TV This Week-Premieres & Finales 12/19/2011

Christmas is near which means slim pickin’s for new TV.  There are still a few notables – mostly finales this week however so read on for the GeekTonic weekly TV update highlighting all the new premieres, finales and specials coming up this week.

The Terra Nova Season 1 finale airs Monday Night

 

NOTE: All Times are Listed for EST – TV schedules subject to change

 

Monday, December 19

Who’s Still Standing? (8pm on NBC) new game show series

Terra Nova (8pm on Fox) Season 1 finale

Ridiculousness (10pm on MTV) Season 1 finale

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul (10pm on VH1) Music special with Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Florence + the Machine and more

Watch What Happens: Live (11pm on Bravo) Season 5 finale

Clean House New York (11pm on Style) Season finale

 

Tuesday, December 20

Best in the Business (8pm on Discovery) New reality series

Lidia Celebrates America (8pm on PBS) New food/cooking series hosted by Lidia Bastianich

Cold Blood (9pm on ID) Season finale

Chopped (10pm on Food) Season 10 premiere

Reed Between the Lines (11pm on BET) Season 1 finale

 

Wednesday, December 21

The X Factor (8pm on Fox) Season 1 finale part 1

Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back (8pm on Style) Season finale

A Home for the Holidays With Martina McBride (8pm on CBS) A music special with Martina McBride and Justin Bieber to promote the cause of adoption

Food Attack (9pm on Food) New food series

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist (9pm on Bravo) Season 2 finale

American Horror Story (10pm on FX) Season 1 finale

 

Thursday, December 22

The X Factor (8pm on Fox) Season 1 finale part 2.  Because only a reality series is dumb enough to need two nights to finish.

Project Accessory (10pm on Lifetime) Season 1 finale

The League (10:30pm on FX) Season 3 finale

Friday, December 23

Biography (8pm on Biography) This episode focuses on Scarlett Johansson

Facing Evil with Candice Delong (9pm on ID) Season finale

 

Saturday, December 24

It’s a Wonderful Life at 8pm on NBC and A Christmas Story on NBC at 8pm

 

Sunday, December 25

The Amandas (8pm on Style) New home improvement series with Amanda LeBlanc and her team of professional organizers who transform homes.

 

Monday, December 26

Rizzoli & Isles (10pm on TNT) Season 2 finale

 

Tuesday, December 27

Best in the Business (8pm on Discovery) New reality series

Texas Multi Mamas (8pm on WE) New realityTV garbage

Extreme Couponing All-Stars (10pm on TLC) New reality TV series

 

Thursday, December 29

NY Ink (9pm on TLC) Season 2 premiere

Hook, Line and Sisters (10pm on TLC) New reality TV series

 

Friday, December 30

Infested! (9pm on TLC) Season premiere

 

 

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HTPC Deal of the Day–Ceton CableCard & Hauppauge HD-PVR

Newegg has a good deal on the Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB Tuner for $228.99 after a $30 instant discount and a $40 OFF w/ coupon codeEMCYTZT964 w/ FREE shipping. Get it now for a limited time.

Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB: CableCard Tuner

And if you need a non-cablecard device Newegg also has a good deal on the Hauppauge HD-PVR for $159.99 after a $40 instant discount w/ FREE shipping.

The Hauppauge HD Personal Video Recorder has a built-in hardware H.264 high definition encoder for high performance, high quality TV recordings.

Hauppauge HD PVR - High Definition Video Recorder $159.99

Buy This-Kodak Pulse Digital Photo Frame

We continue our journey through one of the biggest gift-buying times around the world with the “Buy This” series.  A countless number of “bad” gifts will be purchased and gifted only to be tossed aside to join the museum of bad gifts.  Unfortunately well-meaning tech-centric gifts often end this way.  I’m here to change all of that with yet another useful gadget gift idea, a touch-screen, wi-fi Digital Photo Frame.

