TVSquad

• At 7, Cartoon Network has a new Bakugan, followed by a new episode of The Super Hero Squad Show.
• At 8, ABC has College Football, Kansas vs. Texas.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8.
• HGTV has a new Divine Design at 8.
• Food Network has All-Star Thanksgiving at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Lifetime has the movie Personal Effects at 9.
• BBC America has a new Robin Hood at 9, then a new Graham Norton Show.
• Also at 9: Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Secret Saturdays.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• At 11, FOX has a new Wanda Sykes Show, followed by a new Sit Down, Shut Up.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and The Dave Matthews Band.
• At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new Bleach.

• At 7, ESPN has College Football, Alabama vs. Mississippi State.
• ESPN2 has College Football at 7, Auburn vs. Georgia
• At 8, ABC has College Football, Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8.
• Food Network has Thanksgiving episodes of shows starting at 8: two episodes of Good Eats and episodes of The Secret Life Of... and Unwrapped.
• Nickelodeon has a new iCarly at 8, followed by a new True Jackson, VP.
• TCM has Saboteur at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays at 9.
• BBC America has a new Robin Hood at 9, then a new Graham Norton Show.
• Also at 9: Hallmark has the movie Flower Girl.
• At 9:30, Biography Channel has a new Ghostly Adventures, followed by a new Celebrity Ghost Stories.
• At 11, FOX has a new Wanda Sykes Show, then a new Sit Down, Shut Up.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with January Jones and Black-Eyed Peas.
• At 12:30AM, Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Bleach.

• At 7, Syfy has the movie Open Graves.
• At 7:15, ESPN2 has College Football, Florida vs. Vanderbilt.
• At 7:30, Disney has a new Hannah Montana.
• At 7:45, ESPN has College Football, Florida State vs. Clemson.
• At 8, ABC has College Football, Connecticut vs. Cincinnati.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8.
• TCM has Take the Money and Run at 8.
• At 8:30, Disney has a new Jonas.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• NBC has Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers martial arts at 9.
• There's a new Suze Orman Show on CNBC at 9.
• BBC America has a new Robin Hood at 9, followed by a new Graham Norton Show.
• Also at 9: Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays.
• At 11, FOX has the series premiere of The Wanda Sykes Show, then a new Sit Down, Shut Up.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Taylor Swift.
• At 12:30AM, Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Bleach.

• At 8, ABC has a new Surviving Suburbia, followed by a new episode of The Goode Family.
• NBC has a new episode of The Chopping Block, then a new, two-hour Dateline.
• FOX has a new Don't Forget The Lyrics at 8.
• PBS has new episodes of Washington Week, NOW, and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• ESPN has coverage of The U.S. Open at 8.
• BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross at 8.
• Also at 8: Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays, then a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
• At 9, Animal Planet has a new Whale Wars.
• USA repeats the two-part NCIS that serves as the intro to the NCIS: LA cast.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher at 10.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.

• At 8, FOX has a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays at 8, then a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
• TCM has Spielberg on Spielberg at 8.
• At 9, Animal Planet has the season premiere of Whale Wars.
• History Channel has a new Patton 360 at 9.
• Travel Channel has the season premiere of Ghost Adventures at 9.
• At 10, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

• USA has an NCIS marathon all night.
• At 8, PBS has a new Washington Week, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• TNT has the Magic/Cavaliers game at 8.
• Versus has the Black Hawks/Red Wings game at 8.
• Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays at 8, followed by a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
• At 8:30, HGTV has a new Myles of Style.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
• There's a new SuperNews on Current at 10.
• Also at 10: Starz has the season finale of Head Case, then the season finale of Party Down.

• At 8, ABC has the two-hour season finale of America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by a new 20/20.
• CBS has the season finale of Ghost Whisperer at 8, then the season finales of Flashpoint and Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8, followed by the special Farrah's Story.
• FOX has the two-hour series finale of Prison Break at 8.
• The CW has the season finale of The Game at 8.
• PBS has new episodes of Washington Week, NOW, and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays at 8, followed by a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
• Also at 8: TCM has You Only Live Twice at 8, then Diamonds Are Forever.
• At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
• AMC has a new AMC Storymakers at 10.
• Current has a new SuperNews at 10.
• There's a new Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO at 10.

