What to Watch Tonight: Dexter, The Walking Dead & More

News & Notes

On cable tonight, HBO has the second season finale of Bored to Death, TLC has a 19 Kids and Counting special and the series premiere of Sarah Palin’s Alaska, and WE has the third season finale of Amazing Wedding Cakes.

Prime Picks

The Simpsons (FOX): New. Lisa fears she will become her mother, so begins to focus even more on her studies. Bart accidentally ends up becoming the school bully. Runs 30 minutes.

Dexter (Showtime): New. Dexter and Lumen are tracking a killer while attending a self-help seminar. Meanwhile, Debra and Batista are in some trouble over the Santa Muerte case. Plays again later. Last week’s episode replays right before.

Brothers & Sisters (ABC): New. Luc’s mother is visiting and is messing things up for Nora. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 59 minutes.

Solid Selections

Challenge (Food Network): New. Four families compete to create and cook the best Thanksgiving Day feast and win $10,000. Plays again later.

Desperate Housewives (ABC): New. Carlos and Gaby have Carmen, Hector and Grace over for Thanksgiving. Bree has Keith’s parents over for the holiday. Beth continues to dig into what Paul is up to. Runs 61 minutes.

The Walking Dead (AMC): New. Rick wants to head back to Atlanta to save the guy they left behind. Lori and Shane must deal with the return of Rick after having thought he was dead. Plays twice and again later. The previous two episode replay leading up to tonight’s new episode.

Other Options

• Boardwalk Empire (HBO): New. Nucky is gearing up for war with a rival. Plays again later.
• Luther (BBC America): New. An art dealer’s wife is taken hostage leading to a difficult investigation. Runs 75 minutes. Plays again later.
• The Next Iron Chef (Food Network): New. The four contestants remaining must show the fine art of “Seduction“ by creating a cocktail and a snack in just 30 minutes. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• CBS has NFL football action.
• ESPN has NASCAR racing action with the Sprint Cup: Kobalt Tools 500.
• FOX has NFL football action.
• NBC has Sunday Night Football with the New England Patriots at the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Late Night

• Sons of Anarchy (FX): Repeat. Last Tuesday’s episode, “Firinne,” replays.

TV Marathons

A&E has 11 episodes of Paranormal State.
ABC Family is playing the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Bravo has six episodes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Oxygen has 15 episodes of Snapped.
Spike TV has five episodes of CSI: NY followed by six episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Syfy has eight episodes of Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files.
TLC has 12 episodes of Cake Boss.
TNT has five Tyler Perry movies today.
Travel Channel has 42 episodes of Man v. Food.
USA has 11 episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
WE has seven episodes of Amazing Wedding Cakes.

What are you watching tonight?