TV Tonight 11th of December 2011: Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia.

TV Tonight 11th of December 2011: Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia.

The daily list in alphabetical order, of all the new episodes airing in Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia.

    60 Minutes (US) S44E14: "Season 44, Episode 14"
    After Lately S02E03: "Finding Jordan"
    Alaska State Troopers S03E04: "Spring Break Crazy"
    Alaska State Troopers S03E03: "DUI on the 4th of July"
    All-American Muslim S01E05: "Muslims Moving On"
    American Dad! S07E07: "Season’s Beatings"
    Åndenes Makt S06E11: "Bestefars hus"
    Antiques Roadshow S34E13: "Layer Marney Tower (2)"
    Austin & Ally S01E03: "Secrets & Songbooks"
    Bag of Bones S01E01: "Season 1, Episode 1"
    Bag of Bones S01E02: "Season 1, Episode 2"
    Bait Car S04E41: "LA (5)"
    Bait Car S04E42: "LA (6)"
    Beelzebub S01E46: "Super Burning Combination!"
    Ben-Tou S01E10: "Episode 10"
    Black Mirror S01E02: "15 Million Merits"
    Boardwalk Empire S02E12: "To The Lost"
    Call Me Fitz S02E13: "What the Fuck Is a Beaver Moon?"
    Call of the Wildman S01E09: "Nightmare at Poachers Pond"
    Chuck’s Day Off S04E12: "The Oyster Shuckers"
    CSI: Miami S10E11: "Crowned"
    Cupcake Wars S04E02: "Hollywood Christmas Parade"
    De Pappenheimers S10E05: "Season 10, Episode 5"
    De Pfaffs S12E02: "Season 12, Episode 2"
    Deal Or No Deal (UK) S07E90: "Episode 1770"
    Dexter S06E11: "Talk to the Hand"
    Family Guy S10E09: "Grumpy Old Man"
    Football Night in America S06E14: "Week 14"
    Have I Got a Bit More News for You S42E08: "Series 42, Episode 8"
    Hell on Wheels S01E06: "Pride, Pomp and Circumstance"
    Holmes Inspection S03E17: "Attic Deal Breaker"
    Homeland S01E11: "The Vest"
    House Hunters S48E22: "Former D.C. Pro Football Cheerleader Seeks Home"
    House Hunters International S25E25
    Hunter X Hunter Remake S01E11: "Episode 11"
    Iron Chef America S09E23: "Forgione vs. Curtin"
    IRT Deadliest Roads S02E12: "Landslide!"
    Kidou Senshi Gundam Age S01E10: "Contested Airspace"
    Kourtney and Kim Take New York S02E03: "TBA"
    Leverage S04E13: "The Girls' Night Out Job"
    Little People, Big World S07E02: "Homecoming Special"
    Lost Girl S02E12: "Masks"
    Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!! S01E11: "Episode 11"
    Mega Dens S02E09: "TBA"
    Mirai Nikki S01E10: "Episode 10"
    Misfits S03E07: "Series 3, Episode 7"
    My Fair Wedding S05E05: "Dragonfly Bride"
    NFL On FOX S18E65: "Philadelphia Eagles at Miami Dolphins"
    NFL On FOX S18E69: "Chicago Bears at Denver Broncos"
    NFL On FOX S18E64: "New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans"
    NFL On FOX S18E68: "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars"
    NFL On FOX S18E67: "Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions"
    NFL On FOX S18E66: "Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers"
    NFL On FOX S18E70: "San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals"
    Nissene over skog og hei S01E11: "Episode 11"
    Nurarihyon no Mago S02E23: "Episode 23"
    On The Case With Paula Zahn S05E06: "Twice Is No Accident"
    Once Upon a Time S01E07: "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"
    One Piece (JP) S06E11: "Episode 11"
    Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle S01E11: "Episode 11"
    Robot Chicken S05E16: "The Curious Case of the Box"
    Shake It Up S02E11: "Jingle It Up"
    Snapped S08E31: "Cynthia George"
    So Random! S01E19: "Christina Grimme"
    Something For The Weekend S06E48: "Series 6, Show 48"
    Starke Man S02E12: "Nya koalitioner"
    Strictly Come Dancing S09E23: "Series 9, Week 11 (Results)"
    Sunday Night Football S06E17: "(Flex Week) New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys"
    Társas játék S01E09: "Season 1, Episode 9"
    The Amazing Race S19E12: "Go Out and Get It Done´
    The Cleveland Show S03E07: "Die Semi-Hard"
    The Cube S04E07: "Series 4, Episode 7"
    The Good Wife S03E11: "What Went Wrong"
    The Next Iron Chef S04E07: "Super Chefs - Hamptons Beach Cookout"
    The Real Housewives Of Atlanta S04E06: "Three Wigs and a Baby"
    The Simpsons S23E09: "Holidays Of Future Passed"
    The X Factor (UK) S08E31: "Series 8 - Final (Result)"
    The Xtra Factor S08E31: "Series 8, Live Show Exta Final (Result)"
    Toriko S01E36: "Episode 36"
    Tough Love S03E11: "A Promise Worth Keeping"
    Watch What Happens: Live S05E23: "Season 5, Episode 23"
    Why Am I Still Single? S01E09: "Season 1, Episode 9"
    Под прикритие S02E04: "Season 2, Episode 4"

