TVSquad

• At 8, CBS has the season premiere of Big Brother, followed by a new Pirate Master.
• There's a "Backyard Party" on a new Emeril Live, at 8 on Food Network.
• TCM has two Randolph Scott westerns starting at 8: Seven Men From Now and Decision At Sundown.
• At 9, Al Gore guests on CNN's Larry King Live.
• At 10, USA has a new Burn Notice.
• Bravo has a new Hey Paula at 10.
• Also at 10: Sundance has a new Live From Abbey Road, with Shawn Colvin, Ray LaMontagne, The Zutons, and Nerina Pallot.
• At 10:30, BBC America has a new Hollyoaks.

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• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes.
• ABC has two new episodes of Extreme Makeover at 7 (season finale), then the season finales of Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.
• FOX has the season finales of King of the Hill, The Simpsons (also the 400th episode), Family Guy, and American Dad.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7.
• At 8, Food Network has a new Emeril Live, followed by a new Iron Chef America.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Theatre.
• VH-1 has a new Celebrity Fit Club at 9.
• Also at 9: HBO has a new Sopranos, then a new Entourage.
• At 10, Lifetime has the season finale of Blood Ties.
• Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia at 10.
• Fox News has a new 1/2 Hour News Hour at 10.
• There's a new ep of The Tudors at 10 on Showtime.

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• At 7, FOX has the Dodge Avenger 500 NASCAR race.
• At 8, ABC has the NBA Playoffs, the Suns vs. the Spurs.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• Emeril travels back to his hometown of Fall River, MA on Food Network at 8.
• At 8:30, there's a new Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo on Cartoon Network, then new eps of Naruto, One Piece, and Mar.
• At 9, TLC has a new The Real Deal, then two new episodes of My First Home.
• BBC America has a new Robin Hood at 9.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• The History Channel has a new episode of The States at 10.
• Pretty good Columbo on Biography Channel at 10, from 1994, with William Shatner as the killer.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Molly Shannon and Linkin Park.

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• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos at 7, then new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
• There's a new Dateline on NBC at 7, followed by a new Deal Or No Deal and the special Saturday Night Live in the 90s.
• At 7:30, FOX has a new King of the Hill, then a new Simpsons.
• At 8, The CW has a new 7th Heaven.
• PBS has a new Nature at 8.
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8 (Southern Food) and then a new Iron Chef America.
• Also at 8: The History Channel has Star Trek Tech, then Spider-Man Tech, then The Story of Superman.
• At 9, FOX has a new Family Guy then a new American Dad.
• There's a new Sopranos on HBO at 9, then a new Entourage.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Blood Ties.
• Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia at 10, then a new Reno 911.
• Showtime has a new ep of The Tudors at 10.

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• At 8, ABC has two new episodes of George Lopez.
• CBS has a new Jericho at 8, then new episodes of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY.
• NBC has new episodes of Friday Night Lights, Crossing Jordan, and Medium.
• There's a new 'Til Death on FOX at 8, then a new American Idol.
• The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8.
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Mythbusters.
• Travel Channel has a new World Poker Tour at 9.
• At 9:30, ABC has a new In Case of Emergency, followed by a new Lost.
• At 10, HGTV has a new Top Design.
• Also at 10: Comedy Central has a new South Park, followed by a new Halfway Home.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible.

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• At 8, ABC has a new George Lopez.
• CBS has a new Jericho at 8.
• There's a new Bones on FOX at 8, then new episodes of American Idol and 'Til Death.
• The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8.
• TNT has an ER marathon starting at 8.
• Daniel Boulud joins Emeril in the kitchen on a new Emeril Live, at 8 on Food Network.
• At 9, ABC has a new According To Jim, followed by new episodes of In Case of Emergency and Lost.
• NBC has a new Crossing Jordan at 9.
• Discovery has a new Mythbusters at 9.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Good Eats, then a new Dinner: Impossible.
• Bravo has a new Top Design at 10 (actually starts a little bit before 10).
• Also at 10: Comedy Central has a new South Park, then a new Halfway Home.

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• At 8, FOX has a new American Idol.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• On Food Network at 8, Sam Choy guest stars on a new Emeril Live.
• FX has the movie Paparazzi at 8, followed by (appropriately enough) a new episode of Dirt.
• Also at 8: TCM has 1951's Detective Story, followed by 1948's The Naked City.
• At 9, ABC has a new Primetime.
• The CW has a new Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For The Next Doll at 9.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
• At 10, TLC has a new Miami Ink.
• Bravo has a new Real Housewives of Orange County at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: HBO has a new Costas NOW.

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• At 8, ABC has a new George Lopez, followed by new Knights of Prosperity.
• CBS has a new Jericho at 8, then new episodes of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY.
• NBC has new eps of Friday Night Lights, Deal Or No Deal, and Medium.
• There's a new American Idol on FOX at 8.
• The CW has a new Beauty and the Geek at 8, then a new One Tree Hill.
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8, featuring fruit.
• At 9, HGTV has a new Design on a Dime.
• At 9:30, TCM has That Touch of Mink, with Cary Grant and Doris Day.
• At 10, ABC has a new Lost.
• History Channel has a new Modern Marvels at 10.
• Also at 10: Food Network has a new Good Eats, followed by a new Dinner: Impossible.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show.

