TV Barn's TV Picks for Dec. 19
IN THE AIR TONIGHT
"St. Vitus Dance," Sonny Crockett's boat on "Miami Vice," is also the name of ...
A) a movement disorder of the hands and feet
B) the last opera performed by Maria Callas
C) a fern-like houseplant
D) a song by Black Sabbath
E) an annual festival in Latvia
[How low can you go? Limbo down to the bottom of the column for the correct answer.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Tuesday, December 19, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
7:30 p.m.
"Access Granted" (BET): Trick Daddy
8 p.m.
Is this woman a stripper or a paint stripper? A Swedish girl or a Dutch Boy? Can you determine her "Identity" (NBC)?
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"I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!" (ABC)
"Countdown: Best of Oddball" (MSNBC)
"Archenemies" (Discovery Times; also 9 & 10)
"Taste of America With Mark DeCarlo" (Travel)
9 p.m.
Events at the bachelor party may destroy the entire "Big Day" (ABC; also 9:30). Save the cheerleader? And then save the honeymoon from political unrest.
"Dog the Bounty Hunter" (A&E): "Growing Up Is Hard to Do"
"Dirty Jobs" (Discovery): "Editing Thomas Allen Heald"
"Overhaulin'" (TLC)
9:30 p.m.
"Help Me Help You" (ABC): helpless.
10 p.m.
The boys of "Overhaulin'" get a dose of "Miami Ink" (TLC).
"Secrets of Jerusalem's Holiest Sites" (National Geographic)
"My Boys" (TBS; also 10:30)
"American Gangster" (BET): Nicky Barnes
"The Second City: First Family of Comedy" (PBS)
"Best Places to Find Cash and Treasures" (Travel)
"ECW" (Sci Fi)
"Everest: Beyond the Limit" (Discovery): "The Final Cost"
LOFTY GOALS
* Bill Kristol weakly chats on the "Daily."
* Jamie Foxx discusses his new biopic of Elton John with Tavis.
* Deepak Chopra and Stephen wang chung tonight.
* Beyoncé, Marv Albert and Marc Maron bite off more than they can chew with Dave.
* Robert De Niro and Jennifer Hudson dream a little dream with Jay.
* Matthew Fox, Lawrence Taylor and +44 make for a party of four with Jimmy.
* Ben Stiller, Ving Rhames and Joshua Bell ring out the old year with Conan.
* Laura Dern, Danny Elfman and Avi Liberman do the locomotion with Craig.
* Kathy Griffin and Kill Hannah (and maybe Whitney Cummings) dish with Carson.
More talk-show information is available at www.interbridge.com/lineupsdate.html and charlierose.com.
HAMMER DON'T HURT HIM
"St. Vitus Dance" is actually A), D) and E).
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