1/ The X Factor: The Final
When?ITV1, Saturday 8pm, Sunday 7.30pm
Why should I watch it?
This weekend on The X Factor was a veritable who's who of pop music, past and very much present. For Sunday night alone, we were entertained by George Michael, Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, JLS and Sir Paul McCartney. Team that with the rest of the show's A-list singers; Whitney, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Alicia Keyes (by far the best celebrity performer of the series) and you would have to admit that ITV's gravy train, The X Factor (powered by the Simon Cowell factor), has been the most successful TV show of this year. Obviously Joe, Cheryl's smiley little Geordie popstar, swiped this reality TV crown, after putting Olly's 'cool' dance moves to shame with a decent vocal
Favourite X Factor final moment:
Robbie Williams failing to observe his cue during his duet with Olly. Mr Murs had to get the poor superstar back on track.
The moment you switched over:
George Michael performing his attempt at a Christmas No 1. Seriously, what the hell was that?
Show me where:
Watch it on ITV player.
2/ BBC Sports Personality of the Year
When?BBC1, Sunday 7.00pm
Why should I watch it?
There were other TV programmes on this weekend, NOT hosted by one or more of the X Factor dream team. One of which was the perennial favourite, Sports Personality of the Year awards. Inevitably there were plenty of stilted acceptance speeches, fake tan disasters and audience members uncontrollably sobbing. But what we really savoured were the clips of today's sporting heroes performing truly super-human tasks. Among them were - boxing champ David Haye boffing the Ukranian giant to victory, cyclist Mark Cavendish busting a lung to finish first - gaining a 30 metre lead - at the Arc de Triomph stage during the Tour De France, or Usain Bolt's tremendous - if not a little cocky - 100m 'bolt'.
15-year-old diver Tom Daley won the award for Young Sports Personality, Fabio Capello won best Team Coach and Ryan Giggs walked away with the big boy's prize. Go on Giggsy, you bloody deserved it this year. Watch it on the BBC iPlayer for light relief from Simon Cowell endorsed television.
Show me where:
Watch it on BBC iPlayer.
3/ Cheryl Cole's Night In
When?ITV1, Saturday 7.30pm
Why should I watch it?
And in case you hadn't had enough of 'live' music, Cheryl Cole, slick choreographed dance routines, or ridiculous pyrotechnic trickery, here's another 47 minutes of the stuff. The show opens with a chesty Holly Willoughby introducing Mrs Cole herself, who immediately launches into a performance of her hit single Fight for this Love. Wow, we mean Wow. The singing...eh...the electric pink tabard with waist high slit..superb. The baton twidling isn't bad either. Fellow performers (and hotties) include a warbly Rhianna, pouty fembot Alexandra Burke and...Will Young. To each their own...
Show me where:
Watch it on the ITV Player.
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