A little over a year ago I began a search for an inexpensive, but easy-to-use internet-connected digital photo frame.  What I found out is there is really only one product that fits that bill – the Kodak Pulse Digital Photo Frame.

I purchased the 10” version of this digital photo frame for my parents.  The frame is fairly easy to set up and use and allows you to send photos over a wi-fi internet connection through a web interface on your computer or via e-mail.  It also as a touch-screen user interface that allows you to manually run through the photos, change the viewing settings (collage, single photo, speed that it switches through the photos etc) and delete photos.  You can of course add photos with the card reader as well.  Check out the complete review of the Kodak Pulse Digital Photo Frame I posted last year.

It’s available on Amazon in two sizes:

10-inch Kodak Pulse Digital Photo Frame $169

7-inch Kodak Pulse Digital Photo Frame $100

 

Both are great gift ideas for family and friends (or yourself).  And if you’re buying for a less-technically savvy person you can help them set it all up fairly easily without worrying about tech-support phone calls in the future.

Convert Your SageTV Extender Into Squeezbox Music Player

Have you given up on the abandoned (thanks to Google’s purchase of SageTV) SageTV HTPC system?  Still have a SageTV Extender laying around waiting to be sold on EBay?  We'll here’s another use for it, convert it into a Squeezebox networked music player for free!

A SageTV enthusiast has created a download package to make the process fairly easy so you’ll be streaming music across your network to your SageTV HD200 or HD300 in no time.

Here’s his initial announcement from the SageTV Forums:

“All,
I'm very proud to announce that after weeks of painful research, coding, cross compiling and testing, I finally managed to "transform" (not in the physical sense of the term of course) an HD200 and an HD300 to a fully working headless squeezebox client connected to a squeeze server...
Why?
Well, the inspiration came after trying the excellent "SageTV Slimplayer" plugin. Despite the plugin did work very well, my requirements were a little bit different, for instance I didn't like the idea of switching my TV on to listen music, also the limitation of one extender at time was a big no-no for me. I currently have 5 extenders in my household and all of them are connected to a separate sound processor and in one instance the extender is hooked up to a Yamaha sound projector which in turns is connected to a video projector, so if I want to listen music in the lounge with the fireplace on, the last thing I want is to turn on the video projector as well. The ideal solution for me would be a Logitech Duet with one Squeeze Remote or some other software solution (Smartphone/iPad/Android), but that would mean buying five of them for a job that an extender is perfectly capable of (wireless connection included).”

If you’re interested head over to the SageTV Forums for more

Buy This–eBook Reader with e-Ink

We continue our journey through one of the biggest gift-buying times around the world with the “Buy This” series.  A countless number of “bad” gifts will be purchased and gifted only to be tossed aside to join the museum of bad gifts.  Unfortunately well-meaning tech-centric gifts often end this way.  I’m here to change all of that with yet another inexpensive, but useful gift idea, an e-ink e-book reader.

I remember when I thought e-book readers were a silly idea.  Then I tried a Kindle 2 (and then a Kindle 3 and now a Kindle touch) and realized these were great little devices – especially if you read books very often.  Here’s why:

1. They are fairly inexpensive
2. You can obtain nearly any book in e-book format
3. Great battery life (not just days, but weeks of battery life on e-ink readers compared to tablets
4. It’s light and compact – I find the Kindle & Nook form factor much better than a hardcover or even most paperbacks for reading.  And if you carry your book/s along with you the e-reader format is even better for lighter travelling.  I can carry multiple books with my tiny Kindle without adding weight or bulk.
5. You can check out e-books from the library

So what to buy?  I personally prefer the Kindle over Barnes & Noble’s Nook although feature and review wise they are very, very close.  I just see Amazon surviving longer than B&N and once you’re in the Amazon (or B&N) ecosystem, it’s just easier and better to stick with that bookstore ecosystem.  I put Sony, Kobo & other e-readers well below the Kindle & Nook.

