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What to Watch on Thursday: Katie Couric wraps the year

Charlie Brown Christmas (8pm, ABC) - If you missed it last week, the 1965 animated classic is on again.

The Year with Katie Couric (9pm, ABC) - The prize for first year-end review of the end of the year goes to Katie Couric! Produced in conjunction with People magazine, topics range from the world's economic difficulties to the killing of Osama bin Laden to the Kardashians.

Selling Spelling Manor (9pm, HGTV) - Candy Spelling, widow of TV producer Aaron Spelling, leads of a tour of her 56,500-square-foot California mansion, which she sold this summer for $85 million (she was asking $150 million). Spelling downsized to a nice condo.  

Burn Notice (10pm, USA) - In the Season 5 finale, Michael receives his biggest CIA mission yet just as Anson's plans kick into high gear.

The Mentalist (10pm, CBS) - Jane almost drowns while investigating a fireman's murder, and he loses his memory, which reverts him back to his old con man personality.

Prime Suspect (10pm, NBC) - What's this?! An unaired "Prime Suspect"?! Yes, please! Jane investigates the death of a Jewish diamond dealer, and Matt surprises Jane with a celebration after he receives a big job.

Today's DVD giveaway won't sellout to The Man!!


Congratulations to Stephanie of West Hills, Lynn of Durham and Eric of Cary!

They all won DVDs this weekend.

There are just four DVDs left. So get in and get yours!

Today, a flashback: "The Mod Squad: Season 1, Volume 1."

It's the first 13 of 26 episodes in which we meet rich boy Pete Cochran (Michael Cole), Lincoln "Linc" Hayes (Clarence Williams III), the afro-ed guy from Watts, and flower child Julie Barnes (Peggy Lipton). The three become undercover detectives, recruited by police captain Adam Greer (Tige Andrews) to help the fuzz take down some bad guys.

Special features are Forming the Squad, Inside "The Teeth of the Barracuda:" 1968, Friends of The Mod Squad.

Eleven plus hours of good old-fashioned grooviness.

Just email me (adrienne.johnson@newsobserver.com) with the name of the NBC sitcom actress who is the daughter of Peggy Lipton in the subject line. In the body, give your name and contact information. Entries with the correct answer will be put in a random drawing to choose a winner.

We'll take emails until midnight. (Monday, Dec. 21) Check back tomorrow for the winner and a new chance to win.

"Tori & Dean" believe love will keep them together

Staff writer Sheon Ladson loves Tori Spelling. So we thought, who better to sit in on a "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" conference call.

The two were talking because the new season of the Oxygen show start tonight at 10.

Here's Sheon's report:

Reality television can be hard on a family, but Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott say they aren’t worried.

The stars of the Oxygen network show “Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood,” say, if anything, being under the constant glare of cameras is bringing them closer.

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