12-12-12: THE CONCERT FOR SANDY RELIEF
Various Networks, 7:30 p.m. ET
This concert charity fundraiser, televised live from Madison Square Garden, features a ridiculously ripe list of scheduled performers, all of whom are donating time and talent to help victims of the Sandy superstorm that ravaged parts of the Northeast. New Jersey’s Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band are here, and Bon Jovi, as well as Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Dave Grohl, Kanye West, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, and the Who. The lineup of participating channels and networks is just as fat, including – and this is by no means a complete list – HBO, Showtime 2, AMC, IFC, Hallmark Channel, Fuse, G4, MSG, Sundance Channel, and dozens more. Even WNET, the parent company of public TV outlets THIRTEEN (New York), WLIW21 (Long Island) and NJTV (New Jersey), have gotten special dispensation from the FCC to broadcast the concert, and aid their own tristate area, which was hit so hard by the storm. Whatever TV networks and stations don’t start at 7:30 p.m. ET will join in at 8 p.m. ET. Be prepared to record – and to donate.