What's On TV Tonight? - Listings for 12/04/2013
Credit: TNT
It's the long-awaited premiere of TNT's Mob City! Also, the star-lined 2013 edition of Christmas in Rockefeller Center! But what else is on TV tonight? Here are the listings for 12/04/2013:
8:00 PM ET
Christmas in Rockefeller Center - The 81st-annual tree-lighting ceremony in New York; Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, and other musical guests perform. (NBC)
Survivor: Blood vs. Water ("Rustle Feathers") - Immunity challenge; a game of tug of war leads to a rare tribal council. (CBS)
The X Factor USA [LIVE] ("Top 6 Perform") - The remaining acts perform. (FOX)
Arrow ("The Scientist") - Central City police scientist Barry Allan investigates a seemingly impossible robbery; Sin turns to Roy for help when a friend goes missing. (The CW)
The Middle ("The Kiss") - Mike and Frankie agree to house-sit for Frankie's sister in hope of having a romantic, kid-free weekend; Axl, Darrin and Sean go on a road trip. (ABC)
Annoying Orange ("Fruitsy the Snowfruit") - Everyone but Orange enjoys the merriment of Fruitsy the Snowfruit. (Cartoon Network)
8:30 PM ET
Back in the Game ("Massive Election") - Terry runs against Dick for the position of league president; The Cannon teaches Danny about the importance of being a leader. (ABC)
9:00 PM ET
NICK'S PICK: Mob City [SERIES PREMIERE] ("A Guy Walks Into a Bar..."; "Reason to Kill a Man") - Hecky Nash bribes police detective Joe Teague to protect him; the Los Angels police force looks to Teague for information that will help them fight organized crime; Hal Morrison and Capt. William Parker interrogate Jasmine. (TNT)
Modern Family ("The Big Game") - Cam is extremely focused -- and ruthless -- as a big football game approaches; Claire wants to prove herself at work; Phil tries to teach his children about optimism. (ABC)
Saturday Night Live ("SNL Christmas") - A compilation of popular holiday sketches. (NBC)
The Tomorrow People ("Thanatos") - Stephen forms a plan in hope of getting inside Jedikiah's head; Russell and Cara have an encounter with an uninvited visitor. (The CW)
Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse ("The Automatic Teller Machine") - Keisha and her new friend are caught. (OWN)
Restaurant Stakeout ("Whine Bar") - The owners of 12 Grapes Wine Bar in Peekskill, N.Y. struggle to make a music venue/restaurant profitable. (Food Network)
State of Play [SERIES PREMIERE] ("Trophy Kids") - Parenting in youth sports. (HBO)
Revealing ("Face Value") - A look at the growing fixation with beauty among women and men. (Sundance)
Haunted Highway ("Manchac Swamp; Moonville Tunnel") - Trips to a Louisiana swamp town where hundreds of people died during a funeral for one woman and to southeast Ohio to investigate a haunted tunnel. (Syfy)
Half-Ton Killer: Transformed - Since her acquittal of her nephew's murder a woman has taken steps to save her own life in hopes to adopt her nieces and nephew; the challenges of losing a large amount of weight. (TLC)
9:30 PM ET
Super Fun Night ("Pilot") - Kimmie gets a promotion that threatens a longs-standing tradition with her two best friends and roommates. (ABC)
Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse ("A Woman Scorned") - The ladies look back at past relationships; the guys try to talk Richard into walking away from Keisha. (OWN)
10:00 PM ET
American Horror Story: Coven ("The Sacred Taking") - Cordelia rallies the girls in the fight to stop Fiona; a dangerous new enemy puts Misty in the cross hairs; the rivalry between Marie Laveau and Delphine comes to a head. (FX)
Nashville ("I'm Tired of Pretending") - When Maddie wants to spend time with Deacon, Teddy starts to feel he's being replaced; Lamar asks Rayna to get Tandy to commit to being a character witness; Juliette worries about Layla's career stealing her spotlight. (ABC)
Top Chef ("Restaurant Wars") - The contestants create pop-up restaurants to impress the judges. (Bravo)
Girl Code - Erections; going through puberty; religion; tactfully giving a friend a makeover; signs that a guy is interested. (MTV)
South Park ("T...... and Dragons") - The biggest Black Friday sale in history takes place and the boys are divided over which gaming device to buy. (Comedy Central)
Kirstie [SERIES PREMIERE] ("Pilot"; "Arlo Moves In") - A Broadway actress reconnects with the son she gave up for adoption; Maddie tries to adapt to her life as a mother; Arlo wonders if he will ever have a real relationship with his mother. (TV Land)
The Soup - Host Joel McHale offers a comic recap of the week's major events in the worlds of entertainment, sports and politics. (Comedy Central)
Restaurant: Impossible ("Unfixable Family") - The volatile owners of Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant in Oak Creek, Wis. battle over every decision. (Food Network)
Best Ink [SEASON PREMIERE] ("The Seven Deadly Sins") - Artistic ink challenges based upon the seven deadly sins; Face-Off's Glen Hetrick is guest judge. (Oxygen)
Killer Contact [SERIES PREMIERE] ("Jack the Ripper") - The team travels to London to uncover the identity of Jack the Ripper. (Syfy)
Hoarding: Buried Alive ("It's A Horror Story") - Frank didn't expect Susan to fill his house with clutter when she moved in; though her home of forty-eight years sits condemned just two blocks away. (TLC)
10:30 PM ET
Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life - Ke$ha and her mother butt heads over Pebe's hoarding habits; Ke$ha's family meets distant relatives in Hungary. (MTV)
Key & Peele - Keegan and Jordan eavesdrop on white women who love black men; Wendell makes a music video; Kareem and Jahar go to the gym. (Comedy Central)
11:00 PM ET
On the Rocks ("Dive Bar Reborn") - A woman struggles to run her dive bar and raise her children; London's West End in San Diego. (Food Network)
Big Tips Texas ("Make Ups and Break Ups") - Morgan reunites with Chance, but her friendship with Kristyn suffers; Mimi seeks romance. (MTV)
Guy Court - Taking a girl's number out of a friend's phone; hoarding toilet paper; being dragged away from a hook-up. (MTV2)
LATE NIGHT
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart is joined by Director Jehane Noujaim. (11:00 PM, Comedy Central)
Chelsea Lately features Comic Ben Gleib; comic Sarah Tiana; comic Matt Braunger; actor Orlando Bloom. (11:00 PM, E!)
Conan welcomes Ben Stiller; Evangeline Lilly; The Naked and Famous. (11:00 PM, TBS)
The Colbert Report has Human Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson. (11:30 PM, Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live is joined by Actor Benedict Cumberbatch; R. Kelly performs. (11:35 PM, ABC)
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson features TV host Aisha Tyler; author Bruce McCall. (12:35 AM, CBS)