**Normally I would post this in the News Folder but I don't know if anyone is looking down there. For December, I will post this info in the News folder**.
These are New Shows premiering in the month of November and some start tonight!
PS - pls forgive this whacked-out cut and paste job. IDK what happened :)
WANDA SYKES SHOW, THE (FOX) · [series premiere] · 11/7/09 at 11:00 PM · [regularly airs] · saturdays from 11:00 PM-12:00 AM EST
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E2 DESIGN (SUNDANCE) · [series premiere] · 11/10/09 at 8:00 PM · [regularly airs] · tuesdays from 8:00 PM-8:30 PM EST
(from Sundance's press release, April 2009) Narrated by Brad Pitt, "e design" explores the pioneers and innovators in the field of sustainable architecture, and how their work is producing solutions to pressing environmental and social challenges. The series features compelling stories from around the globe. Each episode examines the built environment's effects both ecological and social and the design innovations that can reduce buildings' contributions to climate change. Season 1 will air in 2009 and Seasons 2 and 3 will air in 2010. Produced by kontentreal
FULL THROTTLE SALOON (TRUTV) · [series premiere] · 11/10/09 at 10:00 PM · [regularly airs] · tuesdays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
(from truTV's press release, October 2009) Engines, leather, tattoos and beer. They're all on tap as truTV heads to the legendary Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, S.D., in the wild new series FULL THROTTLE SALOON. The show, which takes viewers behind-the-scenes at Michael Ballard's legendary biker watering hole, is set to premiere Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10 p.m. (ET). The Throttle is the "World's Largest Biker Bar," a 30-acre enormous indoor/outdoor bar with several large stages, a burn-out pit, a tattoo parlor, zip lines, a wrestling ring, restaurants, dozens of stores, hundreds of cabins for rent and parking for thousands of bikes. Because it is only open two weeks a year during the infamous rally, owner Michael Ballard and his team have to pull in a year's worth of receipts in these two wild weeks. He gambles that the country's most beautiful bartenders and biggest music acts will bring in the thousands of patrons he needs to make his number.
GHOST HUNTERS ACADEMY (SYFY) · [series premiere] · 11/11/09 at 10:00 PM · [regularly airs] · wednesdays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
(from Syfy's press release, October 2009) The #1 paranormal franchise on television has just gotten bigger. Building upon the enormous success of Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International that has made it the top cable network on Wednesdays at 9PM among Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54, Syfy is launching Ghost Hunters Academy, premiering Wednesday, November 11 @ 10PM (ET/PT).
SUPER DAVE'S SPIKE-TACULAR (SPIKE TV) · [series premiere - special night & time] · 11/14/09 at 11:00 PM · [regularly airs] · tuesdays from 9:00 PM-9:30 PM EST
(from Spike TV's press release, October 2009) Super Dave Osborne, self-described as the greatest daredevil superstar entertainer of all time, makes his triumphant television return in Spike TV's "Super Dave's Spike-Tacular" premiering Saturday, November 14 at 11 p.m. The half-hour, four-week special event will air Tuesdays at 9 p.m., beginning on November 17 and stars Emmy award-winner, Bob Einstein, as Super Dave, as he prepares for a weekly death-defying stunt.
WWII IN HD (HISTORY) · [series premiere] · 11/15/09 at 9:00 PM · [regularly airs] · sundays from 9:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
(from History's press release, September 2009) HISTORY's visually astonishing landmark series WWII in HD presents the story of the war - viewed through the eyes of 12 Americans who fought in or contributed to the war effort. With original, color footage, never before seen by most Americans, the 10-hour series is narrated by Emmy Award winner Gary Sinise (CSI: NY). One of the network's most ambitious projects to date, WWII in HD premieres on HISTORY on Sunday-Thursday, November 15-19 at 911 pm ET/PT
CHEF ACADEMY (BRAVO) · [series premiere] · 11/16/09 at 11:00 PM · [regularly airs] · mondays from 11:00 PM-12:00 AM EST
(from Bravo's press release, October 2009) Meet Jean Christophe Novelli, world renowned Michelin and 5AA Rosette award-winning chef with restaurants in London, France and South Africa, and voted "World's Sexiest Chef" by The New York Times. Bravo's "Chef Academy" chronicles Novelli's move to Los Angeles as he opens a test program for a top-notch culinary institute and trains and transforms those who aspire to cook like professionals. First order of business: selecting nine students to be his test subjects for his first Academy across the pond, but is America ready for this French culinary genius? Find out on Bravo's newest docu-series "Chef Academy," premiering Monday, November 16 at 11 p.m. ET/PT.
