Castle. Courtesy: ABC
Monday: Cindy Lauper guest-stars as a psychic on Bones (Fox @ 8PM). Country singer Blake Shelton hosts a star-studded Christmas special, Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas with performances from Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert and Reba (NBC @ 10PM). Castle and Beckett tries to celebrate their first Christmas as a couple, but there’s probably murder to make everything go sideways (ABC @ 10PM). Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo plays a Victoria’s Secret model on Hawaii Five-0 (KBNZ-CBS @ 10PM).
Tuesday: If you missed the performance of smooth jazz, nouveau flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook’s live performance on OPB earlier this year, here’s your chance to check it out again (OPB @ 9:30PM). The season finale of Sons of Anarchy has some intense moments that include the imprisoned Otto, played by series creator Kurt Sutter (FX @ 10PM). The all-new season of In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman premieres. (OWN @ 10PM). KBNZ-CBS airs The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show with performances from Rihanna, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber (KBNZ-CBS @ 10PM).
LL Cool J. Courtesy: CBS
Wednesday: The first round of The Emirates Australian Open starts up (Golf @ 5PM). After last week’s shocking elimination of front-runner Vino Alan, The X Factor is back with performances from the top 6 finalists (FX @ 8PM). Tessa misses the suburbs when she leaves for New York for Christmas in Suburgatory (ABC @ 9:30). T’is the season for music and tonight is no exception. Taylor Swift and LL Cool J co-host The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! featuring performances by Maroon 5, Luke Bryan and Ne-Yo (KBNZ-CBS @ 10PM).
Thursday: The submarine crew on Last Resort awaits visits from its families (ABC @ 8PM). Here’s a treat for all fashion conscious viewers: In Vogue: The Editor’s Eye, a fascinating documentary on HBO about Vogue’s fashion editors (HBO @ 9PM). A New York cabbie is in the spotlight in tonight’s episode of Person of Interest (KBNZ-CBS @ 9PM). He is no Steve Jobs, but Apple CEO, Tim Cook runs one of the most talked about companies in the U.S. Brian Williams sits down for an interview with Tim on Rock Center (NBC at 10PM).
Muddy Waters. Courtesy: PBS
Friday: The Rolling Stones is celebrating their Golden Anniversary and OPB is reprising Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones Live At The Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981 (OPB @ 8:30PM). The end is nearing on Fringe and Olivia meets an oracle, played by actress and songstress Jill Scott (Fox @ 9PM). Host Samuel L. Jackson hosts Spike TV’s 10th Annual Video Game Awards with guest performances from Linkin Park and Tenacious D. Assassin’s Creed III, Dishonored and The Walking Dead: The Game are up for vote for Game of the Year (Spike @ 9PM).
Saturday: Get ready to start up your DVR with a busy college basketball schedule: Colorado @ Kansas (ESPN2 @ 11AM); Cal St. Northridge @ Ariz. St. (Pac-12 @ 11AM); Grambling @ OSU (Pac-12 @ 1PM); UCLA @ Texas (ESPN @ 2:15PM); Idaho St. @ Oregon (Pac-12 @ 3PM); Ariz. @ Clemson (ESPN2 @ 5PM); Nevada @ Washington (Pac-12 @ 5PM; and Minnesota @ USC (Pac-12 @ 7:30PM). American Giving Awards is billed as the “first-ever televised celebrity tribute to community heroes.” Joel McHale hosts with musical guests Colbie Caillat, Darius Rucker and Natasha Bedingfield (NBC @ 8PM). Andrew McCarthy stars as an executive who tries to impress the firm’s president at the annual Christmas Dance. The only problem: He can’t dance and signs up for dance lessons in Come Dance with Me (Hallmark @ 8PM). Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo performs on SNL (NBC @ 11:30PM).
Sunday: Thank goodness for NFL Red Zone if you want to keep up with the Sunday games, all on one channel. The contestants on The Amazing Race cross the finish line in New York on the season finale (KBNZ-CBS @ 8PM). If you’re a fan of holiday TV movies, The Mistle-Tones may be just the thing for you. What to expect: Tori Spelling singing “All I Want for Christmas” and a cameo by Reginald VelJohnson of Family Matters fame (ABC Family @ 8PM). With Roya in custody, she shows her true colors during an interrogation on Homeland (Showtime @ 10PM)
Video on Demand: There is always something on VOD and this week brings several blockbusters to the schedule starting December 4: The Dark Knight Rises with Christian Bale and Tom Hardy, Hope Springs featuring Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones, and The Odd Life of Timothy Green starring Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton. To check out additional VOD releases, simply follow this link!
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