Friday, January 5, 2007

Returning TV Shows


Heroes Monday, Jan. 22, 9 pm/ET, NBC "Save the cheerleader, save the world" was the catch-fire slogan for the first half of the season. Now comes "Are you on the list?" Mohinder Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy), armed with his father's secret roster of 36 heroes, will scour the world to locate the ones we don't yet know and tell them they're in jeopardy. Curiously, not all the heroes seen thus far are on this list.


Lost Wednesday, Feb. 7, 10 pm/ET, ABC Last we saw the Lost boys and girls, all hell had broken loose: Jack had witnessed Kate and Sawyer acting on their caged passion, then he cut Ben open on the operating table, only to demand that Kate run from the Others or he'd let Ben die. Fans frustrated by the lack of answers in that November finale should be heartened by several developments coming up when the ABC drama returns for an uninterrupted run of episodes starting on Feb. 7. For one, the focus won't just be on the Others and their captives: Seemingly psychic Desmond, beloved Hurley and mama Claire will all get some flashback love early on. The first episode, however, belongs to the Other-worldly Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell) and just may reveal why she asked Jack to off creepy Ben.


American Idol Tuesday, Jan. 16, 8 pm/ET, FOX The sixth season of American Idol doesn't premiere until Jan. 16, yet Simon Cowell's already managed to offend an entire city. Last month, the ever-cranky judge made national headlines when he bemoaned Seattle's weather and claimed it had "the worst bunch of miserable singers I've ever seen in my life." OK then. Cowell, along with fellow judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul and host Ryan Seacrest, also hit six other cities, including Memphis and Minneapolis, in search of the next Taylor Hicks.


King of the Hill Sunday, Jan. 28, 8:30 pm/ET, FOX Back for its 11th season, the King of the Hill family finds Hank upping his love of propane, Peggy throwing herself into real estate, Bobby finding himself in a leadership role, and lovers Luanne and Lucky (Tom Petty) battling for attention. All-new Texas-sized hilarity begins with an episode in which Bobby's pet snake escapes, causing a town-wide panic. Where's Samuel L. Jackson when you need him?

2 comments:

J* said...

I can't wait for Heroes and Lost to return but the other two shows I'm not really into...Thanks for the update!

Kisha said...

I was surprised that they didn't give us an update on One Tree Hill, Greys Anatomy, Desperate Housewives or Prison Break.....so I thought I would at least put the ones that I like watching and I knew you like at least two of them.