TV Barn's TV Picks for Jan. 26-28
LOCO MOTION
Which blink-and-you-missed-it series featured Train's "Calling All Angels" as its theme song?
A) "3 lbs."
B) "Day Break"
C) "Kidnapped"
D) "Justice"
E) "Six Degrees"
[The remotely watched answer is controlled at the bottom of the column.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Friday through Sunday, January 26-28, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
SYNDICATED this weekend
The United Negro College Fund's "An Evening of Stars: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin"
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FRIDAY
6 p.m.
"ION Health" (i): "Today's Health: What Women Need to Know"
7 p.m.
"Take Home Chef" (TLC; also 7:30)
7:30 p.m.
"My Gym Partner Is a Monkey" (Cartoon)
"Hotwyred" (BET)
8 p.m.
Morticians, gymnasts and the casts of "Passions" and "Days of Our Lives" are in the Mob on "1 vs. 100" (NBC).
"Fuse Celebrity Playlist" (Fuse): Jeremy Piven
"WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" (CW)
"Degrassi: The Next Generation" (Noggin)
"Nanny 911" (Fox)
"The Lost Evidence" (History): "Liberation of Paris"
"Cowboy U" (CMT)
"Class of 3000" (Cartoon)
"Video Justice" (Court; also 8:30)
"The Dog Whisperer" (National Geographic)
8:30 p.m.
"Beyond the Break" (Noggin)
"Trick My Truck" (CMT)
"Codename: Kids Next Door" (Cartoon)
"Cory in the House" (Disney)
9 p.m.
TELE-GEBRA
JonBenet Ramsey x "The Simple Life" = "Pageant School: Becoming Miss America" (CMT), or "Trick My Sash."
The Goddess Warrior doesn't take kindly to her dominant African-American mate on "Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy" (Fox).
UNNECESSARY GUEST SUSPECTS PATROL
"Monk" (USA): Sean Astin, Holland Taylor. Plot: Hildegarde and Buffy have been murdered at the Susan B. Anthony Hotel for Women. Are Kip and Henry to blame?
"What Not to Wear" (TLC)
"Now" (PBS)
"Hyperdrive" (BBC America)
"Festival Dailies" (Sundance)
"Ms. Adventure" (Animal Planet): "Courtship"
"Little Beauties: Ultimate Kiddie Queen Showdown" (VH1)
"Dr. G: Medical Examiner" (Discovery Health)
9:30 p.m.
Tonight at the "Winter X Games" (ESPN): superpipe, snowmobile snocross and sno-cones.
9:40 p.m.
"Feel the Force" (BBC America)
10 p.m.
"20/20" (ABC) pities the children of Camden, New Jersey. I smell Emmy Award! No, wait, it's just Newark.
Grandma, what big secrets you have on "Masters of Horror" (Showtime).
For once, the "Psych" (USA) team is helpful to Det. Lassiter, who thinks he's losing his marbles. Yes, even the steelies.
"The Soup" (E!) du jour: Cream of the Union
"Paula's Party" (Food): "Paula's Hawaiian Hoedown"
"Club J Concerts" (BETJ): Ashford & Simpson
"Comedy Central Presents" (Comedy Central; also 10:30): Dov Davidoff & Kyle Grooms
"Back to the Dance Floor: Ballroom Bootcamp" (TLC)
"Mystery ER" (Discovery Health)
"Hunter and Hunted" (National Geographic): "Cougar Island"
"The Investigators" (Court): "Mad Scientist"
"Dogfights" (History): "Dogfights of the Middle East"
"Combat Zone" (Military): "Battle of Hué, Vietnam"
10:30 p.m.
"Starveillance" (E!)
10:50 p.m.
"Rapping at Fear" (IFC)
11 p.m.
"Best Week Ever" (VH1)
"Stacked" (CMT)
"Gunslinger Girl" (IFC)
"Hardware" (BBC America)
"Wrestling Society X" (MTV)
11:30 p.m.
"Basilisk" (IFC)
midnight
"Wild World of Spike" (Spike)
12:30 a.m.
"MXC" (Spike)
TALK TALK
More talk show information is available at www.interbridge.com/lineupsdate.html.
* Rose: Academy Award nominees
* Rep. George Miller and Saidiya Hartman play backgammon with Tavis.
* Rebecca Romijn, Bob Saget and Rodrigo y Gabriela present themselves to Jay with an air of mystique.
* Vanessa Williams, Ryan Reynolds and Robert Kelly sing with all the colors of the wind for Jimmy.
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SATURDAY
6 p.m.
"Sandra Bullock Revealed" (E!)
7:30 p.m.
"Growing Up Creepie" (Discovery Kids)
"Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" (Nickelodeon)
8 p.m.
"The Naked Brothers Band" (Nickelodeon)
"Cops" (Fox)
"The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" (Disney)
"Moving Up" (TLC)
"Emeril Live" (Food): "Emeril's Football Contest"
8:30 p.m.
"The Secret Show" (Nicktoons)
9 p.m.
The "Winter X Games" (ESPN) presents more Snowmobile SnoCross. It's as cool out as Billy Bush thinks he is.
"Cracker Barrel's Songs of the Year" (GAC) include "No, We Won't Serve Louis Farrakhan Banana Pancakes Today."
"Gryphon" (Sci Fi)
"Skyland" (Nicktoons)
"Festival Dailies" (Sundance)
"The Secret Life of ..." (Food): "Tailgating"
"America's Most Wanted" (Fox)
10 p.m.