Celebrity Big Brother air date confirmed

Celebrity Big Brother air date confirmed

The new series will return on Thursday January 5, 2012, moving back to its traditional winter slot following a summer run for its Channel 5 debut earlier this year.

Axed X Factor star Frankie Cocozza and actress Lindsay Lohan have reportedly been offered deals for the new series.

Host Brian Dowling has admitted that he would like to see Katie Price in the Celebrity Big Brother House, while Boy George is said to have demanded £1m to appear.

Big Fat Gypsy Weddings star Paddy Doherty won the last series, which also featured Amy Childs, Kerry Katona, Tara Reid and Jedward.

Doherty is currently facing three years in jail for fighting.

E! Shoots Down Bizarre Report of Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian Baby Swap

E! Shoots Down Bizarre Report of Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian Baby Swap

The network responds to the rumors as the sisters laugh it off.

The Kardashians have been accused of doing many things in their bid to grow their success, but the latest bizarre rumor has the sisters laughing and E! calling foul.

According to MediaTakeout.com’s sources, someone at E! network pitched that Kourtney Kardashian give her expected baby to her sister, Khloe Kardashian.

"It would be perfect,” the E! Insider tells the website. “Kourtney can help Khloe, it would add an interesting new wrinkle to their family dynamic. Not to mention, it would be ratings gold."

An E! spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter the report is “completely false, and yes, ridiculous.” The sisters also laughed off the news.

“Ha! I guess there's a rumor that [Kourtney] is giving Lamar and I her baby,” Khloe tweeted. “Gosh, Kourt that's so generous of you!”

She followed that with, “Where the hell do [peeps] come up with this s--t? Like are you serious?”

Kourtney laughed it off by responding to her sister, “Its all because of you babe! I would do anything for u!”

In late-November, Kourtney announced she and boyfriend of five years, Scott Disick, are expecting baby No. 2. Their son Mason just turned two years old. Khloe married NBA player, Lamar Odom, in September 2009. The couple have said they want to have children, but I expect they're willing to keep trying for their own.

Matt Lauer courted by '60 Minutes'

Matt Lauer courted by '60 Minutes'

As we reported earlier, Ryan Seacrest is in talks to replace Matt Lauer as the host of 'Today' if he decides to leave.  At the time of publishing this article, the poll we posted stands thusly: 25% of you think Seacrest can totally deliver the hard news. 73% of you wouldn't buy him talking about wars and famine. 2% of you think it will totally work if he starts losing his hair like Lauer.

Well, you may just be learning to live with the hardest working and most spiky-haired man in show business telling you about the latest stock market crash. According to THR, "60 Minutes" is looking at Lauer for their program. CBS News chairman Jeff Fager, who produces "60 Minutes" told the site that he'd "love to have Matt Lauer at "60 Minutes."

Lauer's contract with NBC doesn't end until the end of next year and Fauer hasn't actually spoken to him about a move. Still, it would be kind of perfect. Lauer has always managed to swing perfectly between hard news and pop culture pieces. Certainly more so than his former co-host Katie Couric, who may have been a bit bubbly for the evening news.

Lauer does have other options though. At a press conference to announce former co-host Meredith Viera's retirement from the show, he talked about the possibility of reuniting with Couric for a show, saying, "Katie and I did speak about it. As it turned out, it turned into just talk and that's how we left it."

We're just going to put out this plea. Please, Matt ... please don't make us listen to Ryan Seacrest's radio surfer dude voice talking about the stock market. Please? We're begging you. We'll happily send you video of us singing "Where In the World is Matt Lauer?" if you stay.

Sherlock series 2 episode 1: A Scandal In Belgravia spoiler-free review

Sherlock series 2 episode 1: A Scandal In Belgravia spoiler-free review

“Don’t be boring” Holmes tells a witness in A Scandal in Belgravia, the first episode of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ second three-part BBC series. That seems to have been the mantra adopted by Sherlock’s creators in this massively-anticipated follow-up to series one, because boring it is not.

