News & Notes
Tonight, ABC has the season finale of Ugly Betty and NBC has the season finale of Chuck. Over on cable, BBC America has the season premiere of Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares, ESPN begins their coverage of the Winter X Games, and Spike TV has the timeslot premiere of Pros vs. Joes.
Prime Picks
Chuck (NBC): New. A group of Russian arms dealers are gathering for a secret meeting in Los Angeles. A good-looking Russian woman catches the eye of Chuck and he has a flash. She turns out to be Casey’s ex-girlfriend. Chuck starts bothering Casey about her and then learns that she is about to marry a Russian arms dealer. Chuck thinks that Casey should go after the woman he loves. But, will Casey take a chance and go after her without revealing his identity? Watch a clip from the episode below. For more Chuck video clips from this episode, click up the NBC Video Player from our video players page.
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): Repeat. The “Physical Attraction…Chemical Reaction” episode replays, where George and Izzie try to find if they are actually compatible and Callie may lose the chief residents job.
Chuck (NBC): Season Finale. Captain Awesome wants to get Chuck’s blessing before he pops the question to his sister Ellie and then wants Chuck to keep the ring until he finishes planning the proposal. Chuck puts the ring in his locker at the Buy More for safekeeping, but finds that someone has broken into his locker when he arrives for work the next day. Meanwhile, Casey and Sarah discover that the CIA has been watching them hoping to find “the intersect.” They can’t let Chuck be found out, so the NSA decides to relocate him to a permanent holding cell. Chuck could lose his family and friends forever. Watch a clip from the episode below. For more Chuck video clips from this episode, click up the NBC Video Player from our video players page.
Solid Selections
Smallville (The CW): Repeat. Helen Slater (Supergirl) guest-stars as Clarks biological mother. New episodes begin playing next week.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS): Repeat. The body of what is originally thought to be a woman is found hung and the team investigates and finds that things aren’t as they first appear.
Without a Trace (CBS): Repeat. A grieving mother thinks her son was possibly killed while doing volunteer work in Guatemala, the team tries to find out what really happened to him.
Cable Choices
Friends (TBS): Repeats. Two episodes from season one replay. First up is “The One With the Birth” and second is the season finale episode, “The One Where Rachel Finds Out.”
American Chopper (TLC): New. The guys continue work on the Army National Guard bike. Plays again later.
Breaking Bad (AMC): Repeat. The season premiere episode from Sunday night replays. It is the story of a high school chemistry teacher, played by Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle). He finds out that he has lung cancer and decides to do something to insure his family’s financial future before he runs out of time. Plays again later. Read our review.
Other Options
- Iron Chef America (Food Network): Repeat. Sunday’s battle between Iron Chef Morimoto and Chef Fortunato Nicotra replays. Replays again later.
Sports Notes
- ESPN has a college basketball game with Duke at Virginia Tech followed by the Winter X Games.
- ESPN2 has doubleheader college basketball action with Seton Hall at Providence followed by Michigan State at Northwestern.
- TNT has a NBA doubleheader with the San Antonio Spurs at the Miami Heat followed by the New Jersey Nets at the Golden State Warriors.
Late Night
- Psych (USA): Repeat. Last Friday’s episode, “The Old and the Restless,” replays, where Shawn and Gus enlist the help of Shawn’s father to find a man missing from a retirement community.
TV Marathons
Oxygen has 10 episodes of Ellen early.
Sci Fi has eight season nine episodes of The X-Files early.
What will you be watching tonight?