My current favorites are these two Kindles:

Kindle Touch – $99.00 with special offers

Kindle 6” – $79.00 with special offers

You’ll also do well with the Barnes & Noble Nook e-ink devices which of course you can check out at your local Barnes & Noble stores.  The Kindle’s can be found in many stores including Target, Best Buy and others.

The tablet – like Apple’s iPad, Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook Color are all good choices too, but they are definitely not e-ink devices and so expect them to be heavier, much less battery life and more difficult to read outside due to glare.  The tablets of course do have their advantages, but for book reading purposes the e-ink reader is supreme.

TV This Week-Premieres & Finales 12/11/2011

The month of Christmas specials and realityTV also-rans continues.  There are a few notables this week however so read on for the GeekTonic weekly TV update highlighting all the new premieres, finales and specials coming up this week.

Stephen King’s Bag of Bones airs Sunday and Monday on A&E

 

NOTE: All Times are Listed for EST – TV schedules subject to change

 

Sunday, December 11

 

12 Dates of Christmas (8pm on ABC Family) New Christmas Movie with Amy Smart

The Amazing Race (8pm on CBS) Season 19 finale

Boardwalk Empire (9pm on HBO) Season 2 finale

A Christmas Kiss (9pm on ION) New Christmas Movie

Stephen King’s Bag of Bones (9pm on A&E) First of two-part terror movie

The Christmas Pageant (10pm on Hallmark) New Christmas Movie starring (and directed by) Melissa Gilbert

 

Monday, December 12

Fear Factor (8pm on NBC) Season premiere – it’s back

Rolling With Zach (8pm on OWN) Season premiere

Extreme Clutter (9pm on OWN) New reality series

Enlightened (9:30pm on HBO) Season 1 finale

 

Tuesday, December 13

The Biggest Loser (9pm on NBC) Season 12 finale

Chopped (10pm on Food) Season 9 finale

Cops & Coyotes (10pm on ID) Season premiere

A Stand Up Mother (11pm on WE) New reality series

 

Wednesday, December 14

 

Mystery Diners (10pm on Food) New reality series

The Real World (10pm on MTV) Season 26 finale

Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2011 (10pm on TBS) Special

 

Thursday, December 15

 

A Charlie Brown Christmas (8pm on ABC) Special

Burn Notice (10pm on USA) Season 5 finale

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10pm on FX) Season 7 finale

Impractical Jokers (10pm on Tru) New reality series

 

Friday, December 16

Bama Glama (8pm on Food) New food series

Christmas in Washington 2011 (8pm on TNT) Music Special with Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson and the Band Perry.  Hosted by Conan O’Brien

The Life & Times of Tim (9pm on HBO) Season 3 premiere

 

Sunday, December 18

Survivor: South Pacific (8pm on CBS) Season 23 finale

Allen Gregory (8:30pm on Fox) Season 1 finale

Secret Service Secrets (9pm on Discovery) New series

Geek Love (9pm on TLC) New reality series

Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street (9pm on Fuse) New comedy series

The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs (9pm on Food) Season 4 finale

Dexter (9pm on Showtime) Season 6 finale

IRT Deadliest Roads (10pm on History) Season 2 finale

I Do Over (10pm on We) Season 1 finale

Homeland (10pm on Showtime) Season 1 finale

 

Monday, December 19

Who’s Still Standing? (8pm on NBC) new game show series

Terra Nova (8pm on Fox) Season 1 finale

Ridiculousness (10pm on MTV) Season 1 finale

Watch What Happens: Live (11pm on Bravo) Season 5 finale

Clean House New York (11pm on Style) Season finale

 

Tuesday, December 20

Best in the Business (8pm on Discovery) New reality series

Lidia Celebrates America (8pm on PBS) New food/cooking series hosted by Lidia Bastianich

Chopped (10pm on Food) Season 10 premiere

Reed Between the Lines (11pm on BET) Season 1 finale

 

Wednesday, December 21

The X Factor (8pm on Fox) Season 1 finale part 1

Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back (8pm on Style) Season finale

Food Attack (9pm on Food) New food series

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist (9pm on Bravo) Season 2 finale

American Horror Story (10pm on FX) Season 1 finale

 

Thursday, December 22

The X Factor (8pm on Fox) Season 1 finale part 2.  Because only a reality series is dumb enough to need two nights to finish.

