Dexter
Dexter
9/8c Showtime
Over the past three seasons, Dexter has chilled the Ice Truck Killer, made mincemeat of the Bay Harbor Butcher and even straightened out a putatively straitlaced assistant district attorney (Jimmy Smits) who had a homicidal bent. As Season 4 concludes, Dexter hopes to number the unholy Trinity Killer (played with perfectly diabolical menace by John Lithgow) among his victims before the police can get to the serial slayer. And to do so, Dexter is more than willing to take the law into his own hands.
Read on for previews of The People Speak, Family Guy, Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special and The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty.
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Ghost Intervention
Ghost Intervention
9/8c TLC
Tracking down ghosts at a Native American burial ground is just another day at the office for the four psychic mediums who are followed in this new unscripted series as they travel across the country, helping the undead cross over to the other side. In the opener, the mediums come to the aid of a Massachusetts family who claim to have an angry shadowy figure residing in their basement. Talk about an unwelcome houseguest!
Read on for previews of Christmas in Canaan, the Heisman Trophy Presentation, It's a Wonderful Life and the Video Game Awards.
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Sanctuary
Sanctuary
10/9c Syfy
There are many ways to prove that you're valuable to a group effort, like volunteering to take on additional responsibility and sharing helpful insights, but nothing says "team player" quite like taking a bullet for the cause. Kate (Agam Darshi) gets her "shot" to impress the rest when an underground mob catches wind of an Abnormal shipment. Michael Shanks (Stargate SG-1) guest stars.
Read on for previews of The View, Yes, Virginia, HALO Awards and Law & Order.
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CSI
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
9/8c CBS
Nick, Greg and Hodges plan a special birthday outing for Henry (Jon Wellner), the lab's toxicologist, but their joy ride to obscure eatery Harry's Hog Hideout turns a bit more adventurous than they envisioned. At the rundown restaurant the guys uncover a body, a squirrelly raccoon, and some loco locals.
Read on for previews of Bones, The Jeff Dunham Show, 30 Rock and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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Biggest Loser
Biggest Loser
8/7c NBC
Season 8 comes to a close in this two-hour live finale. Last week, Danny and Rudy secured their spots as finalists, while Liz and Amanda's fate in the competition fell into the hands of viewers voting at home. All is revealed tonight as the third contestant is announced, the at-home players return for one last weigh-in and, of course, the Biggest Loser is named.
Read on for previews of Disney Prep & Landing, Outer Space Astronauts, Better Off Ted, 2009: That Really Happened!?!? and Super Dave's Spike-Tacular.
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Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
8/7c Fox
Multiplatinum country singer — and onetime American Idol winner — Carrie Underwood makes merry on this holiday hootenanny, performing songs from her latest album, Play On, plus past favorites and seasonal classics. Joining in on the fun are fellow country stars Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton, Christina Applegate, Kristin Chenoweth and Sons of Sylvia, the country trio that backs Underwood on the Play On song "What Can I Say."
Read on for previews of Men of a Certain Age, The Closer, CSI: Miami and How I Met Your Mother.
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The Amazing Race
Amazing Race 15
8/7c CBS
The final three teams (Meghan and Cheyne; Sam and Dan; Brian and Ericka) fly from the Czech Republic to Las Vegas, where one duo will win the $1 million first-place prize. Front-runners Meghan and Cheyne look to be the pair to beat, but don't count out conniving gay brothers Sam and Dan or cellar dwellers Brian and Ericka, who always manage to stay one step ahead of elimination.
Read on for previews of Robin Williams: Weapons of Self-Destruction, Desperate Housewives, Alice and Brothers & Sisters.
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iCarly
iCarly
8/7c Nickelodeon
BFFs Carly and Sam have a pretty solid friendship, but even they're not immune to fighting. The girls take opposing sides in a feud between two comedians who guest star on their Web show. Carly and Sam's battle then escalates to the point where their friendship and the Web show suffer, leaving their fans to wonder if the show can go on. Meanwhile, Spencer wins a boat and makes the logical decision to dock it in a parking lot, much to the chagrin of one of his neighbors.
Read on for previews of Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle, Saturday Night Live, 12 Men of Christmas and Meet the Wilsons.
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Dollhouse
Dollhouse
8/7c Fox
Borrowing from the parlance of Dollhouse itself, Fox has decided to send the Joss Whedon series to the attic after its 13-episode run is up...and the network is hastening its departure by doubling up episodes this month. Tonight, the back-to-back episodes feature former Whedon hand Summer Glau (River from Firefly and Serenity) as Topher's D.C. Dollhouse counterpart, whose link to Echo results in a shocking reunion. Before that, however, Echo is assigned to stop Sen. Perrin's Dollhouse quest.
Read on for previews of Ugly Betty, Stargate Universe, Monk and NUMB3RS.
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Bones
Bones
8/7c Fox
Since Zack's departure, the revolving nature of the Jeffersonian's interns don't always merit a second look. But keep an eye out for Joel David Moore when his character, lab assistant Colin Fisher, camps out for movie tickets with Sweets and Hodgins. It just so happens the film they're dying to see, James Cameron's upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar, includes Moore as one of its costars. Speaking of virtual reality, Brennan and Booth investigate the video-arcade scene when it's "game over" for a star player.
Read on for previews of FlashForward, Private Practice, 30 Rock and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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