✿ Elizabeth Perkins will guest star in The Closer as the wife of the LAPD Police Commissioner in an episode airing on Monday, December 19th. Elizabeth’s character, Gail Meyers, gets into some serious trouble when she tries to cover up a potential scandal. Gail’s husband is played by the great Mark Moses, better known as Paul Young from Desperate Housewives. And look who else is joining the star-studded episode titled “Road Block”– Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Maggie Wheeler, who will play Gail’s friend who is interrogated by Brenda (Kyra Sedgwick).

✿ The Closer returns Monday, Nov. 28 at 9/8c on TNT.

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (Wednesday, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family): This is the 1994 “classic” version of the movie with Elizabeth Perkins and Mara Wilson. Oh sure, some say there’s no topping the 1947 version, but I say humbug! If Hollywood can remake The Karate Kid, they can remake this holiday classic — in color — as well.

I just wanted to let you know that next week is “National Weeds Awareness Week” on TV Guide Network. The six-day marathon of “Weeds” kicks off on Sunday, October 17 at 9pm ET/PT airing seasons 1-3 and runs each night from 9pm to 2am ET/PT until Friday, October 22.  And to keep “Weeds” awareness strong following the television marathon, TV Guide Network will air four back-to-back episodes of “Weeds” every Sunday at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT starting October 24.

“Weeds” has received multiple awards including: 10 Golden Globe® nominations, including one win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Mary-Louise Parker); 19 Emmy® nominations, including nods for Best Comedy Series, Best Actress (Mary-Louise Parker), Best Supporting Actress (Elizabeth Perkins) and Best Directing; and multiple Screen Actors Guild® Award nominations for Mary-Louise Parker and the entire ensemble.

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