NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE - Sunday December 4, 2011 - Saturday December 10, 2011

NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE - Sunday December 4, 2011 - Saturday December 10, 2011

"FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA"

"120411"

12/04/2011 (07:00PM - 08:15PM) (Sunday) :

"NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL"

"(APX; MAY END EARLIER) - INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (FLEX GAME #3)"

12/04/2011 (08:15PM - 11:30PM) (Sunday) :

"NBC SPECIALS"

"THE SING-OFF HOLIDAY SPECIAL (LIVE)"

12/05/2011 (08:00PM - 10:00PM) (Monday) : THE SOUNDS OF THE SEASON ARE ABUNDANT WITH SPECIAL GUESTS AND CURRENT AND PAST WINNING GROUPS ON 'THE SING-OFF HOLIDAY SPECIAL' - "The Sing-Off Holiday Special" will be filled with holiday and inspirational songs performed by the winning groups from all three seasons, a compilation of lead singers from season three, a collegiate ensemble and special guests.

"ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS"

"120511"

12/05/2011 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Monday) :

"NBC SPECIALS"

"A MICHAEL BUBLE CHRISTMAS"

12/06/2011 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Tuesday) : A MICHAEL BUBLÉ CHRISTMAS - Michael Bublé will host his first holiday variety show in a star studded special airing on Tuesday, December 6th from 8-9 pm ET. The multi-Grammy Award winning Canadian will sing songs from his new Christmas album including such classics as “White Christmas, “Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Feliz Navidad,” and “Jingle Bells,” and will be joined by guest stars Justin Bieber, Kellie Pickler, Thalia, Oscar the Grouch, The Puppini Sisters and Naturally 7. The special will also include comedy shorts featuring Bublé and NBC stars Tracy Morgan and Ed Helms. “A Michael Bublé Christmas” is produced by Brad Lachman Productions and Electus.

"THE BIGGEST LOSER 12"

"EPISODE 12"

12/06/2011 (09:00PM - 11:00PM) (Tuesday) : ALL CONTESTANTS RETURN TO RUN A MARATHON, WITH THE WINNER SECURING AN AUTOMATIC SPOT AS A FINALIST -- The stakes are higher than ever when all the contestants return to the same spot where they had their first challenge to compete in a marathon. For the first time in the show’s history, the contestant who wins the race automatically becomes a finalist, eligible to compete for the $250,000 grand prize. But there’s extra incentive because the first five players who finish the race will also get to split $50,000. The only way to guarantee a spot in the finals is to either win the marathon – or be one of the contestants who stay above the red line at the weigh-in. In the end, the three finalists of season 12 will be revealed. Alison Sweeney hosts the series, and trainers Bob Harper, Anna Kournikova and Dolvett Quince also star.

"UP ALL NIGHT"

"TBA"

12/07/2011 (08:00PM - 08:30PM) (Wednesday) :

"UP ALL NIGHT"

"TBA"

12/07/2011 (08:30PM - 09:00PM) (Wednesday) :

"HARRY'S LAW"

"TBA"

12/07/2011 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) :

Nikki Lichterman

"LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT"

"SPIRALING DOWN"

12/07/2011 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Wednesday) : WHEN A LEGENDARY FOOTBALL STAR (GUEST STAR TREAT WILLIAMS) IS ARRESTED ON PROSTITUTION CHARGES, ATTORNEY BAYARD ELLIS (GUEST STAR ANDRE BRAUGHER) CENTERS THE DEFENSE ON HIS CLIENT’S MENTAL STATE, CAUSING A MEDIA FIRESTORM. SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY JERRY RICE AND WARREN SAPP.

A military colleague (guest star Dominic Fumusa) of Detective Amaro’s (Danny Pino) wife reports his 14-year-old daughter missing. The detectives find the girl (guest star Kay Panabaker) working as a prostitute under a possessive pimp (guest star Jon Michael Hill). They quickly set up a sting operation to entrap Johns on rape charges with a minor, and arrest aging pro quarterback Jake Stanton (guest star Williams.) Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and ADA Cabot (Stephanie March) seek to make an example out of the football legend, but the case is thrown into chaos with the return of defense attorney Bayard Ellis (guest star Braugher), who questions Stanton’s mental capacity after years of injuries on the field. Also starring Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins). Beth Chamberlin and Laura Benanti also guest star.

"COMMUNITY"

"REGIONAL HOLIDAY MUSIC"

12/08/2011 (08:00PM - 08:30PM) (Thursday) : THE STUDY GROUP FILLS IN FOR AN ABSENTEE GLEE CLUB AND THE HOLIDAY PAGEANT IS SAVED – TARAN KILLAM GUEST STARS – When the Greendale Glee Club is unexpectedly sidelined, the school’s effervescent choir director Cory Radison (Taran Killam, “Saturday Night Live”) sets about recruiting the study group members to fill in. Skeptical at first, they eventually fall under his hypnotic spell – one-by-one – singing and dancing their way to the annual Christmas Pageant. Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, Danny Pudi, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong and Jim Rash also star.

