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What to Watch on Thursday: New Syfy series and Charlie Brown's New Year

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (8pm, ABC) - In this 1986 special, Charlie Brown rings in the new year at a party with Tolstoy's "War and Peace" and ends up missing the evening's big surprise. Also features "She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown," a short in which Snoopy helps Peppermint Patty train for her first ice-skating competition.

Three Inches (9pm, Syfy) - The two-hour pilot of a new Syfy series about a man who is struck by lightning and discovers he can use his mind to move any object three inches. It's a sitcom. A sitcom with a two-hour pilot. But it stars James Marsters (Spike on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") and a whole host of other pretty recognizable sci-fi actors. It sounds promising but Syfy hasn't even listed it on their website yet, so their lack of support isn't encouraging.

NY Ink (9pm, TLC) - In the Season 2 premiere, Ami's tattoo shop has become a hit, but the success also comes with more problems.

Hook, Line, and Sisters (10pm, TLC) -  A commercial fishing family in Alaska is the focus of this new reality series (no, it's not about Todd Palin). The series begins with Dean and Susan Anderson and their two daughters as they prepare for salmon season.

What to Watch on Monday: 'Fear Factor' returns grosser than ever

Fear Factor (8pm, NBC) - In a desperate attempt to recapture the tiniest bit of an era when they weren't perpetually in last place, NBC has resurrected their roach-eating reality show of dares. They've even brought back the original "Fear Factor" host, an inked-up Joe Rogan (right). Two new back-to-back episodes tonight. In the first, contestants must eat five scorpions, get strapped to the front of a cement mixer, and hop onto the back of a truck that is heading toward an explosive collision with a barrier.

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (8pm, ABC) - Linus and Lucy's little brother ReRun spends the holidays hanging with Snoopy and his brother Spike. Not the best Peanuts cartoon, but still about a hundred times better than "Fear Factor."

Stephen King's Bag of Bones (9pm, A&E) - The conclusion of the two-part movie about a novelist (Pierce Brosnan) grieving the loss of his wife. The man spends time at a lakeside home where he befriends a widow and her daughter and is visited by the ghost of a blues singer. If you missed the first part last night, it repeats tonight at 7.

The Closer (9pm, TNT) - A man is murdered while under FBI surveillance, stirring up friction between the federal agents and the LAPD. Meanwhile, Brenda's parents arrive for the holidays with some surprising news.

Enlightened (9:30pm, HBO) - In the first season finale, Amy finally persuades Levi to seek treatment after a breakdown in the middle of the night. At work, Amy defies Dougie to make a presentation to Damon's group, no matter the outcome, and she finds an unlikely ally to change the environment at Abaddonn.

Rock Center with Brian Williams (10pm, NBC) - Correspondent Chelsea Clinton makes her TV correspondent debut tonight with a profile of the founder of a mentoring program for school children in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Hawaii Five-0 (10pm, CBS) - Teens discover a body in an abandoned World War II bunker, and Chin Ho and Malia get married.

What to Watch on Wednesday: Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (8pm, ABC) - Charlie Brown, a born partier, rings in 1986 with Tolstoy's "War and Peace."

True Blood (8pm, HBO) - The season 1 marathon continues with three more episodes. 

Steven Seagal Lawman (10pm, A&E) -  The Lawman responds to a suspicious person call and sends his team to search yards. Later, he searches in the dark for two suspects on the run. 

The Imploders (10pm, TLC) - A new show about an Idaho-based family of demolition experts who travels the country imploding dilapidated buildings. Tonight, the Kelly family goes to Phoenix to implode a 10-story tower built in 1972. 

What to Watch on Saturday: Kids, meet Snoopy

There's not much on tonight, so it's an excellent time to introduce your Spongebob-Bratz-Pokemon-loving kids to the classic treasures of Charles Schulz and the Peanut gang.

ABC Family has two feature-length Peanuts films tonight, and both of them deserve permanent residence on your DVR.

A Boy Named Charlie Brown (7pm, ABC Family) - Made in 1969, this is the first feature-length Peanuts film. Some of the classic vignettes include Charlie flying (and crashing) his kite, Lucy giving Charlie psychiatry advice, Linus going through blanket withdrawals, Charlie attempting to kick a football, and Snoopy fighting the Red Baron.

Snoopy, Come Home (9pm, ABC Family) -  Another feature-length cartoon but this one very Snoopy-centric. Snoopy has troubles at the beach, fights Linus for his blanket, and finally, sets off on a cross-country journey to find the hospitalized little girl who was his former owner.

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