/A\ kicks off November with all-new episodes of TWO AND A HALF MEN, MIKE & MOLLY, AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL, HELLCATS, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, NIKITA and PRIVATE PRACTICE. Also this month on /A\, the 2010 Scotiabank GILLER PRIZE gala and /A\ presents Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story to mark the beginning of National Bullying Awareness Week.
Programming highlights for November 1–14 include:
• Charlie’s (Charlie Sheen) stalker (Melanie Lynskey, The Informant) becomes too much to handle on TWO AND A HALF MEN (Nov. 1)
• Mike (Billy Gardell) comes on too strong after spending the weekend with Molly (Melissa McCarthy) on MIKE & MOLLY (Nov. 1)
• Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu kick butt in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle(Nov. 2)
• The final six models fly to Italy and visit the Missoni fashion house on AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (Nov. 3)
• The Hellcats host an ‘80s theme party for their cheerleading squad’s anniversary on HELLCATS (Nov. 3)
• Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) learn surprising new information about the past on THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (Nov. 4)
• Thom (Ashton Holmes) is sent to assassinate an adulteress involved with a U.S. Senator on NIKITA (Nov. 4)
• Charlotte (KaDee Strickland) is brutally attacked and only Addison (Kate Walsh) learns the truth about the assault on PRIVATE PRACTICE (Nov. 4)
• Samuel L. Jackson (Iron Man 2)and Ice Cube (The Hot Chick) must thwart an overthrow of the U.S. government in xXx: State of the Union (Nov. 9)
• CTV’s Seamus O’Regan hosts the 2010 Scotiabank GILLER PRIZE gala (Nov. 13)
• Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story depicts the tragic true story of the Ontario teen viciously beaten in 1999
• Will Farrell (Megamind) and Jon Heder (When in Rome) shake up the figure skating world in Blades of Glory (Nov. 14)
Below is a chronological listing of programming highlights for Nov. 1-14. All programming is subject to change. All times ET/PT (unless otherwise stated).
Monday, Nov. 1
9 p.m. – TWO AND A HALF MEN – “The Crazy Bitch Gazette” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Charlie’s (Charlie Sheen) past comes back to bite him when his girlfriend (Liz Vassey, CSI) decides that his longtime stalker, Rose (Melanie Lynskey, The Informant) is just too much to handle.
9:30 p.m. – MIKE & MOLLY – “After the Lovin’”– NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10:30 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10:30 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Mike (Billy Gardell) comes on too strong after spending the weekend with Molly (Melissa McCarthy), and takes Carl’s (Reno Wilson) advice to play it cool.
10 p.m. – CRIMINAL MINDS – “Sex, Birth, Death” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
A troubled young man who fears he may be a serial killer in the making describes his fantasies of killing prostitutes to Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler). When several prostitutes turn up dead in the Washington D.C. area, the young man becomes the prime suspect in their murders.
Tuesday, Nov. 2
8 p.m. – CRIMINAL MINDS – “Profiler, Profiled” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
When Morgan (Shemar Moore) is arrested for murder in his hometown of Chicago, the BAU team must profile him and delve into his past in order to prove his innocence.
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
In the sequel to Charlie’s Angels, Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore), and Alex (Lucy Liu) return as the three glamorous, tough-as-nails investigative agents who work for the Charles Townsend Detective Agency. In their new assignment, The Angels are sent to find two missing jewellery bands that reveal the new identities of every person in the FBI’s Witness Protection Program. After five of the program’s participants turn up dead, The Angels use their expertise as masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts to stop the killer.
Wednesday, Nov. 3
8 p.m. – AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL – “Margherita Missoni” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The final six models are moving to Italy! Upon arrival in Venice, the girls pose in their first group photo shoot on a gondola before heading to Milan where they visit the world-renowned Missoni fashion house. Fashion designer and model Margherita Missoni is this week’s guest judge.
9 p.m. – HELLCATS – “Back of a Car” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
For their cheerleading squad’s anniversary, the Hellcats plan an ‘80s party to celebrate, complete with costumes and a musical number by Vanessa (Sharon Leal). Meanwhile, Savannah (Ashley Tisdale) plans a romantic evening with Dan (Matt Barr), but things do not work out as she envisioned.
10 p.m. – CRIMINAL MINDS –“No Way Out” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The BAU team go head to head with a sadistic serial killer who has tortured and killed more than 100 people over three decades.
Thursday, Nov. 4
8 p.m. –THE VAMPIRE DIARIES –“Rose” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) come to Elena’s (Nina Dobrev) assistance and in the process, learn surprising new information about people, vampires and events in the distant past. Meanwhile, Bonnie (Katerina Graham) casts a difficult and exhausting spell.
9 p.m. – NIKITA – “Phoenix” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Division sends Thom (Ashton Holmes) to assassinate a woman (Rayisa Kondracki, THE BRIDGE) who was having a secret affair with a U.S. Senator (Spencer Garrett, Yes Man). However, Division agrees to cover up any trace of the affair as long as the Senator agrees to help pass a bill that will continue to fund the agency.
10 p.m. – PRIVATE PRACTICE – “Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
After Pete (Tim Daly) discovers Charlotte (KaDee Stickland) in the halls of the hospital bloodied and bruised, he and their fellow doctors come to her aid, but only Addison (Kate Walsh) learns the truth about the horrible attack.
Friday, Nov. 5
8 p.m. – CRIMINAL MINDS – “Plain Sight” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
The BAU team travel to San Diego to profile a rapist and murderer who commits his crimes in the middle of the day.
9 p.m. – DATELINE – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Synopsis currently unavailable.
