outer space astronauts

• At 8, ABC has A Charlie Brown Christmas, then new episodes of Scrubs and Better Off Ted.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, followed by new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
• NBC has a new, two-hour episode of The Sing-Off at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance, then the premiere of Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live.
• G4 has a new X-Play at 8.
• Also at 8: TCM has Gone with the Wind.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9, followed by a new Ghost Lab.
• BBC America has a new Britain's Missing Top Model at 9.
• At 10, Syfy has a new ECW, then two new episodes of Outer Space Astronauts.
• Bravo has a new Tabatha's Salon Takeover at 10.
• A&E has the season premiere of Paranormal State at 10.
• TBS has The Funniest Commecials of the Year 2009 at 10.
• IFC has two episodes of Arrested Development at 10.
• Spike has Bad Santa at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

In outer space, there's no sound -- but that doesn't necessarily mean there's no laughter, either.

Syfy is set to debut a new animated comedy series called 'Outer Space Astronauts.' The series -- which combines live-action with 2D and 3D animation -- will debut on Dec. 8 and run for five episodes, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

"Syfy fans have never seen animation quite like this before," said Syfy executive Vice President of original content Mark Stern. "Out of the basement and mind of show creator, Russell Barrett, he's delivered a funny and fresh take on the future of underground and homegrown animation today."