Project Accessory (10pm on Lifetime) Season 1 finale

The League (10:30pm on FX) Season 3 finale

 

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Buy This - Kodak PlaySport Waterproof Video Camera

We continue our journey through one of the biggest gift-buying times around the world with the “Buy This” series.  A countless number of “bad” gifts will be purchased and gifted only to be tossed aside to join the museum of bad gifts.  Unfortunately well-meaning tech-centric gifts often end this way.  I’m here to change all of that with yet another inexpensive, but useful gift idea, a waterproof video camera.

This little Kodak video camera is a great addition for simple, quick videos. It takes decent still photos and quality videos as well.  While it lacks a flash, it does handle SD memory cards for easy expansion and most importantly it's waterproof up to 10 feet!  I studied the reviews and watched some videos made with the camera before purchasing as a family gift a few years ago and now there are three of these cameras in my extended family.

Most people have a Smartphone that takes decent video, but for travel the waterproof capability makes this the perfect camera for your trip.  I’ve used this on multiple snorkeling trips as well as at the pool and it works great.  It’s also good even out of the water and nice to not have to worry about getting it wet in the rain or on amusement park rides.

Here’s a video taken with the Playsport Camera:

There are two models available. I own the older, less expensive model Kodak Zx3 Playsport Waterproof Video Camera which sells on Amazon for $89 (other color options sell for more).

There is also a newer version, the Kodak Zx5 Playsport Waterproof Video Camera which starts at $99 on Amazon.

I also have a couple of travel tips for you with these cameras:

1. Purchase a small, foam boat key float and attach it to the lanyard you use with your camera.  This way even if you happen to let the camera fall off your wrist when recording in the water, it won’t sink.

2. Bring along extra SD cards so you can record as much as you want on the trip.

Buy This-Universal Remote Control Harmony 650

It’s obviously a serious gift-buying time around the world.  And a countless number of “bad” gifts will be purchased and gifted only to be tossed aside to join the museum of bad gifts.  Unfortunately well-meaning tech-centric gifts often end this way.  I’m here to change all of that with yet another accessory, the universal remote control.

I’ve used countless universal remote controls over the past several years and this past year purchased one of the cheaper remotes that has proven to be my all-time favorite.  The Logitech Harmony 650 isn’t the top-of the line in the Harmony lineup.  Matter of fact I believe it’s being replaced by the Harmony 700 so I’m thinking of snatching up a couple more of these.

Limitations:  5 device limit, not rechargeable, not touch screen, not built-in RF

Advantages: not rechargeable (read on for why), back-lit buttons, simple & smart, easy to use, inexpensive

I’m a long time URC MX-500 fan who eventually moved over to the Logitech Harmony world as I learned that the Harmony system was easier for the non-techie guests in my home.  The problem was the Logitech Harmony 880 I was using was cheaply made (read: breaks easily) and the need to recharge in it’s docking station was less than ideal in real living room testing.  I preferred NOT needing to recharge the remote and being able to set the remote anywhere in the room – because this is where everyone except for me will leave it!

So this year I began searching for a good universal remote.  My search brought me to a surprisingly inexpensive Logitech Harmony 650.  Check it out – it’s a great gift for anyone with a 5-device or less setup.

Logitech Harmony 650 is available for $52 at Amazon.com

If you’re looking for more power (and more device control), check out the Logitech Harmony One

GoogleTV Will Be In Majority of TVs By Summer 2012?

