best week ever

• At 8, PBS has a new Washington Week, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• There's a new iCarly on Nickelodeon at 8.
• At 8:30, Food Network has a new Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Doctor Who, then the summer finale of Battlestar Galactica.
• At 9:30, VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
• History Channel has a new Shockwave at 10.
• Travel Channel has a new Ecoluxe at 10.
• Also at 10: Comedy Central has a new Live at Gotham.

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• At 8, ABC has The Scripps National Spelling Bee, then a new 20/20.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• At 8:30, Sci-Fi has a new Sarah Jane Adventures, then new episodes of Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica.
• ESPN has the Celtics/Pistons NBA Playoff Game at 8:30.
• At 9, NBC has a new Dateline.
• There's a new Man vs. Wild on Discovery at 9.
• Also at 9: VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever.
• At 9:30, Animal Planet has a new Meerkat Manor.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Paula's Party.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

What's happening on other blogs via the interweb.

• Rainn Wilson, the early years.
• Mad Men's Rich Sommer is a big nerd.
• OMG, did you miss the New Kids On The Block on The Today Show?! Here they are.
• An ex-Six Feet Under star might be moving to House.
• Here's what we need more of on TV: news interviews conducted while getting a massage.
• Best Week Ever picks Bea Arthur's Best Moments.
• Zap2it's TV Gal is happy that we have to wait two weeks for the Lost season finale.
• No, Ryan Seacrest isn't taking over for Larry King.

• At 8, ABC has the special TV's All-Time Funniest, then a new 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, followed by new episodes of Moonlight and Numb3rs.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• A trio of end-of-the-world flicks on TCM starting at 8: Five, The World, The Flesh and the Devil, and On The Beach.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has two new episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures, followed by new episodes of Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica.
• At 9, NBC has a new, two hour Dateline.
• There's a new Man vs. Wild on Discovery at 9.
• VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever at 9.

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• ESPN has NBA Playoffs all night.
• At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, then new episodes of Moonlight and Numb3rs.
• ABC has the special 20/20: Secrets of the Sistine, followed by new episodes of Duel and 20/20.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Sci-Fi has two new episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures at 8, then new episodes of Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica.
• At 9, NBC has a new, two hour Dateline.
• Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild at 9.
• VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever at 9.

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What's happening on other blogs via the interweb.

• Best Week Ever picks the 10 Top Chef contestants with the best faux-hawks (or foie-hawks).
• Looks like Katie Couric is going to get a chance to moderate a debate after all.
• Tucker Carlson says goodbye.
• An interview with Alton Brown.
• Quite possibly the greatest on-air local reporter/anchor feud ever!
• A Brothers & Sisters star is heading over to Moonlight.
• Dawn Wells wants to clear up those rumors about her marijuana arrest.
• Are there less fade-ins and fade-outs than there used to be on TV shows?

• At 8, FOX has the series premiere of The Return of Jezebel James.
• CBS has another Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular at 8.
• NBC has new episodes of Amnesia and Dateline.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by a new Washington Week.
• There's a new Smackdown! on The CW at 8.
• Nickelodeon has a new H20 at 8.
• Also at 8: TCM has Gaslight, followed by Bunny Lake is Missing.
• At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Out of Jimmy's Head.
• At 9, ABC has a new, two hour 20/20.
• VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, Comedy Central has two new episodes of Comedy Central Presents, with Juston McKinney and Nick Griffin.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.

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• At 8, CBS has another Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular.
• NBC has a new Amnesia at 8, followed by a new, two hour Dateline.
• PBS has new episodes of NOW and Washington Week.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• At 9, ABC has a new, two hour 20/20.
• VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
• Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis at 10.
• Also at 10: HBO Comedy repeats the George Carlin It's Bad For Ya special. It's followed by a new Real Time with Bill Maher, with guests Joe Scarborough, Terry McAuliffe, Adam Goldberg and Jeremy Scahill.

