What happened this week ?? (13 - 19 Jan.)

13th Jan - 19th Jan

In Science

• 13 January – Massachusetts doctors invent a pill-sized medical scanner that can be safely swallowed by patients, allowing the esophagus to be more easily scanned for diseases.
• 17 January - NASA announces that the Kepler Space observatory developed a second reaction wheel issue and will discontinue operation for 10 days as a possible way of solving the problem. Kepler requires three reaction wheels to accurately aim the telescope. One of the original four reaction wheels failed in July 2012. If this second wheel issue is not solved, the Kepler Mission may be over.

In Sports

• January 5 – 18 : The 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations
• January 11 – 27 : 2013 World Men's Handball Championship in Spain
• January 16 - November 17: World Rally Championship
• 14 January: 2013 Hockey India League begin.
• 15 January: Second ODI between England and India at Nehru Stadium, Kochi.
• 19 January: Third ODI between England and India at JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi.
• The 2013 Australian Open taking place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia from 14 to 27 January 2013.

Bollywood Movie Release

• Mumbai Mirror : Action film by Ankush Bhatt ( 18 Jan)
• Bandook            : Crime film by Aditya Om (18 Jan)

Hollywood Movie Release

• Broken City, by 20th Century Fox (18 Jan)
• Mama, by Universal Pictures (18 Jan)
• The Last Stand, by Lionsgate (18 Jan)

Video Games Released

• DmC: Devil May Cry  : PS3, X360 ( 15 Jan)
• Kingdom Conquest II : iOS, Droid (17 Jan)

 

TV Shows

Sunday, January 13

• The Golden Globes : AWARDS SHOW (8pm, NBC)
• Shameless : TV.COM PICK Season 3 Premiere (9pm, Showtime)
• Girls : TV.COM PICK Season 2 Premiere (9pm, HBO)
• Enlightened : TV.COM PICK Season 2 Premiere (9:30pm, HBO)
• House of Lies : Season 2 Premiere (10pm, Showtime)
• Californication : Season 6 Premiere (10:30pm, Showtime)

Monday, January 14

• The Carrie Diaries : SERIES PREMIERE (8pm, The CW)
• Continuum : TV.COM PICK & U.S. SERIES PREMIERE (8pm, Syfy)
• Being Human : Season 3 Premiere (9pm, Syfy)
• Lost Girl : Season 3 Premiere (10pm, Syfy)

Tuesday, January 15

• Face Off : Season 4 Premiere (9pm, Syfy)

Wednesday, January 16

• American Idol : Season 12 Premiere, Part 1 (8pm, Fox)
• Ghost Hunters : Season 9 Premiere (9pm, Syfy)
• Ghost Mine : SERIES PREMIERE (10pm, Syfy)
• Workaholics : TV.COM PICK Season 3.5 Premiere (10pm, Comedy Central)
• Kroll Show : SERIES PREMIERE (10:30pm, Comedy Central)

Thursday, January 17

• American Idol : Season 12 Premiere, Part 2 (8pm, Fox)
• Anger Management : Season 2 Premiere (9pm, FX)
• Archer : TV.COM PICK Season 4 Premiere (10pm, FX)
• King of the Nerds : SERIES PREMIERE Season 4 Premiere (10pm, TBS)
• Suits : Season 2.5 Premiere (10pm, USA)
• Legit : SERIES PREMIERE (10:30pm, FX)
• Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell : Season 2 Premiere (11pm, FX)
• Newsreaders : SERIES PREMIERE (midnight, Adult Swim)

Friday, January 18

• Real Time With Bill Maher : Season 11 Premiere (10pm, HBO)

Saturday, January 19

• An Idiot Abroad : Season 3 U.S. Premiere (9pm, Science)
• Stuff You Should Know : SERIES PREMIERE (10pm, Science)
• Ripper Street : U.S. SERIES PREMIERE (10pm, BBC America)