Week 3 of the Winter 2009 TV Season is upon us. I'm really looking forward to Lost as well as the return of Fringe, House and Burn Notice. Read on for all of the details.
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"Lost" is Back!
Season Premieres For this Week:
- Big Love (9pm Sunday on HBO - Available in HD) - Season 3 premiere about a polygamist and his troubles.
- The L Word (9pm Sunday on Showtime - Available in HD) - Season 6 premiere of a show about lesbians, sex and not much else...
- Flight of the Conchords (10pm Sunday on HBO) - Season 2 premiere. This series is a fictionalized look at the lives of a New Zealand duo staring in a folk/comedy-band named "Flight of the Conchords".
- The United States of Tara (10pm Sunday on Showtime) - Series premiere. This is a new comedy on Showtime about Tara who suffers from dissociative identity order.
- Secret Life of a Call Girl (10pm Sunday on Showtime) - Season 2 premiere
- Paranormal State (10pm Monday on A&E) Season 3 premiere
- Lost (9pm Wednesday on ABC - Available in HD) Lost returns for season 5 premiere. Looks like the folks that were "lost" are heading back to the island. Should we change the name of the show to "Found" now though? Should be interesting.
- Lie to Me (9pm Wednesday on FOX – Available in HD) a new series on Fox. This new crime drama series follows "the worlds leading deception expert" who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to determine when and why a person is lying. His skills are used by law enforcement and government agencies to get to the truth.
- RelicQuest (10pm Wednesday on Sci-Fi – Available in HD) Series Premiere of a Sci-Fi series listed as a "reality/news documentary" whatever that means. In this series, we travel the world searching for objects believed to possess mystical powers.
- Gone Country (10 Saturday on CMT) - Season 3 Premieres for this country-themed reality show on CMT
Premieres and Returning Shows For this Week:
NOTE: All Times are Listed for EST
Sunday 01/18/2009
Hole in the Wall (7pm on Fox) This reality/game show returns from it's holiday break. This episode is with roller-derby girls vs. professional volleyball players and Chippendale dancers vs. Maxim Magazine women...
Masterpiece Classic: Wuthering Heights (9pm on PBS) - PBS has a two-night special with Wuthering Heights.
Big Love (9pm on HBO - Available in HD) - Season 3 premiere
The L Word (9pm on Showtime - Available in HD) - Season 6 premiere
Flight of the Conchords (10pm on HBO) - Season 2 premiere
The United States of Tara (10pm on Showtime) - Series premiere
Secret Life of a Call Girl (10pm on Showtime) - Season 2 premiere
Monday 01/19/2009
The Electric Company (4pm on PBS) Some of you may remember The Electric Company from your childhood. If so and you have kids, you might be interested in this revival of this one where they teach words instead of just letters and numbers. Interesting...
Powerpuff Girls (8pm on Cartoon) The Cartoon network is airing a special half-hour showing of Powerpuff Girls to mark 10 years on Cartoon Network. And they have a all-day marathon of this show leading up to the special.
House (8pm on FOX – Available in HD) Dr. House returns on Fox at a new time.
24 (9pm on Fox– Available in HD) - not a premiere, but a new time for 24 Monday.
Paranormal State (10pm on A&E) Season 3 premiere
Samantha Who? (9:30pm on ABC – Available in HD) returns from hiatus
Tuesday 01/20/2009
Inaguration Day - Those of you in the U.S. (and probably everywhere else for that matter) may have heard about this little event going on in Washington D.C. this week. Lots of coverage across the news outlets, HBO, BET and TV One to name a few. Pretty much just expect coverage all over the place on Tuesday.
Fringe (9pm on Fox – Available in HD) - Fringe, one of my favorite new shows returns from the holiday break
Wednesday 01/21/2009
Lost (8pm on ABC - Available in HD) Highlights from Last Season
Lost (9pm on ABC - Available in HD) Lost returns for a 2 hour, season 5 premiere. I've read several reviews of this premiere and based on all of those I'm expecting this episode to be one of the best yet. Don't miss this one if you are or ever have been a fan of Lost.
Lie to Me (9pm on FOX – Available in HD) a new series on Fox. This new crime drama series follows "the worlds leading deception expert" who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to determine when and why a person is lying. His skills are used by law enforcement and government agencies to get to the truth.
RelicQuest (10pm on Sci-Fi – Available in HD) Series Premiere of a Sci-Fi series listed as a "reality/news documentary" whatever that means. In this series, we travel the world searching for objects believed to possess mystical powers.
Thursday 01/22/2009
Bones (8pm on FOX – Available in HD) Bones moves to a new time on Fox.
Burn Notice (10pm on USA – Available in HD) We haven't seen Burn Notice on USA since September, but don't let that fool you into thinking this is a new season. No, USA calls this a continuation of season 2 after a long, Fall break from new episodes.
Friday 01/23/2009
No premieres
Saturday 01/24/2009
Gone Country (10 on CMT) - Season 3 Premieres for this country-themed reality show on CMT
That’s it for this week. Stay tuned for many more premieres including Chuck, the Closer, Heroes and more which you’ll find on GeekTonic this coming Sunday morning and each week on Sundays.
