Here Come the Mummies: "Carol of the Belts"

Television Premieres and Notables: December 31, 2012 - January 6, 2013

Monday, 12/31

Although my DVR schedule shows something different, AMC is supposed to be airing the entire The Waking Dead from beginning to end (2-1/2 seasons) beginning at 8 am CST.
This would be an ideal chance to get on the bus as this show just keeps growing and growing (the first half of the third season that aired this Fall was the highest-rated scripted program on Sunday nights-- beating the major networks).


Tuesday, 1/1

Dance Moms; Lifetime. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Dual Survival; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 1/2

Nova; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Season Premiere.

The Hour (BBC America 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 1/3

What Not to Wear; TLC. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Friday, 1/4

Portlandia; IFC. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Saturday, 1/5

Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Coof-Off; Food Network. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 1/6

The Biggest Loser; NBC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Downton Abbey; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). 3rd Season Premiere.

Merlin; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Chuck Norris vs. Gangnam Style

Can't remember if I posted this one already...

...But I needed to make sure I did at least once.

More television notables: December 25-30, 2012

Okay, I'm back from my trip (on which I neglected to bring my TV mags with that I rip off to write these posts)-- so I have a couple more notables.

Tuesday, 12/25

Rizzoli & Isles (TNT; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Leverage (TNT; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 12/26

Dark Matters: Twisted But True (Science; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 12/30

Call the Midwife Holiday Special; PBS. 6:30 pm CST (check local listings). Special.

United States of Bacon; Destination America. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Chef Todd Fisher travels the country to get his bacon on.


And, yeah, I am going to beat the horse a little bit more: I watched Attack of the Show's final live episodes from last week and need to say again: Fuck you, G4! 
Soooo: Thursday's show (the rumored final live ep) wasn't live, but a Best Of.  I call "horseshit" on that one. It only gets points because Matt Mira hosted that ep with Candice Bailey.  Mira rocked every episode he guest-hosted-- and every Gadget Pr0n segment-- since Kevin Pereira left, so it was fitting he got the "final episode" credit (well, until the Chris Hardwick-hosted Best Of's that will air in January).
So, last Wednesday was the final live episode-- and those assholes at G4 didn't give Candice a chance to say anything. Complete bullshit.  She mentioned it briefly at the beginning of the episode, and then it wasn't noted at all. 
Way to be classy, G4.
Dicks...