Sunday, November 18, 2012

TV Tonight - ABC Airs 'The American Music Awards'; 'Oprah's Favorite Things' & 'Sister Wives' Return; & More!

        Sunday, November 18 - TV Tonight includes the season premieres of Animal Planet's Rattlesnake Republic; the series premiere of OWN's Married to the Army: Alaska; the season finale of VH1's Rehab with Dr. Drew; Discovery and History air specials about Hurricane Sandy; and much more!

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7:00

AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (ABC)
  • Six former winners compete for $100,000; videos include a dog who howls with a toilet paper roll in his mouth, a 14-month-old boy who has been hiding his father's credit cards, a boy who scares his younger brother with a mask.

NFL FOOTBALL (CBS)
  • Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots or San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos.

FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA (NBC)
  • Bob Costas and others recap the day's NFL highlights.

BOB'S BURGERS (FOX) - FOOD TRUCKIN' (REPEAT EPISODE)
  • Bob is talked into buying a food truck; the kids cause trouble at a food festival.
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7:30

60 MINUTES (CBS)
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement's three-year investigation into the largest drug trafficking cartel ever seen; morality in infants; college football programs.

THE CLEVELAND SHOW (FOX) - A GENERAL THANKSGIVING EPISODE
  • Holt uses Rallo to pick up women; Cleveland opens a pub at the airport; Holt and his father must help drunken Cleveland land the plane he is flying.
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8:00

THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (ABC)
  • Musical acts are honored at the annual ceremony; scheduled performers include Carrie Underwood, P!nk, Pitbull, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Linkin Park, Christina Aguilera, Ke$ha, No Doubt and Usher.

THE SIMPSONS (FOX) - PENNY-WISEGUYS
  • Homer learns his bowling buddy does accounting for the mob; Lisa starts eating insects after she passes out while playing her saxophone.

RATTLESNAKE REPUBLIC (ANIMAL PLANET) - DIAMONDBACKS ARE FOREVER (SEASON PREMIERE)
  • Hunting season begins; a battle of egos erupts after the Texas Snake Man is hospitalized with a severe snakebite.

MYTHBUSTERS (DISCOVERY) - FOOD FABLES
  • Celebrity chef Alton Brown helps the team discover if it can cook lasagna in a dishwasher or a meal beneath the hood of a car.

CUPCAKE WARS (FOOD) - THE KING OF CUPCAKES
  • Four cupcake makers fight for the chance to serve their cupcakes at an exclusive party in Memphis celebrating The King, Elvis Presley.

OPRAH'S FAVORITE THINGS: 2012 (OWN)
  • Military wives are awarded; Oprah reveals her must-haves for the holiday season.

REHAB WITH DR. DREW (VH1) (SEASON FINALE)
  • Dr. Drew takes control when Jasmen and Michael gang up on Deanna.
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8:30

THE AMAZING RACE (CBS) - WE WAR ROBBED
  • As the game heats up in Moscow, Abba and James try to recover a lost passport; an injury could stop one team from finishing a challenge.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (NBC) - BALTIMORE RAVENS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
  • A fierce rivalry is renewed when Joe Flacco and the Ravens take on Mike Tomlin's Steelers in a critical AFC North matchup. From Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.

BOB'S BURGERS (FOX) - AN INDECENT THANKSGIVING PROPOSAL
  • Bob wants to make Thanksgiving memorable, but Mr. Fischoeder needs to use Bob and his family to stage a dinner to make his ex jealous.
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9:00

FAMILY GUY (FOX) - JOE'S REVENGE
  • When the criminal who put Joe in the wheelchair becomes a fugitive, Quagmire, Joe and Peter try to hunt him down.

THE WALKING DEAD (AMC) - HOUNDED
  • Michonne makes a decision about Woodbury; Glenn and Maggie go on a run; Rick struggles.

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA (BRAVO) - CALL ME MISS USA
  • Kenya gets invited to a high-class charity event; NeNe and Cynthia explore New York City; Kim considers moving back to her old home.

CURIOSITY: MEGASTORM (DISCOVERY)
  • First hand accounts help uncover the distinct phenomena that came together to create Hurricane Sandy.

THE NEXT IRON CHEF: REDEMPTION (FOOD) - SIMPLICITY
  • Original Farmers Market in Los Angeles; photographer Todd Selby captures each chef's personality in a single snapshot; the chefs must use these photos as inspiration for putting one of their opponents' personalities on a plate.

BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO) - A MAN, A PLAN...
  • Nucky tries to keep Jess Smith quiet and neutralize Gyp's alliance with Joe Masseria; Margaret considers an alternate future; Van Alden's side business backfires; Gyp's shipment is short; Chalky sees an opportunity.

SUPERSTORM 2012: HELL AND HIGH WATER (HISTORY)
  • Investigation of what happened when Hurricane Sandy hit provides clues to more deadly storms in the future.

HOLIDAY SPIN (LIFETIME)
  • The owner of a failing dance studio pins his hopes for survival on winning an annual contest. Meanwhile, his estranged son takes an interest in a dance prodigy.

SNAPPED (OXYGEN) - JENNIFER WOMAC
  • A father is shot down on his doorstep, and police find his killer too close to home for comfort.

DEXTER (SHOWTIME) - ARGENTINA

SISTER WIVES (TLC) - POLYGAMIST DEBT THREAT
  • Desperate to get their family back together, the Browns put money down to hold land in order to build homes altogether; the bad credit of one wife could hold back the entire family.
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9:30

THE GOOD WIFE (CBS) - HERE COMES THE JUDGE
  • Will thinks a judge is biased against his client; Grace is affected by a classmate's death and falls for a questionable guy; Zach tries to help Peter's campaign; Kalinda is suspicious of Nick.

AMERICAN DAD (FOX) - AMERICAN STEPDAD
  • When Stan invites his recently widowed mother to move in, she and Roger fall in love and wed; Steve and his friends find a lost movie script.
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10:00

FINDING BIGFOOT (ANIMAL PLANET) - MOTHER BIGFOOT
  • The team heads to a Vermont apple orchard to investigate a photograph of an alleged Bigfoot carrying a baby.

BREAKING MAGIC (DISCOVERY) - DANGER DROP
  • Wayne demonstrates his Midas touch; Billy reads Londoner's minds using science; Ben creates snow from water; James performs "The Danger Drop.''

ICE LOVES COCO (E!) - BABY GOT LAUGHS
  • Ice worries his persona is not family friendly for an event; Coco shoots a calendar with Spartacus and Maximus.

ALL-STAR FAMILY COOK-OFF (FOOD) 
  • Four of Food Network's celebrity chefs, Anne Burrell, Alex Guarnaschelli, Robert Irvine and Geoffrey Zakarian, battle it out to win money for their favorite charity; these chefs are paired with one of their family members.

TREME (HBO) - POOR MAN'S PARADISE
  • Janette is attacked by crawfish ravioli; Terry survives an assault; LaDonna learns the meaning of the threatening gestures.

HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION (HGTV) - NEW COAST, NEW HOUSE, NEW KITCHEN
  • A couple wants to relocate from New York City to Los Angeles.

MARRIED TO THE ARMY: ALASKA (OWN) - THE HOOTERS COMMENT WAS OFFENSIVE (SERIES PREMIERE)
  • Yolanda tries to promote sisterhood among the battalion wives; arguing over Army wife etiquette; Sara's housewarming takes a troubling turn.

HOMELAND (SHOWTIME) - I'LL FLY AWAY

BREAKING AMISH: THE SHUNNING TRUTH (TLC) - PART 2
  • During a reunion special, the cast addresses the rumors and allegations that have surfaced.
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10:30

THE MENTALIST (CBS) - RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET
  • Brett Stiles (Malcolm McDowell) helps Jane orchestrate a plan to break Lorelei out of prison in hope that she will lead them to Red John.

BREAKING MAGIC (DISCOVERY) - VORTEX CANNON
  • Ben performs a secret agent trick; Billy shifts gravity in Warsaw; Wayne makes a newspaper spontaneously combust; James uses superpowers to knock over a wall.

NICKI MINAJ: MY TRUTH (E!) - PART THREE
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11:00

TALKING DEAD (AMC) 
  • Joel Madden and Sarah Silverman discuss "Hounded.''

OUTBACK HUNTERS (HISTORY) - NEVER STRAND A MATE
  • Franz Ranacher search for a dominant bull crocodile; Paul Henwood searches for a legendary crocodile; Mick Burbidge leads an aerial assault against a bull; Nigel Palmer and his son Alec travel to an area teaming with freshwater crocodiles.
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11:30

COMIC BOOK MEN (AMC) - THE RUNNING DEAD
  • Mike and Ming participate in a 5K zombie run for Kevin's charity; Walt buys an unusual item.
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