Tonight on the Tube: Numb3rs, College Football and Day After Thanksgiving Holiday TV Show Marathons

Only CBS has a regular TV show lineup tonight with new episodes of Ghost Whisperer, Close to Home and Numb3rs. Well actually The CW does too if you are into wrestling. The main thing you will find on TV today and tonight besides college sports is Day After Thanksgiving Holiday TV Show Marathons. There are some pretty good ones today including Murder, She Wrote, Hope & Faith and CSI: Miami. You will find episodes of these on pretty much all day. See below for more Holiday TV Show Marathons on the tube today, for those who are not out braving the crowds at the malls and electronics stores. Happy Viewing!

Prime Picks

Shrek 2 (ABC): Released 2004. Mike Myers voices the lovable ogre who is off to meet the parents of his wife. Runs two hours.

Numb3rs (CBS): New. Don and the team are investigating a state senator’s death when they come across what looks like a plot to kill people involved in government project that used behavior modification. Larry announces that he is taking a leave of absence from the university, probably so he can film those scenes for the upcoming season of 24.

Solid Selection

The Family Man (NBC): Released 2000. Nicolas Cage as a Wall Street rich guy who gets a chance to see what his life would have been like if he had chosen a different path when he was in college. Runs three hours.

Cable Choices

Gift Show 2006 (HGTV): New. Get a look at some great gift and decorating ideas for the holidays.

Toy Fair 2006 (HGTV): New. Get a look at the International Toy Fair.

Gifts and Gadgets 2006 (HGTV): New. See what is hot in tech and gadgetry for gift giving this year.

Other Options

• Bruce Almighty (FOX): Released 2003. Jim Carrey gets to wield the powers of God in this very funny comedy. Runs two hours.
• Paula’s Party (Food Network): New. Paula puts her twist on Drive-thru menu fair including burgers and a sweet cinnamon roll milkshake.

Sports Notes

• ABC has a couple of college football games today.
• CBS has college football during the afternoon with LSU at Arkansas.
• ESPN has the NIT cancellation game and then later NBA action with the San Antonio Spurs at the Dallas Mavericks.
• ESPN2 has college basketball with action from the Old Spice Classic followed by the final of the NIT and then college football with Fresno State at Louisiana Tech and then more college hoops with the Great Alaska Shootout.
• FOX Sports has the Civil War with Oregon vs. Oregon State in my neck of the woods.

Day After Thanksgiving TV Show Marathons

A&E has 20 episodes of CSI: Miami.
Animal Planet has 26 episodes of Meerkat Manor.
Biography has 21 episodes of Murder, She Wrote.
Bravo has seven episodes of the Real Housewives of Orange County.
Court TV has 28 episodes of Forensics Files.
Discovery Channel has 10 episodes of Dirty Jobs.
Disney Channel has 16 episodes of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
Food Network has 12 episodes of Road Tasted in the afternoon.
G4 has 12 episodes of Totally Outrageous Behavior.
Game Show Network has 10 episodes of Card Sharks.
HGTV has holiday themed episodes all day long.
MTV has seven episodes of Beauty and the Geek.
MTV2 has 13 episodes of Pimp My Ride early and later 13 episodes of MTV Cribs.
Speed has 22 episodes of American Muscle Car followed by 12 episodes of The Last Stingray.
TLC has 18 episodes of What Not to Wear.
TNT has eight episodes of Without a Trace.
Travel Channel has 18 episodes of John Ratzenberger’s Made in America today.
TV Guide Channel has eight episodes of Look-A-Like.
USA has the Back to the Future Trilogy starting in the morning.
VH1 has nine episodes of America’s Next Top Model.
Women’s Entertainment has 18 episodes of Hope & Faith.