What’s On? Tuesday, 2/16/10

The Olympics continue to hold most of the networks captive – let’s see what’s on tonight!

The 8:00 Hour –

ABC has a rerun of last week’s LOST – we get a little bit of the flash sideways life of Kate!  CBS has a rerun of NCIS – a marine’s death on foreign soil has Ziva confronting her own past.

FOX has an all new two hours episode of AMERICAN IDOL – more Hollywood Week stories – sounds like we’re actually going to hear about some of the top 24 tomorrow night, instead of waiting until Wednesday.  NBC has the Olympics all night – look for men’s short program figure skating, women’s snowboard cross, speedskating, and women’s downhill.  Over on The CW, check out a repeat of 90210 – it’s the episode where Kelly struggles with her feelings towards her dying mother.

The 9:00 Hour –

On ABC, there’s an all new episode of LOST!  John Locke seeks help to support his cause.  Doesn’t it feel like something has to happen this season on LOST to make all of the years we’ve put into the show worth it?  I need to stop expecting something that they’re not going to give me, I guess!  CBS has a rerun of NCIS:LA – a murdered Russian woman leads to evidence about why Callen was gunned down.

The Olympics continue on NBC – I’m voting for Evan Lysacek in the men’s skating, what about you?.  FOX has hour two of AMERICAN IDOL – I’m really enjoying Ellen as a judge (even though I said I wasn’t ever going to watch AI again).   The CW airs a repeat of MELROSE PLACE – the one where Heather Locklear comes back and wreaks havoc.

The 10:00 Hour –

ABC has an all new episode of the forgotten – a 40 year old woman is found near a bar and the investigation leads to a child and a star basketball player.  On CBS, catch a rerun of THE GOOD WIFE.  Alicia defends a scientist accused of arson.  NBC has the Olympics.

Check out two all new episodes of PARANORMAL COPS on A&E.  There’s the long awaited season 2 premiere of 16 AND PREGNANT (at least by me) on MTV.  A couple in a long distance relationship gets pregnant and the guy wants nothing to do with the baby.  You can also find a new episode of MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER on Bravo – Patti struggles with a stubborn client, but her second one more than makes up for it by being almost the perfect guy.

Don’t miss another great episode of SOUTHLAND on TNT.  Now’s your chance to get all caught up on SOUTHLAND!  Another great episodes airs tonight – Ben gets emotionally attached to a victim of a BelAir home invasion while Bryant takes Janilla into his home to keep her safe while awaiting the trial for which she is a witness.

Tonight’s 24 – Preview clips

This has totally become a Renee-Walker-Power-Hour (versus a Jack-Bauer-Power-Hour) and I love the show regardless!  Check out some preview clips from tonight’s all new episode!

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What’s On? Monday, 2/15/10

A lot of shows are taking the night off to give the ratings to the Olympics but you should DEFINITELY be watching LIFE UNEXPECTED!

The 8:00 Hour –

ABC has an all new episode of THE BACHELOR – Jake the last three ladies head to St Lucia and pretend for 2 hot seconds that they’re not going to use the overnight fantasy suite.  Rumor has it Ali gives a little call!  Over on CBS, there are reruns – on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, Barney tries to convince Robin to get a dual citizenship between Canada and the US.  On ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE, Zack gets jealous when Billie dates a coworker played by the never not charming David Sutcliffe.

FOX has rerun of HOUSE – a teenager comes in with swollen limbs but won’t give the full story of what she was up to.  NBC has the Olympics – tonight’s events include the Pairs final in figure skating, snowboard cross, men’s downhill, and the 500m final in short track.  Over on The CW, catch an all new episode of ONE TREE HILL – Nathan and Jamie help Haley with Lydia and Brooke and Julian work on their relationship.

There’s a new episode of THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER on ABC Family – Amy finds out that her parents are remarrying and Ben realizes he’s still in love with Amy!  Meanwhile, Ruben finds out that Ricky kissed Amy.

The 9:00 Hour –

On ABC, THE BACHELOR: ON THE WINGS OF LOVE continues until 10.  CBS has rerun eps of TWO AND A HALF MEN and THE BIG BANG THEORY.  On 2.5, Alan takes care of Judith’s baby and drunk mother.  Over on TBBT, Raj needs a new job, and Sheldon offers to let him work for him.

