Sigh, not again.

Time Warner Cable is battling it out with another network, this time putting the FX channel on the line.  Alan Wolf at the .biz blog reports that the cable company is negotiating a new deal with News Corp., and if an agreement is not reached, local cable customers could miss shows like "Damages," "Nip/Tuck," and "Rescue Me."

Earlier this month, TWC had a similar stand-off with The CW, and last year, there was a contract dispute with Viacom (MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon). Get all the horrifying details at .biz.

Fans of FX's brutal biker drama "Sons of Anarchy" get their second season premiere tonight, after having suffered through last season's ender in which a club-ordered hit went horribly wrong. Part of tonight's premiere will be spent cleaning up that mess, but also tending to new business.

New business of course means new villains for the Sons of Anarchy Club. Adam Arkin is on board this season as the head of a ruthless local white separatist group, and rocker Henry Rollins plays his his enforcer.

Returning from season 1 . . .

The First 48 (9pm, A&E) - Homicide cops in Miami investigate two murders: one involving a man gunned down in broad daylight, and the other is the murder of a young man by someone on a bike. Since the chances of solving a crime are cut in half if the cops don't get a lead in the first 48 hours, the clock is ticking.

Primetime: Outsiders (10pm, ABC) - Primetime updates a 2005 story on Charles Vandergaw, who lives in the Alaskan wilderness with bears. Vandergaw is featured on the Animal Planet series "Stranger Among Bears." 

Rescue Me (10pm, FX) - The season 5 finale has everyone in a big ole mess, as usual. Perhaps most significantly, Teddy's dealing with the loss of his wife, a loss which has a strong connection to Tommy (right) and his boozy behavior. Teddy holds it together surprisingly well. For awhile. And Janet and Sheila's big plan goes awry, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. And there's always the question of who Tommy will end up with. Janet? Or Sheila or Kelly? Or just drunk and alone?

Hell's Kitchen (8pm, Fox) - The fourteen contestants have to make perfect 6-inch sausages for Drew Lachey! Who said reality television isn't glamorous?

More to Love (9pm, Fox) - Fifteen plus-size women move into the mansion and go on group dates with plus-size Luke. One woman gets a one-on-one date to Las Vegas, and three women are eliminated. 

You Are What You Eat (8pm, BBC America) - I am eating mixed nuts as I type this.

America's Got Talent (9pm, NBC) - It seems like this show has already been on forever, and tonight is the first performance episode? And there are 40 acts?! 

Warehouse 13 (9pm, SyFy) - The investigation of a stolen sculpture leads Pete and Myka (right) to discover a special place they deem worth  protecting.

Rescue Me (10pm, FX) - Maura Tierney guests as a trash-talking woman who shows up looking for a date. 

So who the heck was Ellen taunting and possibly killing in the opening of last night's season premiere? Even though she despises both Patty and Frobisher, we shouldn't jump to any conclusions. As the season unfolds, we'll see it could literally be anyone and everyone.

In last night's riveting episode, here's what we learned:

DAMAGES, JANUARY 7, 10PM on FX

The FX Emmy award-winning drama Damages is back tomorrow night, and I have to tell you something -- it's hotter than ever.

Season 2 follows the same general format as Season 1: we open on a mysteriously provocative scene and we don't get to see exactly what is going on. All we see is Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) holding a glass of scotch and a pistol, and explaining to someone why they should be terrified of her. Just who is on the other side of her menacing threat will unfold slowly throughout the season, and trust me, there are a lot of candidates.

The saga then rewinds 6 months earlier to show how all of this comes to pass, with occasional glances ahead to reveal a little more and a little more each time, till eventually it will all come together. Along the way, about a million twists and turns.