Top Chef All Stars Dinner
10/9c Bravo
Padma & Co. take a break this week, but fans of Top Chef will want to feast their eyes on this. An appetizing mix of winning chefs and fan-favorite contestants from past seasons return to dish out culinary fare and dish on memorable moments in a special hosted by Season 5 chef Fabio Viviani. The all-star cooks include Tiffani Faison, Harold Dieterle, Marcel Vigneron, Ilan Hall, Dale Levitski, Casey Thompson, Hung Huynh, Richard Blais, Lisa Fernandes, Carla Hall and Stefan Richter.
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It's that time of year: The networks are looking ahead to January and their midseason schedules, but some fall shows will have to be canceled to make room for the new stuff. Here's our list of 15 at-risk shows, many of which have posted significant ratings declines. Others are expensive to produce, a little long in the tooth, or just aren't performing as well as their timeslot competition — or even other shows on their own networks. Read about the issues each faces and then weigh in on which deserve to stay — or go.
(We'll keep updating the list of renewals and cancellations at the bottom of the page, so check back for the latest scheduling news.)
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Top Chef: Las Vegas
10/9c Bravo
The gourmets hammed it up last week, taking on pork-themed food and pairing it with vintage wine. But this was dining and whining, as catty dustups revolved around Robin and later the Voltaggio brothers, who are taking sibling rivalry to new heights. We now advance to tonight's supersize event (drum roll): the Restaurant Wars challenge. Here, the cooks must manage all matters of a restaurant, including serving, cooking and hosting. Top Chef Masters player Rick Moonen serves as the guest judge.
Read on for previews of The New Adventures of Old Christine, America's Next Top Model, Law & Order: SVU and Nip/Tuck.
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Nip/Tuck
10/9c FX
At the end of last season, just-married Christian learned that he wasn't dying after all. "Have a long and happy life together" with Liz, the doctor told him. Will the marriage last through the opening credits as Season 6 begins? Here's a hint: She already has a lawyer (Barry Bostwick). Another downer: Business is bad, but old frenemy Mike Hamoui (Mario Lopez) is now in L.A. and doing nicely. Things are going nicely for Sean and Teddy (now played by Rose McGowan), too, but not so much for Matt.
Read on for previews of Modern Family, New Adventures of Old Christine, Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak and Alaska State Troopers.
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Cougar Town
9:30/8:30c ABC
Lest ye think this new comedy is all about older women chasing younger men — though there is that — the producers, including Scrubs' Bill Lawrence, conveniently dodge that cliché by tying it to a high-school football team's nickname. As for that first premise, it could also describe fortysomething divorcée Jules Cobb (Courteney Cox) being figuratively chewed up and spit out by a big cat called life. Should she get back out there and date? Well, she's just not sure, and, in tonight's premiere, neither is her mortified teenage son.
Read on for previews of Modern Family, Mercy, New Adventures of Old Christine and Law & Order: SVU.
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