News & Notes
Over on cable, Comedy Central has the 12th season finale of South Park and TV Land has the second season finale of TV Land Myths & Legends.
Prime Picks
Pushing Daisies (ABC): New. A famous magician, played by Fred Willard (Back to You), has his animal assistants being killed off and Ned agrees to help him figure out what is going on. This really is the best bet in the first hour of primetime and I really hope you check it out, cause I would like to see this show stay around for a while. Read an interview with Fred Willard over at My Take on TV.
Private Practice (ABC): New. Addison is taking care of two pregnant women who both have the same husband, but don’t know it. Violet talks to Charlotte about Cooper. Runs 61 minutes.
Dirty Sexy Money (ABC): New. Letitia hits a beautiful young woman riding a bicycle with her car and Tripp invites the woman to stay at the Darling mansion until she gets better. Patrick likes having Nola as his chief of staff.
Solid Selections
Bones (FOX): New. Brennan and Booth are on a plane and the flight attendant finds a dead body that looks to have been cooked to death in a microwave. They try and solve the murder before the plane lands.
Life (NBC): New. Crews and Reese are investigating the death of a schoolteacher and find out that she was a police groupie, which leads them to a cop as a possible suspect.
CSI: NY (CBS): New. This is the show’s 100th episode and has Mac Taylors being killed off and Det. Mac Taylor may be the next one on the killer’s list.
Cable Choices
Paula’s Southern Thanksgiving (Food Network): Repeat. See what Thanksgiving looks like Paula Deen style. Plays again later.
Dear Food Network: Thanksgiving Desserts (Food Network): New. Alton Brown, Ina Garten and Tyler Florence give you tips on making the perfect holiday desserts. Plays again later.
Sons of Anarchy (FX): New. Clay has a plan to get some cash to pay for Bobby’s legal defense, but it could put the club in a bad spot. Runs 66 minutes. Plays twice and again later.
Other Options
- Criminal Minds (CBS): New. A serial killer has confessed and sends the team on a hunt to find his latest victims before it’s too late. Guest star Jason Alexander (Seinfeld).
- Gary Unmarried (CBS): New. Gary and Allison are pretending to still be together for friends that are renewing their vows.
- MythBusters (Discovery Channel): New. The guys take on some myths sent in by viewers. Plays again later.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS): New. Christine beats her new boyfriend at tennis and he doesn’t take to kindly to it.
- Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (TBS): Repeats. Six episodes replay tonight.
Sports Notes
- ESPN has doubleheader NBA action with the Dallas Mavericks at the Houston Rockets followed by the Chicago Bulls at the Portland Trail Blazers.
- ESPN2 has college football action with Ball State at Central Michigan.
Late Night
- It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia (FX): Repeats. Last Thursday’s episode, “The Gang Get Extreme: Home Makeover Edition,” replays followed by another repeat episode, “The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis.”
TV Marathons
Bravo has 12 hours of Top Chef episodes.
Oxygen has 14 episodes of Roseanne.
Sci Fi has eight episodes of Level 9 early.
Spike has 11 hours of CSI: NY episodes.
