What's Playing in the Media Room - December 6th

Last Man Standing - 8:00 - ABC/CityTV - Season 1 Episode 10
Episode Title: Last Christmas Standing
Boyd's father, played by Nick Jonas, returns unexpectedly, which troubles Mike and Kyle; and Mandy is hired by Ed to be an elf at the shop, and she organizes the other elves to demand perks.

I've said it before, but I'm really finding this funny. It brings nothing new to the table at all, but I'm entertained most weeks. The ladies dominate this series, not a big Tim Allen fan usually.


Glee - 8:00 - Fox/Global - Season 3 Episode 8
Episode Title: Hold on to Sixteen
Sectionals arrive and the New Directions face the Trouble Tones and one other group. The New Directions are short handed and need to find members. Rachel and Finn try to get Sam to come back, and Tina defends Mike's dreams.

This show is due for a bad episode.


90210 - 8:00 - The CW - Season 4 Episode 12
Episode Title: O Holly Night
Naomi's new party planner boss asks her to oversee her nemesis Holly's birthday party. Annie breaks into Jeremy's apartment, desperately trying to get the proof she needs to keep her inheritance. Navid finds himself in a dangerous situation when he goes with his Uncle Amal to make a deal with a potential buyer, and Liam will discovers surprising news about Annie.


Man Up! - 8:30 - ABC - Season 1 Episode 8
Episode Title: Men and Their Chickens
Will hopes that a baby chick can be teaching tool for Lucy about where food comes from, but then all the guys decide to adopt chicks as well, and things get out of hand. Meanwhile Craig dates a doctor (Marisa Coughlan), whose son turns out to be a bully.

To the other two guys that actually watch this one with me. We've only got 2 more weeks after this to enjoy this one.


The Biggest Loser - 9:00 Two Hours - NBC - Season 12 Episode 13
Episode Title: Episode 1212
The eliminated players return to run a marathon, and the winner earns a spot as a finalist. The first five players to finish also receive a share of a $50,000 prize. Later, the contestants weigh in to determine which two move on to compete in the finals.


New Girl - 9:00 - Fox/CityTV - Season 1 Episode 8
Episode Title: Bad in Bed
Jess seeks sex advice from the guys after deciding to take her relationship with Paul to the next level; Schmidt weasels his way into his boss's baby shower to compete with his office female counterpart.


Flashpoint - 9:00 - CTV - Season 4 Episode 17
Episode Title: Priority of Life
Parker is confronted with devastating news; an explosion traps Jules.

Looks like the solid episodes continue with this one.


Raising Hope - 9:30 - Fox/CityTV - Season 2 Episode 9
Episode Title: The Men of New Natesville
When Jimmy starts hanging out with his coworker Frank, they realize they were both bullied by the same guy in high school, but their plot to get revenge on him years later doesn't work out like they'd hoped.

I'm pretty sure this the week that I pull the plug on this. I haven't enjoyed it this season. Like, at all.


Body of Proof - 10:00 - ABC/CityTV - Season 2 Episode 10
Episode Title: Your Number's Up
Everyone becomes a suspect when a lottery winner is viciously murdered.


Sons of Anarchy - 10:00 - FX - Season 4 Episode 14
Episode Title: To Be, Act 2
In the conclusion of the Season 4 finale, Jax meets with the Irish Kings to complete the cartel gun deal. Meanwhile, the Charming city council prepares to vote on Charming Heights; and the implications of Tig's dustup with the Niners become clear.

I've avoided last weeks episode, spoilers and any tweets about this. Then I go read the description of this weeks episode. UGH! I'll have to shutdown twitter at 10:00 tonight. Can't spoil it.


