Tonight on the Tube: Jericho, Day Break, CSI: NY, Criminal Minds and American Eats

Tonight is the first full episode with Paget Brewster on Criminal Minds as the new agent in the BAU, Emily Prentiss after last week’s appearance right at the beginning and at the end of the show. In other TV show news One Tree Hill on The CW has been picked up for the rest of the season. For those that missed the Iron Chef America episode with De Laurentiis vs. Ray in Battle Cranberry that plays again tonight as well on Food Network. Plenty of tasty treats for your viewing pleasure tonight on the tube.

Prime Picks

Jericho (CBS): New. Palettes of supplies are dropped from planes but the residents don’t know if it is safe to eat or not.

Day Break (ABC): New. Hopper learns that someone who is close to him may have helped set him up. He also gets some clues to what may be happening to keep repeating the day.

CSI: NY (CBS): New. The cases tonight involve the death of a dad at his daughter’s sweet-16 party and a pigeon racer and all his pigeons.

Solid Selections

Show Me the Money (ABC): New. Two people take their try at winning a million dollars. Other choices at this hour are Madonna, Model wannabes, and Steve Martin.

Criminal Minds (CBS): New. Paget Brewster joined the cast last week but actually joins the show and the team in this week’s episode. In tonight’s ep the team is called into help with the interrogation of prisoner at Guantanamo Bay.

The Nine (ABC): New. Nick’s ex brings trouble for him and Franny finds something left behind by Eva.

Cable Choices

American Eats (History Channel): New. The history of food for the holidays is profiled.

MythBusters (Discovery Channel): Repeat. The guys test the myth that if you jump just before a falling elevator hits bottom you will be saved from injury or death.

Hustle (AMC): Repeat. The first ever episode of the series, “The Con Is On,” replays tonight where Mickey gets the gang back together for one last score. Runs 75 minutes.

Other Options

• Iron Chef America (Food Network): Repeat. The Cranberry Battle between Rachael Ray and Giada De Laurentiis replays. Runs 90 minutes.
• Professional Poker Tour (Travel Channel): New. See second quarter action from the Mirage. Runs two hours.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has NBA action with the Miami Heat at the San Antonio Spurs followed by the Final game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational college basketball tournament.
• ESPN2 has college basketball tournaments with the Great Alaska Shootout, EA Sports Maui Invitational and NIT action.