Premieres and Notables: January 9-15, 2012

Monday, 1/9

Octonauts; Disney Channel. 10:30 am CST. Series Premiere.
The oceans must be the hot thing among preschoolers this TV season; I could swear I've done this "sea-based" show before...

Money Class With Suze Orman; OWN. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Tuesday, 1/10

Shipping Wars; A&E.  8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

The Game; BET. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Let's Stay Together; BET. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 1/11

One Tree Hill; The CW. 7 pm CST. 9th-- and final-- Season Premiere.

Are You There, Chelsea? NBC. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A semi-fictional look at Chelsea Handler's life, based on her first two books.

Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy; History. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Face Off; Syfy. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Thursday, 1/12

30 Rock; NBC. 7 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.

Rob; CBS. 7:31 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Rob Schneider plays an average joe who marries a Mexican-American woman whose family shuns him. 
And a culture clash ensues.

The Finder; Fox. 8 pm CST.  Series Premiere.
Geoff Stults stars in this Bones spin-off about a private investigator who's especially gifted at finding people people or things.


Friday, 1/13

One Life to Live (CBS; 1 pm CST). Series Finale.
After more than forty years, this soap legend closes shop.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.
After nine years, this show signs-off as well.

Real Time With Bill Maher; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Blade; G4. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The latest Marvel Anime series.


Sunday, 1/15

Undercover Boss; CBS. 7 pm CST.  Season Premiere.

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards; NBC. 7 pm CST. Special.
Remember a year ago when Ricky Gervais caused a massive flap for his jokes at the Golden Globe Awards?  Remember how many "insiders" wondered how he'd ever survive after having a laugh at the expense of some of the more powerful industry members? 
Yeah, he did okay.  He's hosting again.
You see, ratings and buzz trumps a few bad feelings...

Napoleon Dynamite; Fox. 7:30 pm CST.  Series Premiere.
Yeah... an animated series that's probably around six years to late to benefit from the N.D. craze.  But they're giving it a shot anyway.
Gotta be better than that turd Allan Gregory, right?


Robert Chicken airs its 100th episode tonight (adult swim; 10:30 pm CST.)