Executive Chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt is a pretty positive guy.  Okay he’s possibly an unreasonably optimistic guy when it comes to GoogleTV.  Here’s what he said at LeWeb 2011 about GoogleTV:

“By the summer of 2012, the majority of the televisions you see in stores will have Google TV embedded in it,”

Don’t believe it?  Here’s Schmidt saying those words at the LeWeb Conference this week

(Video begins at 38 minutes in – thanks to Richard Lawler for finding the clip)

He went on to say “Android will be bigger than iOS” and many other interesting predictions favorable to his company.  What do you think?

via Paidcontent

Buy Kindle With Special Offers Or Ad-Free?

Because I’m a big fan of the e-ink Kindle readers I often get asked whether to buy the “with offers” version that Amazon introduced this past year or the $30 higher (additional cost of special offers varies depending on which Kindle you purchase) ad-free Kindle e-reader.  Here’s my take.

If you’re buying for yourself, ALWAYS purchase the “special offers” version with the ads.  Why?  Because even if you hate those ads, you can always pay the difference and remove those ads permanently.  This gives you the option to see if you can handle those extra ads or not as there is zero risk.  If you’re purchasing as a gift it just depends on whether your worried about being considered a “cheapskate” or not.

To give you a real feel for the “Special Offers version, here’s what the last several ads look like on the Kindle:

Here’s some additional examples of the types of ads that will display when the Kindle is “locked” – in screen-saver mode.  These change each time you soft-power off your Kindle:

If you go straight to reading a book, you won’t see any additional ads while reading.  If you go to the home screen list of books on the Kindle though, you’ll see an ad at the bottom of the screen like this:

If you select one of those ads at the bottom of the main menu screen, it will open up a “more information” screen where you can request that offer to be e-mailed to you.

That’s it.  Nothing too invasive, but instead of getting the standard rotation of Kindle covers, you’ll get advertisements er… special offers instead.  I should note that those offers ARE occasionally nice ones, like the save $5 on $10 purchase offer you see in one of the ads above. 

To remove the Special Offers via Amazon, go to “Manage Your Kindle’ on Amazon.com and sellect “edit special offers”.  You’ll then see a screen like this:

You can then pay up to unsubscribe from the ads.  In my case I’d have to pay $40 to remove the ads for my Kindle touch.  If you already have a Kindle and for some reason you actually WANT to try out the ads on your Kindle, you can go to this same page and turn the ads on.  Those of you in this situation won’t of course have to pay to do this or to turn the ads back off.

So far I’ve left the special offers on my Kindle Touch, although I might attempt a “hack” to remove them just to try it out.  More on that later.

TV This Week-Premieres & Finales 12/05/2011

December brings us colder weather and the worst TV premieres of the year.  The only true notables this week are the finales of Covert Affairs, Sons of Anarchy & Boardwalk Empire.  Read on for the GeekTonic weekly TV update highlighting all the new premieres, finales and specials coming up this week.

               Covert Affairs Season 2 finale airs this Tuesday at 10pm

 

NOTE: All Times are Listed for EST – TV schedules subject to change

 

 

Monday, December 5

The Mortified Sessions (8pm on Sundance) New talk series

T.J. and Tiny: The Family Hustle (9pm on VH1) New reality series

Candy Queen (10pm on TLC) New cooking/reality series

Lizard Lick Towing (10pm on Tru) Season 2 premiere

 

Tuesday, December 6

Covert Affairs (10pm on USA) Season 2 finale

Sons of Anarchy (10pm on FX) Season 4 finale

Moonshiners (10pm on Discovery) New reality series with moonshiners.  Yes real moonshiners.

