Tuesday, Dec. 6
6 p.m. “Earth Angels”
Ordinary people see their life dreams come true in this Lifetime special. We have a feeling our dreams would come true on a completely different menu, most likely Cinemax sometime after 11 p.m. Lifetime
7 p.m. Billboard Music Awards”
These awards are based on record sales, the top category being “That Annoying Song They Just Won’t Stop Playing.” Fox
7 p.m. “Fear Factor”
Is it a mere coincidence that the season premiere is scheduled during the holidays? If you shopped the day after Thanksgiving, you’ve already been through worse than anything these folks will face. NBC
7 p.m. “Charlie Brown Christmas”
The round-headed kid picks out a lame tree and then everybody pretends it’s OK. Soon to be re-released as “Charlie Brown’s Co-Dependent Kwaanza.” ABC
7 p.m. “Gilmore Girls”
Rory works off her court-ordered community service on a road crew. We didn’t know you could get your orange jumpsuit tailored. WB
8 p.m. “Real World Austin”
Tonight we see clips that were edited out of the original airings, mostly the housemates acting intelligently and speaking in complete sentences. MTV
9 p.m. “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show”
We’ve heard the secret is methamphetamine and cigarettes. CBS