  • Flashpoint (CBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – This Strategic Response Unit ‘cop show’ is a decent procedural that’s back for another round.
  • Lipstick Jungle (NBC, 9pm) Series Finale – The ladies wrap thier run with a little more drama and lipstick.
  • Monk/Psych (USA, 9/10pm) Season Premiere(s) – The oddball crimefighters are back.
  • Stargate Atlantis (Scifi, 9pm) Series Finale – Will they stop the threat to earth, is there a threat to earth?

Saturday

  • Winter Dew Tour (NBC/USA, Sat/Sun, 2/12am, 1:30/1pm) – The winter action sports series is kickin’ it in Mount Snow Vt.
  • My Big Redneck Wedding (CMT, 9pm) Season Premiere – Tom Arnold lends a sarcastic line or two to these trashy weddings.
  • CMT Cribs (CMT, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – MTV cribs is doing it country-style.

Sunday

  • Golden Globe Awards (NBC, 7/8pm) – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association hands out tv and movie honors.
  • 24 (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – Jack’s back in some sort of fix, for hours.
  • Toolacademy (VH1, 10pm) Series Premiere – Ladies send their boyfriends to get some coaching to be less of a tool.
  • Battlestar Galactica (SciFi, 11pm) – Top ten things you need to know… I am still only up to season 2.
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next week 12/29

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New and notable in the week ahead…

Monday

  • Greatest Holiday Moments (NBC, 8pm) – Think funniest home videos holiday style. 
  • Bromance/The City (MTV, 9/10pm) Series Premiere(s)– A couple kids from The Hills spin off their own gigs, first Brody Jenner looks for a new beaux Paris Hilton style and then Whitney Port leaves the west coast to make it in the big apple.

Tuesday

  • Burn Notice (USA, 6am-4pm) – This fun campy no-longer-a-spy spy show set in Miami gives a little marathon to catch you up.
  • Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 9pm) – Caroline Kennedy host the honoring of Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Barbra Streisand, Twyla Tharp, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry.

Wednesday

  • Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest (ABC, 10pm) Ryan and Dick bring along Fergie and Kellie Pickler to help correspond with all the activity.
  • New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly (NBC, 10pm) – Will this be more or less rockin’ than Dick and Ryan’s?
  • New Year’s Eve Live (Fox, 11pm) – Spike Feresten and Mark Thompson don’t even get their names in the title.

Thursday

  • Tournament of Roses Parade – Check your local listings for the various showings of this flower filled parade.

Friday

  • If you’re desperate Lipstick Jungle is new, I’m not that desperate…

Saturday

  • Game Show in My Head (CBS, 8/8:30pm) Series Premiere – Folks are foolish in public by following instructions via earpiece.

Sunday

  • Rock of Love Charm School (VH1, 7pm) – It’s the reunion show which might be good for some hair pulling.
  • Confessions of a Teen Idol (VH1, 8pm) Series Premiere – 80s and 90s teen idols give us a little insight, or something.
  • Rock of Love (VH1, 9pm) Season Premiere – Still no love for Bret, so this season the ladies are going on tour with him… will he find ‘the one’, or are we just casting for another Charm School?
  • Superstars of Dance (NBC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Folks from all over the world compete.
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next week 12/22

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New and notable in the week ahead…

Monday

  • Today Looks Back (NBC, 8pm) – The Today Show stays up to prime time to give us a look back.

Tuesday

  • A Home for the Holidays (CBS, 8pm) – Faith Hill and the gang raise adoption awareness.
  • Rediscovered (ABC, 9pm) – Donny and Marie give some folks who put their hats in the ring as child stars another shot.
  • The List (ABC, 10pm) – Entertainment lists galore.

Wednesday

  • It’s a Wonderful Life (NBC, 8pm) – Jimmy Stewart does it again.
  • The Flight Before Christmas/Story of Santa Clause (CW, 8/9pm) – A reindeer does some test flights with flying squirrels before we learn how Nick got his start.

