'Take It,' Howie: Mandel's new game show is a holiday treat
Howie Mandel returns in “Take It All”
It's a Christmas party game with many names. White Elephant, Parcel Pass, Dirty Santa. It's a favorite in workplaces every holiday, with countless office workers feeling the surge of joy and the agony of defeat as gifts are passed around, opened up and then stolen in turn.
Fox goes country: American Country Awards speak for the fans
Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth return as hosts of the American Country Awards
Saddle up for a night of great country music performers and entertainers during the third annual American Country Awards, airing on Monday, Dec. 10, on Fox.
The Office, on NBC
Enjoy the holiday hijinks of the Dunder Mifflin staff in a special "Dwight Christmas" episode. Based on the BBC hit of the same name, this comedy series parodies a modern-day American office through the eyes of its workers, hard-working and otherwise.
The Middle, on ABC
Frankie comes up with a scheme to take a part-time job at a department store to get a discount to buy presents, while Brick is cast in a holiday play. Norm MacDonald reprises his role as Mike's brother, Rusty, who asks Mike to help him move some furniture into their garage.
Q: I loved the show "Chuck," which was written by Josh Schwartz, and I even like his other show, "Gossip Girl." I heard that "Gossip Girl" is ending, so does he have anything new coming up?
As a matter of fact he does, but it looks likely to lean more towards "Gossip Girl" than "Chuck."
Josh Schwartz will serve as executive producer of the new CW show "The Carrie Diaries," a prequel series to "Sex and the City," revolving around a 16-year-old Carrie Bradshaw (who was played in the original series by Sarah Jessica Parker). The series is slated to premiere on Monday, Jan. 14.
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, on CBS
Models hit the runway in iconic angel wings and outfits embellished with Swarovski Elements. This year's special includes model profiles, pink carpet interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, as well as performances by Rihanna, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber.
Q: What is Sharon Osbourne's claim to fame, other than being married to Ozzy?
She has none. That's not to say that she rode to fame on the long, black-velvet coattails of her heavy-metal husband, though -- she rode there beside him.
Sharon Rachel Levy, born in October 1952 in London's Brixton neighborhood, met Ozzy Osbourne while her father was managing Ozzy's band, Black Sabbath. When Ozzy left the band to go solo, Sharon became his manager. They became romantically involved soon afterward.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, on ABC
Ty Pennington spreads some cheer when he visits the family of volunteer firefighter Mizzy Zdroj in this holiday-themed episode. Pennington, BMX biker Mat Hoffman, chef Art Smith and some guests from "Star Wars" surprise the family, whose home was destroyed in a fire.
An 'Iron Chef' holiday: It's a Food vs. Cooking face-off in Kitchen Stadium
(left to right) Ben Sargent, Michael Symon, Nadia G, Robert Irvine, Masaharu Morimoto and Ted Allen from “Iron Chef America”
It might be the season for goodwill, but that doesn’t mean the competition is any less fierce on “Iron Chef America.”
