With our shows on hiatus until after New Year’s, the NGTV Guide is joining them. Watch for listings to resume after the first of the year!

Have you noticed how the end of the year warrants umpteen lists of the best this and worst that and most whatever? I’m a list-maker by nature, as the other Nice Girls can attest, so this way of recapping a year is one I can get behind. Besides, far be it from me to shirk tradition! Herewith, the 10 most …

We get another double-shot of Dollhouse tonight as FOX burns off the remaining episodes, and it’s our last Ugly Betty of the year. Dollhouse – FOX 8/7c “Meet Jane Doe” – Echo finds herself lost in the world-at-large while battling her multiple-memory downloads; Topher learns the devastating effects science will have on the future; Adelle becomes involved in a power …

It’s a night of holiday-themed episodes and guest stars as TV land gets in the Christmas spirit! Community – NBC 8/7c “Comparative Religion” – A bully (Anthony Michael Hall) challenges Jeff, who’s also worried about failing Spanish. Elsewhere, Shirley plans a Christmas party for the gang without realizing that not all of them celebrate the holiday. Bones – FOX 8/7c …

I hope you’re sitting down…tonight is the last episode of Glee until April and possibly the last episode of Eastwick ever. Enjoy them while you can! Glee – FOX 9/8c – MID-SEASON FINALE “Sectionals” – Quinn’s secret unravels as the sectionals approach, threatening club cohesion at the worst possible time. Meanwhile, Sue’s scheming continues apace (and then some); and Will …

Is it the Ghost of Christmas Past on Gossip Girl? Will there be a Christmas miracle on Castle? Tune in! Gossip Girl – the CW 9/8c “The Debarted” – A year after his father’s death, Chuck deals with an issue from the past, and another car accident occurs on the Upper East side. Meanwhile, Dan and Vanessa face the new …

Fact: Emily Deschanel prefers to sleep in on Christmas while Zooey prefers to get up early. That’s just one of the details we learned when sisters, and now co-stars, Emily and Zooey Deschanel participated in a conference call with reporters last week to promote Zooey’s guest turn as Brennan’s cousin on the December 10 episode of Bones. Working together for …

Advertisers are constantly trying to come up with the next buzzworthy commercial to promote their product. Few actually hit it, most are just white noise, but now and then there’s a real stinker. Here are few of the most groan-worthy commercials I’ve seen recently. (Yes, despite my love of my DVR, I do still see commercials.) Boost Mobile – Cannibal: …

In the final episode of the series, Robin Hood battles for all of England. Robin Hood – BBC America 9/8c “Something Worth Fighting For, Part 2” – Robin and Gisborne ride out to meet the Sheriff. He won back the Prince’s patronage by securing him the services of a deadly European fighting force who stand behind him now. He orders …

With DVR viewership on the rise and ad viewing down (‘though not as much as originally feared), networks and advertisers are working to find new ways to sell products to viewers. Product placement has been around almost from the dawn of TV, but it’s usually so awkwardly executed that it detracts from the show and draws ire from viewers. Recent …