Tonight on the Tube: How I Met Your Mother, Sleeper Cell, CSI: Miami and The Lost Room

This seems like the time for miniseries as another one starts tonight on the Sci Fi Channel with The Lost Room. Peter Krause (Six Feet Under) and Julianna Marguiles (ER) star in this three-night, six-hour show. Sleeper Cell on Showtime continues tonight and the rest of the week until next Sunday. To help out with all the good stuff on TV so you won’t overload your TiVo you can watch Sleeper Cell in its entirety on Showtime on Demand if you have it. Sometimes there is just to many good shows on at the same time and on Demand programming really helps out this TVaholic. That is how I watch Dexter and many of CBS’ TV shows like the CSI’s and others via Comcast on Demand. Have you taken advantage of the on Demand capabilities of your cable service? It is TV almost whenever you want it and without having to record it, which is pretty great.

Prime Picks

How I Met Your Mother (CBS): New. Christmas is almost ruined when Ted and Lily get into it over the holidays.
The Class (CBS): New. Yonk gives Nicole and upsetting anniversary gift and another former classmate bothers Kat when they become her new neighbor.

Two and a Half Men (CBS): New. Charlie doesn’t want to but ends up throwing a holiday party where his mother tries to keep him away from his date.
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS): New. Christine and Marly get into an accident while end the school parking lot. Christine ends up renting a big SUV and it changes her.

CSI: Miami (CBS): New. A suspected terrorist is on the run after an attempt on her life fails and the team must find her ASAP.

Solid Selections

House (FOX): Repeat. Part 1 of the “Euphoria” episode replays where Foreman has to face the possibility of death while the team races to figure out what is killing him.

House (FOX): Repeat. Part 2 of the “Euphoria” episode replays.

What About Brian (ABC): New. Brian and his dad have started bonding when something drives them apart. Deena has been going on practice dates and is now ready for a date with T.K. Adam and Heather clash over her job and other things.

Cable Choices

Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo): New. Forest Whitaker is interviewed.

The Lost Room (Sci Fi): Premiere. The first two hours of this six-hour miniseries that plays over the next three nights. A detective is given a key that unlocks every door in a motel and once inside a room you can be transported in time and space to anywhere. When his daughter disappears he goes in after her and things start happening. He ends up wrapped up in a mystery full of intrigue and objects. These objects hold special powers and there are people out to get them and the key. He just wants his daughter back. Sounds interesting. Will you be watching? Plays twice and also again tomorrow night before the next two hours.

Other Options

• A Christmas Wedding (Lifetime): Released 2006. Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) gets stuck because of whether while on a business trip and her soon to be husband played by Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty) does whatever he can to get her back on time for their Christmas wedding. Runs two hours.
• American Chopper (Discovery Channel): New. Part two of the guys building the Eragon bike.
• Sleeper Cell: American Terror (Showtime): New. Part 2 of the eight part series plays tonight where Darwyn is struggling to maintain his cover with the new sleeper cell.
• The Year Without Santa Claus (NBC): Released 2006. St. Nick played by John Goodman decides to take the year off while two of his elves try to save Christmas. Live action version of the animated classic. Runs two hours.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has Monday Night Football with the stumbling Chicago Bears at the St. Louis Rams.
• Versus has the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Washington Capitals in NHL action.