{"id":134066,"date":"2010-01-04T00:40:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T05:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-3979570360209860375"},"modified":"2010-01-04T00:56:27","modified_gmt":"2010-01-04T05:56:27","slug":"tv-premieres-finales-specials-this-week-01032010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/134066","title":{"rendered":"TV Premieres, Finales &amp; Specials This Week 01\/03\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2010 rings in the new year and the new, Winter 2010 TV season.&#160; Many TV series return to the tube this week along with a few new premieres.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geektonic.com\/2009\/12\/ultimate-guide-to-winter-2010-tv.html\">Ultimate Guide to the 2010 Winter TV Season Premieres<\/a> with free downloads by premiere date &amp; by show name!<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Nip\/Tuck\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/2624\/4243094851_6657e12cda.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Nip\/Tuck returns for season 7 on FX<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Below you\u2019ll find all this weeks TV premieres, finales and specials through next Sunday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><b>NOTE: All Times are Listed for EST<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<h6>&#160;<\/h6>\n<h4>Sunday, January 3<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Platinum Weddings<\/strong> (9pm on WE) New reality TV series \u2013 not in HD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brothers &amp; Sisters<\/strong> (10pm on ABC \u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season 4 continues with so much overly done drama Mrs GeekTonic\u2019s emotions will be torn \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desperate Housewives<\/strong> (10pm on ABC \u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season 6 continues.&#160; Housewives like this don\u2019t seem to be in my neigborhood \u2013 probably not yours either.&#160; Perhaps that\u2019s the appeal of this soap opera?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worst Cooks in America<\/strong> (10pm on Food) \u2013 They finally found a realityTV show I\u2019m qualified for \u2013 just <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsGeekTonic\">ask Mrs GeekTonic<\/a> about the bugs <em>in<\/em> the broccoli meal ;).&#160; New realityTV series for Food network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secrets of Aspen <\/strong>(10pm on VH1) \u2013 A new documentary\/soap \u2013 we\u2019ll call it realityTV<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h4>&#160;<\/h4>\n<h4>Monday, Jan 4<\/h4>\n<p><strong>The Secret Life of the American Teenager<\/strong> (8pm on ABC Family &#8211; Available in HD) \u2013 returns for the second half of season 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love <\/strong>(8pm on ABC\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season 14 of the ever lasting bachelor realityTV series<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heroes <\/strong>(8pm on NBC \u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season 4 continues.&#160; Back to it\u2019s 9pm time slot on 1\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make it or Break it <\/strong>(9pm on ABC Family\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Returns with the second half of it\u2019s first season<\/p>\n<p><strong>This Emotional Life <\/strong>(9pm on PBS \u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 A three-night special where a Harvard psychologist engages with some famous folks to discuss relationships and well-being.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be Good Johnny Weir <\/strong>(10pm on Sundance) \u2013 A new RealityTV show<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blood, Sweat &amp; Takeaways <\/strong>(10pm on BBCA\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 A new RealityTV show<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Goode Family <\/strong>(10:30pm on Comedy) \u2013 Season 2 premiere<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<h4>Tuesday, Jan 5<\/h4>\n<p><strong>The Biggest Loser<\/strong> (8pm on NBC) \u2013 Season 9 premiere.&#160; Still not in HD<\/p>\n<p><strong>NCIS<\/strong> (8pm on CBS \u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season 7 continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>NCIS: Los Angeles<\/strong> (9pm on CBS \u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season 1 continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last Restaurant Standing<\/strong> (9pm on BBCA) \u2013 Season 3 of this realityTV show<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Forgotten<\/strong> (10pm on ABC\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season one continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life After People<\/strong> (10pm on History) \u2013 Season two premieres.&#160; This is a documentary that shows what the earth will be like without humans.&#160; I actually watched part of season one and it was okay.&#160; But I\u2019m shocked to see they brought out a season two\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Good Wife<\/strong> (10pm on CBS) \u2013 Season 1 continues<\/p>\n<h4>&#160;<\/h4>\n<h4>Wednesday, Jan 6<\/h4>\n<p><strong>I Get that a Lot<\/strong> (8pm on CBS) \u2013 Celebrities pretend to be everyday people to pull pranks on unsuspecting people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mercy<\/strong> (8pm on NBC\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season one continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Middle<\/strong> (8:30pm on ABC\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season one continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 36th Annual People\u2019s Choice Awards <\/strong>(9pm on CBS\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Awards show hosted by Queen Latifah<\/p>\n<p><strong>Modern Family<\/strong> (9pm on ABC\u2013 Available in HD) &#8211; Season one continues.&#160; I might add this is our favorite sitcom this season \u2013 possibly the best in a few years.&#160; THis episode stars Benjamin Bratt (Law &amp; Order) as Manny\u2019s bio-father<\/p>\n<p><strong>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/strong> (9pm on NBC\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season 11 continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ghost Hunters Intl<\/strong> (9pm on SyFy\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season 2 premiere<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cougar Town<\/strong> (9:30pm on ABC\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season one continues with Lisa Kudrow guesting and reuniting with Courtney Cox (both from Friends of course)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ugly Betty<\/strong> (10pm on ABC\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season four continues at yet another new day and time.&#160; The biggest suspense in this one might just be whether this ends up being the final season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nip\/Tuck<\/strong> (10pm on FX\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 This is the season seven premiere.&#160; Note that these nine episodes will be the last before the series ends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conviction Kitchen<\/strong> (10pm on Planet\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 A new RealityTV series<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<h4>Thursday, Jan 7<\/h4>\n<p><strong>BCS National Championship Game<\/strong> (7:30pm on ABC \u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Texas battles Alabama<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community<\/strong> (8pm on NBC\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season one continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parks &amp; Recreation<\/strong> (8:30pm on NBC\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season two contines<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Office<\/strong> (9pm on NBC\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season six continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>30 Rock<\/strong> (9:30pm on NBC\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season four continues<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Friday, Jan 8<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Bones<\/strong> (8pm on Fox\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season five continues with encore episodes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ghost Whisperer<\/strong> (8pm on CBS\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season five continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dollhouse<\/strong> (9pm on Fox\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 The final three episodes of season two\u2026 and forever since this series has been cancelled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medium<\/strong> (9pm on CBS\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season six continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shark Tank<\/strong> (9pm on ABC) \u2013 Season one of this realityTV series continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Numb3rs<\/strong> (10pm on CBS\u2013 Available in HD) \u2013 Season six continues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manhattan Marriage Project w\/Gino Fillippone<\/strong> (10pm on TLC) \u2013 A new RealityTV series<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Oliver\u2019s New York Stand-Up Show<\/strong> (11pm on Comedy) \u2013 A new RealityTV series showcasing folks like Janeane Garofalo, Paul F. 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