Sunday, December 9, 2012

TV Tonight - 'The Amazing Race' Closes Its Season; Oprah Interviews Shonda Rhimes & Kerry Washington; & More!

        Sunday, December 9 - TV Tonight includes the season finale of CBS' The Amazing Race; the series premieres of History's Bamazon and TLC's Sin City Rules; the season premiere's of History's Ax Men and Animal Planet's Gator Boys; Showtime's Homeland takes the title for riskiest episode title; and much more!

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7:00

AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (ABC)
  • A family finds the missing remote control in a wrapped Christmas gift; kids get excited when they realize they're on their way to the beach; a snake loose in a living room.

60 MINUTES (CBS)
  • Individuals confessing to crimes they did not commit; poachers sell endangered turtles and tortoises for large sums of money; actor Hugh Jackman discusses his childhood, his family and his latest role in "Les Misérables.''

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

NFL FOOTBALL (FOX) - REGIONAL COVERAGE
  • New Orleans Saints at New York Giants or Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks.
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7:30

THE OT (FOX)
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8:00

DISNEY'S PREP & LANDING (ABC)
  • An elite unit of elves, Prep & Landing, ensures that homes around the world are properly prepared to be visited by Santa Claus each Christmas Eve.

THE AMAZING RACE (CBS) - TAKE DOWN THAT MILLION (2-HOUR SEASON FINALE)
  • The final four teams race through France with the $1 million prize in mind; contestants face a terrifying roadblock inspired by Houdini.

THE SIMPSONS (FOX) - THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD COOL
  • Homer befriends his hip new neighbors from Portland, Ore., but Marge disapproves of their parenting methods, and Bart finds their son pretentious.

RATTLESNAKE REPUBLIC (ANIMAL PLANET) - THE THIRD WHEELS
  • Things get dicey when each team of rattlesnake hunters gets an uninvited guest.

LEANN RIMES (E!)
  • An exclusive interview of LeAnn Rimes.

SUGAR DOME (FOOD) - ROCK STAR CONCERT 
  • Pyrotechnics expert join forces to create food art that screams Rock and Roll.

10 ON TOP MOST STYLIN STARS OF THE YEAR (MTV)
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8:30

PREP & LANDING: NAUGHTY VS. NICE (ABC)
  • Lanny and Wayne race to recover classified North Pole technology that falls into the hands of a naughty kid.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (NBC) - DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS
  • Aaron Rodgers and the Packers host their NFC North Division rivals when they take on Calvin Johnson and the Lions. From Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.

BOB'S BURGERS (FOX) - THE UNBEARABLE LIKE-LIKENESS OF GENE
  • The family thinks Gene's new girlfriend is annoying and talks him into dumping her, but he reconsiders when he learns her father could possibly help his music career.
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9:00

CHRISTMAS WITH HOLLY (ABC)
  • The owner of a toy store falls in love with a man who cares for his orphaned niece.

FAMILY GUY (FOX) - FRIENDS WITHOUT BENEFITS
  • When Meg learns her crush is gay and interested in Chris, she uses her brother to get closer to him.

GATOR BOYS: XTRA BITES (ANIMAL PLANET) - ALLIGATOR RAMPAGE (SEASON PREMIERE)
  • Paul and Jimmy argue over Jimmy's goal to expand the Gator Boys Rescue Operation; Paul tries to keep the Gator Boys from falling apart.

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA (BRAVO) - HOLD ON TO YOUR WEAVES
  • Cynthia and Peter decide to fill Kim and Kroy's place with Porsha and her husband, Kordell Stewart; in Anguilla, Kenya's flirting causes tension.

CURIOSITY: VOLCANO TIME BOMB (DISCOVERY)
  • Using CGI and the latest technologies help experts learn more about volcanoes and may help predict the next eruption.

THE NEXT IRON CHEF: REDEMPTION (FOOD) - FUSION
  • The chefs are asked to fuse unusual ingredients into something new.

AX MEN (HISTORY) - ALL OR NOTHING
  • Shelby Stanga searches for a million-dollar payday; S&S Aqua Logging gets a new captain; Rygaard Logging returns with a surprising new addition; the rowdy boys of Papac Alaska begin another season.

ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS EVE (LIFETIME)
  • The scheduling of a Christmas Eve bash jeopardizes a party planner's vacation.

OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER (OWN) - KERRY WASHINGTON; SHONDA RHIMES
  • On the set of ABC's "Scandal,'' Oprah interviews actress Kerry Washington and creator Shonda Rhimes.

SNAPPED (OXYGEN) - MARY BETH HARSHBARGER
  • A wife shoots her husband during a family hunting trip and authorities question whether it was an accident.

DEXTER (SHOWTIME) - DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

SISTER WIVES (TLC) - POLYGAMIST CULTS
  • The dark side of polygamy is uncovered when the Brown teenagers volunteer for an organization that helps people escape from abusive polygamist families.
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9:30

AMERICAN DAD (FOX) - ADVENTURES IN HAYLEY-SITTING
  • When Steve's baby sitter is unavailable, Stan and Francine decide to leave him with Hayley; Steve sneaks out to a party to prove he's not a goody-goody.
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10:00

THE MENTALIST (CBS) - PANAMA RED
  • A young botanist's death leads the team into the world of medical marijuana; Cho's work brings him back in contact with Summer.

FINDING BIGFOOT (ANIMAL PLANET) - DANCES WITH BIGFOOT
  • The team enlists the help of an Apache Indian tribe after it travels to Arizona to investigate Bigfoot sightings in the Mogollon Rim.

SHAHS OF SUNSET (BRAVO) - THE PERSIAN NOSE BUSINESS
  • MJ talks with a therapist about her issues with her mom and realizes there are more than she'd thought; Mike faces obstacles in his relationship; Asa an GG's resentments come to a head.

RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE (FOOD) - HOLIDAY: IMPOSSIBLE
  • Restoring a boys and girls club in Joplin, Mo after a deadly tornado destroyed the original club.

HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION (HGTV) - DESIGNING A SPACE TO ENTERTAIN IN
  • A couple wants to merge their styles and create a room for entertaining.

BAMAZON (HISTORY) - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (SERIES PREMIERE)
  • A group of unemployed Alabama construction workers arrives in Guyana with hope of finding millions of dollars in gold and immediately learns that the 24-ton excavator capable of unearthing the fortune is stuck in the Amazon jungle.

HOMELAND (SHOWTIME) - THE MOTHERF---ER WITH A TURBAN

SIN CITY RULES (TLC) - WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS (SERIES PREMIERE)
  • Personal accusations create a rift in a circle of powerful women.
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11:00

BE THE BOSS (A&E) - THE MELTING POT
  • A restaurant manager and a former butler milk cows, make cheese, and devise menu selections in an attempt to win a fondue franchise.

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE (BRAVO)

OUTBACK HUNTERS (HISTORY) - THE LONG ROAD
  • Paul Henwood and his team travel to the far end of the territory; Nigel Palmer's son struggles to master the proper technique for throwing the harpoon; Karl Goodhand is hired to rid a local ranch of an infestation of feral pigs.
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