Wednesday September 19th What You Should Watch

The X-Factor keeps on rolling this week. What do you think of Britney so far?

Survivor Phillipines Premieres

Big Brother wraps up

ABC and NBC are repeats. I will take repeats of ABC’s comedy block and Revenge at 10 over Survivor and Big Brother any day.

Modern Family

Episode: Baby on Board

While Gloria helps Cam and Mitch pursue an adoption opportunity, Jay and Manny baby-sit Lily; Alex attends her first prom; Haley makes a shocking announcement about her plans for the future

Suburgatory

Episode: The Motherload

Tessa feels a void as Chatswin celebrates mothers; Dalia goes to Israel without Dallas; Eden reacts to a baby shower’s theme; Fred arranges a surprise for Sheila; Lisa makes a discovery.

Revenge

Episode: Reckoning

Emily intends to finally follow through with her plan for revenge; the Graysons continue down a path of self-destruction; an explosive event changes everything.

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Wednesday 5/9 What You Should Watch

Revenge is new tonight, Legacy takes us back to 2002, call this the “origin” episode for our revenge super hero.

All of ABC is new tonight, so yuck it up with The Middle, Suburgatory, Modern Family and Don’t Trust the B…

Season Finales airing tonight, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Revenge

Episode: Legacy

Back in 2002, Amanda Clarke starts reading her father’s journals and begins staking out the Grayson’s home; as her anger and determination grow, she forms a plan to seek justice — as Emily Thorne.

Suburgatory

Episode: The Great Compromise

While Tessa tries to adjust to living with Eden, George takes issue with Eden’s parenting; Lisa and Malik consider which camp they should attend.

Modern Family

Episode: Disneyland

When the family travels to Disneyland, Phil struggles to keep up with Luke; Claire is stunned when they run into Dylan; Cam and Mitch must curb Lily’s new penchant for running.

Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23

Episode: Making Rent …

After struggling to make ends meet, June comes up with a creative way to make extra money; James launches a line of super-skinny jeans.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Episode: Homecoming

When three dead bodies turn up a few blocks from a campaign dinner, the team makes a shocking discovery.

4/11 Wednesday What You Should Watch

Revenge isn’t back, in its place is a re-cap episode to get us primed for the show’s return next Wednesday.

Don’t Trust the B in Apt 23 premiere’s tonight, the show is getting great buzz.

The rest of the ABC comedy line up is new, The Middle, Modern Family and Suburgatory.

The usual suspects are also new tonight, American Idol, Survivor, Criminal Minds, CSI and Law and Order SVU

Revenge

Episode: Revenge: From the Beginning

Recapping the story so far.

Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23

Episode: Pilot

When naive June is scammed by her new roommate Chloe, she decides to turn the tables on her and by doing so earns Chloe’s respect.

Modern Family

Episode: Election Day

On Election Day, the family does some last-minute campaigning for Claire; Claire experiences technical difficulties during interviews

Suburgatory

Episode: Down Time

George becomes concerned when Dallas’ divorce is finalized; Dalia’s therapist, Dr. Richard Rohl (James Lipton) helps her make a breakthrough; Ryan and Tessa go on a date

4/4 Wednesday What You Should Watch

When the hell is Revenge coming back, this is just ridiculous. Way to kill momentum.

Tonight is the season finale for Happy Endings, 9:30 on ABC, if you haven’t seen this show you are missing a great comedy. Catch up on iTunes.

One Tree Hill signs off for good tonight, the series finale airs at 8pm on The CW.

One Tree Hill

Episode: One Tree Hill

The 10th anniversary of Tric attracts old faces and creates new possibilities.

Happy Endings

Episode: Four Weddings and a Funeral (Minus Three Weddings and One Funeral)

The gang goes to Derrick and Eric’s wedding; Brad tries to tell Jane something important; Penny meets a cute guy (Brian Austin Green) online.

Suburgatory

Episode: Fire With Fire

Jill’s marriage suffers after she starts seeking support from newly single Dallas; Dalia tries to get back at Tessa by befriending Lisa.

Modern Family

Episode: Little Bo Bleep

Claire prepares for her debate with Duane Bailey; Mitch and Cam try to clean up Lily’s language before her turn as a flower girl; Jay blames Stella’s strange behavior on Gloria.

Best Friends Forever

Episode: Pilot

After receiving divorce papers, Jessica decides to move back in with her former roommate in Brooklyn, New York; as Jessica falls back into old routines and reconnects with old friends, she also receives criticism from a 9-year-old neighbor.

Wednesday 3/28 What You Should Watch

This is a weird time in the TV season, there is a hodge podge of new episodes from established shows, like Happy Endings. Networks burning episodes of shows that are low in the ratings that won’t be renewed, but since they already paid for them they want to run them.  Like Whitney, Are You There, Chelsea and Bent.

Speaking of, tonight is the Finale for Whitney, RIP. Don’t feel too bad for Whitney, she landed a hit with 2 Broke Girls on CBS, she is in the money.