"48 Hours Mystery" (CBS)
"Trading Spaces: Boring Boudoirs" (TLC)
10:15 p.m.
Boxing: Jorge Arce vs. Julio Ler (HBO)
Gojira vs. Bambi Theater on Cartoon Network
"Naruto" (9 & 9:30 p.m.), "The Prince of Tennis" (10), "Mar" (10:30), "Bleach" (midnight), "Eureka 7" (12:30 a.m.)
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SUNDAY
7 p.m.
Olivia Newton-John serves as a guest judge on "Grease: The Embarrassing" (NBC; two hours).
"60 Minutes" (CBS)
"America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC)
"dLife: For Your Diabetes Life" (CNBC)
7:30 p.m.
"Reba" (CW)
8 p.m.
Well, maybe Borat can win at "The Screen Actors Guild Awards" (TNT & TBS).
Tonight's "Cold Case" (CBS; special time) is two for the price of one as both happened at the same time.
"The Simpsons" (Fox) serves up a revenge anthology cold.
Ruthie and T-Bone sitting in a tree for all on "7th Heaven" (CW) to see. First comes love, next comes marriage, then comes spin-off in a midseason carriage.
Imagine life in "2057" (Discovery; also 9 & 10), when the remaining episodes of "Day Break" begin airing on ABC.
"Celebration of Gospel '07" (BET)
"The Women Who Changed Game Shows" (GSN)
"Fort Knox: Secrets Revealed" (History)
"Emeril Live" (Food): "Emeril's Ragin' Cajun"
"Nature" (PBS): "Rhinoceros"
"Ultimate Factories" (National Geographic; also 9 & 10): Harley-Davidson, Budweiser & Peterbilt
8:30 p.m.
Peggy gets an intervention from the fashion police on "King of the Hill" (Fox).
9 p.m.
A deaf-mute child, a World War II veteran, a widow and true love make "The Valley of Light" (CBS) more than a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie ... they make it EVERY Hallmark Hall of Fame movie.
UNNECESSARY ... WHO ARE WE KIDDING, ON THIS SHOW? OF COURSE THEY'RE MAKING CAMEOS PATROL
"Family Guy" (Fox): Rob Lowe, George Wendt. Plot: Stewie's teddy bear is missing. And we all know what that means.
The "Winter X Games" (ESPN) showcase snowboarding and snowmobile freestyle. Wicked awsome.
Rochester upsets Mr. Benny on "Masterpiece Theatre's" (PBS) "Jane Eyre." Sorry, boss.
Dresden whispers with ghosts on "The Dresden Files" (Sci Fi).
Brutus and Cassius round up a posse on "Rome" (HBO).
Teams on "The Apprentice: Los Angeles" (NBC) sell chicken. You're fried!
The teams on "Surreal Life Fame Games" (VH1) destroy hotel rooms. Someone please tell Ron Jeremy to keep his pants on.
"Gordon Ramsay's F Word" (BBC America)
"Festival Dailies" (Sundance)
"Living With the Kombai Tribe: The Adventures of Mark and Olly" (Travel; also 10)
9:30 p.m.
UNNECESSARY LUSTING FOR/GETTING A LIFE GUEST STAR PATROL
"American Dad" (Fox): Iggy Pop, Elizabeth Peña, Miguel Ferrer. Plot: Stan opens a teddy bear factory. Hey, is that Stewie's over in the corner?
10 p.m.
The police on "Crossing Jordan" (NBC) shoot an eight-year-old enough times to inspire a Bruce Springsteen song.
The ex-president is kidnapped and tortured on "Battlestar Galactica" (Sci Fi). Before we respond, dare we ask if it's Bush Sr. or Clinton?
Daniel Radcliffe tries to act grown up amongst the juveniles on "Extras" (HBO).
The gals play softball on "The L Word" (Showtime). Off come the kid gloves.
"Lisa Lampanelli: Dirty Girl" (Comedy Central)
"Footballers Wives: Overtime" (BBC America)
"Challenge: Flying Knives" (Food)
"Hogan Knows Best" (VH1)
"I'm From Rolling Stone" (MTV)
10:30 p.m.
"Shooting Sizemore" (VH1)
11 p.m.
"Talk Sex With Sue Johanson" (Oxygen)
ADULT SWIM on Cartoon Network
"Smoking Gun" (11:30 p.m.); "Moral Orel" (12:15 a.m.)
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MONDAY NEWS IN BRIEF
ABC: "Supernanny," "What About Brian"
CBS is saving itself for Sweeps
CW: "... Chris," "All of Us," "Girlfriends," "The Game"
Fox: "Prison Break," "24"
NBC: "Deal or No Deal," "Heroes," "Studio 60 ..."
PBS: "Antiques Roadshow," "American Experience: The Berlin Airlift," "The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman"
ABC Family: "Lincoln Heights," "Wildfire"
Sundance: "The Liberace of Baghdad"
Starz Cinema: "The Electrifying Conclusion"
BBC America: "The Kindness of Strangers," "Leave No Trace"
CMT: "The 2007 Miss America Pageant"
Lifetime: "Nora Roberts' Angels Fall"
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TOUCHED BY A SCALPEL
A) "3 lbs." used the theme to salute its sexy and/or self-centered surgeons.
-- posted by Jon Delfin
