Tonight on the Tube: “Basic Rocket Science,” “The Parts in the Sum of the Whole” & Lots of College Bowls

News & Notes

On cable tonight, A&E has the first season finale of The Peacemaker, Food Network has the first season finale of Food Feuds, and Science has the first season finale of Cold Diggers.

In late night, Spike TV has the first season finale of TNA Reaction.

Prime Picks

Community (NBC): Repeat. The “Basic Rocket Science” episode from earlier this season replays. It’s finger lickin’ good. Runs 30 minutes.

Bones (FOX): Repeat. “The Parts in the Sum of the Whole” episode from last season replays, where Booth and Brennan recount the first time they worked on a case together and we see how everyone met. “The Proof in the Pudding” episode from last season replays right before.

Food Feuds (Food Network): Season Finale. Two places in St. Louis compete in a Butter Cake battle. A repeat episode follows. Both play again later.

Other Option

• Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (ABC): Repeat. Charlie Brown is struggling with “War and Peace” while the rest of the gang plan a holiday.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has four college bowl games consisting of the Armed Forces Bowl with Army vs. SMU, the Pinstripe Bowl with Kansas State vs. Syracuse, the Music City Bowl with North Carolina vs. Tennessee, and the Holiday Bowl with Nebraska vs. Washington.
• ESPN2 has men’s college basketball action with Temple at Villanova followed by women’s college basketball action with Connecticut at Stanford.
• TNT has doubleheader NBA action with the New York Knicks at the Orlando Magic followed by the San Antonio Spurs at the Dallas Mavericks.

TV Marathons

A&E has 14 episodes of The First 48.
AMC is playing the Back to the Future Trilogy.
BET has 12 episodes of Everybody Hates Chris.
Bravo has 13 episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County followed by five episodes of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Oxygen has 10 episodes of Snapped.
Spike TV has 12 episodes of Gangland.
Syfy has seven episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.
TLC has seven episodes of Untold Stories of the E.R. early followed by seven episodes of Extreme Forensics.
truTV has six episodes of Party Heat.
USA has 18 episodes of Burn Notice.
WE has seven episodes of My Fair Wedding With David Tutera early and later has six episodes of Ghost Whisperer tonight.

What are you watching tonight?