What to Watch…Wednesday, December 17, 2008

It’s going to be one of those days. Ugh. How do I know? Well, for starters I was awoken at 5:05am (a full 25 minutes before my normal waking hour) by the plows clearing out the snow. We didn’t have too much snow here in Boston – certainly no need for really loud plows – but it’s still snow…and I hate snow. As far as weather conditions go, there’s only one thing I hate worse than snow and that’s slush (ok that and black ice, but I didn’t know if either qualified as a weather condition so I went with slush)…and that’s what it’s looking like outside this morning.

So there was the snow, and then there was the issue of me writing a whole “What to Watch…Thursday, December 18, 2008” before I realized that it was in fact Wednesday, December 17, 2008. So yeah, my week just got a little bit longer.

It’s going to be a rough one. At least I have PUSHING DAISIES to look forward to tonight.

Here are a few shows with new eps tonight (as in Wednesday…not Thursday).

Pushing Daisies | 8pm on ABC
After Emerson turns down Vivian’s request to look into Dwight Dixon’s sudden disappearance, she turns to another P.I. team led by Magnus Olsdatter (Orlando Jones), Emerson’s bitter rival.

The New Adventures of Old Christine | 8pm on CBS
When Christine and Barb cannot get a loan to keep their gym franchise, they decide to transform their building into a spa. [GMMR: This is one of those shows that is funny but I never really watch.  Maybe when it’s not up against Pushing Daisies I will tune in.]

Private Practice | 9pm on ABC
Meg returns to Los Angeles and notices that Violet and Pete have grown closer; Kevin questions where he and Addison are headed as a couple; Cooper treats a young boy with a mysterious past.

Criminal Minds | 9pm on CBS
The team investigates a serial killer who shoots luxury car owners on Southern California’s freeways. [GMMR: Is the guy in the pic to the left…the one from ‘Dharma & Greg’…is he still on the show?]

Dirty Sexy Money | 10pm on ABC
The Darlings deal with the aftermath of the shooting at Patrick’s inauguration; Lisa and Nick discuss custody arrangements for Kiki. [GMMR: I’m two weeks behind on DSM so I don’t know if I should just read the recaps and watch tonight or try to catch up on past episodes.  Decisions, decisions.]

Life | 10pm on NBC
Crews and Reese investigate the deaths of three Russians; Crews shoots an intruder who turns out to be someone he knows; Reese falls into old habits.

Also playing…

• A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | 8pm on NBC
• Secret Millionaire | 8pm on Fox
• Gary Unmarried | 8:30pm on CBS
• Stylista | 9pm on The CW
• Biography: Kate Winslet | 9pm on Biography Channel (Had to throw this one in there as Kate Winslet is my favorite actress)
• CSI: NY | 10pm on CBS
• Top Chef | 10pm on Bravo

What TV are you looking forward to? Sound off in the comments below.