Clever, funny, cheeky, dark, complex, and visually imaginative yes, but boring? Not for a minute.

A Scandal in Belgravia is what happens when an already great show gets a well-deserved confidence boost. Working on series one, Moffat and Gattiss must have had the inkling that they had something special on their hands, but no idea how warmly Sherlock would be welcomed by the viewing public, or how eagerly awaited a follow-up would be.

Last time around, Sherlock was something of a punt. This time, Moffat and Gattiss have their audience, and they don't half know it. If that sounds cocky, it’s because it is, and that’s no criticism. Cockiness is so typical a Holmesian trait the character practically wrote the monograph on it, so what better approach could the show’s creators take?

Take the dramatic cliffhanger ending of series one, which had Sherlock viewers baying for more and venting their delighted frustration online. A Scandal in Belgravia provides an audacious resolution, there’s no other word for it. Bold, and more than likely to prod some viewing trolls into online fury, the sheer confidence exhibited by the move is applause-worthy. And tonight, people did applaud it, as well you might when you see it unfurl.

The fearlessness doesn’t stop there. Just look at the story choices for the three episodes of series two: first up is Irene Adler kicking things off, then the turn of The Hound of the Baskervilles, followed by the final problem of the Reichenbach Falls. The three best-known entries in Holmes’ case book, tackled head-on. Why delay the gratification, is Moffat’s argument, and amen to that.

Gratification is something of a speciality in A Scandal in Belgravia, not just thematically, but in terms of giving the audience what they want. While suspense and action are still present and correct, Sherlock knows there are plenty of other places to go for TV car chases and alleyway fistfights, but only one combining them with high camp, humour, and the sort of verbal speed and agility that makes you wish Aaron Sorkin screenplays would get a move on.

The 90 minute duration of each episode means there’s room for several swift changes in tone, which ensures the drama doesn’t outstay its welcome, the comedy never grates, and the camp is never cringeworthy. It’s a devil of a balance they’ve achieved, but achieve it they have.

To the story then. Staying spoiler-free is something of an odd task when your subject has been in the public domain since the late nineteenth century, but here goes.

Once the small matter of the swimming pool confrontation has been tidied away, things move off at a fair whack. Holmes is beset by a parade of potential clients and cases, most of whom he dismisses, the rest he solves without breaking so much as a sweat. The reason he’s in-demand? Watson’s blog, of course, which happens to be getting more hits than Sherlock’s, not that he minds of course…

Soon a more interesting case is brought to Holmes’ attention, and one involving a matter of national security. Cue the entrance of one Irene Adler, a woman in possession of some rare incriminating evidence and something even rarer: the wits to outsmart Sherlock Holmes.

The novelty of this story and of choosing Adler as counterpart is that it gives the opportunity to show Holmes being bested. We’re presented with Holmes the buffoon, Holmes the baffled, Holmes having rings run around him, temporarily at least. It’s a chance to up the comedy, and make good use of Cumberbatch’s clowning skills. If none of that sounds very attractive to you, not to worry, it’s by no means a permanent shift, but it is a strangely enjoyable one while it lasts.

One of the great things about the BBC’s Sherlock is that it’s the first adaptation to underscore quite how annoying Sherlock Holmes would be to live with. The character’s cavalier arrogance and dismissal of lesser mortals such as foreigners, women, and the constabulary of Greater London are well documented in Conan Doyle’s stories, but until now, nobody’s made it quite so clear how punch-able Holmes is. That’s where the enjoyment at seeing him temporarily flummoxed comes in.

There’s also plenty of cheekbone-y deductive goodness for Cumberbatch fans, including one fairly special appearance from a bed sheet (I’ll say no more).

Holmes’ relationships with Watson, his brother Mycroft, and Mrs Hudson are all developed pleasingly, but the most tantalising relationship in A Scandal in Belgravia is that between Holmes and the woman: Irene Adler.

Lara Pulver turns in a game performance as Irene Adler, proving a great addition to the already wonderful cast of Cumberbatch, Freeman, Gatiss and Stubbs (oh yes, and Andrew Scott of course making an appearance which is not to be his last in the series...). It’s a fairly saucy role for Pulver, and she slots in very nicely indeed.

Adler’s inclusion makes for the raunchiest episode of Sherlock to date, in which Holmes’ attitude to sex and the heart come under scrutiny. Again, if you’re afeard of seeing the great rationalist brought mawkishly to his knees by love, don’t worry, it’s nothing so gauche or simple. Everything’s much more satisfyingly difficult than that. As Mark Gatiss specifies, the episode isn’t about Sherlock Holmes in love, but Sherlock Holmes and love. There’s quite a distinction.

