Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Best Bets
New NCIS (CBS, 7pm)
New episodes of Scrubs (ABC, 7pm and 8pm)
New episodes of Better Off Ted (ABC, 7:30pm and 8:30pm)
New The Good Wife (CBS, 9pm)
Amy Adams, Zachary Levi (of Chuck), Vampire Weekend on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm)
Patricia Heaton, Carey Mulligan, Yonder Mountain String Band on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS, 11:35pm)
News & Notes
Thanks to everyone who passed along kind words and who kept my family in your thoughts and prayers during my absence. My Dad is home and doing well now (he had a heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery). My health is still not so hot, but I’m getting by.
Primetime Grid
| Tue | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Scrubs | Better Off Ted | Scrubs | Better Off Ted | the forgotten | |
| CBS | NCIS | NCIS: Los Angeles | The Good Wife | |||
| NBC | The Biggest Loser Season premiere | The Jay Leno Show | ||||
| FOX | College Football: FedEx Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Iowa | |||||
| CW | 90210 Rerun | Melrose Place Rerun | Local Programming | |||
Primetime
College Basketball: Minnesota at Purdue (ESPN, 6pm). If you notice that I mention sporting events that feature teams from Minnesota a lot, that’s because I was born and raised in Minnesota and currently live in Minneapolis. I’m a Twins season ticket holder and baseball fan, so I tend to mention baseball most of all.
A new episode of Nova (PBS, check your local listings) covers “Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor”. You can find out more on the Nova website.
A Navy pilot is found dead under strange circumstances in a secluded area on a new NCIS (CBS, 7pm). Rena Sofer (of 24, General Hospital), Marcus Giamatti (of Judging Amy), and Chris Bruno (of The Dead Zone) guest star.
The med students are asked to share why they want to be doctors and Denise goes to Elliot of all people for relationship advice on a new Scrubs (ABC, 7pm). This new “Med School” incarnation of Scrubs is okay, it’s not as good as regular old Scrubs was. My husband keeps saying “well, it’s better than After M*A*S*H.”
A look at “the explosion in communications via the internet” and the terrorism threat coming from Yemen on a new episode of Dan Rather Reports (HDNet, 7pm and 10pm).
Season finale of Britain’s Missing Top Model (BBC America, 7pm, 10pm, midnight).
A look at how humans have survived past disasters on After Armageddon (History Channel, 7pm – 9pm, 11:01pm – 1:01am; also on Saturday at 7pm and 11:01pm).
After an employee drops dead while working hard on a major project, Veronica tries to use the incident as inspiration to get the staff to work even harder on a new Better Off Ted (ABC, 7:30pm). Merrin Dungey (of Alias) is among the guest stars.
Lucy observes couplings throughout the hospital on a new Scrubs (ABC, 8pm).
The murder of a petty officer may have some connection to someone in Sam’s life and Hetty is concerned about the team on a new NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, 8pm).
Mike works as an Animal Control Specialist on Dirty Jobs (DIscovery Channel, 8pm and 10pm).
Donald Schultz goes to Australia to find animals threatened with extinction by the cane toad on the series premiere of Wild Recon (Animal Planet, 8pm, 10pm, 3am; lots of additional airings during the week). Find out more on the website for the show.
Season premiere of Last Restaurant Standing (BBC America, 8pm, 11pm, 1am).
A new episode of HDNet World Report (HDNet, 8pm and 11pm) includes stories on: the resurgence of the American militia, universal health care, and healthcare’s “hidden voices.”
The Cole Family has a yard sale and work on ridding their home of clutter on a new One Big Happy Family (TLC, 8pm and 11pm). In a second new episode, Norris gives his wife the romantic proposal he never gave her (TLC, 8:30pm and 11:30pm). If you aren’t familiar with this show, it follows a family in which all members weigh over 300lbs as they work to make healthy lifestyle changes. It debuted on December 29th.
New Kitchen Impossible (DIY, 8pm and 11pm).
A security guard worships Ted; Phil and Lem are terrified of working alone with Veronica on a new Better Off Ted (ABC, 8:30pm).
There’s a wrongful death suit against a “caustic TV commentator” played by guest star Craig Bierko (of Boston Legal), and Alicia learns more about Peter’s fall from grace when she represents Glenn Childs’ wife in their divorce on a new episode of The Good Wife (CBS, 9pm). Other guest stars include Titus Welliver and Jessica Hecht.
Alex and the team try to solve the murder of two Does on a new episode of the forgotten (ABC, 9pm). Are any of you watching this show? What do you think of it?
Weird Al Yankovic is the guest on Shatner’s Raw Nerve (Biography Channel, 9pm and 1am).
The competitors are asked to use zucchini blossoms in their dishes on a new Chopped (Food Network, 9pm and midnight).
The Howe brothers build an ultra-tough all-terrain vehicle called a Subterranean Rover 1 on the series premiere of Howe & Howe Tech (Discovery Channel, 9pm and 11pm; also on Saturday at 10am). Visit the website for more info on this new series.
Jen is asked to emcee a hospital charify golf tournament and Bill is invited to participate in the tournament on a new episode of The Little Couple (TLC, 9pm and midnight).
Cameraman Jon Steele joins the Army’s elite Baker company in February 2008 on Baker Boys (HDNet, 9pm, midnight, 5am; also on Friday at 5am and Sunday at 7am and 11pm).
Sharks are the subject on the series premiere of Maneaters (Animal Planet, 9pm, midnight, and 4am).
Kim Kardashian, Jillian Michaels on The Jay Leno Show (NBC, 9pm).
New Tabatha’s Salon Takeover (Bravo, 9pm, 10pm, midnight).
New Bad Girl’s Club (Oxygen, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, 1am).
A look at how church buildings might fare post-apocalypse on the season premiere of Life After People (History Channel, 9pm and 1:01am).
Gene Simmons is the guest on a second episode of Shatner’s Raw Nerve (Biography Channel, 9:30pm and 1:30am).
Late Night
George Lucas on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central, 10pm and midnight).
Riley Crane on The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, 10:30pm and 12:30am).
Amy Adams, Zachary Levi (of Chuck), Vampire Weekend on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).
Queen Latifah, Chris Pratt, Juston McKinney on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 10:35pm).
Patricia Heaton, Carey Mulligan, Yonder Mountain String Band on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS, 11:35pm).
Michael Cera, Ana Gasteyer, Shwayze on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:35pm).
David Arquette, Abbie Cornish, Jim Brewer on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, check your local listings).
Derek Luke, Anastasia Ashley, Black Lips on a rerun of Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC, check your local listings).