Repeat Rundown:
8:00 - NCIS - CBS
9:00 - The Middle - ABC, NCIS:LA - CBS, Ringer - The CW
9:30 - Suburgatory - ABC
10:00 - Unforgettable - CBS, Parenthood - Global Canada


Your FX Canada Guide:
9:00 - Terriers - S1E5
10:00 - Sons of Anarchy - S1E6


What's on the CBC:
8:00 - Rick Mercer
8:30 - 22 Minutes
9:00 - Michael - Season Finale
9:30 - The Debaters


Other Shows Worth Mentioning:
8:00 - A Michael Buble Christmas - NBC
9:00 - Warehouse 13 - SyFy
10:00 - Teen Mom 2 - MTV
10:00 - Covert Affairs - USA Network
10:00 - Homeland - Superchannel2 Canada
10:00 - Mad Fashion - Bravo USA
10:00 - Haven - SyFY
10:00 - Storage Wars - AandE
10:30 - Storage Wars:Texas - AandE


Movies Worth Mentioning:
8:00 - The Musketeer - CHCH
9:00 - Fanboys - Space Canada
9:00 - - Space Canada
9:00 - - MOvietime


What's on TLC:
9:00 - What Not to Wear



A Look at Late Night:
Late Show: Actor Matt Damon; Shelby Lynne performs.
Late Late Show: Actress Valerie Bertinelli; comic Henry Cho.
Kimmel: Actor Armie Hammer; actress Jeri Ryan; T-Pain performs.
Tonight Show: Actress Katherine Heigl; actor J.B. Smoove; Taio Cruz performs.
Late Night: Actress Sarah Jessica Parker; comic Patton Oswalt; singer Willow Smith; The Roots perform.
Conan: Actress Sofía Vergara; actor Paul F. Tompkins; comic Tig Notaro.


What's Playing in my Media Room:
8:00 - Last Man Standing, Glee
8:30 - Man Up!
9:00 - New Girl, Flashpoint
9:30 - Raising Hope
10:00 - Body of Proof, Sons of Anarchy, Covert Affairs

What's Playing in the Media Room - December 5th

How I Met Your Mother - 8:00 - CBS/CityTV - Season 6 Episode 12
Episode Title: Symphony of Illumintation
Robin receives bad news and decides to hide it from the group. Marshall hangs Christmas decorations in his house in the suburbs with some help from his neighbor.


The Sing-Off - 8:00 Two Hours - NBC - Season 3 Episode 12
Episode Title: A Sing-off Christmas
Holiday songs are performed by winning groups from each season, an ensemble of lead singers from Season 3 and special guests.


Gossip Girl - 8:00 - The CW/Much Music - Season 5 Episode 10
Episode Title: Riding in Town Cars With Boys
Lily hosts a bash so Charlie can make her formal debut in New York society, but Max puts Charlie's upper-crust future in jeopardy. Elsewhere, Dan considers admitting his true feelings to Blair.


2 Broke Girls - 8:30 - CBS/CityTV - Season 1 Episode 11
Episode Title: And the Reality Check
Caroline and Max search to get Chestnut a job so he has a place out of the cold for winter. Peach tries to get a spot on "Real Housewives of TriBeCa".


Two and a Half Men - 9:00 - CBS/CTV - Season 8 Episode 11
Episode Title: What a Lovely Landing Strip
Walden hopes to move things forward with Zoey(Sophie Winkleman), but Bridget's(Judy Greer) reappearance complicates matters.


Hart of Dixie - 9:00/8:00 - The CW/CHCH - Season 1 Episode 10
Episode Title: Hairdos and Holidays
Zoe encourages Rose to enter Bluebell's annual Miss Cinnamon Cider Pageant even though Lemon's younger sister, Magnolia, is the clear favorite to win. With Zoe coaching Rose and Lemon coaching Magnolia, the rivalry rises to a whole new level. Flashbacks reveal some of the history behind Lemon's relationship with her mother and the details of when Lemon and Lavon first realized they had a connection.


Mike and Molly - 9:30 - CBS/CTV - Season 2 Episode 11
Episode Title: Molly Needs a Number
An exhausted Molly wants Mike to help her out with Thanksgiving preparations and wedding planning.


Enlightened - 9:30 - HBO - Season 1 Episode 9
Episode Title: Consider Helen
Helen gets lost in the past when she recalls her deceased husband and runs into an old friend at the grocery store whose husband used to work with him. Meanwhile, Levi vents about Helen's meddling in his failed marriage to Amy when he drops off a photo album.


Castle - 10:00 - ABC/CTV - Season 4 Episode 10
Episode Title: Cuffed
Castle and Beckett have disappeared, leaving the rest of the detectives searching for them. Elsewhere, Castle and Beckett find themselves handcuffed together in bed in a locked room but have no idea how they got there.