Rating kings like, American Idol and Survivor are there to pay to the bills.

I am still waiting for my beloved Revenge to return.

Until then I have new episodes of Happy Endings and repeats of Modern Family and Suburgatory to get me through.

Happy Endings

Episode: Big White Lies

Things spiral out of control after Penny tells a white lie to avoid an irritating childhood friend; Dave and Max’s lonely and jealous landlord (Ben Falcone) falls for Alex.

Suburgatory

Episode: Sex and the Suburbs

Tessa takes pleasure in flaunting her relationship with Scott Strause; George becomes extremely nervous about Scott and Tessa being alone together.

Modern Family

Episode: Egg Drop

Claire and Jay’s competitive streaks lead them to take over their kids’ school projects; Phil asks Haley and Gloria to help him with a presentation; Mitch and Cam meet with prospective birth mothers.

Whitney

Episode: Something Black, Something Blue

Whitney and Alex head to City Hall to get married, but an expired driver’s license sparks an unusual chain of events that interferes with their plan; Whitney’s father (Peter Gallagher) tries to come to the rescue.

Are You There, Chelsea?

Episode: Surprise

When Sloane’s husband calls to announce he is on his way home after she has spent the night drinking with her sister, it’s up to Chelsea to get her cleaned up before he arrives

Bent

Episode: HD

When Pete catches Ben in a compromising situation, he decides to tell Alex; Walt and Screwsie help Charlie with a bully.

Wednesday 3/14 What You Should Watch, Modern Family, Suburgatory, Happy Endings

The ABC comedy block is all new tonight, Revenge isn’t on but ABC is continuing it’s Revenge for real series with another true crime story.

FOX has Idol, CBS has Survivor, CSI and Criminal Minds. NBC is running new episodes of Whitey and Are You There, Chelsea. Both soon to be cancelled.

Top Spot – Tie between Suburgatory and Happy Endings, tow of the funniest shows on TV. Check them out.

Suburgatory

Episode: Independence Day

Tessa gets a job working for Dallas to earn money for a car; when Dallas throws a party celebrating the opening of her new store, her rival sorority sister, Tulsa (Robin Givens), crashes the event.

 

Happy Endings

Episode: Party of Six

After years of bad luck celebrating Penny’s birthday, the gang starts to believe the day is cursed

 

Modern Family

Episode: Send Out the Clowns

Cameron runs into his estranged ex-clown partner (Bobby Cannavale); another real estate agent (Ellen Barkin) snags a listing that Phil was trying to land; Jay and Gloria are suspicious when Manny makes a new friend.

 

Survivor: One World

Episode: A Bunch of Idiots

A new tribe emerges; a performance by two castaways shakes up their entire tribe.

 

Whitney

Episode: G-Word

Whitney and Alex make a surprise visit to Neal’s apartment and discover that he appears to be on a date; Whitney invites the gang to dinner so Neal can share his news with Lily.

 

Are You There, Chelsea?

Episode: The Foodie

Chelsea meets an attractive and talented chef (Gilles Marini) who starts courting her with rich and sumptuous meals; Olivia tries to help Rick cope when it seems his girlfriend has moved on

Wednesday 2/29 What You Should Watch

Ok this is it, the last night of sweeps.

Revenge is all new tonight!!! Tyler was shot, by whom we don’t know.  All we do know is. Daniel is going on trial.  Per the preview below, it looks like Daniel finds Amanda’s infinity box. Will he learn her secret? Will he keep it?

The ABC comedy click is all new, Suburgatory and Modern Family are the best way to get over the mid-week hump.

Whitney and Are you there, Chelsea?  are on their way out, get them while you can.

Revenge

Episode: Scandal

The Graysons unite in the face of recent scandal; Emily becomes increasingly anxious; Amanda’s location is questioned.

 

Suburgatory

Episode: Poetic Injustice

Fred thinks Sheila is interested in George; the new poetry teacher, Ms. Evans, takes an interest in Dalia’s prose despite Tessa’s efforts to impress.

 

Modern Family

Episode: Leap Day

Mitchell feels pressured to make Cameron’s birthday extra special; Jay’s manliness comes into question; the girls interfere with Phil’s leap day plans.

 

Whitney

Episode: Homeland Security

Whitney has an unexpected reaction when confronted with a mugger; Lily tries to keep herself busy after her and Neal’s wedding is called off; Mark encourages Neal to talk about his feelings.

 

Are You There, Chelsea?

Episode: Those Damn Yankees

Chelsea faces her father’s wrath after the minor league baseball player (Wilmer Valderrama) she has been dating is traded to the Yankees; Rick helps out Nikki’s grandmother (Estelle Harris).

 

Survivor: One World

Episode: One World Is Out the Window

Harsh elements lead to new conflicts between the sexes; poor communication has contestants scrambling during a frustration-filled immunity challenge.

 

Criminal Minds

Episode: A Family Affair

The BAU goes to Atlanta to investigate a series of murders, which they believe are being committed by more than one unsub.

