At 8, ABC has a new Show Me The Money, followed by new episodes of Day Break and Primetime. - CBS has two new episodes of The King of Queens at 8, then repeats of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY.
- NBC has two new episodes of The Biggest Loser at 8, then a new Medium.
- FOX has two repeat episodes of Bones starting at 8.
- America's Next Top Model is new on The CW at 8. It's followed by a new One Tree Hill.
- ABC Family has Twice Upon A Christmas at 8, while AMC has Miracle on 34th Street all night.
- Cartoon Network has a new Pokemon: Battle Frontier at 8.
- At 9, Food Network has a new Challenge, featuring teams trying to build the best holiday cakes.
- There's a new Mythbusters at 9 on Discovery.
- HGTV has the annual special White House Christmas at 9.
- The Travel Channel has a new Professional Poker Tour at 9.
- At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef.
- Food Network has a new "Cookies" ep of Ham on the Street at 10.
- Also at 10: HBO has a new Inside The NFL.
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What's on tonight: King of Queens, Day Break, Medium, Xmas Cookies
No Charlie Brown or Kermit in Thanksgiving Parade
What a load of crap. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a tribute to helium, lip syncing, egregious product placement, and in a small way, Thanksgiving. However, don't expect to see either Kermit the Frog or Charlie the Brown floating high above with all the other balloons. Instead, they'll be replaced by Flying Ace Snoopy, Pickachu and the Energizer Bunny. Okay, I'll accept one Peanuts character replacing another, but c'mon, getting rid of an icon like Kermit the Frog for some lame incoherent cartoon character or a product mascot? If I hadn't accepted long ago that this annual parade is essentially a slow moving advertisement, I'd be much more bothered than I am right now.
Oh yeah, and if you're concerned about another balloon-related accident like the one that occurred last year, extra precautions have been taken, including wind instruments along the route to help avoid such occurrences. Now the only thing they'll have to worry about is a bolt of lightening striking the Snoopy balloon and causing it to come to life a la Frankenstein's monster, resulting in utter mayhem as he flies his doghouse over Broadway, launching sidewinder missiles at the SpongeBob balloon. When you think about it, that's really what Thanksgiving is all about ... in my head.
China bans The Simpsons (and others) from primetime
In an effort to promote Chinese animators, the government has barred foreign animation from television between five and eight p.m. Shows that currently hold those time slots include The Simpsons, Mickey Mouse, and Pokemon. Animation is very hot in China right now, especially Japanese animation. According to this article, China has been trying to beef up its animation studios but so far they've produced bland storylines that hasn't matched the mass market appeal of characters like Bart Simpson and Mickey Mouse.Other changes on Chinese-run television include requirements that hosts dress more conservatively and use English sparingly, limited foreign programming, and no scary movies during primetime.
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