Hidden City (10pm on Travel) New travel series

Mad Fashion (10pm on Bravo) Season 1 finale

Teen Mom 2 (10pm on MTV) Season 2 premiere

Storage Wars Texas (10:30pm on A&E) New reality knockoff series

Fashion Hunters (11pm on Bravo) Season 1 finale

 

Wednesday, December 7

 

Pearl Harbor: 24 Hours After (8pm on History) A History Channel Special that gives us a view of the Pearl Harbor attack aftermath in the eyes of the President

Ace of Cakes (9:30pm on Food) Season 6 finale

America’s Next Top Model (9pm on CW) Season 17 finale

 

Thursday, December 8

Dawn of the Nazis (8pm on National Geographic) New Documentary/History series

Beyond Scared Straight (10pm on A&E) Season 2 premiere

Gigolos (11pm on Showtime) Season 2 finale

 

Friday, December 9

Planet of the Ape Man (7pm on Science) New nature/science series

Sweet Home Alabama (9pm on CMT) Season finale

Invention USA (10pm on History) New history series

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team (10pm on CMT) Season 6 finale

 

Sunday, December 11

The Amazing Race (8pm on CBS) Season 19 finale

Boardwalk Empire (9pm on HBO) Season 2 finale

 

Monday, December 12

Fear Factor (8pm on NBC) Season premiere – it’s back

Rolling With Zach (8pm on OWN) Season premiere

Extreme Clutter (9pm on OWN) New reality series

Enlightened (9:30pm on HBO) Season 1 finale

 

Tuesday, December 13

The Biggest Loser (9pm on NBC) Season 12 finale

Chopped (10pm on Food) Season 9 finale

Cops & Coyotes (10pm on ID) Season premiere

A Stand Up Mother (11pm on WE) New reality series

 

Wednesday, December 14

The Real World (10pm on MTV) Season 26 finale

 

Thursday, December 15

Burn Notice (10pm on USA) Season 5 finale

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10pm on FX) Season 7 finale

Impractical Jokers (10pm on Tru) New reality series

 

Friday, December 16

Bama Glama (8pm on Food) New food series

The Life & Times of Tim (9pm on HBO) Season 3 premiere

 

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Buy This-Travel Power Strip

It’s obviously a serious gift-buying time around the world.  And a countless number of “bad” gifts will be purchased and gifted only to be tossed aside to join the museum of bad gifts.  Unfortunately well-meaning tech-centric gifts often end this way.  I’m here to change all of that starting with another simple accessory, the travel power strip.

Option #1:  Belkin Mini Surge Protector/Dual USB Charger – this handy little travel power brick comes in at 6.1 x 5.2 x 2.3 inches.  It isn’t tiny, but still fairly compact and weighs only 9.6 ounces.  It also has two USB ports that will charge 5V / 500mA at each port.  Before you iPhone users get too excited about these USB ports understand the iPhone's chargers puts out 5V @ 1A – not the 5V @ 500mA that you get with this one.  You can charge your apple devices with the USB ports on this thing, but it will be slower and only one of the two USB ports at a time as it’s limited to 1A at a time total.

I like that the plug end of this power brick rotates 180 degrees so that it fits the position of most outlets.  I’ve used this device in many airports and have shared the power from it with others hovering around the power outlets.

Note:  Thanks David & Scott for the recommendation on this one!

The Belkin Mini Surge Protector/Power Strip is currently available on Amazon for $18.43

Option #2: Monster 4 Outlet Travel Power Strip – I purchased the Monster Outlets To Go 4-outlet power strip about a year ago as I was attempting to lighten my travel load even more.  This compact power strip is even lighter and smaller than the Belkin.  It doesn’t have the USB ports, but it fits wall outlets even better and it includes four plugs!  This is my go-to power strip for travelling.  It measures a tiny 2.2 x 6.2 x 1.8 inches and weighs only 2.4 ounces!  I highly recommend this power strip if you travel much or need a power strip to carry in your laptop bag.

Notice in the photo below (next to the iPhone for size comparison) the cord neatly wraps around the power strip and plugs into one of the four outlets – genius!

This photo shows the power strip “unplugged”.  There are two outlets on each side which should be enough for most of us power-hungry tech travelers.

