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What to Watch on Sunday: 'Luck' ends and 'Mad Men' begins

NCAA Basketball (CBS) - Kentucky plays Baylor at 2 p.m. and UNC takes on Kansas at 4:30.

Once Upon A Time (8pm, ABC) - The Who's Roger Daltrey stars as the voice of the Caterpillar in tonight's "Alice in Wonderland"-themed episode. In the episode, Emma is kidnapped by a mentally unstable man with a hat obsession.

Luck (9pm, HBO) - Tonight's series finale also serves as a season finale, since HBO abruptly stopped production on the second season last week after a third horse died on the "Luck" set. In the finale, Gus (Dennis Farina) draws on past experience to deal with a present threat, and Ace (Dustin Hoffman) is floored by a surprise visitor. John Ortiz, at left, plays trainer Turo Escalante.

Mad Men (9pm, AMC) - In tonight's two-hour Season 5 premiere, Roger and Pete clash, and Joan has a run-in with a houseguest. Here's everything I can -- and can't -- tell you about tonight's premiere and a cool gallery of Season 5 photos.

The Good Wife (9pm, CBS) - Alicia is assigned to be on a blue-ribbon panel that is investigating a police shooting, but she soon begins to question the actions of the panel chairman.

Celebrity Apprentice (9pm, NBC) - The celebrities must hose a launch party for a "mocktail" drink product. We think Clay Aiken may be the project leader tonight.

Shameless (9pm, Showtime) - Fiona's Thanksgiving plans get put on the back burner when Frank tries to get Monica out of bed to help with her depression.

Eastbound & Down (10pm, HBO) - Kenny tries a new pitch while attempting to be a better man and more responsible father.

'Celebrity Apprentice' sidebar: Did Lou Ferrigno assault Penn Jillette?

In my recap of last night's "Celebrity Apprentice" episode, I explain how there was a little drama on the men's team when Clay Aiken took on Penn Jillette (right) after Clay felt Penn was unfairly criticizing the ideas of teammate Lou Ferrigno.

The real drama may have taken place off camera. 

Immediately after last night's episode aired, fans were using Twitter to tell Penn Jillette what they thought of his behavior on the show. Some fans were positive, others chastised him for being a jerk to Lou. In some of his responses to fans, Penn seems to allege that there was an altercation during filming in which he was struck by The Incredible Hulk himself.

Here are some of the tweets:

'Celebrity Apprentice': Clay Aiken takes on Penn Jillette

Finally, there was a little Clay Drama in last night's "Celebrity Apprentice."

In this photo, Clay Aiken is in the act of telling off Penn Jillette. During a brainstorming session, Penn was critical of the ideas of project manager Lou Ferrigno, and it got on Clay's last nerve. Clay went off, telling Penn he believed he was setting Lou up to fail and calling Penn's attitude "condescending." Penn listened quietly as Clay clenched his fists and exclaimed, "It's frustrating the hell out of me!"

As "Celebrity Apprentice" face-offs go, it was pretty lowkey, perhaps because Penn didn't really engage, he just sat and listened with a scary look on his face. But apparently, the men are intimidated by the Vegas magician so they were impressed that Clay stood up to him on behalf of Lou. Arsenio Hall was especially impressed, commenting that Clay was "handling his business." Lou was also grateful and commended Clay for "putting Penn in his place."

Lou also compared Penn to the devil, so ...

(Update: Penn seems to be accusing Lou of hitting him during the taping of the show.)

'Celebrity Apprentice': Trump fires two

Tonight's "Celebrity Apprentice" challenge was to come up with a presentation to promote the new Buick Verano. Or as pop singer Aubrey O'Day called it (twice! during the presentation!), the Buick Verona.

It was a car challenge and the men have Michael Andretti on their team, so of course, their team leader was Adam Carolla. Michael didn't want to be the leader and told Adam to take it. Adam's a gear-head, so he wanted it and felt he was a good choice.

The leader of the women's team was Debbie Gibson. That's right -- the Debbie Gibson! (Yeah, I'm not impressed either).

For those who like consistency in your reality television, yes, Lou Ferrigno once again felt horribly under-utilized and complained that his team doesn't appreciate everything he brings to the table. He wants everyone to know that he is capable of so much more than being The Hulk. To prove that, he pitched -- hard -- that he get to dress up like The Hulk for the Buick presentation. No thanks, Lou.

'Celebrity Apprentice': Clay Aiken is wrong 'genre' for this week's challenge?

I won't say who got fired till after the jump, but I also don't think anyone will be terribly surprised to hear that Clay Aiken survived another night on "Celebrity Apprentice" --  despite not being the right "genre of gay" to lead his group in this week's fashion challenge.

The "genre of gay" determination was made by Arsenio Hall (before you get riled up: it was a joke!!). Arsenio, it turns out, knows a lot more about women's fashion than either of his team's gay members, Clay and George Takei.

And yes, we all know that's a sterotype. Let's move on.

'Celebrity Apprentice': Lampanelli goes mid-evil on Gotti

Last night's "Celebrity Apprentice" had a Medieval (or if Victoria Gotti is writing this, "mid-evil") theme, which was befitting the epic amount of drama on display.

