Off the wall: An array of year-enders

Off the Wall watches the year wind up.

LOOKING BACK AT 2011 Year-enders run hot and heavy -- "Top 40 of 2011" (Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m., midnight-4 a.m., Fuse), "40 Winningest Winners of 2011" (Saturday night at 11:30 and midnight, VH1), "CMT Artists of the Year" (Tuesday at 9 p.m., CMT), "Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People" (Wednesday at 9:30 p.m., ABC/7), "Funniest Commercials of the Year" (Wednesday at 10 p.m., TBS), "Storm Chasers Behind the Storms 211" (Thursday at 8 p.m., Discovery), "The Year With Katie Couric" (Thursday at 9 p.m., ABC/7) and "The Year the Earth Went Wild" (Thursday at 9 p.m., Discovery).

AWARDS ALERT(S) "Chuck" star Zachary Levi hosts the ninth annual "Video Game Awards" (8-10 p.m. Saturday, Spike). And Bob Costas hosts the first "American Giving Awards" (8-10 p.m. Saturday, NBC/4), honoring charitable citizens, including Colin Farrell. Info at vga.spike.com and nbc.com/americangiving awards.

SPOOKY STUFF Is it Halloween again? The new miniseries ghost story "Stephen King's Bag of Bones" (Sunday-Monday 9-11 p.m., A&E) stars Pierce Brosnan as a widowed novelist and Melissa George as his new love, embroiled in a custody battle. And Chiller's first original movie adapts a graphic novel: "Steve Niles' Remains" (Friday at 10 p.m., Chiller), about post-apocalyptic zombies vs. survivors in a Reno casino, with Lance Reddick and Grant Bowler. Cool video at aetv.com/bagofbones and chillertv.com /remains.

SNEAK PEEK! Dustin Hoffman stars in David Milch's new horse-track drama, "Luck" (Sunday at 10 p.m., HBO), previewing after the season finale of "Boardwalk Empire." ("Luck" series premiere is Jan. 29.) More at hbo.com/luck.

IF YOU EVER SHRIEKED ON THE SIDEWALK IN TIMES SQUARE Then you'll want to catch "The TRL Decade" (Thursday at 9 p.m., VH1), a look back at the era when MTV's "Total Request Live" dominated youthful afternoons and Broadway flash mobs. Reminisce at trl.mtv.com.