News & Notes
On cable tonight, Discovery Channel has an American Chopper: Chopper Live: The Revenge special and the series premiere of Amish Mafia and TLC has a Four Houses: Deck the Halls special.
Prime Picks
Raising Hope (FOX): New. Virginia starts extreme couponing. Jimmy wants to give Hope a great Christmas.
Ben & Kate (FOX): Repeat. The “Pilot” episode replays.
Happy Endings (ABC): New. Alex and Jane’s parents through a big party to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the family mattress store. Jane tries to come up with the perfect toast and Alex tells Dave that her parents don’t know they are back together.
Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 (ABC): New. James heads to L.A. for Dancing With the Stars, so Chloe takes the opportunity to uses his apartment for a scam.
Parenthood (NBC): New. Crosby and Jasmine spend their first Christmas together. Sarah isn’t sure about Mark or Hank. Amber and Ryan have some problems. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 59 minutes.
Solid Selections
Hart of Dixie (The CW): New. Zoe isn’t liking that her mother is coming to visit. Lavon tries to make the week great for Ruby. George is trying to find the perfect gift for Tansy.
New Girl (FOX): New. Jess tries to keep away from Sam and Nick attempts to keep up with his very adventurous date while visiting many Christmas parties in one night.
The Mindy Project (FOX): New. Mindy hosts a Christmas party at her apartment for the office so they can meet Josh, but everyone gets a surprise.
Leverage (TNT): New. The team goes after a crooked winery owner. Plays again later.
Other Options
- Dexter (SHO2): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s episode, “Do You See What I See?,” replays. Plays again later on Showtime.
- Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa (The CW): Repeat. The Muppets attempt to deliver three letters to Santa that they accidently prevented from reaching him.
- NCIS (CBS): New. Agent Fornell is the target of a shooting and Gibbs and the team help out with the investigation, but things get weird when their mutual ex-wife ends up mixed up in the investigation.
- NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): New. The team investigates a heist that could cause problems for the U.S. economy. Kensi gets stuck on a case with Granger.
- Homeland (SHO2): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s episode, “Broken Hearts,” replays. Plays again later on Showtime.
- Rizzoli & Isles (TNT): New. The squad investigates a case that bridges the real and virtual world. Plays again later. Last week’s episode, “Love the Way You Lie,” replays right before.
- Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (ABC): Repeat. The classic holiday tale that tells of the legend of Santa Claus and how he began delivering toys on Christmas Eve.
- Vegas (CBS): New. Katherine takes a big interest in the rape of a showgirl. Savino goes after a big gambler in hopes of drawing his business and others like him.
Sports Note
- ESPN has doubleheader NBA action.
Late Night
- Flashpoint (ION): New. The team is called in after a group of ex-soldiers takeover an armored truck.
Tuesday TV Marathons
ION has nine episodes of Criminal Minds.
TNT has six episodes of Bones.
TV One has 12 episodes of The Jeffersons early and 12 episodes of Martin later.
USA Network has 19 episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
WE tv has five episodes of CSI: Miami tonight.
What will you watch Tuesday?