News & Notes

On cable tonight, USA has holiday episodes of Monk and Psych.

Staying in and not braving the malls today and need something to watch. Then check out the list of holiday TV marathons below. Some of the better options include Beverly Hills, 90210 on SOAPnet, Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives on Food Network, Mork & Mindy on Sci Fi, and the season so far of The Starter Wife on USA.

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Prime Picks

Everybody Hates Chris (The CW): New. Chris gets involved in the “Big Brothers” program.
The Game (The CW): New. Tasha starts to think that her and Rick have no future. Jason tries to improve things with his daughter.

Everybody Hates Chris (The CW): Repeat. Chris is looking forward to high school in the season premiere episode, “Everybody Hates Tattaglia,” from this season.
The Game (The CW): Repeat. Melanie lets Derwin know how she feels and he tells her he knocked up another woman in the season premiere episode, “Baby on Board,” from this season.

Numb3rs (CBS): Repeat. The team is looking into the murder of a young girl at the home of an up and coming actor, in “Hollywood Homicide” from last season.

Solid Selections

The Incredibles (NBC): Released 2004. I don’t normally go for animated features, but this one is actually really good. A former superhero is bored and wanting to get back into action. He and his family have to step up and save the world. Runs two and a half hours.

News & Notes

Happy Thanksgiving!

If you get tired of hanging with family and friends, don’t like football or both, then check out the list below of TV show marathons for a little or a lot of something to get you through the day. Some of the better options include Arrested Development on G4, The Closer on TNT, Gavin & Stacy on BBC America, House on USA, and I Love Lucy on TV Land.

Prime Picks

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (ABC): Repeat. An unusual feast put together by Snoopy is had around the pingpong table. This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers follows.

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): Repeat. The two-part season premiere episode, “Dream a Little Dream of Me” replays, where Seattle Grace is dealing with the aftermath of a freak ice storm. Starts two minutes after the hour and runs an hour and 58 minutes.

Solid Selections

Smallville (The CW): Repeat. The season premiere episode, “Odyssey,” replays, where Green Arrow and the Justice League gang are looking for Clark in the Artic after the collapse of the Fortress.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS): Repeat. Grissom is battling the flu along with the rest of the team as they investigate a case, in “Grissom’s Divine Comedy” from last season. Runs 61 minutes.

Eleventh Hour (CBS): Repeat. The series premiere episode, “Resurrection,” replays, where Dr. Hood and Special Agent Young are investigating what looks to be attempted cloning of a human. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 59 minutes.

Cable Choices

Friends (TBS): Repeats. Four Thanksgiving episodes replay tonight: “The One Where Chandler Doesn’t Like Dogs,” “The One With Rachel’s Other Sister,” The One With the Late Thanksgiving,” and “The One With Ross’ Sandwich.” Well, the last one is an after Thanksgiving episode I believe, but still funny nonetheless. Want to watch all nine Thanksgiving episodes of Friends? Head over to TheWB.com and you can watch them all online.

Ace of Cakes (Food Network): Repeats. Cakes include one modeled after turducken. Both episodes play again later.

Other Options

• Food Detectives (Food Network): Repeat. Does turkey really make you sleepy? Plays again later.
• The Incredibles (NBC): Released 2004. I don’t normally go for animated features, but this one is actually really good. A former superhero is bored and wanting to get back into action. He and his family have to step up and save the world. Runs two and a half hours.
• The Office (NBC): Repeat. The season premiere episode, “Weight Loss, Part 1,” replays.

Thanksgiving Day Specials

• CBS has highlights from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade following the football game.
• NBC has the 82nd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade followed by coverage of The National Dog Show.

Sports Notes

• CBS has NFL action with the Tennessee Titans at the Detroit Lions.
• ESPN has college football action with Texas A&M at Texas (2).
• ESPN2 has six college basketball games.
• FOX has NFL action with the Seattle Seahawks at the Dallas Cowboys.
• NFL Network has the Arizona Cardinals at the Philadelphia Eagles.
• TNT has an NBA doubleheader with the Orlando Magic at the Washington Wizards followed by the New Orleans Hornets at the Denver Nuggets.

Late Night

• Sons of Anarchy (USA): Repeat. Last night’s first season finale episode, “The Revelator,” replays. Runs 90 minutes.

