TV Barn's TV Picks for Sept. 14

Which of the following high-concept series costarred an offspring of a member of the Rat Pack?

A) "The Charmings"
B) "Jennifer Slept Here"
C) "The Misfits of Science"
D) "Mr. Smith"
E) "The Powers of Matthew Star"

TV Barn's TV Picks for Thursday, September 14, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings

= = = = =

7:30 p.m.
"The Black Carpet" (BET)

8 p.m.
Find out which player confesses, "I can forgive her but I don't have to because she screwed with my chickens," on the premiere of "Survivor: George Bush Hates Black People" (CBS).

Brad Garrett attempts to pay his alimony with episode two of "'Til Death" (Fox).

Learn how Mr. and Mrs. Roper first met on "Where Did It Come From?: Ancient Rome: The Rise of the Apartments" (History).

"Signé Chanel" (Sundance): "Doubts"
"Passport to Europe With Samantha Brown" (Travel)

8:30 p.m.
How bad can a mix CD be on "Happy Hour" (Fox)? Oh right: the Baha Men, Bo Bice and Bob Guiney.

9 p.m.
"Hungry Ghosts" terrorize a group of bishops and vice versa on "A Fake Haunting" (Discovery).

The most important lesson from "Secrets of the Playing Card" ("Decoding the Past," History): Never make a bet with Ricky Jay.

OR YOU COULD BUY THE DVD SET
Yes, Woody Allen's got some "Bananas," he's promoting "Bananas" today, on "The Dick Cavett Show: Classic Interviews" (TCM).

This just in: the winner of "Celebrity Duets" (Fox) gets to be the new lead singer of SuperNova.

A drive-by shooting has unintended consequences in "Murder City" (BBC America).

On "The First 48" (A&E), "being dumped by your girlfriend" can involve a trash bin or a vacant lot.

"The Kids Are in Charge: Family Vacation" (Travel): Boston
"Notorious" (Biography): Robert Blake

10 p.m.
Will one of the ex-"Dallas SWAT" (A&E; season premiere) succeed in suicide when one of the members of the documentary film crew could easily stop them?

TELE-GEBRA
"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" x "Chappelle's Show" = Damon Wayans' "The Underground" (Showtime)

"American Eats" (Travel): "Cereal" at 2 a.m.
"Death Metal Music" (Discovery)
"PrimeTime" (ABC)
"Animal Cops Houston" (Animal Planet): "Baby Boom"
"Throwdown With Bobby Flay" (Food)
"Wild 'n Out" (MTV)
"The Ultimate Fighter" (Spike)

10:30 p.m.
"Pimp My Ride" (MTV)
"Crimefighters" (BBC America): "One for the Road"
"Ace of Cakes" (Food): "Duff Goes Hollywood"

11 p.m.
"TNA iMPACT!" (Spike)

BABY, TALK TO ME
* Rose: Adam Nagourney, others TBA
* Norm MacDonald cracks on "The Daily Show."
* Tavis learns why Ron Hall and Denver Moore are the "Same Kind of Different As Me" and what actor-producer Duane Martin expects with the new CW network.
* Bill Simmons tries to avoid being thrown softballs by Stephen.
* Who is Dave's big guest? That's right. They are. Also Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl and maybe Anne Heche.
* Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jude Law and Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band like that ol' time Jay Leno.
* Chris Elliott, Rachel Bilson and LeToya O.C. what they can see with Jimmy.
* Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Al Franken and air guitar expert Bjorn Turoque are good enough, smart enough, and doggonnit, Conan likes them.
* Gary Sinise, Chris Isaak and Whitley Strieber cook shrimp with Craig.
* Stephon Marbury and Landon Pigg are a shoe-in at "Last Call."

ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD
C) Dean Paul Martin starred as Dr. Billy Hayes, the research scientist who led the team.

TV Barn's TV Picks are online anytime at http://tv.yahoo.com/news/tvb/