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Must See HDTV (January 23rd - 29th)

Richard Lawler
Senior News Editor
Updated ·4 min read

The new year is well underway and there's plenty to watch, including more Blu-ray discs with accompanying iPad apps like Real Steel and the season premiere of House. While we pause before the Super Bowl our normal football schedule finally comes to an end, with only the Pro Bowl available for viewing by the most diehard fans Sunday night. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.

Touch
Kiefer Sutherland is coming back to broadcast TV after a brief foray into the online realm with Touch, the story of a widower who suddenly discovers his mute 11-year old son is apparently capable of predicting the future. Whatever. We're not really pulled in by the plot, but when you combine Jack Bauer and Tim Kring, the creator of Heroes (we choose to remember it as a show that only lasted one season), we'll give it a shot. Also, our international readers should have a shot at viewing this one eventually, since the show is apparently scheduled to debut in over 100 countries starting in March -- this week's episode is a one-off special preview.
(January 25th, Fox, 9PM)

Chuck
The adventures of our favorite Buy More employee come to a close this week with a double episode of Chuck Friday night. After five seasons it's about time things got wrapped up and we'll finally see if Chuck and Sarah ride off into the sunset together, or if he ends up back on the couch playing videogames with Morgan. Check out a quick preview trailer embedded after the break, and get your Subway subs, Jefster CDs and other related memorabilia ready.
(January 27th, NBC, 8PM)

NBA
A compressed lockout-shortened schedule means all the stars are playing all the time, and that's as obvious as ever this week. 2003 draftees LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony will all share the court (pending returns from injury) Friday night on ESPN, while the Lob City Clippers are all over national broadcasts, facing the Lakers Wednesday and the Grizzlies Thursday night.







Blu-ray & Games

  • Real Steel

  • 50/50

  • Paranormal Activity 3

  • WWII in 3D

  • Manhattan

  • Annie Hall

  • Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious

Monday

  • House (winter premiere), Fox, 8PM

  • Rock Center with Brian Williams: Republican Candidates Debate (special presentation), NBC, 9PM

  • Gossip Girl, CW, 8PM

  • Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, 8PM

  • Who's Still Standing, NBC, 8PM

  • Alcatraz, Fox, 9PM

  • Being Human, Syfy, 9PM

  • WWE Raw, USA, 9PM

  • First Week In, Discovery, 9PM

  • Hart of Dixie, CW, 9PM

  • The Lying Game, ABC Family, 9PM

  • Castle, ABC, 10PM

  • Lost Girl, Syfy, 10PM

  • Grizzlies/Warriors, NBA TV, 10:30PM

Tuesday

  • State of the Union Address (special presentation), ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, 9PM

  • All Star Dealers (series premiere), Discovery, 8PM

  • 90210, CW, 8PM

  • Switched at Birth, ABC Family, 8PM

  • Jane By Design, ABC Family, 9PM

  • Remodeled, CW, 9PM

  • Justified, FX, 10PM

  • Southland, TNT, 10PM

  • White Collar, USA, 10PM

  • Flashpoint (season finale), Ion, 10PM

  • Ink Master, Spike, 10PM

Wednesday

  • Touch (special preview), Fox, 9PM

  • American Idol, Fox, 8PM

  • One Tree Hill, CW, 8PM

  • Whitney, NBC, 8PM

  • Are You There, Chelsea?, NBC, 8:30PM

  • Criminal Minds, CBS, 9PM

  • Nova, PBS, 9PM

  • Sons of Guns, Discovery, 9PM

  • CSI, CBS, 10PM

  • Royal Pains, USA, 10PM

  • Mistresses, BBCA, 10PM

  • Face Off, Syfy, 10PM

  • Clippers/Lakers, NBA TV, 10:30PM

Thursday

  • Russell Simmons presents The Ruckus (season premiere), Comedy Central, 10 & 10:30PM

  • Inside Comedy (series premiere), Showtime, 11PM

  • Celtics/Magic, TNT, 8PM

  • Grizzlies/Clippers, TNT, 10:30PM

  • American Idol, Fox, 8PM

  • 30 Rock, NBC, 8 & 9PM

  • The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 8PM

  • Wipeout, ABC, 8PM

  • Parks & Recreation, NBC, 8:30PM

  • Rob, CBS, 8:30PM

  • The Finder, Fox, 9PM

  • Impact Wrestling, Spike TV, 9PM

  • Less Than Kind, DirecTV, 9PM

  • NY Ink, TLC, 9PM

  • Call Me Fitz, DirecTV, 9:30PM

  • Up All Night, NBC, 9:30PM

  • Archer, FX, 10PM

  • The Firm, NBC, 10PM

  • Unsupervised, FX, 10:30PM

Friday

  • Chuck (series finale), NBC, 8 & 9PM

  • Spartacus: Vengeance (season premiere), Starz, 10PM

  • Shark Tank, ABC, 8PM

  • WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM

  • Knicks/Heat, ESPN, 8PM

  • Fringe, Fox, 9PM

  • The Life & Times of Tim, HBO, 9PM

  • Grimm, NBC, 9PM

  • Merlin, Syfy, 10PM

  • Portlandia, IFC, 10PM

  • The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, IFC, 10:30PM

  • Thunder/Warriors, NBA TV, 10:30PM

Saturday

  • Swamp Volcano (special presentation), Syfy, 9PM

  • John Mulaney: New In Town (special presentation), Comedy Central, 10PM

  • UFC on Fox 2, Fox, 8PM

  • US Figure Skating Championships, NBC, 9PM

  • Kings/Jazz, NBA TV, 9PM

  • The Fades, BBCA, 9PM

Sunday

  • Luck (series premiere), HBO, 9PM

  • A Smile As Big As The Moon (special presentation), ABC, 9PM

  • 2012 NFL Pro Bowl, NBC, 7PM

  • 60 Minutes, CBS, 7PM

  • Once Upon A Time, ABC, 8PM

  • The Simpsons, Fox, 8PM

  • Napoleon Dynamite, Fox, 8:30PM

  • Desperate Housewives, ABC, 9PM

  • Family Guy, Fox, 9PM

  • Shameless, Showtime, 9PM

  • American Dad, Fox, 9:30PM

  • House of Lies, Showtime, 10PM

  • CSI: Miami, CBS, 10PM

  • Pan Am, ABC, 10PM

  • Californication, Showtime, 10:30PM

  • Angry Boys, HBO, 10 & 10:30PM