Bering Sea

You just can't keep Helen Magnus from a goal once she sets her mind to it. No on knows that better than Will Zimmerman. In the Nov. 18 episode, "Icebreaker," Helen (Amanda Tapping) flies with Will (Robin Dunne) into a snowy, stormy area of the Bering Sea where Henry (Ryan Robbins), Declan (Robert Lawrenson) and his team from the UK Sanctuary are stranded on a shipwrecked icebreaker. "Icebreaker," written and directed by Martin Wood, looks like one of those classic, trapped-in-a-tight-space "Sanctuary" adventures.

You just can't keep Helen Magnus from a goal once she sets her mind to it. No on knows that better than Will Zimmerman. In the Nov. 18 episode, "Icebreaker," Helen (Amanda Tapping) flies with Will (Robin Dunne) into a snowy, stormy area of the Bering Sea where Henry (Ryan Robbins), Declan (Robert Lawrenson) and his team from the UK Sanctuary are stranded on a shipwrecked icebreaker. "Icebreaker," written and directed by Martin Wood, looks like one of those classic, trapped-in-a-tight-space "Sanctuary" adventures.

"Sanctuary" fans have heard a lot about the upcoming musical episode. Here's an exclusive first-look clip from "Fugue," which debuts at 9 p.m. Nov. 25 on Syfy. In the episode, written and directed by Damian Kindler, an abnormal attacks FBI agent/Will squeeze Abby (Pascale Hutton). When she wakes in the Sanctuary infirmary, Will (Robin Dunne) discovers that she's possessed by the abnormal, who appears to have a penchant for singing. Will and Magnus (Amanda Tapping) learn that the only way to communicate with the creature is through music.

"Sanctuary" fans have heard a lot about the upcoming musical episode. Here's an exclusive first-look clip from "Fugue," which debuts at 9 p.m. Nov. 25 on Syfy. In the episode, written and directed by Damian Kindler, an abnormal attacks FBI agent/Will squeeze Abby (Pascale Hutton). When she wakes in the Sanctuary infirmary, Will (Robin Dunne) discovers that she's possessed by the abnormal, who appears to have a penchant for singing. Will and Magnus (Amanda Tapping) learn that the only way to communicate with the creature is through music.

With NBC taking advantage of its Olympics coverage by airing sneak peeks of two of its fall shows, "Go On" and "Animal Practice," and launching Season 2 of its hit, "Grimm," August appears to be the new September. In other words, the fall TV season is upon us. "Strike Back,""Boss,""Hell on Wheels" are back. "The uneXplained," "Totally Biased with Kamau Bell" and"Major Crimes" lead the new series debuts. What follows is my continually updated list of August TV premieres, finales and special events.

Now that the holidays are (almost) over, you're probably ready for your favorite shows to return as the midseason schedule kicks in. A lot of brand new shows premiere in January as well. So get ready. Here's a list of series, season and winter premiere dates, with new series bolded. If you noticed that I missed something, please leave me a polite comment in the comments section. What shows are you most looking forward to watching this winter? Sunday, Jan. 1 7 (all times CT)

TV networks keep rolling out their holiday specials, films and episodes this week, so it's up to digital platforms to present non-holiday fare. Season 2 of "CH:OS:EN" and two season of "Aim High" debut on Crackle, while Netflix presents Season 2 of "Lilyhammer. " The highlight of the traditional TV schedule has to be the long-awaited "Psych: The Musical" on USA Network. Here are several picks for Dec. 9 through Dec. 15. Find a larger holiday TV list here, and the December premiere list here . Monday, Dec. 9 ...

Sci fi and fantasy TV get their due in November with the premieres of Fox's robot-action thriller "Almost Human," the "Doctor Who" 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor," and BBC America's mythology series "Atlantis. " Two sitcoms, Fox's "Raising Hope" and CBS' "Mike & Molly," also return with new seasons. But the majority of the schedule is filled with JFK and holiday specials. Nov. 22 is the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination, and every network seems to have a doc about the event.