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• At 8, CBS has another Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular.
• NBC has a new Amnesia at 8, then a new, two hour Dateline.
• There's a new Smackdown! on The CW at 8.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• At 9, ABC has two new episodes of 20/20.
• Lifetime has a new Your Mama Don't Dance at 9.
• Also at 9: VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever, then a new Free Radio.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
• Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis at 10.
• At 10:30, TCM has Three Days of the Condor.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher, with guests Christopher Hitchens, Harry Shearer, and former Under-Secretary-General of the UN Shashi Tharoor.

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Here's what's happening on other blogs via the interweb.

• FOX is playing around with its Monday night schedule.
• Happy 10th Anniversary, William Shatner and Priceline.com! [via Best Week Ever]
• Is Lou Dobbs angry about his lack of airtime during CNN's Iowa Caucus coverage?
• We've talked about this here before, but what five cable channels would you choose if you could only have five?
• The longtime Leno vs. Letterman battle is over. Leno won.
• The effect that Tom & Jerry had on the making of cartoons.
• Pictures from the season two premiere of Jericho.

What's happening on other blogs via the interweb.

• On December 17, Ann Curry is going to bungee jump off a bridge.
• Here's the trailer for the big screen Speed Racer movie.
• Behind the scenes of Rachael Ray.
• MTV picks the 10 most uncomfortable star interview moments (I think the Phoenix interview should be #1).
• Cracked picks the 13 most ridiculous TV shows of all-time (I don't agree with their choices of Quark and The 100 Lives of Blackjack Savage.)
• Tim Goodman has started a new TV blog, and he picks the 5 best Christmas specials, and I really can't argue with that list (though Miracle on 34th Street should probably be in there).

• At 8, ABC has a new Men in Trees, followed by new episodes of Women's Murder Club and 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Moonlight and Numb3rs.
• NBC has new episodes of Deal Or No Deal, Friday Night Lights, and Las Vegas.
• FOX has a new Next Great American Band at 8, followed by a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• There's a new Smackdown on The CW at 8.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, then new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• TV Land has that 50 Greatest TV Icons special at 8.
• TCM has The Asphalt Jungle at 8, then the original King Kong.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Flash Gordon.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild.
• Food Network has Rachael Ray's Thanksgiving in 60 at 9, then Paula's Southern Thanksgiving.
• USA has a new Lisa Williams: Life Among The Dead at 9, followed by America's Psychic Challenge.
• At 9:30, VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever.
• At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
• Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Men In Trees, then new episodes of Women's Murder Club and 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, followed by new episodes of Moonlight and Numb3rs.
• NBC has new episodes of Deal Or No Deal, Friday Night Lights, and Las Vegas.
• FOX has a new Next Great American Band, then a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• There's a new NOW on PBS at 8, then new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• AMC has Blazing Saddles at 8, then Psycho.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Flash Gordon.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild.
• Lifetime has a new Lisa Williams: Life Among The Dead at 9, followed by a new America's Psychic Challenge.
• Food Network has a "Deep Fried Thanksgiving" episode of Paula's Party at 9.
• At 10, Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis.
• E! has a new ep of The Soup at 10.
• At 11, VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader, then a new Nashville.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week, Bill Moyers Journal, and Expose.
• There's a new Cory in the House on Disney at 8, then a new Hannah Montana.
• The N has a new South of Nowhere at 8.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Doctor Who, then a new Flash Gordon and the series finale of Painkiller Jane.
• At 8:30, Nickelodeon has a new Avatar: The Last Airbender.
• Animal Planet has a new Meerkat Manor at 8:30, followed by a new It's Me Or The Dog.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Survivorman.
• VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever at 9.
• At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

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• At 7, Cartoon Network has a new episode of their first live-action show, Out of Jimmy's Head (repeated at 8:30).
• 8, FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader, then the premiere of Nashville.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week, Bill Moyers Journal, and Expose America.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Animal Planet has a new Meerkat Manor at 8:30.
• At 9, USA has the season finale of Monk, then the season finale of Psych.
• Sci-Fi has a new Doctor Who at 9, then new episodes of Flash Gordon and Painkiller Jane.
• Food Network has a new Paula's Party at 9
• There's a new Survivorman at 9 on Discovery.
• Also at 9: VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher, with guests Drew Carey, Carl Bernstein, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky.

Check your local TV listings for more.