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July 15, 2006

TV Barn's TV Picks for July 15-16

While they were fighting in 'Nam, who was the lowest ranked member of "The A-Team"?

  • B.A.
  • Faceman
  • Hannibal
  • Murdock

TV Barn's TV Picks for Saturday and Sunday, July 15-16, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings

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SATURDAY
6:30 p.m.
"Time Warp Trio" (Discovery Kids; also 7:30 & 8:30, amidst a marathon)

7 p.m
"Sharpe's Sword" (BBC America)

8 p.m.
Gird your loins for the return of the "Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance" (Oxygen) pageant.

Spend "Saturday Night's Main Event" (NBC) with the Hogan family (but not Edie McClurg).

"Cops" (Fox) catch drunks.

"Property Ladder" (TLC)
"Summerfest" (CMT; see also 9): Hank Williams Jr.
"Celebrity Deathmatch" (MTV2)

8:30 p.m.
"The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" (Disney)

9 p.m.
Get the "Scoop!" (Food) on ice cream development.

"Greatest Moments" (CMT): Hank Williams Jr.
"Trading Spaces: Going for Broke" (TLC)
"American Dragon: Jake Long" (Disney)
"America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back" (Fox)

9:30 p.m.
"The Emperor's New School" (Disney)
"All That Rocks in Rock" (MTV2)

10 p.m.
Actress LisaRaye McCoy gets her dream wedding courtesy of "Preston Bailey: Mr. Fabulous" (Oxygen).

John C. Reilly and Thom Yorke emote on "The Henry Rollins Show" (IFC)

PETE REPEAT
"Brotherhood" (CBS) migrates from Showtime for the evening.

"Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher" (HBO)
"Headbanger's Ball" (MTV2): Kreator
"Naruto" (Cartoon; also 10:30)
"Body of Evidence: From the Case Files of Dayle Hinman" (Court)

10:30 p.m.
"Samurai 7" (IFC): "The Storm"

midnight
"Eureka 7" (Cartoon)
"Game Head" (Spike)
"Action Sports" (USA)

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SUNDAY
6:25 p.m.
DOUBLE FEATURE DU JOUR
"Rabbit-Proof Fence" & "Clay Pigeons" (8:05 p.m.) (IFC)

7 p.m.
"Dateline" (NBC) attempts to see if its hidden cameras can prove that America actually has talent.

"Romeo!" (Nickelodeon) takes a 'Ro trip to L.A. to meet with record execs.

"60 Minutes" (CBS)
"dLife: Your Diabetes Life" (CNBC)
"Wild Kingdom" (Animal Planet): "Sea of Snakes" (Plane sold separately).

7:30 p.m.
Morgan Spurlock explores "Life After Film School" (FMC).

8 p.m.
A woman discovers her husband has "Vanished" (Lifetime) on their trip to the Caribbean. Can't she just LoJack Jack?

The season six alliance sails onwards as "King" Kaysar holds the power this week on "Big Brother 7: All-Stars" (CBS). Peanut butter bikinis for everyone!

"Return of the Pirates" (History)
"Summerfest" (CMT): Dierks Bentley
"Forbes Celebrity 500: Who Made Bank" (E!)
"Emeril Live" (Food): "Turkey Anytime"
"Sucker Free Family Tree" (MTV2)

8:30 p.m.
"Just for Kicks" (Nickelodeon)

9 p.m.
Mrs. Symmington's death is a puzzlement on "Mystery!" (PBS). Can Miss Marple solve the case of "The Moving Finger" in exactly an hour (minus corporate sponsorship and foundation plugs)?

Jerry O'Connell attempts to help the mysterious strangers in "Room 6" (Sci Fi).

"The 4400" (USA) face problems on "The Home Front."

Bullock and Swearengen plan an outburst against Hearst in "Deadwood" (HBO).

"The 2006 ESPY Awards" (ESPN)
"Global Warming: What You Need to Know With Tom Brokaw" (Discovery)
"Chappelle's Show (sans Chappelle)" (Comedy Central)
"Secrets of Revelation" (National Geographic)
"Iron Chef America" (Food): Cat Cora vs. Walter Scheib
"My Fair Brady: We're Getting Married" (VH1)
"Headline Act" (VH1 Classic): Erasure

10 p.m.
Gen. Benedict Arnold leaks the identity of an undercover CIA operative during "The Revolution" (History).

Johnny hopes to prevent a museum robbery by posing as a thief in "The Dead Zone" (USA).

Will Vince price himself out of a gig on "Entourage" (HBO)? If so, perhaps he can still negotiate a contract with "The Sopranos."

TELE-GEBRA
"Medium" + "Judge Judy" x "Crash" = "Angela's Eyes" (Lifetime). Plot: One cannot tell a lie around this profiler, who like all federal officials is totally hot.

A WHITE SPORT COAT AND A PINK CARNATION
* "Fabulous: The Story of Queer Cinema" (IFC) displays its gaydar from the early talkies to the days of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." (I hear it's simply Divine.)
* Bipolar Bear, Oscar Wildcat and Openly Gator return for a new adventure in "Queer Duck: The Movie" (Logo).

"Footballers Wives" (BBC America) instant message their extramarital affairs. You've got cuckold!

Attempts to stop a highway take the low road on "Brotherhood" (Showtime).

"Mind of Mencia" (Comedy Central)
"The Simple Life: 'Til Death Do Us Part" (E!)
"Intervention" (A&E)
"Bridezillas" (WE)

10:30 p.m.
"Reno 911!" (Comedy Central) tackles the threat of undocumented workers. (Wal-Mart shouldn't worry yet.)

"Lucky Louie" (HBO) hopes for the week of his Freudian dreams, forgetting that only the good die Jung.

"The Venture Brothers" (Cartoon)
"Living It Up With Patti LaBelle" (TV One; season premiere)

11 p.m.
"Dane Cook's Tourgasm" (HBO)

midnight
"Minoriteam" (Cartoon)

12:30 p.m.
"Tom Goes to the Mayor" (Cartoon)

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MR. T FOR TWO
Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck and Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock all outranked A) Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus.

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