• TNT has Basketball Playoffs all night.
• At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, followed by new episodes of Flashpoint and Numb3rs.
• FOX has a new Prison Break at 8, then the season (series?) finale of Dollhouse.
• The CW has the season finale of Everybody Hates Chris at 8, followed by a new episode of The Game.
• PBS has new episodes of Washington Week, NOW, and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays at 8, then a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
• At 9, History Channel has a new Patton 360.
• BBC America has a new Mistresses at 9.
• National Geographic Channel has a new Dog Whisperer at 9, then a new Dogtown.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher at 10.
• STARZ has a new Head Case at 10, followed by a new Party Down.
• Also at 10: E! has a new episode of The Soup.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and 20/20.
• NBC has two new episodes of Howie Do It at 8, then a new, two-hour Dateline.
• PBS has new episodes of Washington Week, NOW, and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Secret Saturdays at 8.
• Also at 8: TCM has The Maltese Falcon.
• At 9, FOX has the season premiere of Prison Break.
• BBC America has a new Mistresses at 9.
• National Geographic Channel has a new Dog Whisperer at 9.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.

It's that time of year again, isn't it? That brief period between the humongous holidays of Halloween and Christmas that television and retail outlets have forgotten about. I talk about Thanksgiving, of course. The holiday of football games, unbuttoned pants, family arguments, and giant Snoopy balloons. It is also the time to give thanks.

Thanks for what? Well, we aren't trading chickens for a gallon of gas yet, so that's something. And, we still have television, which we can eventually trade in for chickens in order to get a gallon of gas. But, since our television shows are more important than driving in many cases, we may just start riding our bikes and eat peanut butter sandwiches instead.

With those happy thoughts, here is what I am thankful for when it comes to the flat screen idiot box.

Clone Wars, Secret Saturdays, a teenager with a super watch, and yet another Batman cartoon. These are just some of the items that were announced at the Cartoon Network upfronts this past week. A presentation, mind you, that was attended by one George Lucas.

Lucas was there to promote the CN's pickup of the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which many are expecting big things of. This series, which we told you about way back in May of last year, will continue the adventures of Obi-Wan, Anakin, and many others during the Clone Wars. According to Stuart Snyder, President and COO of Turner Animation, Clone Wars will be a game changer for the network and will be event viewing for kids as well as entire families. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be appointment television for everyone in the family", said Snyder

First of all, big props to Toon Zone for being on top of this stuff.

Cartoon Network has five new shows kicking off this year. They are:

• Re-Animated: a new series based on the original Cartoon Network movie about a young boy who has his brain replaced with that of a famous animator and begins to see the animator's creations appear in real life.
• Chowder: the story of an apprentice to a famous chef named Mung Dahl. Chowder wants to be a master chef, but he eats everything he sees. Chowder was created by C. H. Greenblatt, who previously worked on SpongeBob SquarePants and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.
• Currently untitled Santo series: Originally developed by Cartoon Network for Mexican audiences and based on the legendary Santo the Silver Masked Man, this new series will see the famed wrestler win bouts inside the ring while fighting vampires, monsters and robots outside the ring.
• The Secret Saturdays: Doc, Drew and Zak Saturday are scientists who work together to save the world from strange and inexplicable events. As part of a network of scientists, the trio battle the evil V.V. Argost and a mutant half-giant / half-spider.
• The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack: Out of all these new series, this one looks the most interesting to me. Creator Thurop Van Orman's (Powerpuff Girls, Camp Lazlo) series focuses on a young sailor named Flapjack who lives inside a whale named Bubbles and listens to tales of the sea from a pirate named Captain K'nuckles. There's a great interview with Van Orman on the Frederator blog, along with some images from the upcoming series. I'm absolutely enamored by the design of this cartoon.