Thanksgiving Day TV Marathons

A&E has 12 episodes of Cold Case Files.
ABC Family has four holiday themed TV movies.
AMC has The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II, which then replay.
Animal Planet has nine episodes of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life.
BBC America has 12 episodes of Gavin & Stacy.
BET has nine episodes of Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is.
Biography has 20 episodes of Biography.
Bravo has 14 hours of The Real Housewives of… episodes.
Cartoon Network has six hours of Tom & Jerry episodes early followed by 15 episodes of Chowder.
Discovery Channel has 15 episodes of Dirty Jobs.
Discovery Health has 14 episodes of Plastic Surgery: Before & After.
Disney Channel has 14 episodes of The Suite Life… tonight.
DIY has 34 episodes of Cool Tools.
Fine Living has 10 episodes of Windshield America early.
FOX Reality has 11 episodes of Hell’s Kitchen.
G4 has 22 episodes of Arrested Development.
Green has 24 hours of Greensburg episodes that this afternoon and run into tomorrow.
GSN has 18 episodes of Family Feud.
ID has 11 episodes of Dateline on ID.
MSNBC has 13 episodes of Lockup: Raw.
MTV has six episodes of My Super Sweet Sixteen early.
MTV2 has episodes of Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew all day.
The N has 18 episodes of Drake & Josh.
Oxygen has 24 episodes of The Bad Girls Club.
Sci Fi has Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not Enought. The last two play replay again.
Speed has 22 hours of Wrecked episodes.
Spike has nine hours of CSI: NY episodes.
Style has 19 episodes of Clean House.
TLC has 24 episodes of Jon & Kate Plus 8.
TBS has 12 episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air early.
TNT has six episodes of The Closer leading up to basketball.
Travel Channel has 12 episodes of Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern.
truTV has nine episodes of Dominick Dunne: Power, Privilege & Justice followed by five episodes of Smoking Gun Presents: World’s Dumbest.
TV Land has 14 episodes of I Love Lucy followed by 16 episodes of The Cosby Show.
USA has 24 hours of House episodes.
Versus has Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, Rocky, Rocky II, & Rocky III.

News & Notes

Tonight, ABC has a Barack Obama: The Barbara Walters Interview news special, MyNetworkTV has The 2008 World Magic Awards, and NBC has the Rosie Live variety special.

Over on cable, FX has the first season finale of Sons of Anarchy and History has a The White House: Behind Closed Doors special.

In late night, Spike has the first season finale of Ski Patrol.

In giveaway news, we are giving away a copy of Ghost Whisper: Spirit Guide to one TVaholic reader. All you have to do is leave a comment on the giveaway page to enter.

Prime Picks

Pushing Daisies (ABC): New. A millionaire has been murdered and it looks like a Robin Hood type character might be behind it and Ned, Chuck and Emerson are on the case. Meanwhile, Lily is none to happy with Dwight Dixon trying to romance her sister Vivian. The show has been cancelled, but you should be watching it anyway, cause it’s one of the best shows on TV right now.

Private Practice (ABC): New. Addison’s brother comes for a visit and causes some trouble. Meg returns to try and make things work with Pete. Runs 61 minutes.

CSI: NY (CBS): New. An unidentified body is found in a crushed car, making this like the third show this season to have done so, and the team investigates.

Solid Selections

Bones (FOX): New. Skeletal remains have been found in a protected wooden preserve and Brennan and Booth investigate. Meanwhile, Brennan’s father finds a job close to his daughter.

Criminal Minds (CBS): New. Prentiss and Todd go undercover in search of a serial killer that is using his skills of persuasion to lure women.

Law & Order (NBC): New. A crane falls killing a man, but was it an accident?

Cable Choices

Road Tasted With the Neelys (Food Network): Repeat. A Thanksgiving feast is put together with treats from around the country. Plays again later.

Throwdown With Bobby Flay (Food Network): Repeats. Bobby competes in a “Turkey and Dressing” battle and then in a “Brown Bag Apple Pie” battle. Both play again later.

Sons of Anarchy (FX): New. The club is re-evaluating things in the wake of the tragic death of Opie’s wife. Runs 90 minutes. Plays twice.