Thursday

  • Yule Log – Check your local listings.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday

  • Not a lot new or holiday related going on after the 25th so get some dvds ready.
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next week 12/15

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Monday

  • Chuck/Heroes/My Own Worst Enemy (NBC, 8/9/10pm) Season Finales – Heroes is noted as fall finale and Enemy is leaving for good.
  • Terminator (Fox, 8pm) Season Finale – Will anyone be terminated?
  • I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm) – Lucy and Linus’ brother ReRun kicks it up a notch for the holidays.
  • Drama High (ABC, 9pm) – The making of high school musical, sorry that’s not the high school musical, it’s some high school putting on the Wiz.
  • Intervention (A&E, 9pm) Season Premiere – This series kicks off following a 50 year old woman who suffers seizures if she tries to stop drinking.

Tuesday

  • The Biggest Loser (NBC, 8pm) Season Finale – It’s always heartwarming to see how far they’ve come, if you like that sort of thing.
  • Momma’s Boys (NBC, 10pm) Series Finale – 32 women, 3 bachelors, and yes 3 moms who help out the selection.

Wednesday

  • A Muppets Christmas (NBC, 8pm) – Will the muppets get the letters to Santa?
  • Life (NBC, 9pm) Season Finale – Zen principals might not be enough to solve crime, save your friends, and get justice in corrupt conspiracies?

Thursday

  • Million Dollar Password (CBS, 8pm) Season Premiere – Can Aisha Tyler kick William Shatner out of the spotlight.

Friday

  • Greatest Holiday Moments (NBC, 8pm) – A countdown of tv and film moments.

Saturday

  • WWE Tribute to the Troops (NBC, 9pm) – Wrestlers can bring up anyone’s spirits.

Sunday

  • The Shift (Inves, 10pm) Series Premiere – A docuseries that follows homicide detectives.
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next week 12/8

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New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

  • Charlie Brown Christmas (ABC, 8pm) – The gang puts on a holiday pageant.
  • Boston Legal (ABC, 9pm) Series Finale – I never got into this Practice spinoff but it’s had a good run.

Tuesday

  • Olive the Other Reindeer/Santa’s Funniest Moments (MNT, 9/10pm) – Reindeer games and outtakes.
  • Manhunters (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – Follow the US Marshall’s Fugitive Task Force hunt down the ‘worst of the worst’.
  • A Shot at Love (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Tila Tequila has been replaced by bisexual twins being courted by both men and women.

Wednesday

  • Little Spirit: Christmas in NY (NBC, 8pm) – This animated holiday special tells a tale of magical spirits in NY.

Thursday

  • Sarah Silverman Program (Com, 10:30pm) Season Finale – What will Sarah get up to now?

Friday

  • Greatest Holiday Moments (NBC, 8pm) – Songs of the season countdown.
  • Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/The Flight Before Christmas (CBS, 8/8:30/9pm) – More Frosty! and a reindeer.
  • The Family Entertainment Awards (CW, 9pm) – Formerly known as the Family Television Awards, it now touches on family friendly entertainment in tv, movies, and video games.

Saturday

  • MADtv’s Best of Christmas Sketches (Fox, 11pm) – If you like a holiday sketch here you go.

Sunday

  • Survivor (CBS, 8/10pm) Season Finale – The reunion special kicks in at 10.
  • Dexter/Califronication (Show, 9/10pm) Season Finales – And another season down, does this mean I need to wait a whole year for another Dexter?
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next week 12/1

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New and notable in the week ahead, procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

  • Shrek the Halls/How the Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC, 8/8:30pm) – It’s after thanksgiving so I’m ready to embrace the new season, ho ho ho! 
  • Privileged (CW, 9pm) – This Monday night slot with reruns in the usual Tuesday at 9 gives folks more opportunity to dig this simple but delightful premise of girl trying to do right by spoiled kids, business mogul grandmother, her own imperfect family, and some hot dudes.
  • Samantha Who? (ABC, 9/9:30pm) – Dancing with the Stars is done and Samantha rocks a whole hour this week, who wants to bet her good intentions turn humorous?

