This Week on TV (12/10-12/16)

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MONDAY (12/10)

• I Want a Dog, Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm):  “Linus and Lucy’s little brother, Rerun, hangs with Snoopy and his own sibling, the desert-dwelling Spike.”  Was I the only one not aware of the What’s Happening!/Peanuts crossover episode?
• How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8pm):  “Ted asks his doctor on a date and his friends try to discourage him from dating someone he sees regularly.”  Relationships clearly work best when you never see them at all.
• Notes from the Underbelly (ABC, 9:30pm):  “Lauren tries to convince her sister to move to LA so she can be nearby when the baby is born.”  Lauren’s sister isn’t stupid.  She knows what ‘be nearby’ means.
• The Hills (MTV, 10pm): Season finale.  “Lauren gets an offer to go to Paris.”  I really hope MTV doesn’t take their version of quality programming overseas (again).  The French hate us already.

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‘24’ Spoiler Alert!

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Drama, Prime Time, FOX, 24, Spoilers

Major spoiler alert!

We have some some big casting news for the upcoming season of 24.  Someone very close to Jack Bauer will be making a shocking return.  To find out more, click below.  But be forewarned—it’s a major spoiler alert!!

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‘Prison Break’ Premiere A Ratings Disappointment

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Daytime, Prime Time, FOX, Prison Break, Ratings

Who says the third time’s a charm?

At 7.9 million viewers, Monday night’s premiere of Prison Break was a ratings dud.  Season Three’s opener was down approximately 2 million as compared to last year.  Even reruns of How I Met Your Mother and The New Adventures of Old Christine fared better in the same time slot last night.  Unfortunately, this slow start doesn’t bode well for the rest of Prison’s season.  Come next Monday, the inmates will be facing stiff competition from Dancing With The Stars and a new episode of Mother.

But should the execs at Fox really be surprised by the low turnout?  I think it’s safe to say they underestimated the fans who wanted more than rehash.  This time it’s Lincoln trying to save Michael?  What a twist!  Half the cast is locked up in the same prison?  Convenient!  Pretty boy Michael Scofield hasn’t been turned into someone’s b**** in that hellish Panamanian prison? C’mon!!!!  Does anyone honestly believe he could survive with that steely glare alone?  I was already miffed when I heard Dr. Sara Tancredi would be absent from the show; last night’s lackluster episode has just compounded my disappointment.

Granted, this show has never been based on plausibility…but it was once based on creativity.  Just knowing the series could be extended for another two or three years is already tiring me out.  And since the writers are constrained by the show’s title—who will eventually end up in prison next?  Lincoln’s son?

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