HAPPY NEW YEAR! Just because everyone and everything else is on holiday, doesn’t mean that MolksTVTalk is going to let the side down! You’re all shopped out and you don’t want to watch the Cricket? No worries, there’s lots on television to enjoy. As previously mentioned, movies are filling out the schedules of the digitial multi-channels but there’s also some good time-wasting to be found in that as well. There is, of course, some great New Year’s Eve fare also. Onward, into the week!

CAN’T MISS

• Modern Family (rpt) – Sun & Wed 7:30pm, Ch10
• Dr Who Christmas Special – Sun 7:30pm, ABC1
• Glee (rpt) – Mon 7:30pm, Ch10
• Family Confidential (Jimmy Barnes) – Mon 8pm, ABC1
• The Shield (Two rpt eps) – Mon 9:30pm, 7mate
• Southland – Mon 11:30pm, GEM
• Raising Hope – Wed 8pm, Ch10
• Batman Returns (feat. Michael Keaton) – Wed 9:30pm, GO!

BURIED TREASURE

• Community (Two eps) – Tue 9:30pm, GO!
• Survivor:Nicaraga (final & reunuion) – Tue from 9:30pm(ish), Ch9
• Sleek Geeks (final) – Thu 8pm, ABC1
• Ricky Gervais Live: Animals – Thu 8:30pm, ABC2
• Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight (rpt) – Fri 8:30pm, SBS2
• Great Australian Albums (Diorama by Silverchair) – Sun 02/01/11 12:45am, Ch10

SECRET TV PLEASURES

• Stephen Fry in America (rpt) – Mon 8:30pm, ABC1
• Most Shocking: Top 20 – Tue 9:30pm, Ch7
• The Trophy Room – Wed 8:30pm, ABC1
• New Year’s Eve: Family Fireworks – Fri 8:40pm, Ch9
• New Year’s Eve: Midnight Fireworks – Fri 11:40pm, Ch9
• The Muppets’ Wizard Of Oz (rpt) – Sat 2:30pm, Ch7

AT YOUR OWN RISK

• Who Do You Think You Are (Georgie Parker) – Sun 7:30pm, SBS1
• Titanic (rpt) – Sun 8:30pm, Ch10
• Melbourne International Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow – Mon 8:30pm, Ch10
• Minute To Win It USA – Tue 7:30pm, Ch7
• Beat The Star (AU) – Thu 7:30pm, Ch7
• Moonwalker (rpt) – Fri 6pm, GO!
• You Can’t Stop The Music (rpt)  – Fri 8pm, GO!
• Party Zone 2010: Hits & Stars (Hosted by Richard Wilde) – Fri 9:15pm, Ch9
• The Cube – Sat 7:30pm, Ch9

LAST CHANCE(S)

• (Nothing to report this week)

Lots doing, huh? The Family Confidential series has been another wonderful example of Summer programming from the ABC, culminating this week with a feature on Jimmy Barnesd & his clan. The second AU series of Who Do You Think You Are has also performed well for SBS1, however the feature on Georgie Parker will likely mean you’ll need to wind down the volume. A lot. The final Surivor:Nicaragua means the end to late night viewing for fans – for now. All they can hope for is it moves to GO! or GEM and gets a decent timeslot. If you’re so interested, Richard Wilkins Wilde takes his TV career right back to where it started, by hosting film clips this New Year’s Eve on Party Zone 2010: Hits & Stars. My, how the career worm turns for some.