Other Options

• Gary Unmarried (CBS): New. Allison wants her family all together for Thanksgiving, but Gary wants to host the dinner instead.
• Iron Chef America (Food Network): Repeat. Iron Chefs Bobby Flay and Michael Symon take on Iron Chefs Cat Cora and Morimoto in a Thanksgiving themed battle. Runs 90 minutes. Plays again later.
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS): New. Christine is dreading a visit from her mother until she learns they have a secret in common.
• Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (TBS): Repeats. Six episodes replay tonight.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has doubleheader NBA action with the Orlando Magic at the Philadelphia 76ers followed by college basketball from the Maui Invitational.
• ESPN2 has college basketball games from the Maui Invitational and the NIT.

Late Night

• It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia (FX): Repeats. Last Thursday’s season finale episode, “Nightman Cometh,” replays followed by another repeat episode, “America’s Next Top Paddy’s Billboard Model Contest.”

TV Marathons

Bravo has 10 episodes of Top Chef.
MTV has 11 episodes of Next early and five episodes of True Life tonight.
Oxygen has 10 episodes of Roseanne.
Sci Fi has six episodes of Dark Angel early.
Spike has eight episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
TLC has nine hours of Little People, Big World episodes.
TNT has 12 episodes of Law & Order.
USA has 14 episodes of NCIS.
VH1 has six episodes of Real Chance of Love.

News & Notes

Tonight, ABC has the seventh season finale of Dancing With the Stars and MyNetworkTV has the first season finale of Jail.

Over on cable, Bravo has The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion special and the fourth season premiere of The Real Housewives of Orange County, FX has the series finale of The Shield, and Oxygen has the first season finale of Coolio’s Rules.

Listen to episode nine, “TV Leftovers,” of the TV times Three podcast, where we talked about reruns, who we would invite from TV to Thanksgiving dinner and some thoughts on a few episode from last week’s viewing.

If you’re looking for 90210 or Privileged tonight on The CW, 90210 won’t be back with new episodes until January and Privileged will be back next week following an all-new Gossip Girl on Monday night. It will also replay in its normal Tuesday timeslot.

House (FOX): New. Zeljko Ivanek (Damages) guest stars as a man that takes House, Thirteen and others hostages to force House to diagnosis what is wrong with him. Runs 68 minutes.

The Mentalist (CBS): New. A witness in the case against a drug dealer is killed and Patrick thinks it is someone else besides the man on trial that is responsible for it.

Without a Trace (CBS): New. A man attending an employee’s funeral goes missing afterwards and the Jack and Samantha are following his trail.

Solid Selections

NCIS (CBS): New. The team is trying to find out who has been running the mole in NCIS and has to rely on a questionable source to do so.

Fringe (FOX): New. A Massive Dynamic employee believes that butterflies are chasing him and to escape them he jumps out a window. The team investigates. Starts eight minutes after the hour and runs 59 minutes.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC): New. Det. Benson tries to find some justice for an abused housewife and ends up uncovering a 34-year-old unsolved murder.

Cable Choices

Good Eats (Food Network): Repeats. First Alton asks, “What’s Up Duck,” and then heads into “Fowl Territory.” Both play again later.

Dirty Jobs (Discovery Channel): New. Mike tries harvesting hops for beer. Last week’s episode, “Egg Farm,” replays right before. Both play again later.

The Shield (FX): Series Finale. A women’s disappearance and a big drug shipment are being investigated. Will this last episode be a satisfying end to this show? Runs an hour and 45 minutes. Plays again later.

Other Options

• Big Break X (Golf Channel): New. There will be only three teams left. Plays again later.
• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (ABC): Repeat. Snoopy is put in charge of the holiday meal. Peppermint Patty gets mad. Everything works out in the end.
• Rita Rocks (Lifetime): New. Rita learns that her daughter is feeling pressured to have sex.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has college basketball action.
• ESPN2 has college football and basketball action.
• Versus has NHL action.
• NBA TV has the Cleveland Cavaliers at the New York Knicks.

Late Night

• Frank TV (TBS): New. It’s “Frank 2: Electric Boogaloo.” Plays again later.
• Sons of Anarchy (FX): Repeat. Last Wednesday’s episode, “The Sleep of Babies,” replays.

TV Marathons

Bravo has 17 hours of The Real Housewives of … episodes.
Oxygen has 10 episodes of Living Single.
Sci Fi has eight episodes of The Outer Limits early.
Spike has six episodes of CSI: NY.