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Prime Picks
Greatest Holiday Moments: TV & Film Countdown (NBC): New. Check out some clips from some of the best holiday themed movies and TV episodes.
Lipstick Jungle (NBC): New. Kirby and Nico are trying to adapt to having a baby around. Victory is going after a new client. Wendy runs into some trouble trying to get her project off the ground.
Numb3rs (CBS): New. The building of a controversial charity has been bombed and Don and his team are investigating it.
Solid Selections
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (NBC): Released 200?. Jim Carrey stars as the green curmudgeon that wants to do away with Christmas in Whoville. Runs two hours.
20/20 (NBC): New. ABC investigates and reports.
Cable Choices
Good Eats (Food Network): Repeats. Alton deals with fruitcake and then cooks up a roast. Both play again later.
Stargate Atlantis (Sci Fi): New. All the Wraith on board have placed themselves in stasis. Plays again later.
Sanctuary (Sci Fi): New. A call for help is received from the Bermuda Triangle and the rest of the team ends up in a battle to save Dr. Magnus. Plays again later.
Other Option
- Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (The CW): Repeat. It’s not good when grandma goes missing on the day before Christmas. Plays again later.
- The Starter Wife (USA): New. Joan has come back to LA, but Pappy is missing and the police are investigating. Plays again later.
- Star Wars: Clone Wars (Cartoon Network): New. Viceroy Nute Gunray is taken to trial and Count Dooku sends someone to break him free.
- The Story of Santa Claus (The CW): Repeat. Ed Asner, Betty White and Tim Conway provide voices.
Sports Notes
- ESPN has doubleheader NBA action with the Portland Trail Blazers at the Boston Celtics followed by the Toronto Raptors at the Utah Jazz.
- ESPN2 has college football action with the Marathon MAC Championship.
Late Night
- House (USA): Repeat. “Last Resort” from a couple of weeks ago on FOX replays, where a man takes hostages to get House to figure out what is wrong with him. Runs 65 minutes.
TV Marathons
Bravo has four “Dirty Harry” movies today.
Oxygen has 18 episodes of Living Single.
Sci Fi has eight episodes of The Outer Limits early.
Spike has 11 hours of CSI: NY episodes.
Why is “The Clone Wars” just in “other option”? IMHO, it’s one of the five best shows on TV, and the ratings are amazing for Cartoon Network. I think you should start putting this into your prime picks! Just a suggestion!
Marc, The reason The Clone Wars is in the other options is because I think it is worth watching, but would rather watch Stargate Atlantis on cable. The reason it isn’t in the Prime Picks, is because those are the best bets, IMHO, for each hour of primetime on network TV. The Cable Choices section could be thought of as the same, but for cable outlets. Lastly, this comments section is for others, like yourself, to come along and let us know what they think are the bets of the night. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.