• THE WATCH LIST: TV This Week

    By Emily Foster • Feb 11, 2012 at 10:00 AM

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    Grab a cup of coffee and let’s talk TV this week! There’s a lot to look forward to.

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    This Sunday, February 12 check out a new episode of  ‘Mob Wives’ on VH1 when things get tense when Renee breaks into Junior’s phone. Then check out everyone’s favorite drama ‘Downton Abbey’ when Spanish Influenza hits the estate. Then at 10pm check out the premiere of Kevin Smith’s ‘Comic Book Men’ on AMC about a bunch of dorky dudes that work at his comic book store and geek out. In this premiere episode Walt challenges the staff to a flea market sales competition.

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    On Monday, February 13th we’re in store for a great new episode of ‘Gossip Girl’ when Blair decides to play cupid for someone important to her. Then at 9pm check out ‘Lying Game.’ Sutton encourages Ethan to bond with his estranged father, while Emma works to prove his innocence. And finally at 10pm, we have the second episode of ‘Smash’. It’s callbacks time and Ivy and Karen work to please the director as they pursue their dream role, Julia and Frank struggle with the adoption process, & Eileen works to finance the musical.

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    Ahhh, Valentines Day. Don’t feel bad that you are sitting on the couch watching funny shows! You should celebrate this! So grab a glass of your favorite pinot and check out the season 3 premiere of ‘Cougar Town’. Follow that up with your girl crush Zooey’s show ‘New Girl’. Jess talks Schmidt into being her wingman as she tries to have a casual fling with a handsome stranger (Ryan Kwanten). And then cap the evening off with the Season 2 finale of ‘Teen Mom 2’. Had you spent your valentines day a different way, that could have been you! Corey arranges visitation while Leah moves out, Jenelle learns she may be bipolar, Chelsea decides to test for her GED & Kailyn confesses about her hook-up. Drama!

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    On Wednesday, February 15th get ready for laughing. 8:30pm ‘Suburgatory’ kicks off the night right when Tessa hopes to win the student body president election and change Chatswin High’s obsession with sports. Then a new ‘Modern Family’ bring hilarity! After selling a house to Mitch and Cameron’s friends, Claire and Phil plan a celebratory dinner and get drunk!! Thank goodness for ‘Happy Endings’ after that. Max wonders if he is good enough for his boyfriend, Grant (James Wolk) & Dave tries to prove that he is cooler than Grant. But at 10pm it’s time to get really really serious about ‘Revenge’ Emily’s vendetta takes a dark turn at her and Daniel’s engagement party, putting everyone in mortal danger.

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    Thank god for Thursday? Well, it’s really the best night of television for the week so lets give thanks for that! On a new ‘30 Rock’ Jack decides to run for mayor so he can protect the city’s elite & Jenna and Paul try acting like an average couple. Then on ‘Parks and Recreation’ Leslie and Ben run into Leslie’s ex (Louis C.K.) while soliciting an endorsement from the Chief of Police. Follow that up with a brand new episode of ‘The Office’ when Andy tries to avoid requests for raises. Then on ‘Up All Night’ Ava agrees to officiate her former bandmate’s (Alanis Morissette) wedding.

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    On Friday, February 17th take a load off! You’ve had a hard week and you don’t want to miss ‘Shark Tank’ featuring A Texas family with a jewelry line, a single mother pitches her wedge-type pillow for women & two men reinvent the tea experience. Then at 10pm check out a brand new ‘Portlandia’ with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstien. Then the hilarious David Cross brings us a new ‘The Increasingly Poor Decision of Todd Margaret’ when Todd is unexpectedly placed in charge of an energy drink in the U.K.

    On Saturday, February 18th check out a new ‘Bayou Billionaires’ when Kitten has commissioned a family portrait and everyone cashes in to look picture perfect. Albert gets some fancy new teeth with a few surprises. Valerie takes a pair of breast implants for a test drive. Gerald Sr. attempts to cover up his bald spot. Follow that up with ‘My Big Redneck Vacation’ when Jared and Doug go on a beer run but stumble upon local polo pros practicing the Hamptons favorite sporting past time…aka polo…and decide it’s time for the family to mount up for some lessons. And finally the magical Maya Rudolph is hosting ‘SNL‘ with musical guest Sleigh Bells. Not to be missed. Enjoy the week!

    Sunday, February 12

    8pm ‘Mob Wives’ VH1

    9pm ‘Downton Abbey’ PBS

    10pm ‘Comic Book Men’ AMC premiere

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    Monday, February 13th

    8pm ‘Gossip Girl’ CW

    9pm ‘Lying Game’ CW

    10pm ‘Smash’ NBC

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    Tuesday, February 14th

    8:30 ‘Cougar Town’ ABC

    9pm ‘New Girl’ Fox

    10pm ‘Teen Mom 2’ – S2 Finale

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    Wednesday, February 15th

    8:30 ‘Suburgatory’ ABC

    9pm ‘Modern Family’ ABC

    9:30 ‘Happy Endings’ ABC

    10pm ‘Revenge’ ABC

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    Thursday, February 16th

    8pm ‘30 Rock’ NBC

    8:30 ‘Parks and Recreation’ NBC

    9pm ‘The Office’ NBC

    9:30 ‘Up All Night’ NBC

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    Friday, February 17th

    8pm ‘Shark Tank’ ABC

    10pm ‘Portlandia’ IFC

    10:30 ‘The Increasingly Poor Decision of Todd Margaret’ IFC

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    Saturday, February 18th

    9pm ‘Bayou Billionaires’ CMT

    9:30 ‘My Big Redneck Vacation’ CMT

    11:30pm ‘SNL’ NBC
    .AND now for what you should NOT have missed last week …

    Courtney Cox on Jimmy Kimmel

    Watch this close call on Swamp People

    Jimmy Fallon’s Worst Valentines

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