The teams were charged with putting on shows for Medieval Times, with the audience voting on the winner. The men, led by Penn Jillette, went with your basic flashy, corny, fast-paced, action-packed show, designed to appeal to kids and their parents. The women, led by Lisa Lampanelli, decided on a mash-up spoofing "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," "Jersey Shore," and "Celebrity Apprentice."

The "Real Housewives" show was less popular and the women had to send someone home.

Our homeboy Clay Aiken was at the center of some of the early drama, as his tambourine shaking during rehearsal spooked a horse, which threw Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider. Snider's finger snapped at the base and will require surgery to repair.

'Celebrity Apprentice': Clay Aiken, salesman extraordinaire

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

Clay Aiken made his debut on "Celebrity Apprentice" tonight, and we're happy to announce he survived his first boardroom showdown.

In fact, Clay proved himself a savvy player in the night's first challenge, which was running a sandwich shop in midtown Manhattan. The teams (men vs. women) were judged on how much money they could raise in one business day. Notice I said "raise" instead of "earn" because the only way to win these types of "Celebrity Apprentice" challenges is for the celebs to get their rich friends to come and donate thousands of dollars.

Trump says Clay Aiken is 'nasty' and 'tough' on 'Celebrity Apprentice'

Raleigh’s Clay Aiken is competing on the new season of “The Celebrity Apprentice,” which debuts tonight at 9 p.m. on NBC.

On “The Celebrity Apprentice,” figures from the entertainment industry form teams -- usually men vs. women -- and compete in business-themed tasks around New York City to prove their worthiness to host Donald Trump. The contestants compete for charity, and in many cases, for the chance to rejuvenate a stalling career.

Some of the celebrities who will compete alongside Clay this season are Lou Ferrigno, Arsenio Hall, Dee Snider, Cheryl Tiegs, Debbie Gibson, Lisa Lampenelli, Penn Jillette, Adam Carolla, Michael Andretti, and George Takei. Several reality show stars are also involved.

The first task for the stars will be running a midtown sandwich shop for a day. In a preview released by NBC (video below), Clay is shown convincing a businessman to pay $1,000 for a sandwich instead of the already generous $500 he was offering.

What to Watch on Sunday: Clay Aiken on 'Celebrity Apprentice'

Amazing Race (8pm, CBS) - The 20th season begins with eleven teams who gather in Santa Barbara, California and receive instructions to fly to Santa Barbara, Argentina.

Celebrity Apprentice (9pm, NBC) - The latest season starts tonight with none other than Raleigh's own Clay Aiken competing. Other celebrities include Arsenio Hall, Lou Ferrigno, Dee Snider, Cheryl Tiegs, Debbie Gibson, Lisa Lampenelli, Penn Jillette, Adam Carolla, Michael Andretti, and George Takei. The first task of the season has teams running a midtown sandwich shop for a day. We'll post recaps of the major action from each episode here at Happiness is a Warm TV for at least as long as Clay sticks around.

Downton Abbey (9pm, UNC-TV) - Season 2 concludes with the family gathering at Downton for Christmas and Bates on trial for the murder of Vera. Also, Matthew comes to terms with his guilt over Lavinia's death, Thomas connives to move up the ranks, and Edith reunites with a former suitor.

A Bernie Mac Tribute: 'I Ain't Scared of You' (10pm, Comedy Central) - A salute to the late Bernie Mac features footage from early performances and rembrances from family, friends and colleagues. Here's Adrienne's review.

The Walking Dead (9pm, AMC) - Rick, Glenn and Hershel find themselves trapped and facing a battle for survival against an army of foes, both dead and alive. Shane attempts to rescue Lori, but I think we can all agree it'd be best if he just left her on the road with the zombies.

Eastbound & Down (10pm, HBO) - In the Season 3 premiere, Kenny (Danny McBride) finds himself in Myrtle Beach as the closer for a minor league team, but he also has a reunion with April (Katy Mixon) for his son's first birthday in his North Carolina hometown. Read more about the third and final season of "Eastbound & Down."

Life's Too Short (10:30pm, HBO) - The premiere of a mockumentary following the life and career of actor and little person Warwick Davis, who plays a fictionalized version of himself. Created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who also appear in some of the episodes.

Clay Aiken joins 'Celebrity Apprentice' and says he respects Trump more than Cowell

We joined in on the speculation back in September that Clay Aiken would be competing on the next season of "The Celebrity Apprentice" -- and we were right! (Okay, technically, the Reality Blurred blogger was right, but we happily glommed on!)

The Raleigh native, who was a runner-up on the second season of "American Idol," was officially announced yesterday as a member of the 5th season of "The Celebrity Apprentice," which also features Arsenio Hall, Lou Ferrigno, Cheryl Tiegs, Penn Gillette, Debbie Gibson, Adam Carolla, and others.

In an interview with "Today.com," Aiken said he respects "Celebrity Apprentice" host Donald Trump more than he respected Simon Cowell, the head judge on "American Idol," because Trump's "success is real outside of TV." Ouch.

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