Tuesday

  • Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town  (ABC, 8pm) – Yes he is.
  • 2008 World Music Awards (MNT, 9pm) – I don’t know, yet another music awards show where Beyonce performs.
  • According to Jim (ABC, 9/9:30pm) Season Premiere – Really this show is still on?
  • Paris Hilton’s My New BFF (MTV, 9/10pm) – The finale and the reunion special, I wonder if Nichole Ritchie paid her to find someone else?
  • Bad Girls Club (Oxy, 11pm) Season Premiere – More ‘bad girls’ move in to make a ruckus.
  • Shatner’s Raw Nerve (Bio, 11/11:30pm) Series Premiere – William Shatner kicks off the first two eps of his interview show with Valerie Bertinelli and Tim Allen.

Wednesday

  • Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC, 8pm) – Al Roker and Jane Krakowski host the annual tree lighting with lots of celebrity guests.
  • Secret Millionaire (Fox, 8pm) Series Premiere – It sounds like rich folks work alongside less rich folks before giving them some cash in this latest reality offering.
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Grammy Nominations Concert/Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (CBS, 8/910pm) – A little something for everyone.
  • The Contender (Vs, 10pm) Season Premiere – Another round of contenders.
  • Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (TBS, 10/10:30pm) Season Premiere – A couple of reruns lead up to the season premiere.

Thursday

  • Barbara Walters (ABC, 10pm) – This year’s ten most fascinating people.

Friday

  • Greatest Holiday Moments (NBC, 8pm) – I think there should be some claymation on the list.
  • Lipstick Jungle (NBC, 9pm) – Is this new timeslot where this show has been sent to die?

Saturday

  • Crusoe (NBC, 8pm) – Crusoe and Friday are still on the island but now they’re there on Saturday.

Sunday

  • The Amazing Race (CBS, 8pm) Season Finale – The remaining teams head to Portland and a couple folks get the dough.
  • House of Saddam (HBO, 9/10pm) – The first parts of a four part miniseries.
  • Leverage (TNT, 10pm) Series Premiere -Timothy Hutton heads a crew of thieves who steal from the rich, I love a good heist show, I have no idea if this is a good heist show.
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next week 11/24

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New and notable for the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

  • Andy Warhol’s Party People (Ovation, 8pm) – This miniseries kicks off with interviews about the gang.

Tuesday

  • Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (ABC, 8pm – and Thursday) – Snoopy and the gang give thanks.
  • Dancing With the Stars (ABC, 9pm) Season Finale -Looks like it’s down to Brooke Burke, Warren Sapp, and Lance Bass.
  • Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo, 10pm) Season Premiere -This original housewives show returns for another season of the ladies.
  • The Shield (FX, 10pm) Series Finale – This series is supposed to be good but I’ll have to catch it on dvd.

Wednesday

  • Rosie’s Variety Show (NBC, 8pm) – There’s variety…
  • Sons of Anarchy (Fx, 10pm) Season Finale -The guys are always on the verge of trouble, ok so they’re always actually in trouble, but I’d love to watch them make it through another season.

Thursday

  • Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC, 9am) – Matt, Meredith and Al host the floats and whatnot.
  • Purina National Dog Show (NBC, noon) – Love to watch the doggies circle the center ring, though I’m always disappointed if a big fuzzy breed doesn’t win best in show.

Friday

  • Maybe go out to a movie as you recover from your Thanksgiving food hangover.

Saturday

  • Ellen’s Even Bigger Really Big Show (TBS, 9pm) – Ellen hosts a Vegas show.