NBC has more of the Olympics.  FOX airs an all new hour of 24.  Jack’s undercover mission has his coworkers worried about his safety.  The CW has the next all new episode of LIFE UNEXPECTED.  In an effort to make friends at school, Lux throws  a a party at Baze’s loft and Cate worries that her relationship with Lux will never be the same as that with her dad!  Over on ABC Family, an all new MAKE IT OR BREAK IT has Emily finding out that her mom is dating Lo’s dad, and Payson sees a back specialist.  There’s also an all new episode of INTERVENTION on A&E.

The 10:00 Hour –

ABC has a rerun of CASTLE.  An ADA is murdered, but Castle worries about a battered call girl!  CSI: MIAMI is a rerun – Laurence Fishbourne makes the rounds of the CSIs in this crossover episode.  The Olympics continue on NBC.

GREEK is all new on ABC Family – Casey meets a political aide (guest star Sam Page) and thinks about a career in politics.  Cappie isn’t ready to discuss post college life yet.  Rusty gets his picture taken for an engineering magazine.  On FX, there’s an all new episode of DAMAGES! Patty grills Louis Tobin while Joe needs to make a decision to determine his family’s future!  KELL ON EARTH is all new on Bravo – after a series of mishaps at Fashion Week, Kelly must re-evaluate one employee’s future at the agency.

Showtime has another episode SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL and TRACEY ULLMAN’S STATE OF THE UNION. On SDOACG, Belle’s relationship with Duncan takes an interesting turn for the reomantic as Belle struggles with the relationship between Ben and Jackie.  Bambi’s new boyfriend causes a problem for Belle.  On TRACEY, she plays a Caribbean caregiver who was negatively impacted by the Madoff scheme!  They’re followed up at 11 by another ep of LALA LAND.  HOARDERS is all new on A&E.  MTV has a new episode of THE BURIED LIFE and MY LIFE AS LIZ.  On TBL, the boys enter a Krump competition and try to get an ex gang member’s rap song on the radio; on LIZ, Liz gets invited to Taylor’s “Anything But Clothes” party and things take an interesting turn.

MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE is all new on TNT.  Joe sees his son struggling, so he makes a huge bet to try to buy a new house.  Terry gets a part in a B-movie, and Owen’s dad puts Marcus in charge when he decides to cut back his hours.

Sunday on FOX: Animation Domination

The networks begin their efforts to counter-program the Olympics over on NBC and tonight, FOX rolls out four new episodes of their Animation Domination block.  Check out the previews!

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Which FOX animated comedy are you looking forward to watching?

What’s On? Sunday, 2/14/10

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!  Let’s see what’s on!

The 8:00 Hour –

ABC has an all new episode of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST VIDEOS.  The 16th season premiere of THE AMAZING RACE is on CBS.  11 teams start in LA and try to make their way to Chile for the first pit stop!  NBC is airing more of the Olympics all night long – highlights include the Pairs Figure Skating short program, live men’s aerials in freestyle skiing, the men’s final in luge, and possibly, some alpine skiing we’re not delayed due to the weather.

FOX has all new episodes  of THE SIMPSONS and THE CLEVELAND SHOW.  On THE SIMPSONS, Homer and Marge discover the crazy world of curling.  On CLEVELAND, Cleveland plans to set Holt up with a new lady (voiced by Fergie).

The 9:00 Hour –

ABC has an all new episode of EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION – Ty and the team help a family with under privileged children.  Tyler Perry stops by to help out.  CBS has an all new episode of UNDERCOVER BOSS.  The president of Hooters goes undercover to see what it’s like in his restaurants.  The Olympics continue on NBC – Moguls skier Patrick Deneen has a great chance of getting a medal.  FOX has all new episodes of FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD.  On FAMILY GUY, when Chris and Stewie get lost in the woods, Lois contacts a psychic to find them.  On AMERICAN DAD, a cyborg version of Stan, sent from the future, intrigues current Stan more than trying to get romantic with Francine for V-Day.

