A look at the week - TV Edition

What a week it's going to be, some seriously large shows start in the next week. By the end of the week, most of our regular programming will have returned. The only things we'll be missing is the lineup from The CW and the start of the second season of Archer. I hope your PVR's are clear by Sunday night, it's going to be a hectic week.

Sunday

A huge night for Media Fans all around, The Golden Globes really kick off the award season. This is one of the best award shows to watch since the winners by the half way point start getting drunk. The speeches really do get better from that point on.

We've got some serious football games all weekend long. It's amazing how much better playoff sports is than the regular season.

The Sunday Night Cartoon lineup on Fox gets a bit of a shuffle as American Dad gets moved to 7:30, followed by: The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy and The Cleveland Show.

We've also got the start of the final season of Big Love, I know a bunch of people that are going to be very excited about this one. They've been waiting for months after what I hear was a great season finale.

CSI: Miami also gets a new timeslot by moving to 10:00.

At that point it's business as usual.

Plus we've got some movies if none of that tickes your viewing funny bone: Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story, Overboard, Space Cowboys, Down To Earth, The Golden Compass. One of my favorites from 2007 is on Bravo Canada, Gone Baby Gone. If you haven't watched this and you've got an open slot on your PVR, I highly recommend recording it. There is also Master and Commander, The Wedding Planner and another classic The Natural.


Monday

Monday is looking like a great night that will be very jammed for some.

The CBS Comedy lineup is back together thankfully.

Chuck and House make their Winter/Spring returns.

The Cape moves into it's real time slot at 9:00.

Those silly kids from Jersey are on a special night and time for some reason.

Heavy premieres on A & E and Skins premieres on MTV, I read on a website that Skins could be "the most dangerous show on television".

Being Human premieres on SyFy and I really hope Space picks this up in Canada. It's getting a lot of good buzz.

A show I've been looking forward to from what I've seen in the promo's and it looks quirky. Harry's Law on NBC starts at 10.

If that plus all your regular programming isn't enough for you, we've got a great night of movies that night. Robocop, is it me or does SunTv air Robocop like once a week? That's not a bad thing, I'm just curious. Love the original. Get Carter is on as well, I can't belive that movie came out in 2000. Doesn't seem that long ago. Wow. Ohhh, a great film is airing on Spike Monday night, A Bronx Tale. Classic. Then they follow that up with Goodfellas. Mondays are a night I'm glad we've got another coast to record from because it can get quite hectic. Oh come on, no new Castle on Monday. They release a great picture last night and then don't follow it up with an episode. BOO ABC BOO!!


Tuesday

The CW closes out Life Unexpected with it's series finale.

White Collar gets it's Winter/Spring going returning from a long break continuing along with Season 2.

CNBC continues their great run with Coca-Cola: The Real Story Behind The Real Thing.

Other than no Glee and no One Tree Hill, Hellcats. It's business as usual.

Movies: Robocop 2, I see what SunTv is doing here. I wonder if 3 is on Wednesday? And CHCH is airing Rocky.


Wednesday

A huge night for Fox, American Idol returns with its much talked about new lineup. Will people watch without Simon? Of course they will. They'll be curious. Plus it's the first episode so you know the good folks at Fox will show us all the special singers America has to offer.  From reading twitter and other blogs who have watched the preview given to them, it's actually quite good.

Chase moves into a new timeslot at 9 for NBC.

Blue Bloods also moves into it's new timeslot at 10:00 for CBS.

Hot in Cleveland and Retired at 35 premiere over at Tvland.

Movies: CHCH and Suntv continue the movies along with Rocky II and Robocop 3.


Thursday

WOOHOO! I've been waiting a while for the premiere of NBC's 3 hour comedy block to see how it'll do. The new lineup will be: Community, Perfect Couples, The Office, Parks and Recreation!!, 30 Rock and ended with Outsourced. I hated the special preview we got of Perfect Couples last month, but this is the episode I saw the promo for where the couples plan a games night and that's right up my alley.

Big Bang returns after a week off and from what I've read it's going to be a great episode. I'm just not sure when Sheldon started driving. I last remember him learning to get his permit.

Bones returns after it's Christmas break to follow American Idol.

Royal Pains and Fairly Legal start up on USA Network.

For the second time this week there is another new episode of Jersey Shore titled Free Snookie. LOL! I may laugh at the title, but I"m still not watching it. 

Movies: A few good ones if I say so, Of Mice and Men, The Replacements, Shaun of the Dead.


Friday

We've got the series finale of Medium from CBS at 8, I'm kind of surprised that this one isn't a two hour affair. I'm thinking CBS just cut this so I'm not sure what kind of ending we're going to get.

Fox comes back in a big way with Kitchen Nightmares and the highly anticpated return of Fringe.

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena starts up on Starz, Canadians don't worry. It comes to TMN Sunday the 23rd.

Movies: Two Weeks Notice, Saving Silverman, American Wedding, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Out of Sight and Bad Boys. For families there is also Camp Rock 2.


Saturday

Mostly it's repeats on Saturday night except for Cops and America's most wanted.

Then there is movies and lots of them. Throw Momma From the Train, Blades of Glory, The Cutting Edge. What are the chances there are two figure skating movies on in one night? Seriously? American Wedding, Righteous Kill, Two Weeks Notice, The Lake House, Wanted, Liar Liar, The Lost Word: Jurassic Park, Cats & Dogs, The Perfect Storm, Traitor, Batman & Robin, Air Force One and 300. Like I said, just a few to choose from.


So that's a quick look at the week ahead in tv and like I said, it'll be a great week for TV Fans.

The week after brings the return of 90210, Gossip Girl, Hellcats, One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries, Nikita, Archer, Smallville and Supernatural.