The City
10 pm/ET MTV
Some have called Whitney Port "the new Carrie Bradshaw," but those are certainly big Manolos to fill.
Read on for previews of Bromance , Momma's Boys, Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film and Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven.
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This Tuesday, as Fox and the CW broke for the holidays early....
8 pm/ET
NCIS capitalized on House's "missed appointment" by surging 1.3 mil and securing its biggest audience ever — 19.86 million total viewers. It was Biggest Loser, however, that placed No. 1 in the demos. The reality series' cycle-ender averaged 11.65 mil over its two-hour run, up 26 percent week-to-week.
9 pm
Oh, how you love that Mentalist! The freshman drama gained 560K from its previous fresh outing/series high, hitting 19.33 million viewers. Placing fourth (behind Loser and a Fringe repeat), ABC's According to Jim two-pack (4.8 mil) dropped 400 thou week-to-week.
10 pm
Buoyed by its commanding lead-ins, Without a Trace scored a season-high 14.47 million viewers, up 19 percent from its previous new eppy. NBC's Momma's Boys debuted to 6.07 mil, while Eli Stone inched up the tiniest hair, to 4.98 mil.
All told, it was CBS' best Tuesday night since ... 1995.
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Biggest Loser: Families
8 pm/ET NBC
The sixth season wraps up tonight as the final three compete for the $250,000 prize.
Read on for previews of Momma's Boys, The Spirit of Christmas, According to Jim and The Mentalist.
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In this tough, low-rated TV season, NBC is the first network to reshuffle its lineup. What's the Peacock's solution? Crime night!
According to the Hollywood Reporter, starting Wednesday Nov. 5, NBC will present a block of crime dramas: Knight Rider at 8 pm/ET, Life at 9 pm (moving in from Fridays at 10), and the return of longtime staple Law & Order at 10 pm.
Details on the other programming tweaks after the jump.
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NBC's Momma's Boys will arrive on TV sets Oct. 29, Variety reports.The Ryan Seacreast-produced show will inherit the 9 pm Wednesday timeslot vacated by America's Got Talent. Deal or No Deal was originally scheduled for the take-over, but will be benched for six weeks for Boys' run.Yet another reality dating competition show, Boys will challenge 32 gals to flirt their way into the hearts of three bachelors. And yes, as the title suggests, they're momma's boys, which means all three mommas will be on the show as well, no doubt having final say. In a vote of confidence, NBC has also commenced a casting search for the second season… because how can a Seacrest-backed show fail? — Joyce Eng
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