Sunday

  • Party Monsters (E, 6pm) Series Premiere – This competition show has 9 party planners try to throw the ultimate party in Cabo. 
  • Britz (BBC, 7:30pm) – This miniseries follows British born Pakistani brother and sister have different reactions to London’s 7/7.
  • Cheech and Chong Roasted (TBS, 10pm) – Let the pot jokes commence.
  • Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood (E, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – I can’t believe there’s already been a season of this.
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next week 11/10

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New and notable in the week ahead… the procrastinator is probably going to stick to the regular shows this week.

Monday

  • Trivial Pursuit (Synd) Series Premiere – America has another opportunity to answer questions for cash.

Tuesday

  • Brothers to Brutha (BET, 8pm) – This special previews the reality show following five brothers in the R&B group Brutha.
  • The Universe (Hist, 9pm) Season Premiere – To start, deep space disasters are examined looking at the dangers of space travel launch and reentry.
  • Chase (Scifi, 10pm) Series Premiere – This reality competition will have competitors evading chase or something.
  • Extreme Loggers/Extreme Trains (Disc/Hist, 10pm) Series Premieres – How extreme can you get?
  • Deliver Me (Disc Health, 10pm) Season Premiere – Follow real women having babies.
  • Blush (Life, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – The search for the nest great makeup artist…

Wednesday

  • CMA Awards (ABC, 8pm) – Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host this year’s country awards.
  • Top Chef (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere -The latest crop of cookers head to NY to start with cooking ethnic foods.
  • Estate of Panic (SciFi, 10pm) Series Premiere – Contestants go for cash by trying to make it through or out of a mansion filled with obstacles.

Thursday

  • Kitchen Nightmares (Fox, 8/9pm) – A special back to back showing of Chef Ramsay’s attack on kitchens.

Friday

  • The Price is Right Salutes the Troops (CBS, 9pm) – What better way to salute the troops.

Saturday

  • Ricy Gervais (HBO, 9pm) – Extras and The Office star performs his Out of England routine. 

Sunday

  • TRL Finale (MTV, 8pm) – Performances, interviews, and clips of the show throughout the years.
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next week 11/3

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New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

  • Inside the Actor’s Studio (Bravo, 8pm) Season Premiere – I’ve never actually watched this show but I assume they just spend some quality time with actors, this week it’s Goldie Hawn.
  • First Class All the Way (Bravo, 9pm) Series Premiere – Get an inside peek at schmancy travel with a ‘concierge’ who takes us along on trips we can never afford.
  • SNL Presidential Bash (NBC, 9pm) – This special two hour presentation revisits political sketches new and old.
  • Raising the Bar (TNT, 10pm) Season Finale – This is the legal show where the Saved by the Bell guy has the really bad hair.

Tuesday

  • Election Coverage – No matter where you go you’re gonna find them talking election.
  • Daily Show and Colbert Report (Com, 10pm) – For those who prefer a little sass with their information.

Wednesday

  • Life (NBC, 9pm) – This falsely accused back on the force slightly odd detective show tries out a new time slot.
  • Law & Order (NBC, 10pm) Season Premiere – The kids are back bringing a little more cops and lawyers to the case of the week ripped from the headlines.  

Thursday

  • 50 cent: The Money and the Power (MTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – Our latest celeb reality show has ‘entrepreneurs’ competing for 50’s dough.

Friday

  • Survivorman (Disc, 9pm) Season Premiere – The Sierra Nevadas are this week’s place to survive, but it looks like this week Les might get lost.
  • Henry Rollins: Uncut (IFC, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – Rollins visits New Orleans.
  • Whale Wars (An Pl, 9pm) Series Premiere – It’s a war with the whalers not with the whales.

Saturday

  • Yeti (Scifi, 9pm) – If you’re desperate enough you can check out this made for tv movie about a college football team that crashes in the mountains and faces a snow creature.

Sunday

  • Ruby (Style, 8pm) Series Premiere – Ruby apparently weighs 477 pounds at the start of her a weight loss journey.
  • Summer Heights High (HBO, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – This eight part high school mockumentary is an Australian import.
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