TV: Thursday Hot List

Alas, the holiday themed episodes are upon us!  Tonight on The Office, Phyllis and Michael square off over who will play Santa while Jim and Dwight attempt to spread some holiday cheer. Poor Jim—we really hope he figures out that Dwight is plotting some major revenge against him stat—before the baby comes would be ideal!  On 30 Rock, Kenneth tries to arrange for a gift swap while Liz has no idea what to do about a gift for Jack. And, Julianne Moore guest stars as Jack’s ex that he reconnects with on a social networking site!

But, Bravo has an early holiday gift for you tonight!  Behold, The Real Housewives of Atlanta: The Lost Footage! More drama, more reunion footage and never aired scenes—we didn’t realize we were that good this year to deserve such a treat!

On a new episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, Lynn and her daughter go in for some mother-daughter plastic surgery (face lift for mom and nose job for daughter) while Vicki invites all the ladies for a girl’s weekend in Florida!

8pm

Survivor: Samoa (CBS)

Bones  (FOX)

Community (NBC)

8:30pm

Parks and Recreation (NBC)

9pm

Fringe (FOX)

The Office (NBC)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS)

Real Housewives of Atlanta: Lost Footage (Bravo)

American Chopper (TLC)

10pm

The Mentalist (CBS)

Jay Leno Show (NBC)

Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo)

BBQ Pitmasters (TLC)

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX)

Jersey Shore (MTV)

11:30pm

Letterman—guest Kate Hudson (CBS)

Conan—winner of Top Chef: Las Vegas (NBC)