Channel Surfing 11.11.08

Breaking down the new episodes of your favorite network shows, Channel Surfing will give you an hour by hour view of whats on television tonight. Channel Surfing helps you decide what shows to watch, what shows to record and what shows you have to pass on this week.

Setting the DVR for: House, Fringe, The Mentalist, Eli Stone and The Shield.

8:00 PM/ET

Lincoln Heights (ABC Family)

Cassie’s parents chaperone the prom, where Cassie must face seeing Charles and Sage together.

NCIS (CBS)

The team probes a bank robbery that ends with a murder, and Gibbs doubts his own judgment when a rookie is assigned to help in the investigation.

House (Fox)

House and the team make a house call when an agoraphobe won’t leave his home, but the patient’s deteriorating condition makes it imperative to get him to a hospital. Meanwhile, House copes with a troublesome itch, and Cameron and Chase continue to refine their relationship.

Biggest Losers: Families (NBC)

The teams are dissolved, leaving the contestants to compete individually. Later, the eliminated players return to the ranch; last season’s winner, Alison Vincent, makes a surprise visit; and a new twist is added to the elimination round.

90210 (The CW)

Annie has had plenty of attention from the boys since moving to Beverly Hills, but now she’ll learn that her flirtatious friendship with Naomi’s ex, Ethan, has consequences when Naomi brings yet another guy into Annie’s life. That would be Harry’s son who was given up for adoption years ago. Being brought to town on the whim of a jealous ex surely isn’t the best way to meet one’s family, especially when it means crashing your sister’s birthday party and making her sweet-16 anything but. Meanwhile, the school is abuzz with news of Ryan’s leave of absence, and Adrianna uncovers Navid’s secret.

9:00 PM/ET

Lincoln Heights (ABC Family)

In the third-season finale, an earthquake strikes Los Angeles, putting the Suttons at risk of losing everything.

The Mentalist (CBS)

The investigation of a casino owner’s death finds Jane working his skills at the card table to solve the murder—and win some cash.

Fringe (Fox)

The appearance of a strange parasite inside the body of an ailing FBI agent prompts a hurried trip to Germany for Olivia, who learns even more unpleasant news from a man imprisoned there. Meanwhile, Dr. Bishop and Peter try to read a dead man’s brain waves.

Privileged (The CW)

Megan’s college friend Caryn (Sarah Drew) visits and shares news of her promotion at The New Yorker, which makes Megan reflect on her faltering career as a writer. Meanwhile, Sage and Rose’s publicist scores the girls a performing gig at a Miami nightclub’s opening, where they meet Perez Hilton; and Will invites Megan and Caryn to a tennis match he’s photographing, where Megan makes a blunder that strains her relationship with him.

Dirty Jobs (Discovery)

A mobile-home park is demolished to make way for a new shopping center; the host visits a mannequin factory.

10:00 PM/ET

Eli Stone (ABC)

Amid the fallout from the seismic split at the firm, the scramble to keep clients and employees from jumping ship to a rival includes Eli’s efforts to show Matt the rewards of pro bono work on a case involving Homeland Security. Meanwhile, the truth about Maggie’s fiancé is revealed in Eli’s latest vision.

Without A Trace (CBS)

A bank manager vanishes, and the team uncovers a secret from her past that may hold a clue to her disappearance. Meanwhile, Jack becomes the department head again.

Law and Order: SVU (NBC)

Stabler and Munch go to a high school to investigate the death of a student. Things get more complicated when a student escort (Jesse McCartney) introduces them to a chastity club at the school and then another student tells them about a group of girls involved in a pregnancy pact

The Shield (FX)

Corinne agrees to be Vic and Shane’s go-between—and also agrees to cooperate with Claudette and Dutch as she does so. Meanwhile, Vic comes to an understanding with Aceveda and seeks one out with Olivia; and Claudette assigns Ronnie to work with Julian to investigate the murder of a high-school football star, keeping Ronnie out of the Barn – and unable to intercept the letter Shane sent to Claudette detailing the Strike Force’s “sins.”