'Twas the week before Christmas, and I can't remember when so much was stirring on TV this late into the year. Here are some highlights from an unusually busy pre-Christmas week.
MONDAY
DINO-MIGHT? The biggest cliffhanger regarding the two-hour finale of Fox's time-tripping family sci-fi drama Terra Nova (8/7c) isn't so much what happens on the show, which is fairly standard action-adventure mayhem, but whether it will return for a second season next year. (That decision should be ...
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NBC will launch its new trivia game show Who's Still Standing? as a week-long strip in December, tied to the holidays.
The show, hosted by Cash Cab's Ben Bailey, will run at 8 pm Monday through Thursday the week of December 19. The show then moves to its normal Monday night slot starting December 26 at 8 pm and continues through January 30 (when The Voice takes over).
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Ben Bailey is hopping out of the Cash Cab and into the American workforce for a brand new series of Discovery specials.
Best in the Business (premiering Wednesday, November 23 at 10pm/ET) features Bailey hosting a series of competitions between everyday workers to see who reigns supreme in their chosen craft. Contests include a race between oyster shuckers and a duel pitting blacksmiths against each other to create a usable corkscrew in the fastest time.
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Our top moments of the week:
14. The "Make 'Em Laugh" Award: So You Think You Can Dance guest judge Debbie Reynolds teaches a whole new generation ...
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Ben Bailey, the Emmy-winning host behind Discovery Channel's hit Cash Cab, is driving over to primetime. NBC has tapped Bailey to host Who's Still Standing? — the network's new trivia game show.
Based on the Israeli series Still Standing, the new game show centers on contestants who battle each other in a series of comedic challenges...
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