Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Best Bets
New The Unit (CBS, 9pm)
New Brother & Sisters (ABC, 9pm)
News & Notes
Happy New Year! I hope you all have had an excellent couple of weeks while I was on a break. My vacation at home has been good, for the most part.
Some primetime programming on FOX and CBS may start and run late due to playoff football games and coverage of them.
Daytime
HBO airs a Big Love marathon.
ABC Family airs a Secret Life of the American Teenager marathon.
Primetime Grid
| Mon | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Desperate Housewives | Brothers & Sisters | |||
| CBS | Million Dollar Password | Cold Case | The Unit | |||
| NBC | SNL Sports Extra starts at 6pm | Superstars of Dance | ||||
| FOX | 24: Redemption Rerun | Local Programming | ||||
| CW | Trail of the Pink Panther | Local Programming | ||||
Primetime
A new Saturday Night Live special which focuses on sports: Saturday Night Live Sports Extra (NBC, 6pm – 8pm). Features clips from Saturday Night Live, of course.
Craig Ferguson and Serena Williams are the celebrities for a new episode of Million Dollar Password (CBS, 7pm). Hosted by Regis Philbin.
Rerun of the 24: Redemption (FOX, 7pm) movie that bridges the gap between last season of 24 and sets up the action for the new season which starts next week. The movie stands alone fairly well, though will likely make people curious about the new season.
The team investigates the 2007 death of a mechanic who was killed after he won the state lottery on a new episode of Cold Case (CBS, 8pm). Though if the case is from 2007, it’s really not very cold. Jeff Kober is among the guest stars.
Bree meets Andrew’s future mother-in-law for the first time on a new Desperate Housewives (ABC, 8pm). Plus lots more drama, of course.
90-minute season premiere of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels (VH1, 8pm).
Jonas plays a high stakes game of baccarat to win back the services of a CIA spy who has gone over to the other side in a new episode of The Unit (CBS, 9pm). Ricky Jay returns as Agent Kern. As part of this deal, the team may be able to help Bridget Sullivan avoid a court martial.
Kevin and Tommy have a long overdue confrontation on a new Brothers & Sisters (ABC, 9pm). This episode is directed by Tom Amandes (who is best known to me for having played “Dr. Abbott” on EVerwood).
New comedy special: Jo Koy: Don’t Make Him Angry (Comedy Central, 9pm).
