WEEKLY BUZZ
TV NEWS
–ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” returns for its 8th season on March 9.
–”ER” will wrap up its 15-year run with a 2-hour finale on March 12, and will be replaced by mid-season drama “Kings” the following week.
–Showtime has renewed “Californication” for a third season, expected late next year.
–Starting March 1, “Celebrity Apprentice” will return in a new 2-hour format at 9 p.m. Sundays on NBC. “Medium” returns at 10 p.m. Mondays as of Feb. 2. After the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, an hourlong episode of “The Office” will be shown.
–The CW will premiere a new horror/reality series “13 - Fear is Real” on Jan. 7. The show has 13 people competing to “stay alive” while facing their deepest fears in various competitions. “Reaper” will return at 9 p.m. March 17.
–John Malkovich hosts ”Saturday Night Live” this weekend with musical guest T.I. On Dec. 13, Hugh Laurie will host with musical guest Kanye West.
TV PREMIERES
Sunday - Leverage (TNT)
Monday - Top Gear (BBCA)
Tuesday - Manhunters (A&E)
TV FINALES
Saturday - The Ultimate Fighter (Spike TV); Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling (CMT)
Sunday - The Amazing Race (CBS)
Monday - First Class All the Way (Bravo); Boston Legal (ABC); Scream Queens (VH1)
Tuesday - Frank TV (TBS)
Wednesday - Ghost Hunters (Sci Fi)
Thursday - Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (VH1)
Friday - The Starter Wife (USA)
DVDs arriving Tuesday, Dec. 9
-The Dark Knight
-Get Smart
-Sex and the City: The Movie - The Wedding Collection
-Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
-It Happened One Night
-Lost: Complete Fourth Season
-Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who
-I Am Legend (Ultimate Collector’s Edition)
-Deadwood: Complete Series
-Happy Days: Fourth Season
-Happy Days: Seasons 1-4
MOVIES arriving Friday, Dec. 5
-Punisher: War Zone
-Nobel Son
-Cadillac Records
Limited: Extreme Movie; Frost/Nixon; Local Color
ALBUMS going on sale Tuesday, Dec. 9
-Maroon 5, “Call and Response: The Remix Album”
-Brandy, “Human”
-Musiq SoulChild, “OnMyRadio”
-Jim Jones, “Capo”
-Common, “Universal Mind Control”
-Avant, “Avant”
-Justice, “Across the Universe” (CD/DVD)
-Keri Hilson, “In A Perfect World”
-Soundtrack, “The Dark Knight”
-Various Artists, “The Complete Motown #1s” (10 CDs)
-Ken Block, “Drift”
-Carter Burwell, “Twilight: The Score”
-Thrice, “Live at The House of Blues”
-Alice Russell, “Pot of Gold”