The Monster 4-outlet travel power strip is currently available at Amazon for $9.15

 

For another great, inexpensive gift idea, check out the blueLounch Cable Drops

Buy This–blueLounge CableDrop

It’s obviously a serious gift-buying time around the world.  And a countless number of “bad” gifts will be purchased and gifted only to be tossed aside to join the museum of bad gifts.  Unfortunately well-meaning tech-centric gifts often end this way.  I’m here to change all of that starting with a simple accessory, the blueLounge CableDrop

These are simple, flexible cable management clips for your desk and other locations you need to keep those cords under control.  There’s an peel-off adhesive on the bottom of these so you can place them anywhere.  I use them at my home office, bedside table and at work.  The look nice, don’t cost much and they work.  These are an easy, useful gift that could be used as a stocking stuffer for your favorite geek or pretty much anyone who deals with cords – read: anyone!

Purchase at blueLounge or Amazon

TV This Week-Premieres & Finales 11/29/2011

Thanksgiving is over here in the U.S. so it’s time to get back to TV series.  Read on for the GeekTonic weekly TV update highlighting all the new premieres, finales and specials coming up this week.

I Hate My Teenage Daughter starring Jaime Pressly premieres on Fox Wednesday

 

NOTE: All Times are Listed for EST – TV schedules subject to change

 

Tuesday, November 29

America’s Supernanny (9pm on Life) New reality series

One Born Every Minute (10pm on Lifetime) Season 2 premiere

Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood (10pm on Oxygen) Season 6 premiere

 

Wednesday, November 30

I Hate My Teenage Daughter (9:30pm on Fox) New comedy series where two women have daughters who act exactly like girls who made fun of them in high school.

Full Throttle Saloon (9pm on Tru) Season 3 premiere

Black Gold (10pm on Tru) Season 4 premiere

 

Thursday, December 1

D.U.I. (9pm on TLC) New reality series

Weed Wars (10pm on Discovery) New reality series.  Yes, they just did that – a reality show focused on cannabis.

 

Friday, December 2

America’s Most Wanted (9pm on Lifetime) Season 25 premiere

Starving Secrets With Tracey Gold (10pm on Lifetime) New reality series focused on anorexia sufferers hosted by expert on the subject, Tracey Gold.

Hairy Bikers (10pm on History) Season 1 finale of an excellent example of the pitiful state of the “history” channel.

 

Saturday, December 3

The Ultimate Fighter (8pm on Spike) Season 14 finale

Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s (9pm on OWN) Season 1 finale

 

Sunday, December 4

Austin & Ally (8pm on Disney) New teen music/comedy series

Cupcake Wars (8pm on Food) Season 4 premiere

Chef Roble’ & Co. (10pm on Bravo) New cooking series

Hung (10pm on HBO) Season 3 finale

Around the World in 80n Ways (11pm on History) Season 1 finale

 

Monday, December 5

The Mortified Sessions (8pm on Sundance) New talk series

T.J. and Tiny: The Family Hustle (9pm on VH1) New reality series

Candy Queen (10pm on TLC) New cooking/reality series

Lizard Lick Towing (10pm on Tru) Season 2 premiere

 

Tuesday, December 6

Covert Affairs (10pm on USA) Season 2 finale

Sons of Anarchy (10pm on FX) Season 4 finale

Moonshiners (10pm on Discovery) New reality series with moonshiners.

Hidden City (10pm on Travel) New travel series

Mad Fashion (10pm on Bravo) Season 1 finale

Storage Wars Texas (10:30pm on A&E) New reality knockoff series

Fashion Hunters (11pm on Bravo) Season 1 finale

 

Wednesday, December 7

Ace of Cakes (9:30pm on Food) Season 6 finale

America’s Next Top Model (9pm on CW) Season 17 finale

 

Thursday, December 8

Dawn of the Nazis (8pm on National Geographic) New Documentary/History series

Beyond Scared Straight (10pm on A&E) Season 2 premiere

Gigolos (11pm on Showtime) Season 2 finale

 

Friday, December 9

Planet of the Ape Man (7pm on Science) New nature/science series

Invention USA (10pm on History) New history series

 

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