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What to Watch: The final "Outlaw," the third "Good Witch"

The Good Witch's Gift (8pm, Hallmark) - The third movie in the Good Witch series, in which Cassie (Catherine Bell) and Jake (Chris Potter) plan to marry on Christmas Eve. Despite the efforts of a fledgling event planner Martha (Catherine Disher), a series of problems arises in the days leading up to the wedding, threatening to ruin the big day. Directed by Craig Pryce.

Outlaw (8pm, NBC) - Okay, Jimmy Smits fans, this is the final episode of "Outlaw."  Tonight, after a murder victim's raging father kills the murderer in Mexico, the White House enlists Garza to help extradite the father back to the United States. Meanwhile, Mereta gets entangled in a legal snafu. Hope she clears that up quickly!

America's Most Wanted (9pm, Fox) - Tonight's episode is a Child Predator Crackdown Special Edition, which is a report on sex trafficking that includes an undercover report on the trade in southeast Asia and an interview with Cambodian women's rights activist Somaly Mam. Expect this to be pretty horrifying.

America's Cutest Cat 2010 (9pm, Animal Planet) - The premiere of a new series counting down the top Web videos featuring felines (And what is better than funny cat videos? Nothing.). 

The Lost Future (9pm, Syfy) - Set in a future where judges have overtaken the remnants of civilization, a tribe struggles to survive amid mutated creatures that carry a deadly disease.

Back from Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison (10pm, Comedy Central) - A tribute to the late comic featuring interviews with Denis Leary, Jay Leno, Chris Rock, Kathy Griffin, and clips of Kinison screaming -- I mean, performing.

Saturday Night Live (11:30, NBC) - The host is Scarlett Johansson and the musical guest is Arcade Fire.

What to Watch on Saturday: Hallmark movie filmed in Wilmington

Outlaw (8pm, NBC) - A gang shooting at a school results in a student's murder and exposes widespread segregation at the school, triggering Garza's passionate attempt to end the injustice via legal action. Elsewhere, Lucinda surfaces as a prime suspect in a slaying.

America's Most Wanted (9pm, Fox) - The International Manhunt Special Edition show features members of a gang of suspected jewel-heist suspects known as the Pink Panthers, who are wanted by Interpol for robberies around the world. The total haul is estimated at more than $100 million.

Undercover: Double Life (9pm, Discovery) - A phony jewel thief infiltrates the Gambino family as part of an FBI undercover operation.

A Family Thanksgiving (9pm, Hallmark) - A new Hallmark movie (filmed in Wilmington) about a career-driven attorney (Daphne Zuniga, right, "One Tree Hill") who gets a peek at a different path her life could take after she's magically transformed into a wife and mother by a mystical stranger (Faye Dunaway). Stripped of the career that dominates her world, she learns the importance of family and has big decisions to make when she returns to her old life.

Downsized (9pm, WeTV) - The Bruces, a large blended family, are short on their rent and look for ways to come up with cash in the premiere of this reality series following a family as they try to cut their day-to-day expenses. We have a review.

The Locator (10pm, WeTV) - In the Season 5 premiere, Troy Dunn helps a woman get answers from her mother, who left her with an abusive father. Also, an adopted woman looks for her biological mother.

What to Watch on Saturday: Kanye West debuts new short film

Outlaw (8pm, NBC) - NBC was supposed to show this doomed Jimmy Smits drama last Saturday at 8pm, but locally, it aired at 3:30am instead. What's up with that, NBC-17? If things go as they should tonight, you can see Garza and his crew take on the case of an orphan who is denied an organ transplant. Elizabeth Pena guest stars.

Runaway (8pm, BET, MTV) - Kanye West debuts his 35-minute "Runaway" short film, about a Phoenix-like character who falls to earth and is rescued by Kanye. According to Spin magazine, the film has fireballs, sports cars, sheep, a Michael Jackson statue, a Scottish marching band, and Nicki Minaj narrating in a British accent. It also features nine different songs, including a track by the band Bon IverSelita Eubanks stars.

Growing the Big One (9pm, Hallmark) - A new Hallmark movie starring Shannen Doherty as a Seattle DJ who leaves the city behind to tend to her recently deceased grandfather's farm, which he was in danger of losing to the bank. In order to pay off his debt and save the farm, she decides to enter a local pumpkin-growing contest. She teams up with a neighbor (Kavan Smith) to grow the pumpkin, but wouldn't you know it, love blooms as well.