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• At 8, PBS has a new NOW, followed by a new Washington Week.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• ABC Family has the 1978 version of Superman at 8.
• Emeril makes his favorite New Year's dishes on Food Network, also at 8.
• At 9, Discovery has a new episode of Man vs. Wild.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• The History Channel has a new Dogfights at 10.
• There's a new Paula's Party at 10 on Food Network.

• At 8, PBS has a new Nova.
• ABC has Rudolph's Shiny New Year at 8, followed by two new episodes of Big Day.
• NBC has a new Tom Brokaw Reports at 8, "In The Shadow Of The American Dream."
• Also at 8: Food Network has Emeril's Kicked Up New Year's Eve Celebration.
• At 9, CBS has the Kennedy Center Honors, with Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Zubin Mehta, Smokey Robinson, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
• TLC has a new Overhaulin' at 9, followed by a new Miami Ink.
• At 10, TBS has two new eps of My Boys.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: HBO has a new REAL Sports with Bryant Gumbal.

• At 8, ABC has a repeat Ugly Betty, followed by a repeat Grey's Anatomy and a new Men In Trees.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, followed by new episodes of CSI and Shark.
• NBC has new eps of My Name Is Earl (one hour), Scrubs, 30 Rock, and ER.
• There are two repeats of 'Til Death at 8 on FOX, then a new ep of The O.C.
• The CW has new episodes of Smallville and Supernatural.
• TV Land has a good Andy Griffith Show at 8, "Andy and the Woman Speeder."
• Also at 8: Food Network has a new "Holiday Dinner" episode of Emeril Live, a repeat holiday episode of Tyler's Ultimate, the All Star Holiday Party special, then Paula's Southern Christmas.
• At 9, Lifetime has the movie Recipe For A Perfect Christmas.
• Hallmark has the movie The Christmas Card at 9, followed by Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus.
• At 10, TBS has the movie Snow Day.
• Now here's a double feature: at 11, HBO has a repeat episode of Real Sex, followed by a behind the scenes look at the movie The Nativity!

• At 8, PBS has a new NOW, followed by a new Washington Week.
• ABC has The Polar Express at 8, followed by a new 20/20.
• CBS has Ice Wars 2006: The USA vs. The World at 8, which is either ice skating or some futuristic video game.
• There's a new 1 vs. 100 on NBC at 8 (with Kevin Federline!), followed by a new, two hour Las Vegas.
• FOX has a new Justice at 8, followed by a new Trading Spouses.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Food Network has Emeril's "Happy Happy Holidays" show at 8, followed by Christmas in America (with Rachael Ray, who hasn't been on TV enough lately, no) and a new Paula's Party.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Doctor Who, then a new Battlestar Galactica.
• At 9, Lifetime has the Christmas movie Noel, with Penelope Cruz and Susan Sarandon.
• TNT has the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Awards at 9.
• At 10, Fox Movie Channel has The Three Faces of Eve.

I've never been much a joiner. I wasn't on any sports teams in high school and I don't belong to many clubs or organizations. But I would join The Nancy Grace Fan Club and proudly wear their pin on my lapel before I ever "woo-hooed." (I think I've done it a couple of times in print, but only in a comical way.)

The woo-hoo. It's everywhere. It's not enough that Al Roker is standing in front of a crowd outside of The Today Show, the crowd actually has to do that long "wooooooooo-hoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" every time the camera is even remotely pointed in their direction. The same with the daytime and late night shows. Whether it's The Tonight Show or The View or (especially) Oprah, the crowd goes crazy when the star comes out or a guest comes on. I mean, they even do it on Emeril Live, whenever he throws in garlic or hot stuff. And they applaud on Emeril's show and he has a band, which I think is bizarre too, but that's a whole other rant.

I can't even understand how people do it physically. I can't imagine any situation where I would be puckering my mouth and making this loud "woo-hoo" noise with a bunch of other people, or alone. I would think that a real, deserved "woo-hoo" is a rare thing, and should be used in very few circumstances.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, followed by new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Men In Trees.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then repeats of CSI and Shark.
• NBC has new episodes of My Name Is Earl, The Office, Scrubs, 30 Rock, and ER.
• There's a new Til Death on FOX at 8, then a repeat ep, then a new ep of The O.C.
• The CW has a repeat Smallville at 8, followed by a repeat Supernatural.
• ABC Family has Santa Claus: The Movie at 8.
• It's cookie night on Food Network: Emeril has some "Holiday Cookie Contest" winners, then you can see All Star Holiday Cookies and Winning Holiday Cookies.
• Also at 8: Bravo has that Madonna concert that aired on NBC a few weeks ago.
• At 9, HGTV has Divine Design Christmas.
• Robert Urich stars in the holiday movie Miracle on the 17th Green, on Lifetime at 9.
• Hallmark has the movie Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus at 9, followed by The Night They Saved Christmas.