Story-wise, A Scandal in Belgravia isn’t as self-contained as series one’s A Study in Pink or The Blind Banker, but more akin to The Great Game for the number of plot threads running through it. Without revealing too much, it’s fair to say that there are plenty of surprises and treats in store even for those familiar with A Scandal in Bohemia, which episode 2.1 is based upon.

Any talk of Sherlock’s treats and surprises would be remiss not to mention Paul McGuigan’s creative direction, which is, if anything better exploited in this episode than in any of the previous three. The now-characteristic text on screen is still being used to good effect, but in addition are some great visual ideas executed well.

McGuigan’s camera spins, cranes, tilts the horizon, and pulls some other nifty effects tricks which I won’t spoil save to say that they’re inventive and lots of fun. What that distinctive visual style does for Sherlock is beautifully disguise the fact that a large proportion of the show is just people sat in chairs, talking. The long monologues and quick-fire explanations are illustrated by fluid camerawork and imaginative editing, cleaving once again to that mantra: “Don’t be boring”.

If I were forced at gunpoint to have to have a quibble with A Scandal in Belgravia, then it’s this: the phrase ‘camera phone’ is used repeatedly in the episode, a phrase not to my knowledge in common use since 2002. If that’s all that’s wrong with this hugely funny, clever, entertaining series, then I expect Moffat, Gatiss and co. don’t have too many sleepless nights before them.

A welcome return then, to a tremendous show firing on every cylinder. In short, fabulous stuff.

'Lost Girl' renewed for third season

'Lost Girl' renewed for third season

Lost Girl has been picked up for a third season by Canadian network Showcase.

The paranormal drama, which stars Anna Silk as seductive succubus Bo, is currently in its second year.

Each episode follows Bo as she learns to control her supernatural abilities, helps those in need and learns more about her mysterious origins.

Life Unexpected's Ksenia Solo and The Tudors actor Kris Holden-Ried also appear on the show, which airs on Syfy in the UK.

Since launching in September 2010, Lost Girl has become Showcase's highest-rated drama series, with the second season averaging close to 400,000 viewers.

Anna Silk told earlier this year that the show is always "evolving and changing".

"I don't even know what's in store for the end of the [second] season yet," she explained. "I only know what comes to me every week in the scripts, so it's exciting for me to see how it's changing as well."

The Lost Girl midseason finale airs on Sunday, December 18 on Showcase. Production on season three will begin in spring 2012.

Big Brother: Jay and Alex, Anton and Rebeckah at war

Big Brother: Jay and Alex, Anton and Rebeckah at war

Several of the Big Brother 2011 housemates have been laying into each other on Twitter over their actions in the outside world.

Runner-up Jay Mckray alleged on the social networking site this morning (December 10) that Alex Rose had reneged on her agreement to split the £30,000 she won in the house with her fellow contestants, while Rebeckah Vaughan claimed that she had contacted police after being 'threatened' by Anton Murphy in a webcast.

"Some people are so different out off bb," Mckray wrote, claiming in a later post that Rose had only shared her money with Tom O'Connell.

"Alex is a totally different person...Am trying 2 be sivel but she's not the same person a was in that house with really nasty ! Am shocked to bits ! Not disco at al. (sic)

"[Alex is] not a nice person she's a nasty person...[she is] very nasty she's callin me worse than s**t am not putting up with it like just a bit upsetting."

However, Mckray clarified that he wasn't frustrated about missing out on a portion of Rose's winnings and was happy living his life with housemate and fiancée Louise Cliffe.

"no 1 cares about the money happiness is what counts," he added.

McKray's outburst comes after Vaughan threatened to contact authorities over comments made by Murphy in a live video message on Twitter last night (December 9).

"Me and All the #twitterfambo on my twitcam said absolutely nothing about anton yet as soon as he gets on his twitcam he starts talking about me asking what I was saying," she wrote. "Go away waste man nobody on my twitter EVER talks about you. You don't exist in my world stop tweeting and talking about me your embarrassing yourself."

When Murphy allegedly threatened to punch her the next time they meet, the club hostess asked if her followers would be prepared to give statements to the police and claimed that she would consider launching a defamation lawsuit.

Murphy, meanwhile, laughed off Vaughan's warnings and spent the night retweeting messages of support from his fans.

Series 12 of Big Brother concluded in early November, with Aaron Allard-Morgan being voted the winner.