Hawaii Five-0 - 10:00 - CBS/Global - Season 2 Episode 11
Episode Title: Pahele
When a busload of children go missing, the team must rescue the children and find those responsible.



News Worth Noting!:
FX Canada continues on with the next episode of Terriers at 10:00.

Also, on Superchannel1 Canada, catch the third episode of Homeland. Try and catch up with this one, one of the best shows on television right now.


Repeat Rundown:
8:00 - A Charlie Brown Christmas - ABC
9:00 - Parks and Recreation - CityTV
9:00 - Dexter - TMN
10:00 - Boardwalk Empire - HBO
10:00 - Shameless - TMN


Other Shows Worth Mentioning:
8:00 - American Country Awards
8:30 - Prep and Landing:Naughty Vs. Nice
9:00 - You Deserve It - ABC
9:00 - Scare Tactics - MuchMusic
9:00 - Neverland - Part 2 of 2 - SyFy
9:00 - The Closer - TNT
9:30 - Louie - CityTV
10:00 - Law and Order:UK - CityTV
10:00 - Rock Centre With Brian Williams - NBC
10:00 - Suits - Bravo Canada
10:00 - Rizzoli & Isles - TNT


Movies Worth Mentioning:
8:00 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Carrey Version) - Global Canada
9:00 - THe Long Island Serial Killer - AandE
9:00 - Hearts and Souls - CHCH
9:00 - Serendipity - MovieTime


Tonight on the CBC:
8:00 - InSecurity
9:00 - Being Erica


Tonight on TLC:
9:00 - Cake Boss: Next Great Baker
10:00 and 10:30 - Candy Queen


A Look at Late Night:
Late Show: Actor Jonah Hill; actress Kristen Johnston; Ryan Adams performs.
Late Late Show: Actor Justin Long; actress Noomi Rapace.
Kimmel: Actress Christina Applegate; director Guy Ritchie; Jack's Mannequin performs.
Tonight Show: Actor Robert Downey Jr.; actress Abigail Breslin; Alison Krauss & Union Station perform.
Late Night: Actor Steve Martin; actress Emily VanCamp; Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa perform.
Conan: Actor Alec Baldwin; actor Damon Wayans Jr.; YelaWolf performs.


What's Playing in My Media Room Tonight:
8:00 - How I Met Your Mother
8:30 - 2 Broke Girls
10:00 - Castle, Hawaii Five-0

What's Playing in the Media Room - December 4th

Once Upon a Time - 8:00/7:00 - CBS/CTV - Season 1 Episode 6
Episode Title: The Shepherd
While Emma discovers that Graham is lying, David Nolan must choose between his wife and Mary Margaret after he falls in love with the latter. Meanwhile, in the fairytale world Prince Charming confronts his destiny.


The Amazing Race - 8:00 - CBS/CTV - Season 19 Episode 11
Episode Title: We Are Charlie Chaplin
The four remaining teams depart from the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium on the penultimate leg of the race, with the knowledge that only three will be left standing at the end of this leg.

Finale for this one next week.


The Simpsons - 8:00 - FOX/Global - Season 23 Episode 8
Episode Title: The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
Krusty the Clown is stuck in a rut when the television network pulls his show from the air and his talent agency drops him as a client. But when THE SIMPSONS introduce him to seasoned agent Annie, they are surprised to learn that Annie was Krusty's very first agent. Despite their rocky relationship, Annie is convinced to re-sign Krusty and craft his career comeback. But when Krusty's retro comedy show reboot is deemed a critical success, Krusty must decide to stay with his agent or side with the network executives.


Allen Gregory - 8:30 - FOX/Global - Season 1 Episode 6
Episode Title: Mom Sizemore
Allen Gregory's dream of a happy family are ruined when he finds his biological mother.


Desperate Housewives - 9:00 - CBS/CTV - Season 8 Episode 9
Episode Title: Putting It Together
When Chuck calls Gabrielle, Susan and Lynette individually for questioning about the disappearance - and possible murder - of Alejandro, inciting panic, and Bree's life begins to spiral into despair when her friends abandon her after they blame her for scorning Chuck and causing him to take out his revenge on them. Meanwhile, Lynette asks a favor of Tom that could ruin his relationship with Jane (guest star Andrea Parker), and Susan is made a once-in-a-lifetime proposition to become a real artist.


