FRIDAY, NOV. 6

Pit Bulls and Parolees We're sure it's some kind of warm and fuzzy rehab program that helps both the dogs and the parolees. But we still wouldn't want to live next door. Animal Planet. 7pm.

March of the Penguins When the Weather Channel is showing a bleak march through sub-zero blizzards and months of darkness, it doesn't say anything good about the coming winter. (2005) The Weather Channel. 7pm.

Smallville Jor-El drops by the Kent farm. It's unclear whether he brought a child support check. CW. 8pm.

Medium Allison rents an SUV and the satellite radio allows her to hear other people's conversations, most of which have to do with "Why does that blonde in the SUV have her signal on?" CBS. 9pm.

SATURDAY, NOV. 7

Open Graves Students playing a demonic board game begin dying. This is why we never play Hell Monopoly, Hungry Hungry Vampire or SplatterGory. (2009) SyFy Channel. 7pm.

The Man in the Iron Mask It's the itchy nose that makes it torture. (1998) KOFY Channel 20. 8pm.

Dirty Jobs Recycling old mattresses doesn't sound that bad. But these are San Francisco mattresses. You need a condom just to lie down. Discovery Channel. 8pm.

Wanda Sykes The comedian is not the first lesbian with a talk show. There was Ellen, and before that, Merv Griffin. Fox. 11pm.

SUNDAY, NOV. 8

Apocalypse 2012 Examining a prediction in Mayan cosmology that the world will end in 2012 and how you might want to focus on maize futures and human sacrifice in your investment portfolio. Discovery Channel. 9pm.

Out of the Wreckage: Plane Crash Survivors And you know the airline found a way to charge them for it. The Learning Channel. 10pm.

MONDAY, NOV. 9

Modern Marvels They built Hoover Dam in five years. Think about that next time they close the Bay Bridge for retrofit work. History Channel. 7pm.

Million Dollar Listing The depressing reality show sequel to Two-Million Dollar Listing. Bravo. 8pm.

Two and a Half Men Charlie and Alan wake up in bed with a woman they don't recognize. In real life, Charlie Sheen calls that "Sunday." CBS. 9pm.

Fort Knox: Secrets Revealed It turns out they leave a key under the mat. History Channel. 10pm.

TUESDAY, NOV. 10

Table for 12 The latest mega-family has two sets of twins and one set of sextuplets. That's a lot of kids. But it's only three litters. The Learning Channel. 8pm.

The Biggest Loser Tonight, the obese contestants engage in a "circus challenge." We're guessing that includes not being corralled by the elephant trainer. NBC. 8pm.

Frontline "Sick Around the World" examines healthcare systems in countries around the world. It turns out we rank somewhere between witch doctors and rationed care. But the witch doctors make house calls. KQED. 10pm.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11

Country Music Awards The Country Music Awards are just like the Grammy Awards, except that the substance being abused is more likely to be hairspray. ABC. 8pm.

15 Most Remarkable Body Bounce Backs Celebrities know they need to get back in the gym when Jenny Craig calls to offer a commercial contract. E! 8pm.

Return to Duty Real World cast member Ryan Conklin is called back to Army Reserve duty in Iraq. We're not sure why they didn't title it Too-Real World. MTV. 9pm.

You've Got Mail See it now, before they remake it with Lindsay Lohan as You've Got Text. (1998) Lifetime. 9pm.

THURSDAY, NOV. 12

Demolition Man Sylvester Stallone stars as a Los Angeles police officer who is frozen and reawakened in a future where fast food restaurants are the only places to eat, the people live shallow, unrewarding lives and everything looks like a prefabricated office park. How this differs from present-day Southern California is unclear. (1993) American Movie Classics. 8pm.

Che The story of how the revolutionary fought in Cuba, brought Marxism to Latin America and died before he could claim royalties from the T-shirt sales. (2008) Sundance Channel. 8pm.

Community Jeff joins the debate team. Remember, this is community college. Most of the debates involve what kind of vending machines to put in the cafeteria. NBC. 8pm.

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