TV Barn's TV Picks for Jan. 23

AMERICA YOU'RE DULL
Which of the following series would you not find a regular cast member named Randy, Paula, or Simon?

A) "Alvin & the Chipmunks"
B) "Home Improvement"
C) "My Name Is Earl"
D) "Oz"
E) "The Wonder Years"

[Here's your golden ticket with a trip to the correct answer. Redeem it at the bottom of the column.]

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TV Barn's TV Picks for Tuesday, January 23, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings




7:30 p.m.
"One Night Only" (BET)

8 p.m.
President Bush demands that Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey breed 19,993 more children to train as a race of super soldiers to be sent to Iraq on "Dateline" (NBC).

"American Idol" (Fox) narrows the contestant pool down to a mere 247,000,000.

'TIS THE SEASON
"Gilmore Girls" (CW) celebrates Xmas late, since Rory's a smidge jet-lagged.

The crew of "NCIS" (CBS) must stop a terrorist from using a chemical weapon. Ron Popiel's Great Looking Hair in a Spray Can (in nine amazing colors).

"Really Big Things" (Discovery): "Largest Telescope"
"Taste of America With Mark DeCarlo" (Travel)

9 p.m.
Hey, hey ... "Veronica Mars" (CW) has more fun than a barrel in search of a missing monkey.

"Stating Unions: Who's Your Daddy?" (Fox)
"Washington Legal" (ABC): guest starring Michael J. Fox
"Stateline: To Catch al Qaeda" (NBC)
"SotU: Miami" (CBS)
"Constitution Roadshow" (PBS)

"The Real Roswell" (National Geographic)
"Festival Dailies" (Sundance)
"Ancient Discoveries" (History): "Siege of Troy"
"John Ratzenberger's Made in America" (Travel)
"Dirty Jobs" (Discovery): "Mule Logger"

9:30 p.m.
"Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels" (Food): "Coastal Cuisine"

10 p.m.
A basketball helps incorrigible quidnunc Lucy find "Dirt" (FX) on a rapper.

"Outlaugh Festival on Wisecrack" (Logo)
"Most Deadly" (Discovery): "Mountains"
"Fabulous Life of ... Sizzling Celebrity Sex Lives" (VH1)
"The Real Housewives of Orange County" (Bravo)
"ECW" (Sci Fi)
"Miami Ink" (TLC): "Battle of the Apprentices"
"Road Rules: Viewer's Revenge Launch" (MTV)

10:30 p.m.
"The Hungry Detective" (Food): Miami

midnight
"The Big Black Comedy Show" (Showtime)


INTERVIEW WITH A VAMP
* Rose: State of the Union analysis
* Terry McAuliffe absorbs water on "The Daily Show."
* Michael Edesess and Ioan Gruffudd chat with Tavis to excess.
* Michael Steele flexes his buns on "The Colbert Report."
* Ricky Gervais, Forest Whitaker and the Shins visit the last Dave of Scotland.
* Jon Cryer, Jeff Garcia and Switchfoot are fractions of men on "The Tonight Show."
* Pat O'Brien, Dominic Purcell and Sunshine Anderson breathe heavily in Jimmy's phone and ask what he's wearing.


HEY, HEY, HEY, PAUL, I WANT TO MARRY YOU TOO
Kevin's best friends on E) "The Wonder Years" were Winnie Cooper and Paul (not Paula) Pfeiffer.



-- posted by Jon Delfin