TV This Week: Jan. 2nd – 8th, 2011
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SUNDAY
Will you ever get a date? When will your skin clear up? Adolescence holds many mysteries; likewise the new live-action series “House of Anubis,” set at a coed English boarding school that is simply groaning with secrets. (Nickelodeon, 7 and 7:30 p.m.)
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight — but his pride is on the prowl! The special “Night of the Hunt” (above) uses super-sensitive cameras to capture otherworldly images of lady lions making their nocturnal rounds. (National Geographic, 7 and 10 p.m.)
MONDAY
The South may never rise again, but “American Experience” returns with a profile of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, one of Virginia's favorite sons and perhaps the most brilliant military mind of the Civil War era. (KOCE, 9 p.m.)
TUESDAY
She's forever your girl: Pop singer, dancer-choreographer and former “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul (below) returns to TV as mentor to a batch of aspiring terpsichoreans in the new reality competition “Live to Dance.” (CBS, 8 p.m.; also Wed.)
WEDNESDAY
Civilization is nearing its end, but don't take our word for it. Heed the “Prophets of Doom.” Three well-respected experts — none of whom would be caught dead in a tinfoil hat — share their dire predictions for humanity in this new special. (History, 9 p.m.)
THURSDAY
“Like” it or not, it seems there's no escaping “The Facebook Obsession.” The origins of that particular online social network, dramatized in a film whose name we can't quite recall just now, are documented in this new special. (CNBC, 6, 7, 9 and 10 p.m.)
FRIDAY
From Season 1 sweetheart Kelly Clarkson — the original and still the best — to reigning champ Lee DeWyze, the new special “American Idol: Welcome Home” checks in with all nine previous winners of the soon-to-return vocal talent competition. (Fox, 9 p.m.)
SATURDAY
The darker side of connecting with strangers over the Internet is revealed in the new ripped-from-the-headlines docudrama “The Craigslist Killer.” Jake McDorman, Billy Baldwin, Agnes Bruckner and Leela Savasta star. (Lifetime, 9 p.m.; also Mon.)
Photo credits: "Live to Dance": Miranda Penn Turin / CBS; "Night of the Hunt": Martin Dohrn / National Geographic
I'm looking forward to Friday and the American Idol Welcome Home special.
I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH KELLY CLARKSON! What an incredible talent that show discovered in Kelly.
Posted by: jaysem | December 31, 2010 at 10:37 AM