TV Barn's TV Picks for Nov. 27

ATTACK OF THE THE
"They" were created by man. "They" rebelled. "They" evolved. There are many copies, and "they" have a plan. Who are "they"?

A) the Borg
B) the Cylons
C) the Hilton sisters
D) the Shmoo
E) the Smurfs

[Flip through your Rolodex (tm) and meet us at the end of the column for the correct answer.]

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TV Barn's TV Picks for Monday, November 27, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings

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7 p.m.
"Texas Cheer Moms" (TLC; also 7:30)

8 p.m.
An iron fist meets a leather jacket in a "Wife Swap" (ABC).

Drew and Tonya pit their parents against one another, while a pair of lucky socks doesn't help matters since "Everybody (still) Hates Chris" (CW).

Nobody wins the million dollars on episode 66 of "Deal or No Deal" (NBC).

The victims of the alien signal are being stalked by a vigilante on the lost episodes of "Threshold" (Sci Fi; also 9, 10 & 11).

UNNECESSARY TALK SHOW HOSTS PATROL
"How I Met Your Mother" (CBS): Wayne Brady, Megan Mullally. Plot: Barney and his gay, black brother James paint the town red.

Several of the characters return to Fox River Penitentiary. Will Michael need to use more of his tattoos for another "Prison Break" (Fox)?

"Uganda Uprising" (Discovery Times)
"Is It Real?" (National Geographic): "Ancient Astronauts"
"Pokémon: Battle Frontier" (Cartoon)
"Backyard Habitat" (Animal Planet)

8:30 p.m.
Packers pack and Seahawks hawk (ESPN).

Robert and Neesee punish Bobby differently on "All of Us" (CW).

The Bee buzzing in The Car leads a member of "The Class" (CBS) to accidentally drive into The Convenience Store.

"Not Your Average Travel Guide" (Travel): Philadelphia

9 p.m.
Maya and Darnell's relationship crashes while he's off working for NASCAR on "Girlfriends" (CW).

A housewife cleans the holes of her husband's bowling ball and strikes it rich, leading her to call "Vincent" (BBC America).

Claire makes the squad, Peter graduates nursing school and Chandra Suresh lands in New York as "Heroes" (NBC) rewinds six months.

"Two and a Half Men" (CBS) choose between girlfriends and a half.

"The Bachelor: Rome" (ABC) chooses his princess.

Erotic author Anne Desclos reveals herself to be the "Writer of O" (Sundance), a.k.a. Pauline Réage, in one of the literary world's best kept secrets.

Perhaps the heroine of "Legacy of Fear" (Lifetime) should have realized she had a bad thing going when her parents named her Miss Beatrice Gottin.

"Unwrapped" (Food): "Holiday Treats"
"WWE Monday Night RAW" (USA)
"High Stakes Poker" (GSN)
"Fabulous Life of ... Sugar Daddies" (VH1)

9:30 p.m.
The girls disagree on how to run the gym on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS).

Melanie and Derwin miscommunicate during "The Game" (CW).

10 p.m
A bad bug fells the cast of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (NBC). But for one character, it's the first day in several months' worth of sickness in the morning.

"CSI: Miami" (CBS) is enlisted when a Marine recruiter is murdered.

"Dr. 90210's" (E!) Chihuahua dies. And we all know what that means.

Jonathan Kellerman plots "Murder by the Book" (Court).

"Saint Etienne Presents Finisterre" (Starz Cinema)
"Engineering an Empire" (History): "Britain: Blood and Steel"
"Jacob & Joshua: Nemesis Rising" (Logo)
"Fabulous Life Presents: Really Rich Real Estate" (VH1)
"Tiara Girls" (MTV)
"Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol" (Spike)

10:30 p.m.
"Crimefighters" (BBC America)

11 p.m.
TELE-GEBRA
"Supermarket Sweep" x "Open All Night" + "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"= "10 Items or Less" (TBS). Will the grocery store improvcom produce laughs or butcher the punch lines?

"Lockup: Inside Brushy Mountain" (MSNBC)


CHATEAU
* Can you picture Charlie interviewing Muhammad Yunus and Annie Leibovitz? We can't.
* Rep. Rahm Emanuel ransom captive Israel on "The Daily Show."
* Tavis has a sinking feeling about Senator-elect Claire McCaskill and Kate Winslet.
* Jim Lehrer makes news with Stephen.
* Kate Winslet and Tom Waits anticipate Dave.
* Cameron Diaz, Isaac Mizrahi and the Wreckers are sew-sew with Jay.
* Matthew Broderick, Lisa Edelstein and Jet play hooky with Conan.
* William Shatner, Mike Luckovich and Driveblind beam over to chat with Craig.

More talk show information can be found at http://www.interbridge.com/lineupsdate.html and http://www.charlierose.com.


LORNE GREENE WAS MY VALLEY
They are "Battlestar Galactica's" B) Cylons, now with 99 percent less chrome.



-- posted by Jon Delfin