It’s Thanksgiving, Dexter Morgan! Dexter offers up a Thanksgiving episode that (barring a few pointless, sidebar-story moments with the continuing Batista/LaGuerta romance) serves up a generous helping of tension and revelations. Things start off with Dexter ruminating on how he can make Trinity disappear faster than a Thanksgiving Day turkey and hits upon a plan to invite himself to the Mitchell’s holiday dinner.  At the Mitchell residence, Dexter watches as Arthur and his teenage son argue.... Read Full Story

First, Oprah broke our hearts by announcing she was ending her show in 2011, now, she isn’t doing a “Favorite Things” episode either. How can you be so cruel, Lady O? According The Huffington Post, the popular, annual episode has been canceled for 2009. Every year Oprah would share her new favorite things, which ranged from appliances to clothing. Most items were things no one but O could ever afford but it was always fun to watch anyway. The episode was an audience favorite... Read Full Story

Here’s a quick wrap up of Monday night’s Heroes. First off, Hiro and Lydia traveled back eight weeks to see exactly how Joseph died- Samuel killed him. He was mad because Joseph had been keeping his true abilities from him. When Lydia and Hiro returned, Samuel tried to accuse Edgar of beign the killer. But Hiro stopped him and got Edgar out of there. At the end of the episode one of the carnies tried to erase Hiro’s memory but he disappeared. Meanwhile at HRG’s family... Read Full Story

Here’s a look at some of television’s prime-time holiday highlights between now and New Year’s Day: 11/26 8:00 PM Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (ABC) Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown’s house for Thanksgiving where he tries to throw together a proper feast. 11/28 8:00 PM Merry Madagascar (NBC) An animated special starring the zoo animals from the Madagascar movies. 12/1 8:00 PM A Charlie Brown Christmas (ABC) A pathetic little tree ge... Read Full Story

I now have an affinity for the Travel Channel for I have discovered a new show, Dhani Tackles the Globe.  The show features Dhani Jones of the Cincinnati Bengals (formerly the Eagles) as he traverses the globe, learning international sports while simultaneously experiencing the culture.  He’s actually pretty articulate and is pretty good on television.  Being in such good physical condition, he’s adept at adjusting to the particular sport that he’s learning.  He is self-desc... Read Full Story

Last week it was announced that Cougar Town would be temporarily halted due to a “family matter” but it looks like the Cox-Arquettes have already moved past the matter. A source close to the series told E! Online, “We were down last Friday and are on a scheduled hiatus this week. We’ll resume production on Monday.” While another source revealed that Courteney’s husband, David Arquette, is still working on an independent film, The Land of the Astronauts, whi... Read Full Story

Fox announced their official midseason schedule today which includes the kick off of “American Idol’s” ninth season Jan. 12 at 8 pm. The new schedule, which is the expected mix of premieres and returns, is actually pretty close the one first announced in May. There are only a few major changes like the new game show “Our Little Genius” which is now getting the post-”Idol” Tuesday spot and the drama “Past Life,” which was initially slated ... Read Full Story

Talk show icon Regis Philbin will be taking a leave-of-absence from his long-running ABC daytime talk show, Live with Regis and Kelly, to undergo a hip replacement surgery. The 78-year-old Philbin made the announcement Monday on his show that he’ll go under the knife on December 1st, after the show’s crew returns to New York. The show is currently broadcasting from Las Vegas this week. “I’ve been limping around here; it really is painful,” Regis said at the end o... Read Full Story

ABC received around 1,500 complaints about American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert’s “sexually-charged performance” at this year’s American Music Awards on Sunday. During the performance millions of viewers saw Lambert “simulate oral sex with a back-up dancer, plant a passionate kiss on the mouth of a male keyboard player and gesture to the audience with his middle finger during the closing act of the live music awards show.” When asked about the controversial... Read Full Story

Cable channel FX is still on the warpath for landing TV rights for popular feature films and it doesn’t get much more popular right now than the Twilight saga. FX has acquired the ad-supported TV rights to the four Twilight movies (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn) in a package deal with its studio Summit Entertainment. The package also includes summer Oscar hopeful The Hurt Locker, the Nicolas Cage dirge Knowing and the marginal action movie Push. The cable channel will start... Read Full Story