Tonight’s Premiere Week Spotlight…Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Hope you’re not too exhausted after last night because we’re back at it tonight.  More new shows and returning favorites will be hitting the air this evening.

I’m going to skip the chit chat and get right to it.

Here are some of the highlights from tonight’s TV schedule.  Let us know what you’ll be watcing LIVE, DVRing or skipping all together.  If your favorites didn’t make it into the lineup, leave a comment and let us know.

Glee | 8pm on Fox | Season Premiere
“Audition”
Season 2 begins with more budget cuts looming and the glee kids reeling from their loss at Regionals. There are new members to recruit, including Sunshine Corazon (Charice) and Sam (Chord Overstreet), but Rachel and Finn don’t see eye to eye on them. Meanwhile, McKinley High has a new football coach, Shannon Beiste (Dot Marie Jones), who immediately shows herself to be a threat to both the glee club and the Cheerios. [GMMR: So happy to have GLEE back. How I’ve missed the McKinley High kids. Fantastic musical numbers tonight including a killer showdown between Lea Michele and guest star Charice.  Want more about tonight’s episode? Check out our GLEE Season Premiere: You Ask, I Answer (spoiler alert)]

Dancing with the Stars | 8pm on ABC
“Elimination Night”
The first results show of the season with performances by Santana, Daughtry and India.Arie and an elimination. [GMMR: Did you all watching last night? Any early favorites?  Any Kate Gosselin’esque grenades that I should check out? I don’t want to watch, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at least a little intrigued.]

The Biggest Loser | 8pm on NBC | Season Premiere
“Pay it Forward”
In the Season 10 premiere, Bob and Jillian lead community-wide fitness challenges in seven cities as part of the season’s “Pay It Forward” theme. During the tests, three contestants from each city compete to win a spot on the ranch.

One Tree Hill | 8pm on The CW
“I Can’t See You but I Know You’re There”
Clay and Quinn fight for survival after being shot; Julian tries to preoccupy Jamie; Brooke’s legal troubles mount.[GMMR: ONE TREE HILL: Creator Mark Schwahn Spills on Haley’s Pregnancy, Brooke’s Wedding and What He’ll Do Differently in Season 8]

Raising Hope | 9pm on Fox | Series Premiere
“Pilot”
A 23-year-old man must enlist his family to help him raise a baby that is the result of a one-night stand with a wanted felon. [GMMR: As I talked about in the last TV Talk Podcast, I thought that ‘Raising Hope’ was one of the best new comedies of this Fall season.  My gut is telling me it won’t be long for the TV schedule though. Hopefully I’m wrong. It’s worth checking out tonight. Let me know what you think after watching.]

NCIS | 8pm on CBS | Season Premiere
“Spider and the Fly”
In the eighth-season opener, the Reynosa cartel tries to hurt Gibbs by going after those he loves, and Gibbs must take extreme steps to protect them from harm.

Life Unexpected | 9pm on The CW 
“Parents Unemployed”
Lux must improve her grades or be expelled from school; Cate begins looking for her next job; Baze interviews for a position at his father’s firm.

Warehouse 13 | 9pm on Syfy  | Season Finale
“Reset”
The team chases after an artifact that is more dangerous than they originally thought; Pete’s feelings for Kelly are put to the test; Claudia talks to Artie about her future, in the second-season finale. [GMMR: Stay tuned to GMMR for more on tonight’s W13 season premiere.  Sarah got the scoop from star Eddie McClintock.]

NCIS: Los Angeles | 9pm on CBS | Season Premiere
“Human Traffic”;  “Black Widow”
In the second-season opener, an agent vanishes while on an assignment, and the team, along with new liaison Marty Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen), works with the LAPD in a case involving human trafficking in order to find the agent. An agent is killed by a secret hit squad, and the team works quickly before another agent is murdered.

Running Wilde | 9:30pm on Fox | Series Premiere
“Pilot”
The series premiere of a comedy about a wealthy playboy, Steve (Will Arnett), who tries to woo his childhood sweetheart, Emmy (Keri Russell), now a single mom and a devoted humanitarian. In the opener, Emmy tries to get Steve to support her latest cause when she attends a party held in his honor. [GMMR: Despite my love for all things Gob Bluth and Felicity, I really didn’t dig this show at all. It wasn’t funny enough to grab my attention…and I watched it twice.  As always, to each their own. If you watch and it makes you laugh, that’s all that matters.]

Parenthood | 10pm on NBC
“No Good Deed”
Adam offers Sarah an internship; Kristina tries to help Suze Lessing by baby-sitting Noel; Crosby and Jasmine try to decide where Jabbar should live when Jasmine takes a new job.

Detroit 1-8-7 | 10pm on ABC | Series Premiere
“Pilot”
The drama about Detroit homicide detectives opens with the veteran Fitch (Michael Imperioli) and his new partner Washington(Jon Michael Hill) investigating a double homicide at a pharmacy. Meanwhile, an attorney’s murder is probed by impending retiree Longford (James McDaniel) and Mahajan (Shaun Majumder), the Americanized son of Indian immigrants. [GMMR: There’s always an audience for these cop shows but for the most part they just aren’t my cup of tea. If you’re planning on watching let us know. ]

Sons of Anarchy | 10pm on FOX
“Caregiven”
The club exploits its porn connections to entertain Henry Lin’s clients, which doesn’t sit well with one member.

Tuesday’s are the easiest night of the week for me. I’ll be watching GLEE, LIFE UNEXPECTED and PARENTHOOD live. 

What does YOUR TV lineup look like tonight?