How I Met Your Mother: ‘The Perfect Week’ Preview

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New York Yankee Nick Swisher and CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz drop by How I Met Your Mother to play themselves during the brand-new February 1 episode “The Perfect Week.”

How I Met Your Mother

The title refers to lucky Barney, who’s having a fantabulous week thanks to his skills almost hooking up with seven women in seven days.

And since the rest of the gang isn’t experiencing the same good fortune — they’re actually going through a lousy period — Barney’s pals step up and cheer him on as he nears the score that will make his week absolutely, unforgettably perfect.

CBS has both a promo and a sneak peek for “The Perfect Week,” which you can check out below.

How I Met Your Mother airs Mondays on CBS at 8pm ET.

Photo: Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan, and Neil Patrick Harris (Newscom)

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Meet the Browns: Next on January 27

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Four fresh episodes of Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns are coming up on Wednesday, January 27, starting at 9pm ET.

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Continue reading for details about what happens next in Brown’s eventful world.

Meet the Anniversary | 9pm

Life isn’t so great when Reggie decides he doesn’t want Cora to associate with Gordon anymore and Vera and Sasha’s father spend some “quality time” together in bed. Shaft icon Richard Roundtree (Heroes) guest stars as Frank.

Meet My Fair Tanya | 9:30pm

While Tanya helps Sasha learn all about acting like a mature and proper woman, The Colonel has to cope with the realization that he’s the final surviving member of his former platoon.

Meet the Stand-Up | 10pm

Things are destined to become tense when Brown gets a gig as a standup comedian and uses his family as source material. Also, everyone learns that young Joaquin has the highest IQ of them all.

Meet the Counseling Session | 10:30pm

The Colonel offers guidance to Brown and Cora after they have an argument, and Sasha and Will decide to avoid physical intimacy for a month.

Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns currently airs Wednesdays on TBS.

Photo: Quantrell Colbert/TBS (bottom)

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Next on January 26 ‘Scrubs’ and ‘Better Off Ted’

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Warehouse 13 star Eddie McClintock guest stars on the fresh January 26 episode of Better Off Ted, which follows a brand-new installment of Scrubs .

Scrubs

Scrubs kicks off ABC’s Tuesday-night comedy hour at 8pm ET with “Our Dear Leaders.”

Former Heist and Blind Justice regular Reno Wilson stops by to play Dr. Russell Vaughn, an internationally well-known surgeon who makes sensitive Turk feel very insecure when he visits Sacred Heart. Meanwhile, Lucy gets a little too into her new role when she’s named team leader for Hell Week.

Next at 8:30pm, Better Off Ted presents “Mess of a Salesman,” which features guest star McClintock as Ted’s brother Billy. Talk about perfect casting.

Ted eventually begins to regret his decision to help his fast-talking brother land a job selling lab equipment when Billy not only manages to sell Veridian Dynamics more equipment than the company needs, but also brings out the worst in Lem and Phil while doing so.

Elsewhere, snarky Veronica provides a rare glimpse of her benevolent side when she receives an award from a charity for girls that Veridian allegedly supports. After she and Linda learn later that Veridian has a habit of not giving most of the donations it receives to the charity, the two become determined to correct that situation.

Scrubs and Better Off Ted air Tuesdays on ABC.

Photo: Chris Haston/NBC

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NBC Sitcoms: ‘The Office’ Returns

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Workplace mockumentary The Office rejoins NBC’s Thursday-night comedy lineup on January 21.

The Office

Also of note are returning guest stars Justin Theroux (Tropic Thunder) as Justin on Parks and Recreation and Julianne Moore (Hannibal) as Nancy Donovan on 30 Rock.

Continue reading for individual episode details.

Community | 8pm

Interpretive Dance: While Jeff attempts — with much difficulty — to hide his new girlfriend from his college pals, Britta and Troy decide to reveal some of their own secrets to the group.

Parks and Recreation | 8:30pm

Leslie’s House: Appreciative after their date in Indianapolis goes really well, Leslie tries to impress Justin (Theroux) by hosting a dinner party at her home.

The Office | 9pm

The Banker: Michael and his staff do everything they can think of to impress a potential client when he visits Dunder Mifflin.

30 Rock | 9:30pm

Winter Madness: When Liz attempts to rescue the TGS staff from the winter doldrums by taking them on a trip, of course nothing goes as planned.

Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, and 30 Rock airs Thursdays on NBC from 8pm to 10pm ET.

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Modern Family: ‘Fifteen Percent’ Preview

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Next up on ABC’s hit rookie sitcom Modern Family is the new January 20 episode “Fifteen Percent,” which features The Usual Suspects cast member Chazz Palminteri as the character Shorty.

Modern Family

Shorty is a friend of Jay, who begins to wonder about his sexuality after Mitchell mentions that he thinks Shorty might be gay and in the closet.

Meanwhile, Claire has issues with her husband Phil’s universal remote and Manny’s date gets a makeover from his mom Gloria.

Sneak a peek at “Fifteen Percent” in the following hilarious preview clip called Technology. Apparently, Claire’s not too bright when it comes to electronic stuff.

Modern Family airs Wednesdays on ABC at 9pm ET.

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Blair Underwood and Eric McCormack Are Back on ‘The New Adventures of Old Christine’

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Television viewers who love The New Adventures of Old Christine are really going to love the brand-new January 20 episode “Truth or Dare,” which features returning guest stars Blair Underwood (In Treatment) and Eric McCormack (Will & Grace).