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Wednesday 1/22 What You Should Watch

Revenge is not on tonight, instead the programming monkeys over at ABC have on some silly special about celebrities before they were famous.  Revenge is the break out hit of the season and they bench it during sweeps. 

At least the rest of ABC’s line up is intact, so we have Suburgatory and Modern Family to help wash away the misery of hump day.

As far as the other networks, NBC can offer us Whitney, Are You There, Chelsea and Law and Order SUV before they are cancelled.

CBS has Survivor and Criminal Minds and CSI , The CW has One Tree Hill and Fox has American Idol.

Suburgatory

Episode: Fire With Fire

Jill’s marriage suffers after she starts seeking support from newly single Dallas; Dalia tries to get back at Tessa by befriending Lisa.

Modern Family

Episode: Virgin Territory

Mitchell ruins one of Jay’s proudest moments; Phil overhears something about one of his daughters; Gloria accidentally discovers Claire’s secret.

Happy Endings

Episode: The Butterfly Effect Effect

The gang relies on Brad and Jane’s annual argument to let them know when Max will come out of hibernation and when winter will end

The Middle

Episode: The Sit Down

Sue, Axl and Brick have a meeting with Frankie and Mike to air complaints about their parenting styles; when Mike and Frankie change their ways, things do not turn out the way the kids expected.

Whitney

Episode: Mad Women

Whitney gets more than she bargained for when she uses a bust-enhancing bra to tempt Alex; Roxanne asks Mark for help after she breaks up with Lance; Lily and Neal discuss a prenuptial agreement.

 

Are You There, Chelsea?

Episode: Dee Dee’s Pillow

Chelsea tries to arrange a meeting between Dee Dee and Mario Lopez; Melvin decides to start dating again and enlists Rick and Todd as his wingmen.

One Tree Hill

Episode: Last Known Surroundings

Haley turns to Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) for help as Nathan tries to escape; Brooke runs into Xavier (Devin McGee); Clay connects with another patient.

 

Wednesday 2/8 What You Should Watch

Revenge is back!!! We are getting closer to learning who got shot on the beach and a murder trial as only Revenge can do it in all its soapy goodness.

Leading up to Revenge we have the outstanding ABC comedy block, Suburgatory, Modern Family and Happy Endings.

Revenge

Episode: Perception

In the excitement over Emily and Daniel’s engagement party, things start to unravel for everyone; Victoria uses Conrad’s father against him; Jack gets more involved; Charlotte and Emily both face problems.

 

 

Suburgatory

Episode: Sex and the Suburbs

Tessa takes pleasure in flaunting her relationship with Scott Strause; George becomes extremely nervous about Scott and Tessa being alone together.

 

Modern Family

Episode: Me? Jealous?

Claire thinks Phil’s new business partner (Greg Kinnear) is blatantly inappropriate, but Phil doesn’t notice; while their house is being fumigated, Cameron and Mitchell stay with Jay and Gloria.

 

Happy Endings

Episode: The St. Valentine’s Day Maxssacre

As Penny decides she wants to dump her new boyfriend, Dave worries his girlfriend is going to break up with him; Alex seeks out a party in a questionable part of town; Max has an encounter with an ex-boyfriend (James Wolk).

 

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1/4 Wednesday What You Should Watch

Oh Happy Day!! ABC Wednesday night line up is all new.

Top Spot – Revenge

The promo showing Tyler holding everyone at gunpoint was crazy. The Grayson’s divorce is proceeding, Daniel is plotting against his father with his mother, and Faux Amanda is showing her true slutty colors.

If you haven’t had a chance to check out Suburgatory yet, I highly recommend this comedy. Cheryl Hines steals the show and who knew Jeremy Sisto could be so funny.  He will always be Elton from the movie Clueless to me.

Revenge

Episode: Duress

An unstable visitor crashes Daniel’s intimate birthday celebration; Conrad and Victoria use Charlotte as a pawn in their bitter divorce battle; Emily’s plan starts to unravel.

 

 

Suburgatory

Episode: Driving Miss Dalia

When Dalia hires Tessa to drive her around to stalk her crush, Tessa ends up developing feelings for the guy; George’s decision to join the country club puts stress on his relationship with Noah.

 

Modern Family

Episode: Lifetime Supply

When Phil misses a call from his doctor with test results, he immediately assumes the worst; Javier stops by to take Manny to the horse races; Mitchell’s winning of an environmental law award sparks a competition.

 

Happy Endings

Episode: The Shrink, the Dare, Her Date and Her Brother

Dave has a surprising reaction when his shrink (Ken Marino) starts dating Penny; Max and Jane’s fight over a sweater leads to a strange competition; Alex and Brad bond when they discover a shared interest.

 

The Middle

Episode: Year of the Hecks

Frankie decides that each family member will have a New Year’s resolution assigned anonymously, with an incentive to help keep everyone on track; chaos ensues as all try to fulfill their promises.

 

 

 

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