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• At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
  
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7, then a new Celebrity Apprentice.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, followed by new episodes of Sit Down, Shut Up, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• TV Land has The TV Land Awards at 8.
• ESPN has the Red Sox/Yankees game at 8.
• TNT has the Trail Blazers/Rockets game at 8.
• HBO has a new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency at 8, then two new episodes of In Treatment.
• There's a new Challenge on Food Network at 8, followed by a new Iron Chef America.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Theater.
• USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
• Showtime has a new episode of The Tudors at 9, followed by a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
• GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
• G4 has a new G4 Underground at 9.
• Also at 9: MTV has a new Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, followed by new episodes of Bully Beatdown and Nitro Circus.
• At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
• At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.

Check your local TV listings for more.

It was only a matter of time. What was once the ultimate convenience for TV fans has now been labeled as an affliction. Brad Berens of iMedia, a company that analyzes the way advances in media impact people's lives, had identified the responsibility we feel when we TiVo or DVR a show or series and then don't get around to watching it in a timely fashion as "TiVo guilt."

I can't disagree. I don't know about you, but I'm always checking my DVR list to see what's stacked up that I still have to watch. It's not that I feel like I have to watch these shows -- after all I recorded them because I want to see them -- but there is a burden attached.

According to Berens, what I'm experiencing is called "opportunity costs," and my TiVo viewing has become -- believe it or not -- homework!

Thanksgiving is a time for family, right? On TV, our favorite families have been The Waltons, The Huxtables, The Simpsons. But this year a vote has been taken and another family has emerged as America's favorite. The Kardashians. Yes, believe it or not, the People's Choice web site has done a survey and the family chosen by most respondents to spend Turkey Day with are E TV's Kardashians.

Starting at 1 o'clock on Thursday, November 27, E! will broadcast a Kardashian marathon, five hours of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Yes, if you don't want to watch NFL games -- and considering the fact that we're forced to endure the horrid Detroit Lions every Thanksgiving, the 2008 winless Lions, you may want to turn away -- you can instead watch the rich, spoiled, outrageous Kardashians.

(Of course, there is an NFL connection if you count Reggie Bush, Kim's fiance, the star running back of the New Orleans Saints who's currently injured and not playing.)

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes.
• ABC has the Jimmy Kimmel Big Night of Stars special at 8, then the Emmy Awards (we'll have a live blog here starting at 6pm ET).
• NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Cowboys/Packers game.
• At 8, Food Network has a new Challenge.
• Discovery has a new Raging Nature at 8.
• At 8:30, Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by a new Entourage.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• Food Network has a new Feasting on Waves at 10.
• Also at 10: BBC America has a new Skins.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
• At 12:30am, Cartoon Network has a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then a new Amazing Race and the miniseries Comanche Moon.
• NBC has the Golden Globe Award Red Carpet Show at 7, followed by the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards Announcement Press Conference, or whatever they're calling it. It's also covered on the TV Guide Channel.
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos at 7.
• The CW has a new CW Now at 7.
• At 8 (or after football), FOX has the series premiere of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, followed by new episodes of Family Guy and American Dad.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Theater.
• ABC has a new Extreme Makeover at 9, then a new Brothers & Sisters.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 9.
• HBO has a new episode of The Wire at 9.
• Also at 9: Showtime has a new L Word.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by the Grammy Awards (featuring a Police reunion to open the show).
• ABC has a new two hour Extreme Makeover at 7, followed by new episodes of Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.
• NBC has a new, two hour Grease: You're The One That I Want at 7, then new episodes of The Apprentice and Crossing Jordan.
• There's a new Reba on The CW at 7:30.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new eps of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• PBS has a new Nature at 8, then a new Masterpiece Theater.
• TBS has Ocean's Eleven at 8.
• Also at 8: Food Network has a new Emeril Live, followed by new episodes of Iron Chef America and Challenge.
• At 9, HBO has a new Rome and then a new Extras.
• Valentine's Day is one of the worst "holidays," but Lifetime has the new movie A Valentine Carol at 9.
• At 10, Showtime has a new episode of The L Word.

Check your local TV listings for more.