NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE - Sunday December 25, 2011 - Saturday December 31, 2011

NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE - Sunday December 25, 2011 - Saturday December 31, 2011

"FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA"
"122511"
12/25/2011 (07:00PM - 08:15PM) (Sunday) :

"NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL"
"(APX; MAY END EARLIER) - CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (FLEX GAME #6)"
12/25/2011 (08:15PM - 11:30PM) (Sunday) :

"WHO'S STILL STANDING?"
"AN IVY LEAGUE OF HER OWN"
12/26/2011 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Monday) : Kelly Decker, a paralegal from Baltimore, Maryland, tests her knowledge against 10 opponents in a head-to-head trivia battle. If Decker defeats five of the contestants, then she has the opportunity to walk away with the amount she has won up to this point -- or press her luck and try for the $1,000,000 grand prize.. However, one wrong answer from Decker or one of her competitors and they will be dropped through the floor and eliminated. Ben Bailey hosts

"FEAR FACTOR"
"1008 - SCORPION TALES"
12/26/2011 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Monday) : IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WINNING THE GRAND PRIZE BUT DEFENDING FAMILY PRIDE - Family pride is put to the test when groups of two must complete a wide array of stunts that include hanging from a speeding helicopter, retrieving and eating scorpions and being strapped to the grill of a semi truck. One family duo will remain standing and claim the $50,000 cash prize. Joe Rogan hosts.
Joanne Park

"ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS"
"122611"
12/26/2011 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Monday) :

"THE BIGGEST LOSER 12"
"TBA"
12/27/2011 (08:00PM - 10:00PM) (Tuesday) :

"PARENTHOOD"
"TBA"
12/27/2011 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Tuesday) :

"UP ALL NIGHT"
"FIRST CHRISTMAS"
12/28/2011 (08:00PM - 08:30PM) (Wednesday) : REAGAN WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE AMY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS MEMORABLE -- JASON LEE AND BLYTHE DANNER GUEST STAR -- Reagan (Christina Applegate) will do anything to make Amy’s first Christmas perfect, even if it means getting help from an unlikely source, her mom (guest star Blythe Danner, "Meet the Parents"). In an effort to find Reagan the perfect gift, Chris (Will Arnett) faces a major obstacle…the mall. Meanwhile, Ava (Maya Rudolph) fears her relationship is in trouble when Kevin (guest star Jason Lee, "My Name Is Earl") decides to spend Christmas with his ex-wife. Jennifer Hall also stars.

"WHITNEY"
"TWO BROKE-UP GUYS"
12/28/2011 (08:30PM - 09:00PM) (Wednesday) : RECYCLING – When Alex (Chris D’Elia) encourages Mark (Dan O’Brien) to recycle his beer can, Mark takes an unusually firm stance against it, causing the two to “break-up.” Trying to cheer Alex up, Whitney (Whitney Cummings) steps in for guy’s night out, only to run into Mark and his new best friend, Neal (Maulik Pancholy). In an effort to reunite the bro-mance, Whitney, following advice from Lily (Zoe Lister-Jones) and Roxanne (Rhea Seehorn), arms herself with some Rocky Road and red wine and sets out to discover the real root of Mark’s heartbreak.

"HARRY'S LAW"
"THE REMATCH"
12/28/2011 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) : JEAN SMART ("SAMANTHA WHO") AND PAUL MCCRANE ("ER") GUEST STAR - A FORMER PROSECUTOR IS ACCUSED OF AIDING THE KIDNAPPING OF A GIRL AND HARRY MUST DEFEND HIM AGAINST HIS FORMER BOSS – Harry (Kathy Bates) and Adam (Nate Corddry) defend former prosecutor Josh “Puck” Peyton (Paul McCrane), who stands accused of aiding and abetting a kidnapper; Peyton successfully negotiated her safe return, but did so behind the back of the FBI. The case brings Harry into a fierce rematch with D.A. Roseanna Remmick (Jean Smart) who is back with a vengeance and determined to outdo Harry and put Puck in prison. Elsewhere, Tommy (Christopher McDonald) ropes Cassie (Karen Olivo) into an ethically questionable divorce proceeding involving his oldest clients. Mark Valley also stars.
Nikki Lichterman

"LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT"
"DOUBLE STRANDS"
12/28/2011 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Wednesday) : WHEN A BEAUTIFUL DANCER IS RAPED, THE SUSPECT’S (GUEST STAR T.R. KNIGHT) M.O. REMINDS DETECTIVE AMANDA ROLLINS (KELLI GIDDISH) OF AN UNSOLVED CASE FROM ATLANTA
A dancer is followed home and raped by a man with a distinctive tattoo and the details of the attack remind Rollins (Giddish) of a serial rapist she was tracking back home. The detectives arrest Gabriel Thomas (Knight), a family man who maintains his innocence, but his description and DNA match this assault and the string of rapes across multiple states that Rollins had been investigating. Although the evidence supports the arrest, the more Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Amaro (Danny Pino) dig into Thomas' past, the more they begin to believe his story. Also starring: Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen) and Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch.) Special appearance by Diane Neal (ADA Casey Novak.)

"COMMUNITY"
"REGIONAL HOLIDAY MUSIC"
12/29/2011 (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"
"SMALLEST PARK "
12/29/2011 (08:30PM - 09:00PM) (Thursday) : LESLIE BUILDS THE SMALLEST PARK IN INDIANA— Leslie (Amy Poehler) uses her new tourist attraction as a way to spend more time with Ben (Adam Scott). Meanwhile, Ron (Nick Offerman) and April (Aubrey Plaza) encourage Andy (Chris Pratt) to go to college, and Chris (Rob Lowe) tasks Tom (Aziz Ansari) and Jerry (Jim O’Heir) with revamping the Parks and Rec logo. Rashida Jones and Retta also star.
Joanne Park

"THE OFFICE"
"DOOMSDAY"
12/29/2011 (09:00PM - 09:30PM) (Thursday) : DWIGHT STARTS A SYSTEM TO FIND MISTAKES IN THE OFFICE—Dwight (Rainn Willson) tries to help the office's efficiency by installing a Doomsday device that will get them all fired if they make too many mistakes. John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B.J. Novak, Ed Helms, James Spader, Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith, Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Oscar Nunez, Kate Flannery, Paul Lieberstein, Mindy Kaling, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson and Ellie Kemper also star.
Joanne Park

"WHITNEY"
"CHRISTMAS IS CUMMINGS"
12/29/2011 (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.

"THE OFFICE"
"MRS. CALIFORNIA "
12/29/2011 (10:00PM - 10:30PM) (Thursday) : MEET MRS. CALIFORNIA— MAURA TIERNEY AND LINDSAY BROAD GUEST STAR— Robert California (two-time Emmy Award winner James Spader) brings his wife (guest star Maura Tierney) into the office to find her a job. Meanwhile, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) opens a gym in the building. Ed Helms, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, 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

"UP ALL NIGHT"
"TBA"
12/29/2011 (10:30PM - 11:00PM) (Thursday) :

"CHUCK"
"CHUCK VERSUS THE BABY"
12/30/2011 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Friday) : SARAH’S PAST COMES BACK TO HAUNT HER AND THREATENS THOSE CLOSEST TO HER -- CHERYL LADD AND TIM DEKAY GUEST STAR -- Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) is forced to confront a secret from her past and feels she must do so alone, while Chuck (Zachary Levi) urges her to let him help. When Sarah encounters her original handler, Kieran Ryker (guest star Tim Dekay, “White Collar”), she fears that he will harm those closest to her, including her mom (guest star Cheryl Ladd, “Las Vegas”). Adam Baldwin, Joshua Gomez, Sarah Lancaster and Ryan McPartlin also star.

Jamie French

Akiva Griffith

"GRIMM"
"TBA"
12/30/2011 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Friday) :

"DATELINE NBC"
"FR2115"
12/30/2011 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Friday) :

"GRIMM"
"TBA"
12/31/2011 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Saturday) :

"GRIMM"
"TBA"
12/31/2011 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Saturday) :

"NBC SPECIALS"
"NBC'S NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH CARSON DALY 2011"
12/31/2011 (10:00PM - 10:58PM) (Saturday) :