Crap on Cable 2009

Underdog to Wonderdog Animal Planet; Saturdays, 8 ET/PT, Jan. 3
The Doggie Wonder Team — trainer, groomer, carpenter and host — performs extreme makeovers on shelter dogs, transforming them from down-on-their-luck pups to adoption-ready thoroughbreds.
Dear Genevieve HGTV; Mondays, 8:30 ET/PT, Jan. 5 (previews Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ET/PT).
Designer Genevieve Gorder (Trading Spaces, Town Haul) helps viewers tackle tough tasks, from outdated kitchens to disorganized home offices.
DietTribe Lifetime; Mondays, 10 ET/PT, Jan. 5
Professional fitness trainer Jessie Pavelka and psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser help five friends lose weight and change their lives as they confront the issues that led each to her original weight gain.
Wreckreation Nation Discovery; Tuesdays, 10 ET/PT, Jan. 6
Comedian Dave Mordal travels the nation trying out the many weird and dangerous things people do for "fun."
The Exterminators A&E; Wednesdays, 10:30 ET/PT, Jan. 7
This 13-episode, half-hour reality series follows Billy Bretherton and his family as their company, Vexcon, one of Louisiana's larger pest-control companies, tackles extreme infestations, from colonies of ants to giant snakes.
Tool Academy VH1; Sundays, 10 ET/PT, Jan. 11
Bad boys, nominated by their long-suffering girlfriends, are sentenced to relationship boot camp to be trained in honesty, fidelity and other aspects of emotional maturity. Each week, the least responsive is deemed a "tool" and kicked out.
Treasure Quest Discovery Channel; Thursdays, 10 ET/PT, Jan. 15
Discovery dives with Odyssey Marine Exploration, the world's only publicly traded shipwreck exploration company, as it tracks unsolved mysteries of the deep.
Solitary v3.0 Fox Reality Channel; Saturdays, 9 ET/PT, Jan. 17
Season 3 of the reality competition in which nine contestants are placed in private pods and subjected to tortuous conditions, from sleep deprivation to extreme temperature changes. The last one to leave his or her pod wins $50,000.
Will Work for Food Food Network; Mondays, 8:30 ET/PT, Jan. 19
Next Food Network Star runner-up Adam Gertler signs up for little-known — and often-dangerous — food-related jobs, from collecting honey to sculpting ice with a chain saw.
Toddlers and Tiaras TLC; Tuesdays, 10 ET/PT, Jan. 27
Documentary series pulls back the curtain on the world of child beauty pageants, profiling contestants of all ages and backgrounds — and their often-fanatical parents.
Toughest Cowboy Spike TV; Thursdays, 11 ET/PT, Jan. 29
From Survivor producer Mark Burnett, this eight-episode competition searches for the next big superstar in rodeo.