HBO has another all new episode of BIG LOVE.  Bill tries to get Jerry and Tommy to give the casino more exposure! Ben and Jodean get involved in Lois’ bird scheme, and Margene worries that Bill’s business will negatively impact her new business.

The 10:00 Hour –

ABC has hour two of EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION.  CBS has an all new episode of COLD CASE.  They investigate the 1983 death of a graffiti artist.  More information is revealed about who mugged Valens’ mom and Lilly continues to face legal hurdles.  NBC has more of the Olympics.

THE TUDORS are back soon – first look

THE TUDORS is returning to Showtime on the 11th of April with the 4th and final season.  Here’s a first look teaser of what’s coming up.  I’m so excited to see how they deal with the end of the show, what about you?

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What’s On? Friday, 2/12/10

I’m probably only watching the Opening Ceremonies tonight – what about you?

The 8:00 Hour –

ABC is airing SPIDERMAN 2.1 (the DVD release of SPIDERMAN) for the full three hours.  Over on CBS, there’s a rerun of SURVIVING SURVIVOR from last week.

FOX has a repeat episode of HOUSE.  A hardliving detective who has no signs of heart disease starts having trouble. NBC is the place to be tonight with the OPENING CEREMONIES of the Winter Olympics!!  I love the parade of nations, don’t you?  The CW has an all new episode of SMALLVILLE – Clark runs into an old friend, the magician named Zatanna and Lois gets jealous.

The 9:00 Hour –

SPIDERMAN continues on ABC.  UNDERCOVER BOSS‘ premiere reruns on CBS.  KITCHEN NIGHTMARES is a rerun on FOX.  Ramsay heads to Fiesta Sunrise in West Nyack, NY.  NBC continues with the OPENING CEREMONIES.  What Olympians are you most excited for?  I can’t wait to see Apolo, Shaun, Evan (all pictured), and other than that, I don’t really know anyone else!  The CW has a rerun of SMALLVILLE where the gang first meets Zatanna and causes Chloe and Lois to switch bodies after Chloe wishes she was more like Lois for her birthday.

The 10:00 Hour –

ABC still has SPIDERMAN.  CBS has a rerun of NUMB3RS – the sixth season begins with a sniper targeting a high profile activist and Charlie seeking out an answer to his proposal to Amita.  NBC has the OPENING CEREMONIES to end the night.

Starz has an all new episode of SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND!  After Spartacus surrenders to Crixus, Batiatus gets his revenge by having Spartacus fight down in the “pits of the earth” where people wear each others’ skin as masks.  Meanwhile, Crixus has a little crush on a slave girl and it’s a sweet little story.

Thursday must watch: VAMPIRE DIARIES and SUPERNATURAL

I love Thursdays on The CW, don’t you?  Check out promos of both shows and just try to tell me you aren’t excited!  I won’t believe you!

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Stefan, Damon, Elena, and Bonnie try to open Katherine’s tomb, but Elena needs to get safe, first!

SUPERNATURAL – The boys set out to defeat Cupid’s evil ways in an all new Valentine’s Day episode!

Tim Daly talks PRIVATE PRACTICE

If you’ve been watching this season of PRIVATE PRACTICE, you’ve seen Addison and Sam fall into a relationship that they weren’t anticipating [mild spoiler alert] and the tension of staying apart drives Addison to turn to an old familiar face – no, not Sloan this time – her good friend Pete, played by the fantastic Tim Daly. Earlier this week, I had the great opportunity to speak with him about his show, what’s coming up for Pete, the age old question of whether Pete will ever be happy, and how Pete’s changed over the years.

Jumping right in, I read an interview you did before this season started, and you said that you hoped that this season was nothing but trouble for Pete?
Oh yeah, he’s had a lot of problems [laughs].  This is the kind of show that’s driven on people getting into emotional difficulties.  Certainly, Pete’s had his share.  The whole thing with Violet, finally realizing he was able to have a relationship and want to be in love, I mean, Oh my God!  It’s great.

What’s coming up for Pete?  Is the idea of any reconnection with Violet done for right now?  Or do you think that’s something we’ll see in the future?
I cannot speak for the writers, but I personally feel that that story is unresolved.  For Violet not to come to terms on some level with her relationship with Pete and her relationship with her child would sort of gip the audience.  On some level, I think that will re-enter the picture a little bit.

