SAME FOX ATTITUDE
Which of the following series ran the longest on Fox?
A) "Ally McBeal"
B) "In Living Color"
C) "Parker Lewis Can't Lose"
D) "Party of Five"
E) "21 Jump Street"
[The correct answer, found at the bottom of the column will make you richer ... in bed.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Friday through Sunday, December 1-3, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
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FRIDAY
RED RIBBONS
* "Positively Naked" (Cinemax, 7 p.m.)
* "Ashley Judd and YouthAIDS: Confronting the Pandemic" (TLC, 8 p.m.)
* A Zulu child must "Beat the Drum" (Showtime, 8 p.m.) on the way to find his uncle after his village is devastated by AIDS.
* "CBS News on Logo: Report on AIDS" (Logo, 9 p.m.)
* "Black Book" (Showtime, 9:45 p.m.)
7 p.m.
"Bah -- Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas" (Cartoon)
"Our Generation" (History): "Death of the Counterculture: Charles Manson"
"Take Home Chef" (TLC; also 7:30)
7:30 p.m.
"Access Granted" (BET): Jim Jones
8 p.m.
The team of "Justice" (Fox; new day and time) defends their building's parking ramp attendant on murder charges. The question is, who charges more per hour?
Figure eights hope to reach 10.0 scores in "Ice Wars 2006: USA vs. the World" (CBS).
Will "Doctor Who" (Sci Fi) make the sacrifice needed to save the universe, or have we wasted time writing the rest of these listings?
UNNECESSARY MOB PATROL
"1 vs. 100" (NBC): "Las Vegas" stars Josh Duhamel, Nikki Cox, Molly Sims and James Lesure, poker champ Annie Dukes, casino dealers, showgirls, Wink Martindale, Bob Eubanks, and yes (sigh), even Kevin Federline.
"Avatar: The Last Airbender" (Nickelodeon; also 8:30)
"Hannah Montana" (Disney)
"Class of 3000" (Cartoon)
"The Lost Evidence" (History): "Operation Market Garden"
"WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" (CW)
8:30 p.m.
"South of Nowhere" (Noggin): "Objects May Be Closer Than They Appear"
9 p.m.
A boxing match haunts the crew on "Battlestar Galactica" (Sci Fi). Always bet on the Cylon.
"Trading Spouses" (Fox) plays games with religion (as usual).
In/on "Las Vegas" (NBC; two hours), Ed and Danny are forced to steal fifty million dollars to rescue Delinda from live burial. Meanwhile, a Buddhist monk is a holy roller, and the bird flu strikes.
"My Family" (BBC America) meets a "lifestyle guru," and we all know what that means.
"Shootout!" (History): "Raid on Bataan Death Camp"
"Man vs. Wild" (Discovery): Mount Kilauea
"NOW" (PBS)
2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Awards Ceremony (TNT)
"What Not to Wear: Redo My Spouse" (TLC)
9:30 p.m.
"The Life & Times of Juniper Lee" (Cartoon)
9:40 p.m.
Ed loses his job during the "Worst Week of My Life" (BBC America).
10 p.m.
A fur trader using supernatural skins meats his maker thanks to the "Masters of Horror" (Showtime).
"20/20" (ABC) hopes to titillate with footage of fast food workers stripping as demanded by a mysterious phone call. 20/20: We're in touch, so you have reasons to touch ... hey, both hands where we can see them!
"The Soup" (E!) du jour is NBC schedule gumbo.
"Paula's Party" (Food): "Paula to the Rescue"
"I Shouldn't Be Alive" (Discovery): "Into the Heart of Darkness"
"Dogfights" (History): "Hell Over Hanoi"
10:20 p.m.
"The Robinsons" (BBC America)
11 p.m.
"Hardware" (BBC America)
"Monarch Cove" (Lifetime; also midnight)
"Best Week Ever" (VH1)
Boxing (Showtime)
11:30 p.m.
"The Wendy Williams Experience" (VH1)
midnight
"Web Junk 20" (VH1)
TALK TALK
* Bill Novelli and Catherine O'Hara are Tavis' best in show.
* Danny DeVito, 16-year-old duct tape expert William Beacom and Silversun Pickups take a cab over to the Ed Sullivan Theater.
* Sen. Barack Obama, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Taylor Hicks promote their new albums with Jay.
* Elijah Wood, Tichina Arnold and Mute Math try to steal the ring from Jimmy.
* Sarah McLachlan mirrors Conan's movements.
* Kevin Smith, Suzy Nakamura (maybe) and Joseph Arthur spend the evening with Craig's secret stash.
* Aries Spears, Paz Vega and the Rapture have a blonde moment with Carson.
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SATURDAY
5 p.m.
"THS Investigates Online Nightmares" (E!)
6 p.m.
SEC Football Championship: Arkansas vs. Florida (CBS)
7:30 p.m.
"Yu-Gi-Oh! G/X" (Cartoon)
8 p.m.
AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Dog Show (Discovery & Animal Planet)
"Imaginary Playmate" (Lifetime Movie Network)
"Godspeed to Jamestown" (History)
"The Replacements" (Disney)
"Little People, Big World" (TLC; also 8:30)
"Cops" (Fox)
"Dateline" (NBC)
"i Health Presents ... Healthy Body, Healthy Mind" (i)
Big 12 Championship: Nebraska vs. Oklahoma (ABC)
9 p.m.
"Greg the Bunny" (IFC) does what he can-can at the "Moulin Rouge" (9:15).
BATMAN SMELLS
A telegenic soldier falls in love with the soft-focused woman who wrote him "The Christmas Card" (Hallmark).
Lindsey Buckingham and Little Big Town meet at the "Crossroads" (CMT).
"Secrets of a Real Closer" (Court)
"Naruto" (Cartoon)
"Race to the South Pole" (History)
"America's Most Wanted" (Fox)
Welterweights Joshua Clottey vs. Antonio Margarito (Showtime)
9:30 p.m.
"Mr. Meaty" (Nickelodeon)
"Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon" (Cartoon)
9:45 p.m.
Middleweights Ike Quartey vs. Ronald Wright (HBO)
10 p.m.
"5 Takes: USA" (Travel): New York City
"Trading Spaces" (TLC)
"Body of Evidence: From the Case Files of Dayle Hinman" (Court)
midnight
"A Very Soapy Christmas" (SOAPnet)
ADULT SWIM on Cartoon Network
11:30 p.m., "Trinity Blood"; midnight, "Bleach"; 12:30 a.m., "Eureka 7"
VIVA VARIETY
Matthew Fox hosts "SNL" with musical guests Tenacious D.
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SUNDAY
CBS start times are within the realm of possibility.
5 p.m.
"A Year on Earth" (Discovery Kids; repeats at 9)
6:30 p.m.
RED RIBBONS
"Ithuteng: Never Stop Learning" (HBO) celebrates the progress of of four students surviving in the Johannesburg ghetto of Soweto.
7 p.m.
"60 Minutes" (CBS)
"Football Night in America" (NBC)
7:30 p.m.
"Reba" (CW) realizes she's too happy. Well, we can't have that, can we?
8 p.m.
Gabrielle Anwar teams up with Noah Wyle as "The Librarian" in the sequel-licious "Return to King Solomon's Mines" (TNT).
Learn why "I'm such a hot giant chick right now" during "The Amazing Race 10" (CBS).
Ruthie and T-Bone kiss on "7th Heaven" (CW). So long as this doesn't involve a spin-off, we're cool with this.
A cop's family is treated to an "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (ABC).
2007 Bowl Championship Series Announcement (Fox; see also ESPN at 10)
"Inside the Volcano" (History)
"Worldwide Web Games Championship" (GSN)
AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Dog Show (Discovery & Animal Planet)
"Beyond Conviction" (MSNBC)
8:15 p.m.
The Seattle Seahorses vs. the Denver Landhawks (NBC)
9 p.m.
"Gordon Ramsay's F Word" (BBC America) this week? Fhresh Feasant.
D.L. Hughley hosts the "Big in '06 Awards" (VH1).
A dying snitch provides new info on the "Cold Case" (CBS) of a police officer shot to death in his car.
SILENT KNIFE
A father kidnaps his newborn son to prevent it from being adopted on "A Dad for Christmas" (Lifetime). (And to all a good wife.)
"Iron Chef America" (Food): Mario Batali vs. Richard Blais
"Salinas Valley State Prison" (National Geographic)
10 p.m.
"Dexter" (Showtime) faces the most gruesome Ice Truck Killer victim yet.
Carcetti grovels, Freamon shakes, Colvin pleads, Bubbles plots, Prez gets jealous, Marimow walks, Omar orchestrates, Namond and Cutty meet the "new" Michael, and Carver's promises are hanging like a bird on "The Wire" (HBO).
A woman with one month left to live has disappeared "Without a Trace" (CBS).
The "Trial by Choir" (TLC) isn't advancing as far as director Kyles would like.
Kate dates a morgue assistant with a grave sense of humor on "No Angels" (BBC America).
"2006 Bowl Selection: Special Victims Unit" (ESPN)
"Love Ride" (E!)
"Intervention" (A&E)
11 p.m.
"Talk Sex With Sue Johanson" (Oxygen)
ADULT SWIM on Cartoon Network
10:30 p.m., "Aqua Teen Hungerforce"; 11:30 p.m., "Assy McGee"; 11:45 p.m., "Metalocalypse"; 12:15 a.m., "Moral Orel"; 12:30 a.m., "Frisky Dingo"; 12:45 a.m., "12 oz. Mouse"
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MONDAY NEWS
ABC: "Wife Swap," "Supernanny," "What About Brian"
Fox: "2006 Billboard Music Awards"
NBC: "Deal or No Deal," "Heroes," "Studio 60 ..."
TNT: "The Closer" movie
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MY BIG FAT OBNOXIOUS ANSWER
"Parker Lewis Can't Lose" finally lost out after 73 episodes, the cops of "21 Jump Street" were on the streets for 103 shows, "Ally McBeal" annoyed 112 times, "In Living Color" sketched out 122 weeks, but the Salingers survived the longest as a D) "Party of Five" in 142 broadcasts.
-- posted by Jon Delfin
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