Pit Boss (10pm, Animal Planet) - In the second season finale, Shorty is hurt during a dog rescue. Also, Ronald and Shorty argue over Ronald's shifting priorities, and Seb's relationship issues escalate.

Saturday Night Live (11:30pm, NBC) - Emma Stone is the host and the musical guest is Kings of Leon.

What to Watch on Saturday: NBC moves Smits and "Outlaw" to Saturday

Outlaw (8pm, NBC) - NBC has banished Jimmy Smits to Saturday nights to finish out the last four "Outlaw" episodes. I still think here are NBC shows more deserving of getting canned ("The Chase"). Tonight, Garza puts personal differences aside when the daughter of his nemesis, Senator Sidney Vidalin, is charged with a murder that was committed by her boyfriend.

Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (8pm, Toon) - This is a live-action update of the classic cartoon and directed by Brian Levant. Daphne (Kate Melton) secures summer jobs for the Mystery Inc gang at her uncle's country club, but it's not long before the group notices unusual occurrences by the lake.

Halloween Block Party 2010 (8pm, HGTV) - A team of designers help homeowners create spooky Halloween decorations for their homes and offer tips for entertaining ideas. Included: a vampire lair and a creepy carnival.

Kill Theory (9pm, Syfy) - Ryanne Duzich stars in this horror film about seven college students who become unwilling participants in a sadistic game that requires them to kill each other or else everyone ends up dead. As the reality of their grim situation slowly sinks in, relationships between the old friends start to buckle under the weight of their fear.

Saturday Night Live (11:30pm, NBC) - Four weeks in and repeating already. Tonight is the season opener again with Amy Poehler and Katy Perry.

Austin City Limits (12midnight, UNC-TV) - Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin performs original and classic gospel songs with help from Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, and Mike Farris.

What to Watch on Friday: Tony Danza gets schooled

Medium (8pm, CBS) - Allison is concerned when Det. Scanlon starts having dreams about his dead psycho bro (who he murdered, incidentally). Frank Whaley guest stars.

Dog Whisperer (8pm, National Geographic Channel) - In the seventh season premiere, Howie Mandel seeks help handing his wife's aggressive Chihuahua.

Fatal Attractions (9pm, Animal Planet) - In tonight's season premiere, the headline-making case of Antoine Yates, a Harlem man who kept a 500-pound tiger in his 800-square-foot apartment. Also featured, a Vietnam vet who copes with his post traumatic stress by keeping a pet tiger.

Teach: Tony Danza (10pm, A&E) - If you watch nothing else tonight, watch this show. Tony Danza is trying -- really trying -- to teach a Philadelphia high school English class, but things aren't going smoothly. Tonight, half the class fails a quiz on the novel "Of Mice and Men," prompting Danza to make a decision that could have legal repercussions. Also, his top student wants to leave the class because he doesn't feel challenged. In the previews, Danza cries.

Blue Bloods (10pm, CBS) - Erin, Frank, and Danny all work together within the system to find justice when the chief suspect in a rape case is protected by diplomatic immunity.

Outlaw (10pm, NBC) - This show is on a bit of a death watch, so if you like it, watch it while you can. Tonight, Garza (Jimmy Smits) and his team expose a car manufacturer's cover-up when faulty tire rods allegedy cause accidents, but Al doubts Garza's motives for taking the case.

What to Watch on Friday: "Blue Bloods" in control

Smallville (8pm, CW) - Cat Grant (Keri Lynn Pratt) is hired by the Daily Planet to replace Lois, who has left for Egypt. When Clark saves Cat from an assassin named Deadshot (Bradley Stryker) he uncovers a plot against the Blur.

Medium (8pm, CBS) - As she probes a series of slayings, Allison begins noticing bizarre symbols materializing above folks' heads and concludes the floating figures could be a mechanism for matching people to their soul mates. Tony Hale and Lana Parrilla guest star.

Blue Bloods (10pm, CBS) - This new Tom Selleck family cop drama smoked its competitors last week in the ratings. Tonight, the Reagans weigh the pros and cons of vigilantism when a man with a police record takes action against a criminal who is terrorizing riders on a subway.