The Good Wife - 9:00/10:00 - CBS/Global - Season 3 Episode 10
Episode Title: Parenting Made Easy
A routine arbitration turns into a battle of wills between Alicia and Louis Canning (Michael J. Fox), but a personal crisis brings about an unexpected connection between the two.


Family Guy - 9:00 - FOX/Global - Season 10 Episode 8
Episode Title: Cool Hand Peter
Peter and the guys take a stand against their wives and flee to the Deep South on a road trip. On the way there, the men earn a one-way ticket to jail. But when they decide to make a run for it, Joe's quick planning and Peter's seductive ways help them escape. Meanwhile, Lois spends some quality time with the girls and they engage in childish antics.


Boardwalk Empire - 9:00 - HBO - Season 2 Episode 11
Episode Title: Under God's Power She Flourishes
Jimmy is in despair because of his wife murder. Police suspects him. Jimmy's partners want to take his share. Nucky finds out about Margaret's affair.

Season finale for this one next week as well. Ugh. I haven't even started this season yet.


Dexter - 9:00/10:00 - Showtime/TMN Canada - Season 6 Episode 10
Episode Title: Ricochet Rabbit
Dexter races to identify the Doomsday Killers' next victim. Meanwhile, Debra's surprising reaction to a crime scene leads her to wonder if she depends too much on her brother.

After tonight, just two more to go and this one is done. Are you enjoying the season? I'm loving it. Feels very first season to me. With all the stuff with Deb seeing a shrink and all this my brother talk. She's going to follow him somewhere and see him kill. She has to, how much longer can this go on? Don't say, two more seasons.


The Cleveland Show - 9:30 - FOX/Global - Season 3 Episode 7
Episode Title: Sex and the Biddy
When Rallo's elderly best friend Murray gets a new girlfriend named Hazel, Rallo realizes that Hazel is after Murray's money and tries to save him from making a costly mistake. Meanwhile, Donna tells Cleveland that he's too fat and needs to lose weight, so she signs him up for the gym. But instead of working out, Cleveland takes a lazy short-cut to achieve results.


Pan Am - 10:00 - ABC/CTV - Season 1 Episode 9
Episode Title: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
In London, Ted connects with an old flame (Ashley Greene), and Kate gets in over her head on her last courier mission. Back at home, Dean takes Colette to meet his parents and the two start to realize their feelings for one another.


CSI:Miami - 10:00 - CBS - Season 10 Episode 10
Episode Title: Long Gone
Horatio has find out how to a family just vanishes into thin air.


Hung - 10:00 - HBO - Season 3 Episode 10
Episode Title: The Whole Beefalo
In the third-season finale, the survival of Tanya and Ray's business depends on Charlie's whereabouts; Jessica is accused of negligence by Matt; and Lenore tries to get Sandee out of the picture for good.


Homeland - 10:00 - Showtime - Season 1 Episode 10
Episode Title: Representative Brody
Walker's Washington contact is identified by Carrie and Saul, but the target is protected via diplomatic immunity. Meanwhile, political bigwigs approach Brody about running for a disgraced congressman's seat.


Hell On Wheels - 10:00 - AMC - Season 1 Episode 5
Episode Title: Bread and Circuses
A bare-knuckle brouhaha between Elam and Cullen is spurred by Durant's latest attempt to deal with the railroad's financial crisis.



Other Shows Worth Mentioning:
8:00 - America in Primetime - PBS
8:30 - Call Me Fritz - HBO
9:00 - Lost Girl - Showcase Canada
9:00 - Leverage - TNT
9:00 - Neverland - Part 1 of 2 - SyFy


Repeat Rundown:


Movies Worth Mentioning:
8:00 - Proof of Life - CHCH
8:00 - Elf - CBC
9:00 - Notting Hill - Bravo Canada
9:00 - The Kingdom - History Channel Canada
10:00 - Blade:Trinity - MovieTime


Tonight on The CBC:
8:00 - ELF


Tonight on TLC:
9:00 - The Virgin Diaries
10:00 - All-American Muslim


What`s Playing in My Media Room:
8:00 - The Amazing Race, Once Upon a Time
9:00 - Boardwalk Empire,
10:00 - Dexter, Homeland, Hell On Wheels, Pan Am