Saturday, Nov. 6
8 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – The Baby-Sitter’s Club
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
Filmed in Guelph, ON, The Baby-Sitter’s Club is based on the best-selling book series about seven friends whose baby-sitting business leads to one adventure after another. When tomboy and club president Kristy (Schuyler Fisk, Snow Day) has a brilliant idea to run a summer day camp, the girls all agree that it’s the perfect way to spend their summer together. However, life gets complicated as a budding romance, family issues and a trio of scheming snobs all conspire to ruin the club.
Sunday, Nov. 7
8 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Billy Madison
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Adam Sandler plays Billy, an unemployed, uneducated 27-year-old son of a very rich hotelier. When his father plans to retire, Billy stands to inherit his father’s empire but only under one condition – he must return to school and complete all 12 grades to prove he has what it takes to run the family business.
10 p.m. – CRIMINAL MINDS – “The Big Game” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The BAU team is called in to investigate when a wealthy couple is murdered in their home following a Super Bowl party.
Monday, Nov. 8
8 p.m. – LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – “Confidential” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
When security cameras record footage of a woman being abducted, it isn’t long before Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek) and the SVU squad find the woman dead. Based on a similar case 20 years earlier, the team works to solve the case before history repeats itself yet again.
9 p.m. – TWO AND A HALF MEN – “Springtime on a Stick” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Charlie (Charlie Sheen) and Alan (Jon Cryer) try to set up Evelyn (Holland Taylor) with Russell (Martin Mull, Killers), the pharmacist.
9:30 p.m. – MIKE & MOLLY – “Mike Snores” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10:30 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10:30 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Molly (Melissa McCarthy) gets annoyed when she spends all of her time at Mike’s (Billy Gardell) apartment and insists he spend a night at her place.
10 p.m. – CRIMINAL MINDS –“Revelations” – NEW TO /AAlso airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The BAU team races to find Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) who has been kidnapped by a sadistic serial killer (James van der Beek, DAWSON’S CREEK) who broadcasts the entire ordeal over the Internet.
Tuesday, Nov. 9
8 p.m. – CRIMINAL MINDS – “Fear and Loathing” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The BAU team travels to an upscale New York neighborhood to hunt a serial killer they fear is racially motivated.
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – xXx: State of The Union – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Fresh off the success of his last renegade recruitment, Navy Seals Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson), finds himself in need of a new agent. Gibbons and his new recruit Darius Stone (Ice Cube), must track a dangerous military splinter group, led by General George Deckert (Willem Dafoe), conspiring to overthrow the U.S. Government in the nation’s capital.
Wednesday, Nov. 10
8 p.m. – AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL – “Kyle Hagler”– NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Tyra helps the models organize their portfolios before hitting the streets of Milan for go-sees. Later, the girls transform into real-life statues for a photo shoot on Lake Como. IMG Models executive Kyle Hagler is this week’s guest judge.
9 p.m. – HELLCATS – “Finish What We Started” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Savannah (Ashley Tisdale) is furious with Marti (Aly Michalka) for keeping a secret about Dan (Matt Barr) from her so she returns home to cool off and reconnect with her family. Meanwhile, Marti is conflicted over her feelings for Dan and Lewis (Robbie Jones).
10 p.m. – CRIMINAL MINDS – “Distress” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The BAU team travels to Houston to investigate a series of random murders occurring at construction sites.
Thursday, Nov. 11
8 p.m. – THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – “Katerina” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Elena (Nina Dobrev) puts herself in a dangerous position as she searches for the truth about Katherine’s (Nina Dobrev) past and what her own future may hold. Meanwhile, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) uses a new-found confidant to help him try to discover the real purpose and power of the moonstone.
9 p.m. – NIKITA – “One Way” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Nikita (Maggie Q) and Michael (Shane West) temporarily team-up to kill a terrorist who murdered Michael’s family many years ago. However, when Percy (Xander Berkeley) learns this information, he sends Division agents to kill Nikita.
10 p.m. – PRIVATE PRACTICE – “What Happens Next” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Charlotte (KaDee Strickland) chooses to suffer in silence as she tries to deal with the emotional aftermath of the attack as Addison (Kate Walsh) struggles to keep the events of that night a secret.
Friday, Nov. 12
9 p.m. – DATELINE – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Synopsis currently unavailable.
Saturday, Nov. 13
7 p.m. – 2010 Scotiabank GILLER PRIZE – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 7 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 7p.m. MT on ACCESS
Hosted by CTV’s Seamus O’Regan, the 2010 Scotiabank GILLER PRIZE gala honours its 17th winner of Canada’s richest literary award. The Scotiabank Giller Prize awards $50,000 annually to the winning author and $5,000 to each of the finalists.
8 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story – ORIGINAL TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story examines the true story of a shocking and brutal teenage gang attack on high school student Jonathan Wamback (played by Tyler Hynes, FLASHPOINT), in Ontario in 1999 that sent the student into a deep coma. The movie depicts the events leading up to the attack and follows Wamback’s slow recuperation including his struggle to regain speech, commitment to learn how to walk again, and his journey back home.
Sunday, Nov. 14
8 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Blades of Glory
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
When rival Olympic figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Farrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder, Napoleon Dynamite) are permanently banned from the Men’s Singles competition, their desire for a gold medal and careful analysis of the rules lead them to compete as the first male figure-skating couple.
10 p.m. – CRIMINAL MINDS – “Jones” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
After a string of murders strikes the city, the BAU team travels to New Orleans to investigate a serial killer thought to have been killed during Hurricane Katrina. However, with all of the case files and evidence missing in the hurricane’s aftermath, the team is left with only one clue to go on.
