What's Playing in the Media Room - February 1st 2011

NCIS - 8:00 - CBS/Global - Season 8 Episode 13
Episode Title: Freedom
The NCIS team springs into action to find the assailant responsible for beating a Marine to death in his own backyard.


The Biggest Loser - 8:00 Two Hours - NBC/CityTV - Season 11 Episode 5
Episode Title: Episode #11.5
After four long weeks, the "unknowns" move to the ranch and are reunited with the other contestants, who get to meet the new trainers for the first time. Host Alison Sweeney explains that the ranch contestants will be safe this week if they collectively lose more than 48 pounds, but for the unknowns," they will be facing their first elimination all season. And both teams only get to see their trainers once this week. The "unknowns" experience some surprises while settling into their new home, and a secret is revealed about how one contestant has lost so much weight. A challenge involving weights shows which team stacks up to be the best, and later, everyone weighs in and finds out whether one or two players will be going home.


One Tree Hill - 8:00 - The CW - Season 8 Episode 13
Episode Title: The Other Half of Me
The wedding day of Brooke and Julian has finally arrived. Alex and Quinn have started to spend some time together. They continue to share their past experiences of almost dying. Haley is scared that she might be pregnant. Nathan's work is becoming more and more intricate. The wedding has brought Millie and Mouth closer to each other.


Her Sister's Keeper - 8:00 - SunTV
A woman links missing drug money to the disappearance of her sister.

Stars: Dahlia Salem, Meghan Ory, Ty Olsson, Anthony Ulc, Bruno Verdoni


Crimes and Misdemeanors - 8:00 - CHCH
An eye doctor and a documentary filmmaker are married men with different moral dilemmas in Manhattan.

Stars: Martin Landau, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Alan Alda, Anjelica Huston


V - 9:00 - ABC - Season 2 Episode 4
Episode Title: Unholy Alliance
After the radical faction of the Fifth Column murders three Peace Ambassadors, Erica goes on a mission to hunt down their leader, Eli Cohn, a former Mossad agent. Meanwhile, as Jack and other priests around the globe begin to speak out against the Visitors, Anna heads to the Vatican in an effort to convince the leaders of organized religion that the Visitors truly are "of peace."

Thoughts from the Media Room: V has been a lot better this year than last. I hope this keeps up.


NCIS: Los Angeles - 9:00 - CBS/Global - Season 2 Episode 14
Episode Title: Lockup
Sam goes undercover as a prisoner to track down a terrorist group responsible for several bombings around the world.


Million Dollar Money Drop - 9:00 - FOX - Season 1 Episode 12
Episode Title: Episode #1.10
Contestants are given $1 million and have to work together to keep the money by answering multiple-choice questions.

Thoughts from the Media Room: The Season Finale of this.


Hellcats - 9:00 - The CW - Season 1 Episode 13
Episode Title: Worried Baby Blues
To help raise money for sectionals, the Hellcats shoot a sexy calendar and throw a launch party with the band 3OH!3. Wanda talks Savannah into telling her mother, Layne, that Charlotte is pregnant, but the plan backfires when Layne accuses Savannah of being a bad influence. Marti breaks into Bill Marsh's in search of evidence that could clear Travis' name, but she's shocked to find that Alice also broke into the office for different reasons. Vanessa wonders if she still has feelings for Red.

Thoughts from the Media Room:I'm so behind on this one, I really need to spend some time this weekend on it.


What Not To Wear - 9:00 - TLC - Season 8 Episode 17
Episode Title:Denise
Denise is a flight attendant who's glitz and glamour style is smothering her inner sparkle.


Detroit 1-8-7 - 10:00 - ABC - Season 1 Episode 13
Episode Title: Road to Nowhere
When Henry Malloy, one of Detroit's respected philanthropists and humanitarians, is found shot in his car moments after receiving the key to the city, Fitch is targeted as the main suspect. Even as Special Agent Jess Harkins interrogates the members of the squad about Fitch's possible involvement in the headline-making crime, Fitch and Washington are busy investigating a bizarre case... Three murder victims are found on a public bus with thousands of dollars floating around the crime scene. But the case takes an even stranger turn when the detectives try to track the money, find the missing bus driver, identify the victims and discover a kidnapping gone awry. will Fitch's usual no-holds-barred effort be enough to bring the murderer to justice? And what will Harkins' investigation of the driven homicide veteran uncover?

Thoughts from the Media Room: Let me say it again, a FANTASTIC show!


The Good Wife - 10:00 - CBS/Global - Season 2 Episode 12
Episode Title: silly Season
When Alicia's client confesses under duress to murdering a fellow prison inmate, Cary's team seeks to challenge by uncovering an unlikely connection between the two inmates. Meanwhile, Wendy Scott-Carr threatens to expose a Florrick family issue in hopes of forcing Peter to drop out of the race.


Parenthood - 10:00 - NBC/CityTV - Season 2 Episode 14
Episode Title: A House Divided
Kristina refuses to accept Haddie's, relationship with Alex, causing her to move in with her grandparents. Sarah puts her foot down at work and demands a higher salary to pay for Amber's tuition. Meanwhile, Max makes a camping trip with Zeek extremely difficult. Julia throws a bachelorette party for Jasmine welcoming her to the Braverman tribe, while Adam gets more than he bargained for during a meeting with Crosby, shocking the entire family.


Flashpoint - 10:00 - CTV - Season 3 Episode 12
Episode Title: I'd Do Anything
Complications arise in a high-risk SRU raid when an informant gets caught in a dangerous game of love, murder and betrayal.

Thoughts from the Media Room: I was shocked to learn that the finale for this one is Sunday.


White Collar - 10:00 - USA Network - Season 2 Episode 12
Episode Title: What Happens in Burma
When the son of an American diplomat is detained in Burma for a crime he didn't commit, Peter and Neal delve into the exotic but dangerous world of jewelry smuggling to prove his innocence. But when the Burmese government roadblocks their investigation using diplomatic laws, Peter and Neal must find a way to use those same laws to their advantage.


Fantastic Cakes - 10:00 - TLC - Season 5 Episode 6
Episode Title: Carolines: Southern Stars
Tiffany's Baking company and a cake bursting with apples; Swank Cake Design and a life-size deer head; Sheri's Edible Designs and a bass fish cake.


Lights Out - 10:00 - FX Network - Season 1 Episode 4
Episode Title: Bolo Punch
Johnny gets himself into a life-threatening bind, and Lights may have to put himself on the line to bail his brother out.


Southland - 10:00 - TNT - Season 3 Episode 5
Episode Title: The Winds
Detectives Adams and Ochoa are assigned a complicated rape case on the Westside. Officer John Cooper bonds with an abandoned teenager while also having to deal with testifying at his own father's parole hearing.


Tonight on the CBC: A repeat of Mercer, a new episode of InSecurity and a repeat of The Pillars of the Earth.

Repeat Rundown:
8:00 - No Ordinary Family, Glee

A Look at Late Night:
Conan: Jennifer Aniston, Nick Offerman and Peter, Bjorn &; John
Late Show: Matthew Perry, Chris Elliot, Mitt Romney and a performance by The National
Tonight Show: Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Olyphant and One Eskimo
Kimmel: Jamie Foxx, Sarah Shahi
Late Late Show: Dr. Cornel West, George Clinton
Late Night: Ice Cube, Leighton Meester, Todd Rundgren

What will be playing in my Media Room tonight: V, Hellcats, Detroit 1-8-7, Flashpoint, Parenthood.