HAPPILY EVER FASTER (TLC) · [series premiere] · 11/20/09 at 10:00 PM · [regularly airs] · fridays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
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HAUNTED, THE (ANIMAL PLANET) · [series premiere] · 11/22/09 at 10:00 PM · [regularly airs] · sundays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
(from Animal Planet's press release, October 2009) Tales of ghosts and supernatural beings haunt the dreams of children and inspire peculiar horror films and books, but what if you found yourself trapped in the middle of your own ghost story? What if your home had been the scene of a terrifying fire 100 years ago? Or your basement had been used for violent and deadly experiments? What if you discovered unexplainable bloody handprints on the walls around your baby's crib? And what if you didn't know these things had happened but the animals around you did? Welcome to the eerie world of THE HAUNTED, Animal Planet's newest original, 10-part series.
LET'S DANCE (ABC) · [90-minute series premiere - special time] · 11/23/09 at 9:30 PM · [regularly airs] · mondays from 9:30 PM-11:00 PM EST
(from ABC's press release, November 2009) Those classic dance routines we remember from the past—from music videos, movies and musicals—are about to be reborn on Let's Dance. The competition will be hot (and hilarious) as teams of celebrities pay comedic homage to famous dances while competing for a $250,000 grand prize for their favorite charity. Two-time Emmy Award winner and NY Times best-selling author Kathy Griffin (My Life on the D-List) is the host of this new LIVE weekly dance-off premiering Monday, November 23rd at 9:30/8:30c, right after the finale of Dancing with the Stars. The show will include single dancers, duos and groups, all competing against each other to wow a panel of judges and viewers across America who will be voting each week leading up to the series finale. The panel of judges and celebrity participants will be announced in the next couple of weeks. In each of the first three episodes, a different group of celebrity contestants will train, rehearse and take the stage to reveal their comedic dance routine in front of a live studio audience. After each performance, the judges will pass their comments along and viewers will have the chance to vote for their favorite. From each of these three episodes, two acts will be chosen—one by the judges and one by the viewers. These two acts will dance again in the finale performance show and the viewers will vote one last time. In the spectacular finale results show, the one act who entertains America will be crowned as the favorite and receive the $250,000 grand prize for their selected charity.
DINNER WITH THE BAND (IFC) · [series premiere] · 11/24/09 at 11:00 PM · [regularly airs] · tuesdays from 11:00 PM-11:30 PM EST
(from IFC's press release, September 2009) IFC has selected a rockin' line-up of indie bands to join New York City chef Sam Mason, who recently challenged Iron Chef Morimoto on Iron Chef America, as he hosts the network's new original series, Dinner with the Band, premiering Tuesday, November 24 at 11 pm, ET/PT in IFC's "Automat," a four-hour block packed with exclusive uncut, uncensored alternative programming including testosterone-infused network premieres, originals, shorts, web shows, anime and more. The season's featured bands include Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Kid Sister and Flosstradamus, Les Savy Fav, MEN, YACHT and Final Fantasy. Dinner with the Band is the first alternative food show combining culinary delights, musical performances and conversations with some of the most acclaimed indie bands on the scene today. In each of the six, 30-minute episodes, Chef Mason invites one of his favorite touring bands to his Brooklyn loft where he adds his culinary spin to the bands' favorite dishes while conversing with them about life and meals on the road. As an added bonus, each of the bands will perform three songs on the show.
