TV Barn's TV Picks for Aug. 29

Finish this TV catch phrase: "I'm Oscar __!"

A) and I hate you
B) dot com
C) and I'm feeling peckish
D) and you're not
E) de la Renta, thank you for coming to the party

[Clock in at the bottom of the column for the correct answer.]

TV Barn's TV Picks for Tuesday, August 29, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings

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11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
U.S. Open tennis (USA)

7 p.m.
"Making a Name for Yourself" (History): Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page
"Camp Lazlo" (Cartoon)

7:30 p.m.
"Access Granted" (BET): Marques Houston

8 p.m.
Jan nominated Mike and Marcia on the "Big Brother: All-Stars" (CBS) bunch. Who will be the new Johnny Bravo once it's all sorted out?

WACS AND WAVES
* Relive "When the Levees Broke" (HBO) as the complete "Requiem in Four Acts."
* "Katrina: Send in the Guard" (History)
* "After Katrina" (Discovery Times)
* "New Orleans Music in Exile" (Starz Black)

"Fear Factor: Blind Date No. 2" (NBC). Odd, I can't think of any way to demean the show further than just listing this week's premise.

Chris Jericho, Lucy Lawless, Cheech Marin, Carly Patterson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Jai Rodriguez, Hal Sparks and Lea Thompson perform "Celebrity Duets" (Fox), which can't be any worse than the advance VH1 ripoff, "But Can They Sing?"

"2006 World Series of Poker" (ESPN; also 9)

9 p.m.
Two teams battle for survival on "Eureka: Cook Islands" (Sci Fi).

The contestants fight for the right to thank "Mr. Roboto" on "Rock Star: Supernova" (CBS).

TELE-GEBRA
"The Apprentice" x "Trading Spaces" - "Flip This House" = "Million Dollar Listing" (Bravo)

WACS AND WAVES
* "Rebuilding New Orleans" (Discovery Times)
* A photographer returns to his Nolo studio in "Saving Jazz" (Sundance).

"Wide Angle" (PBS): "Ransom City"
"Overhaulin'" (TLC): "All in the Family"
"Dirty Jobs" (Discovery): "Monkey Caretaker"
"101 Guiltiest Guilty Pleasures" (E!): part 2
"Dog the Bounty Hunter" (A&E)
"Notorious" (Biography): "A Questionable Doctor"

10 p.m.
Everyone wants to be called Ponyboy on "The Outsiders: The Amish" ("PrimeTime," ABC).

Can someone rise above poverty while minimally "Waging a Living" ("P.O.V.", PBS)?

WACS AND WAVES
* "Modern Marvels" (History): "Engineering Disasters: New Orleans"
* "In the Sun: Michael Stipe and Special Guests" (Sundance)

A kidnapping squad responds when a quintet of "Footballer's Mom$" go missing through the "Wide Angle" (PBS).

Tommy is dating two women about as well as Alex P. Keaton did on "Rescue Me" (FX; season finale).

The couple destined to be together dates the wrong people on "Love Soup" (BBC America).

"The Final Report: Osama's Escape" (National Geographic)
"The Contender" (ESPN)
"Parco P.I." (Court)
"ECW" (Sci Fi)
"Queer Eye for the Health Club Manager" (Bravo)
"Miami Ink" (TLC): "Garver's Ultimatum"
"Road Tasted" (Food): Austin
"Real World XVII: [Things] We Should've Shown" (MTV)
"Secret Lives of Women" (WE): "Robbing the Cradle"
"Breaking Up With Shannen Doherty" (Oxygen)
"Strictly Dr. Drew" (Discovery Health): "What Kids Are Really Up To"
"The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time" (GSN): 6-5
"Miami Animal Police" (Animal Planet): "Blind Gator" (not about a New Orleans jazz legend)

10:30 p.m.
"Throwdown With Bobby Flay" (Food): "Jerk Chicken"

11 p.m.
WACS AND WAVES
* "Katrina: American Catastrophe" (History)
* "Rising From Ruin: Revisited" (MSNBC)
* "In His Own Words: Brian Williams on Hurricane Katrina" (Sundance)

12:30 a.m.
"Shin Chan" (Cartoon)

BABY, TALK TO ME
* Rose: Richard Griffiths, Simon Schama, Jonathan Schell
* Zach Braff, Jeff Bredenberg and the Roots plant themselves with Dave.
* Orlando Bloom, Carrot Top and Starsailor chat with their bud Jay.
* Kevin Nealon, Jay Chandrasekhar, little [sic] leaguer Aaron Durley and Pat Green light up with Jimmy.
* Donald Trump, Marc Maron and Ray LaMontagne are smokin! with Conan.

MODEL HOME
One of the many real Web sites from "Arrested Development" was from the incorrectly jailed Bluth uncle: "I'm Oscar B) dot com!"

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