What’s On? Thursday, 2/11/10

Two weeks until the big trip to LA – let’s check what’s on to celebrate the countdown!

The 8:00 Hour –

ABC’s next episode of THE DEEP END airs tonight.  Susan gives Beth and Dylan a difficult pro bono case.  Liam and Malcolm are pitted against each other!  Over on CBS, it’s the big premiere of SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS!!  The two hour premiere features returns by some of our favorites and our favorites-to-hate – Boston Rob, Jerri Manthey, Colby Donaldson, Coach, Lil Russell – SO EXCITING!  NBC has new of episodes of COMMUNITY and PARKS AND RECREATION.  On COMMUNITY, Jeff tries to smooth things out with Britta when after a drunk dial, while Shirley and Annie try to embarrass Señor Chang to help Troy and Pierce; on PARKS AND REC, Leslie and Justin team up to set Leslie’s mom up with guest star John Laroquette, while Andy’s band gets a gig!

BONES is a rerun on FOX – it’s the episode with the dead heir to a chicken farm fortune. Over on The CW, catch an all new episode of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Stefan, Damon, Elena, and Bonnie team up to open the tomb where Katherine has been buried and find something unexpected, while Jeremy agrees to meet Anna in the woods without knowing what she has planned!

The 9:00 Hour –

ABC has an all new GREY’S ANATOMY – a roof collapses at a restaurant known for its Valentine’s celebrations; Calzona tries to hook Bailey up with the hot anesthesiologist, Callie tries to help Mark convince Sloan to do what’s best for the baby, and Meredith and Derek struggle with his new role.  The second hour of the SURVIVOR premiere is on CBS.

An all new episode of PAST LIFE airs on FOX.  A victim has memories of a quarry and a bloody murder scene.  The person on death row for the crime in question might be innocent.  NBC has all new eps of THE OFFICE and 30 ROCK.  Up first, on THE OFFICE, Kathy Bates’ Bennett shows up in Scranton and makes changes right away, including making Michael and Jim decide who is going back to being a salesman.  On 30 ROCK, Jack meets and falls for Elizabeth Banks’ CNBC personality, while Liz’s attempts at a root canal for Valentine’s Day are interrupted by Dennis Duffy (Dean Winters), Floyd (Jason Sudeikis), and Drew (Jon Hamm).  SUPERNATURAL is all new!!! When people start dying around Valentine’s Day, Sam and Dean suspect Cupid, so they set out to find him.  Check out an all new episode of FIRST 48 on A&E.

The 10:00 Hour –

ABC has an all new PRIVATE PRACTICE. Naomi wants nothing to do with Maya’s wedding; the tension between Sam and Addison hits an all time high, and she turns to Pete, who is working on a case with Cooper involving kids who are biting each other to show their love.  THE MENTALIST is all new on CBS – Jane helps Cho with a personal investigation into his former gang.  Thankfully, NBC is airing real TV at 10 – two repeat episodes of THE OFFICE.  Up first is the episode where Toby and Dwight try to prove Darryl is lying about his worker’s comp case; second is the episode were Wallace tells everyone that they won’t all get raises.

You’ll find an all new episode of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY on Bravo.  Check out another hilarious episode of ARCHER on FX.  Mallory picks Lana for a case instead of Archer, and he tags along anyway.  Mallory meets with her secret boyfriend Nikolair, and Cyril worries about Lana’s safety and fidelity.  Over on Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY has an all new episode – the winner of this week’s challenge gets their design on the cover of a popular fashion magazine so egos clash in the workroom.  MANHUNTERS: FUGITIVE TASK FORCE is all new on A&E. Another all new episode of AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW is on MTV – this one has the judges looking for the best group in the West.  Another all new episode of BURN NOTICE is on USA!  Michael is tasked with stealing flight information that could get him in trouble; meanwhile, Tim Matheson’s Larry is back, and he’s brought along the drug cartel that is following him!

On Comedy Central, don’t miss the premieres of IMPORTANT THINGS WITH DEMETRI MARTIN and THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM. The important thing of the week for Demetri is “Ability”.  Sarah’s episode has her creating an off color television show for children.