Leverage
Leverage
10/9c TNT
After a four-month absence of new episodes, the catchy con-job series returns to continue its second season. Forget crimes of passion — tonight there are crimes of fashion. Nate Ford and his crack crew of surreptitious scammers and schemers slip into the high-fashion world in their bid to trounce a tyrannical sweatshop owner. Guest star Jeri Ryan reprises her role as slinky Tara Cole, a temporary member of Nate's team. The episode is preceded by a 10-hour marathon of Leverage shows.
Read on for previews of New Adventures of Old Christine, Law & Order: SVU, Great Performances and High School Reunion.
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Glee
Glee's midseason finale — and final episode until April 2010 — held a high note in the ratings.
Wednesday night's showing of the Fox musical series attracted some 8.13 million viewers — just slightly less than last week's season high.
Before Glee, Fox's So You Think You Can Dance brought in 6.66 million.
Check out our recap of Glee's finale episode of 2009
ABC's Modern Family returned with 9.62 million viewers, while other half-hour comedies...
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Top Chef
Top Chef: Las Vegas
10/9c Bravo
The heat turns up to the highest levels in the conclusion of the two-part Season 6 finale. In last week's cook-off for wine connoisseurs in Napa Valley, Jennifer created the feast with the least and was eliminated. That leaves our Final 3 maestros of meals — talented fan favorite Kevin Gillespie and the head-butting Voltaggio brothers, Bryan and cocksure Michael. It'll be the real meal deal when they plate up their final culinary creations, after which one of them will be crowned the winner.
Read on for previews of New Adventures of Old Christine, Glee, Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009 and Spectacle: Elvis Costello With....
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Ken Ober
Ken Ober, host of MTV's Remote Control, has died at the age of 52, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
"His body was discovered in his home on Sunday," Mark Measures, Ober's talent agent, said. "The last person to have spoken to him was on Saturday morning. No foul play is suspected, no suicide, it looks like natural causes, just no one knows the exact cause yet."
Gallery: In Memoriam 2009
Ober began his career on...
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Taylor Swift
A Taylor Swift-dominated Country Music Association Awards dominated the rest of its TV competition, according to early Nielsen estimates.
See photos of all the country stars on the red carpet
The 43rd Annual CMA Awards averaged 16.8 million viewers over its three-hour telecast and was the most-watched CMA Awards in four years. ABC also won every half-hour in the adults 18-to-49 demographic.
Although CBS ran a distant second, the lack of ABC's comedy block helped boost sitcoms The New Adventures of Old Christine (7.6 million viewers) and Gary Unmarried (7.7 million viewers). Christine pulled ...
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Top Chef
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.
Read on for previews of Bill Cosby: The Mark Twin Prize 2009, New Adventures of Old Christine, Law & Order: SVU and Nip/Tuck.
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Fringe, Eastwick
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
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
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
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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