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (10pm, IFC) - A new office comedy about a hapless U.S. transplant working in London, created by and starring David Cross. In the first episode, Todd is promoted to sales rep and put in charge of the launch of a new energy drink, Thunder Muscle, which is from North Korea and contains some suspect ingredients.

Outlaw (10pm, NBC) - Garza advocates for an emotionally vacant mother who accidentally killed her baby daughter by leaving the infant in a hot car. Jay Mohr guest stars.

Teach: Tony Danza (10pm, A&E) - A new seven-part series following actor Tony Danza as he teaches sophomore English at Philadelphia's Northeast High School. He also signs up to be an assistant football coach in an attempt to bond with the players in his class. Read more about Danza's show.

What to Watch on Friday: Sela Ward joins "CSI: NY"

Medium (8pm, CBS) - Season 7 opens with Allison and daughter Bridgette sharing the same dream, which revolves around a missing homeless man. Before long, mother and daughter swap personalities, "Freaky Friday" style.

Smallville (8pm, CW) - Has it been ten seasons already? In tonight's opener, Lois saves Clark's life by removing the blue kryptonite incapacitating him. Elsewhere, Chloe hunts for Oliver while Tess finds herself in a LuthorCorp lab. Also, Jonathan returns to the farm with a message for Clark.

CSI: NY (9pm, CBS) - New cast member Sela Ward (left) is introduced in tonight's seventh season premiere, discovering the body of a young woman who was murdered somewhere in the New York crime lab building.

Good Guys (9pm, Fox) - "Good Guys" returns tonight with the second half of their first season. Dan funds and off-the-books sting operation with money he "borrowed" from Narcotics, which inadvertently finances a jailbreak that Dan and Jack must stop.

Keep reading for more premiere info, including Tom Selleck in "Blue Bloods."

What to Watch on Wednesday: Big premieres, bigger finales

Survivor: Nicaragua (8pm, CBS) - The 21st edition of this CBS reality show begins tonight with a special "old vs. young" competition, featuring former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson and three contestants from North Carolina. Be sure to check back with us after the show for a recap.

MasterChef (8pm, Fox) - The winner of the first season is announced. I have no prediction but I'm pulling for 22-year-old Whitney. The winner gets $250,000, a cookbook deal, and the title "America's Best Home Cook."

America's Got Talent (8pm, NBC) - The winner of Season 5 is revealed in a two-hour special.

Big Brother 12 (9pm, CBS) - The jury votes for the winner of the $500,000 prize in the season finale.

Dark Blue (9pm, TNT) - Two new back-to-back episodes with the 10pm episode marking the second season finale. In the finale, the gang tries to stop a terrorist smuggling dirty bomb components into the country.

Ma's Roadhouse (9pm, TruTV) - A new reality series following a Dallas man who oversees a bar, a tattoo parlor, and a motorcycle shop with plenty of input from his opinionated 71-year-old mother, who also manages his bar. Two new back-to-back episodes tonight.

Outlaw (10pm, NBC) - A new pilot starring Jimmy Smits as a Supreme Court justice who quits the court to return to private practice, traveling the country with his legal team taking on controversial cases.

Top Chef: Washington, DC (10pm, Bravo) - The winner (please don't be Angelo) is announced in tonight's finale from Singapore. The winner (please don't be Angelo) receives $125,000.

Top Chef: Just Desserts (10pm, Bravo) - This delicious "Top Chef" spinoff debuts after the D.C. finale. Check out our review.

A look at NBC's new fall shows (VIDEO)

NBC announced their new fall schedule this weekend and released some trailers for upcoming shows. As everyone knows by now, they have canceled their 20-year veteran "Law & Order," but are launching a spin-off called "Law & Order: Los Angeles" (aka LOLA). "Outlaw," a legal drama with Jimmy Smits is on Friday nights at 10pm, which isn't exactly a vote of confidence. Looking better is "Undercovers," about a husband-and-wife spy team who come out of retirement. But if it's good, that usually means NBC will cancel it (pardon my cynicism).

There's more. Check below for the schedule (not including five shows that will air mid-season - more about those here) and videos of extended trailers.

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