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The actors play Christine’s ex-significant other Mr. Harris and her therapist and current significant other Max, respectively.

Poor Christine is thrown for a loop when Mr. Harris reappears in her life, just as she’s beginning to fall in love with Max. Oops!

Preview “Truth or Dare” briefly in the promo clip below.

Gary Unmarried also has a fresh episode coming up on January 20 called “Gary Has to Choose.” The choice the title refers to concerns whether Gary thinks it’s worth risking his career to remain in a romantic relationship with his boss Sasha.

The quickie promo for “Gary Has to Choose” follows.

The New Adventures of Old Christine and Gary Unmarried air Wednesdays on CBS at 8pm and 8:30pm ET, respectively.

Photo: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Newscom)

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Stacy Keach and Michael Rapaport Visit CBS Sitcoms

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In addition to Neil Patrick Harris‘ directorial debut with the new January 18 episode of How I Met Your Mother, CBS’ remaining three Monday-night sitcoms will present new episodes, too.

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And featured on Accidentally on Purpose and Two and a Half Men are guest stars Michael Rapaport (My Name is Earl) and Stacy Keach (Titus), respectively.

Continue reading for details and preview clips.

Accidentally on Purpose | 8:30pm

The Rock: Rapaport, who just happens to be the brother of the comedy’s executive producer Claudia Lonow, reprises his role as sports writer Sully. When Billie collaborates with Sully on an article, she learns some interesting news about their newspaper. Also, Zack and Davis decide to start a business that focuses on sandwiches. The promo for “The Rock” follows.

Two and a Half Men | 9pm

Yay, No Polyps!: Prison Break alum Keach drops by TV’s most popular sitcom to play Chelsea’s father Tom. Although Charlie avoids visiting him and Chelsea’s bigoted mother Martha (Meagen Fay of Malcolm in the Middle) by scheduling a colonoscopy instead, he gets a not-so-nice surprise when he returns home to find them inside. The promo for “Yay, No Polyps!” follows.

The Big Bang Theory | 9:30pm

The Bozeman Reaction: Poor Leonard and Sheldon! After the roommates’ apartment becomes the scene of a robbery, they enlist their buddies to help create a high-tech security system. The promo for “The Bozeman Reaction” follows.

Photo: Jenna Elfman (Newscom)

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Neil Patrick Harris Directs Next ‘How I Met Your Mother’

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How I Met Your Mother fans are in for a real treat during the January 18 episode “Jenkins,” which happens to be directed by none other than series star Neil Patrick Harris, who’s making his directorial debut with the installment.

How I Met Your Mother

Also of note is guest star Amanda Peet (The X Files: I Want to Believe, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) as the title character Jenkins.

While Robin deals with the discovery that she has inspired a drinking game that’s all about her, Marshall copes with Lily’s refusal to believe that his pretty coworker Jenkins kissed him. So, I wonder just how far Marshall will have to go to prove to his wife that what he says happened actually happened.

Take a look at the “Jenkins” promo below, and you can also learn more about Harris’ experiences as a first-time director in his recent TV Guide Magazine interview. It’s a good read.

How I Met Your Mother airs Mondays on CBS at 8pm ET.

Photo: Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan, and Neil Patrick Harris (Newscom)

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Next on ABC Sitcoms: ‘Scrubs’ and Double ‘Better Off Ted’

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The Scrubs and Better Off Ted Burn-Off continues on ABC on January 12 with one fresh episode of the former and two fresh episodes of the latter.

Better Off Ted

First up at 8:30pm ET is Better Off Ted and “The Impertence of Communicationizing,” which features former Saturday Night Live player Chris Parnell. Continue reading for more details about that episode and the other new ones.

Better Off Ted | 8:30pm

The Impertence of Communicationizing: Work life at Veridian Dynamics gets profane when a wayward typo in a memo instructs employees to begin using lots of obscenities. And while Ted tries to get that unfortunate situation under control, Veronica worries that her recent promotion also resulted from a mistake and was meant for a colleague instead.

Scrubs | 9pm

Our Stuff Gets Real: Lucy is initiated into performing surgery, and J.D. and Elliot get schooled in what life is like with a baby.

Better Off Ted | 9:30pm

The Long and Winding High Road: Former Worst Week star Kyle Bornheimer guests as Ted’s workplace rival Pete. Although Ted decides to give Pete the benefit of the doubt after they both come up with similar projects, Veronica’s not having it and she sets out to undermine Pete’s work.

Better Off Ted and Scrubs air Tuesdays on ABC.

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Next on ‘The Big Bang Theory’: The Psychic Vortex

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Wonder Years alumna Danica McKellar guest stars on the new year’s first fresh episode of The Big Bang Theory, January 11th’s “The Psychic Vortex.”

The Big Bang Theory

McKellar stops by to portray Abby, a potential romantic interest for adorable yet woman-shy Koothrappali. I hope he gets really lucky.

Apparently, Koothrappali encounters lovely Abby when he and Sheldon go to a university social gathering. Elsewhere, poor Leonard becomes irked when he learns that Penny is partial to psychics, which doesn’t surprise me in the least on both counts.

Sneak a really quick peek at “The Psychic Vortex” in the following promo clip, and tune in later at 9:30pm ET to catch the full episode.

The Big Bang Theory airs Mondays on CBS at 9:30pm ET.

Photo: Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, and Kunal Nayyar (Newscom)

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