• The Simpsons Movie named Springfield, Vermont as the official Springfield for the movie's premiere.
  
• The former cast of Dallas proves again why celebrity charity auctions are more show than fundraiser.
  
• National Bingo Night is coming back! Don't act like you're not excited.
  

I bet you thought you had seen the last of ABC's National Bingo Night. But you'd be wrong.

The show didn't do too well in the ratings when it aired recently on Friday nights, but the web traffic was so good that the network is bringing the show back for five nights starting on December 17. Just in time to win a bunch of money and buy something for your special someone.

• At 8, ABC has Seven Nights That Changed New Orleans, followed by new episodes of National Bingo Night and 20/20.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, then a new Washington Week and a new Bill Moyers Journal.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has the series finale of Stargate SG-1, then new episodes of Stargate Atlantis and Painkiller Jane. (Check back for our live Stargate SG-1 series finale chat before the show!)
  
• At 9, FOX has a new Standoff.
• Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild at 9.
• There's a new Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter at 9 on WE.
• At 10, Sundance Channel has Morvern Caller.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS repeats (from this morning) Bob Barkers final Price Is Right. It's followed by the Daytime Emmy Awards.
• ABC runs a episode of Kyle XY at 8, then new episodes of National Bingo Night and 20/20.
• The CW has a new Smackdown at 8.
• TCM is showing Nancy Drew movies all night.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Stargate SG-1, followed by new episodes of Stargate: Atlantis and Painkiller Jane.
• At 9, FOX has a new Standoff.
• Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild at 9.
• Hallmark has a new movie at 9, You've Got A Friend.
• At 10, A&E has a new Intervention.

• At 8, PBS has a new NOW, then a new Washington Week.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8.
• Nickelodeon has the final two episodes of Ned's Declassified at 8.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Stargate SG-1, followed by new episodes of Stargate Atlantis and Painkiller Jane.
• At 9, Standoff returns to FOX with new episodes.
• ABC has a new National Bingo Night at 9, then a new 20/20.
• Hallmark has the new movie Love's Unending Legacy at 9.
• At 10, A&E has a new Intervention.
• G4 has a new G4's Free Stuff at 10, then a new Ninja Warrior.
• TCM has Butterfield 8 (with Elizabeth Taylor) at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Or, maybe the question should be does anyone know that ABC broadcasts National Bingo Night on Friday night? The answer to both questions is 'apparently not'. At least according to the most recent ratings, that is.

Last Friday's episode came in fourth place in its time slot, garnering a measly 3.3 million viewers. It lost to a rerun of TV's Funniest Moments on FOX. If you break it down to age demographics (18-49 year-olds, to be precise) National Bingo Night came in fifth place behind shows being broadcast on Univision. If this show were on during the regular season it would have probably been yanked after its first half-hour.

• At 8, PBS has a new NOW, then a new Washington Week.
• FOX has the two-hour special TV's Funniest Moments at 8.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Stargate SG-1, then new episodes of Stargate Atlantis and Painkiller Jane.
• At 9, ABC has a new National Bingo Night.
• TLC has a new What Not To Wear at 9.
• Food Network has a new Paula's Party at 9.
• WE has a new Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter at 9.
• There's a new thriller on Hallmark at 9, Pandemic, with Vincent Spano and Tiffany Thiessen as a sexy epidemiologist.
• At 10, A&E has a new Intervention.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, The CW has a new Smackdown!
• TMC has more John Wayne movies starting at 8: Big Jake, then The Cowboys.
• HGTV has a new 24 Hour Design at 9, followed by new episodes of Curb Appeal and House Hunters.
• At 9, ABC has a new National Bingo Night, followed by a new 20/20.
• TLC has a new What Not To Wear at 9.
• At 10:30, AMC has The World Stunt Awards.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher, with guests Ben Affleck, Michael Moore, Rep. Ron Paul, and P.J. O'Rourke.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has the special That's The Way It Is: Cronkite at 90, then another special with the horrible Dr. Phil, Caged?
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, then new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• TNT has an NBA playoff game at 8.
• At 9, ABC has - are you ready? - the premiere of National Bingo Night.
• Larry King interviews Hugh Hefner on CNN at 9.
• G4 has a new X-Play at 9, focusing on Star Wars.
• At 10, CBS has the season finale of Numb3rs.
• HGTV has a new House Hunters at 10.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher, with guests Bradley Whitford, Senator Chris Dodd, Rep. Loretta Sanchez, and Russell Simmons.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• Thought you were too cool for bingo? Well bingo night is coming to you soon, anyway.
• Clues, and questions from last night's episode of Lost.
  

My first inclination was to scoff at the idea of a primetime gameshow based on Bingo, but the more I think about it the smarter this idea sounds.

Think about it: one of the most popular and enduring game shows of all time is essentially based on the children's game hangman. Sometimes, the simplest approach can work quite well.