News & Notes
Over on cable, BBC America has a Sugar Mummies special, MTV has Whitney: From the Hills to the City special, Sci Fi has the fourth season finale of Ghost Hunters, and Spike has a UFC Fight for the Troops
Prime Picks
Pushing Daisies (ABC): New. Someone from Chuck and Ned’s past comes back. Meanwhile, Emerson and Olive investigate the death of a lighthouse keeper.
Private Practice (ABC): New. Charlotte’s practice on the fourth floor opens and the competition with Oceanside Wellness begins. Dell thinks the practice should open a program for providing adoptions. Runs 61 minutes.
Dirty Sexy Money (ABC): New. Patrick has Carmelita come to his inauguration and Chase is threatening to go public with his allegation that Patrick killed his sister. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 59 minutes.
Solid Selections
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS): New. Christine and Barb learn, from the company they franchise the gym, that they may lose it because they broke a part of their contract.
Gary Unmarried (CBS): New. Allison and Gary are going back and forth trying to provide their kids with first experiences before the other does.
Life (NBC): New. The delivery guy for a food back is found buried in a yard up to his head. Crews decides to confront Mickey Rayborn even after being warned by the FBI not to do so.
CSI: NY (CBS): New. The team ends up investigating two crimes when a billionaire disappears and his limo driver his killed.
Cable Choices
Holiday Extravaganza (Food Network): Repeat. The episode from Sunday night replays with Food Network stars giving out tips and tricks for entertaining this holiday season. Plays again later.
Dear Food Network (Food Network): New. Bobby Flay hosts an episode all about roasts. He is joined by Michael Symon, Guy Fieri and others. Plays again later.
Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (TBS): New. Two new episodes play, “Your Wife is a Payne” and “Casa de Payne,” tonight. Four repeat episodes play right before.
Other Options
- The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (TNT): Released 2008. The third movie in the series, which debuted last Sunday, replays. Runs two hours. Plays two more times on Saturday and again on Sunday afternoon.
- Monk (USA): Repeat. This season’s holiday episode, “Mr. Monk and the Miracle” replays.
Sports Notes
- ESPN has an NBA doubleheader with the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Philadelphia 76ers followed by the Phoenix Suns at the Los Angeles Lakers.
- ESPN2 has college basketball action with Texas Christian at Indiana.
- NBA TV has the Phoenix Suns at the New Orleans Hornets.
TV Marathons
Bravo has seven episodes of Shear Genius followed by five episodes of Top Chef.
Oxygen has 10 episodes of Living Single early and then eight episodes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Sci Fi has eight episodes of Special Unit 2 early.
Spike has nine hours of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episodes.
did you stop watching Dexter or just stop talking about it on the podcast? it was a little slow but the end of the season is picking up quite nicely so if it’s the former then you aughta catch up.
daedroug, Haven’t stopped watching Dexter. For the last few episodes of the podcast we’ve tried to keep it from running too long by talking mainly about the shows that we all, or at least two of us, have something to say about it that week. I guess this has left Dexter off the chat list recently. But, I agree that the season has built nicely to the last few episodes and can’t wait for the season finale on Sunday.