When it gets this cold outside I can get to be quite the fan of television and now that the Christmas season is over your favorite shows are ripe to return (or premiere). Here is the layout of the big shows and their mid-season 2009 premiere dates:

• Gossip Girl: January 5th
• The Bachelor: January 5th
• Nip/Tuck: January 6th
• Scrubs: January 6th
• 90210: January 6th
• Damages: January 7th
• Law & Order: January 7th
• 30 Rock: January 8th
• The Office: January 8th
• Psych: January 9th
• 24: January 11th
• American Idol: January 13th & 14th
• Lie to Me: January 14th
• Battlestar Galactica: January 16th
• Friday Night Lights: January 16th
• Family Guy: January 18th
• The Simpsons: January 18th
• House: January 19th
• Fringe: January 20th
• Lost: January 21st
• Burn Notice: January 22nd
• Trust Me: January 26th
• Chuck: February 2nd
• Life: February 4th
• Dollhouse: February 13th
• Castle: March 9th
• Reaper: March 17th
• Kings: March 19th
• Cupid: March 24th

Now that should keep you busy until the warm weather returns.