"PARKS AND RECREATION"

"CITIZEN KNOPE"

12/08/2011 (08:30PM - 09:00PM) (Thursday) : LESLIE FIGHTS THE POWER—Unable to get work done from inside the Parks Department, Leslie (Amy Poehler) forms a citizen action group and fights from the outside. Meanwhile, everyone in the office brainstorms ideas for what to get Leslie for Christmas. Rashida Jones, Nick Offerman, Aziz Ansari, Chris Pratt, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Scott, Jim O’Heir, Retta and Rob Lowe also star.

Joanne Park

"THE OFFICE"

"CHRISTMAS WISHES "

12/08/2011 (09:00PM - 09:30PM) (Thursday) : ANDY GRANTS EVERYONE’S HOLIDAY WISHES— Andy (Ed Helms) tries to make this year’s Christmas the best ever by granting each person’s holiday wishes. Meanwhile, Robert California (two-time Emmy Award winner James Spader) tries to drown his sorrows at the office party. Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, B.J. Novak, Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith, Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Oscar Nunez, Kate Flannery, Paul Lieberstein, Mindy Kaling, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson, Ellie Kemper and Zach Woods also star.

Joanne Park

"WHITNEY"

"CHRISTMAS IS CUMMINGS"

12/08/2011 (09:30PM - 10:00PM) (Thursday) : NEW TRADITIONS – PETER GALLAGHER (‘THE O.C.’) AND JANE KACZMAREK (‘MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE’) GUEST-STAR –Whitney (Whitney Cummings) and Alex (Chris D’Elia) scheme a way to skip out on their family gatherings to start new holiday traditions with their friends Lily (Zoe Lister-Jones), Neal (Maulik Pancholy), Mark (Dan O’Brien) and Roxanne (Rhea Seehorn). However, Whitney’s little white lie to her mother Candi (guest-star Jane Kaczmarek) and an unexpected visit from her father, Vince, (guest-star Peter Gallagher) cause her perfect plan of merriment to unravel.

"PRIME SUSPECT"

"TBA"

12/08/2011 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Thursday) :

"CHUCK"

"CHUCK VERSUS THE HACK OFF"

12/09/2011 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Friday) : AN UNDERCOVER MISSION AT A BIZARRE CULT RECONNECTS CHUCK WITH HIS HACKER PAST -- CARRIE-ANNE MOSS, BEAU GARRETT AND DANNY PUDI GUEST STAR -- DIRECTED BY ZACHARY LEVI -- A mission to track down a computer super virus leads Chuck (Zachary Levi) to return to his roots as a hacker -- and to call on his biggest competition, Gertrude Verbanksi (guest star Carrie-Anne Moss), for help. Elsewhere, a new Buy More employee (guest star Danny Pudi) complicates Jeff (Scott Krinsky) and Lester's (Vik Sahay) friendship. Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Baldwin, and Joshua Gomez also star.

Jamie French

Akiva Griffith

"GRIMM"

"DANSE MACABRE"

12/09/2011 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Friday) : A MORBID DISCOVERY AT A LOCAL PREP SCHOOL LEADS NICK TO A TROUBLED MUSIC PRODIGY WITH A SECRET -- Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank's (Russell Hornsby) investigation of a dead high school teacher leads them to the school's outcast, Roddy. Nick realizes that there's more to Roddy than meets the eye, and enlists Monroe's (Silas Weir Mitchell) help to get through to the troubled teenager before he exacts revenge on the students who wronged him. Meanwhile, Nick learns that his presence is beginning to affect the creature world. Bitsie Tulloch, Sasha Roiz and Reggie Lee also star.

"DATELINE NBC"

"FR2112"

12/09/2011 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Friday) :

"NBC SPECIALS"

"THE AMERICAN GIVING AWARDS"

12/10/2011 (08:00PM - 10:00PM) (Saturday) : "American Giving Awards Presented by Chase" is a two hour primetime special highlighting a number of the most deserving charities in the United States. At the show’s conclusion, $2 million will be distributed among these charities, with 1 charity receiving a $1 million grand prize (determined by online voting prior to the show). Hosted by Bob Costas, each charity will be presented by top stars from motion pictures, television, music and sports, who will introduce five remarkable organizations from the fields of Education, Human Rights, Health & Wellness, Community Leaders and Youth Organizations. Along the way, there will be special musical performances and several surprises for the charities being honored. The show will be telecast from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.

"LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT"

"SCORCHED EARTH"

12/10/2011 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Saturday) : DETECTIVE OLIVIA BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) INVESTIGATES WHEN A HOTEL MAID (GUEST STAR ANIKA NONI ROSE) ACCUSES A POWERFUL ITALIAN DIPLOMAT (GUEST STAR FRANCO NERO) OF RAPE

The detectives of the Special Victims Unit are called to the scene when a hotel maid (Rose) reports being assaulted by Italian diplomat Robert Distasio (Nero.) Bureau Chief Mike Cutter (Linus Roache) and ADA Alex Cabot (Stephanie March) prosecute the high-profile case, which quickly grows more complicated as the maid’s credibility is publicly questioned. Detective Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish) joins the Manhattan SVU from Atlanta, while Benson (Hargitay) struggles to cope with the fall-out from the shooting in the precinct. Also starring: Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), and Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch.)