SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24

[EDITOR'S NOTE: COPS is preempted this evening]

--TERRA NOVA - (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) � CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

MOTHER NATURE CAUSES CHAOS; AND THE SHANNON KIDS MAKE ADULT DECISIONS ON A TWO-HOUR "TERRA NOVA" SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, ON FOX

A crashing meteor wipes out all technology, wreaking havoc on the colony, and Taylor tries to prevent Mira and the "Sixers" from invading Terra Nova. Later, Maddy starts interning for the colony's greatest scientist (guest star Robert Coleby), and Josh makes a deal with the devil in order to solidify his plan to bring his girlfriend from the future to Terra Nova in the two-hour "Nightfall/Proof" episode of TERRA NOVA airing Saturday, Dec. 24 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (TN-107/8) (TV-14 L, V/D, L, V)

Cast: Jason O'Mara as Jim Shannon; Stephen Lang as Cmdr. Nathaniel Taylor; Shelley Conn as Dr. Elisabeth Shannon; Landon Liboiron as Josh Shannon; Naomi Scott as Maddy Shannon; Alana Mansour as Zoe Shannon; Allison Miller as Syke; Christine Adams as Mira; Rod Hallett as Dr. Malcolm Wallace

Guest Cast: Dean Geyer as Reynolds; Robert Coleby as Professor Horton