Muppets Letters to Santa (8pm, CW) - The Muppets unwittingly prevent three letters from reaching Santa Claus, so Kermit and his pals attempt to deliver the messages themselves. Guest stars include Whoopi Goldberg, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane.
Christmas in Rockefeller Center (8pm, NBC) - Al Roker and Savannah Guthrie host the 79th lighting of the Christmas tree in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center.
Ricochet (9pm, TNT) - A detective (John Corbett) gets swept up in betrayal, corruption and murder in upper-crust Savannah when he investigates a crooked judge (Gary Cole) and falls into a dangerous liason with the judge's trophy wife (Julie Benz). Based on a novel by Sandra Brown. Solid cast but Adrienne says it's pretty awful.
I Hate My Teenage Daughter (9:30pm, Fox) - The debut of a new pilot about two single moms (Jaime Pressly, Katie Finneran) who are best friends struggling to raise their spoiled, mean-girl teenage daughters. It's surprisingly bad.
Grammy Nominations Concert (10pm, CBS) - LL Cool J hosts the hour, which includes performances by Lady Gaga, Ludacris, Sugarland, Lupe Fiasco, Rihanna, Usher, the Band Perry, and Jason Aldean.
Psych (10pm, USA) - Juliet's estranged con-man father (William Shatner) tries to mend fences with his daughter. But his commitment to staying on the right side of the law is tested when a perfect con opportunity presents itself.
Hot in Cleveland (10pm, TV Land) - In the Season 3 premiere, Elka (Betty White) faces a choice of three suitors: her fiance (Buck Henry), her ex-boyfriend (Carl Reiner), and the husband she thought was dead (Don Rickles).
The Exes (10:30pm, TV Land) - A new sitcom in which two divorced men live in the same apartment building as their lawyer, who also happens to be their landlord. The lawyer/landlord forces a new roommate on them. Hilarity ensues?
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TNT Mysteries
Thu, 12/01/2011 - 11:51 — reed"Innocent" and "Ricochet" were terrible. John Corbett went over the top in acting....awful. Don 't think next week's "Hide" will be any better (I've read all three books, by the way)