TVSquad

• At 8, ABC has Ben Affleck in Surviving Christmas.
• NBC repeats the Saturday Night Live Christmas special at 8.
• Food Network has a bunch of holiday food episodes, starting with Emeril Live at 8.
• ABC Family has the movie Snowglobe at 8.
• At 8:30, FOX has a new Cops, followed by a new America's Most Wanted.
• At 9, Lifetime has the movie Christmas in Paradise.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9, then a new One Piece.
• Hallmark has the movie Love's Unfolding Dream at 9.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal, then a new Biggest Loser.
• Cartoon Network has Billy & Mandy Save Christmas at 8.
• BBC America has the two-hour season premiere of Life on Mars at 8.
• At 8:30, ABC has Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too.
• At 9, CBS has two new episodes of Cane.
• Lifetime has the movie All She Wants For Christmas at 9.
• Hallmark has the movie Meet The Santas at 9.
• At 10, ABC has a new Boston Legal.
• There's a new Nip/Tuck on FX at 10.
• Discovery has a new Everest: Beyond the Limit at 10.
• ABC Family has The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has The Real Housewives of Orange County.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, followed by a new Grey's Anatomy and Barbara Walters' incredibly lame yearly special, The Most Fascinating People 2007.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then new episodes of CSI and Without A Trace.
• NBC has a new My Name Is Earl at 8, then a new 30 Rock.
• FOX has new episodes of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? and Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• At 8:30, HGTV has a new Carter Can, followed by a new Divine Design.
• At 9, Lifetime has the movie Home For Christmas.
• Hallmark has the movie A Boyfriend For Christmas at 9.
• At 9:30, NBC has a new Scrubs, then the 300th episode of ER.
• At 10, USA has a new Law and Order: CI.
• Also at 10: Sci-Fi has a new ECW.

Check your local TV listings for more.

I had trouble sleeping the other night (there were sugar plums dancing through my head – angry, murderous sugar plums), so I turned to the best TV option I had available to me: TNT HD's replay of A Perfect Day starring Rob Lowe.

Here's the plot: lower middle class guy writes a book that becomes a best seller. As he climbs the economic ladder, he becomes a workaholic and is thus estranged from his family. A mysterious stranger then appears and helps him to realize that true happiness doesn't come from work and success, but rather from spending time with his wife and his improbably named daughter, Carson.

I watched the whole thing for the same reason I play with hangnails and follow Philadelphia sports teams – I secretly hate myself.