Sunday, December 06, 2009

Premieres and Notables; December 7-13, 2009

Monday, 12/7

The Closer (TNT; 8 pm CST). Mid-Season Return.

Men of a Certain Age; TNT.  9 pm CST. Series premiere.
Great actors in Ray Romano, Scott Bakula, and Andre Braugher as the leads. Unusual premise in three (male) friends experiencing mid-life crises.  And the two TV critics I follow were split on it (TV Guide's Matt Roush hated it; Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker loved it).

Million Dollar Listing (Bravo; 9 pm). Season Finale.

Rita Rocks (Lifetime; 9 pm).  Season Finale.


Tuesday, 12/8

Biggest Loser (NBC; 7 pm). Season Finale.

ABC tries again to debut the Christmas special Prep & Landing (7:30 pm CST).

Better Off Ted; ABC.  8:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 12/9

Glee (FOX; 8 pm). Fall Finale.

Spectacle: Elvie Costello With... Sundance.  9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
With... Bono and The Edge.

Top Chef: Las Vegas (Bravo; 9 pm)  Season Finale.


Thursday, 12/10

Stossel; FOX Business. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
John Stossel gets his own, live, show.

Fringe (FOX; 8 pm CST). Fall Finale.

The Jeff Dunham Show (Comedy Central; 8 pm)  Season Finale.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX; 9 pm). Season Finale.


Friday, 12/11

Yes, Virginia; CBS. 7:00 pm. Special.
Neil Patrick Harris lends his voice to this Christmas special based on the famous 1897 newspaper editoral that answered Virginia's question with "Yes, Virginia, Santa Claus is real."

Live at Gotham (Comedy Central; 10 pm).  Season Finale.


Saturday, 12/12

Ghost Intervention; TLC. 8 pm. Series Premiere.


Sunday, 12/13

The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty; A&E. 8 pm CST. Miniseries Premiere.
Hey! Look at that! A&E really does do some artsy stuff once in a while.
This mini follows four of the Jackson Five in their efforts to have a reunion tour happen (it started filming before the fifth Jackson died).


Dexter (Showtime; 8 pm).  Season Finale.

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