TV Barn's TV Picks for Jan. 9

I SPY
"Monk's" Tony Shalhoub can be found on-screen in all of the following theatrical releases except:

A) "Big Night"
B) "Good Night and Good Luck"
C) "Longtime Companion"
D) "Men in Black II"
E) "Quick Change"

[Taxi your way down to the bottom of the column for the correct answer.]

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TV Barn's TV Picks for Tuesday, January 9, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings



7:30 p.m.
"Hotwyred" (BET)

8 p.m.
"NOVAscienceNOW" (PBS) ponders an elevator in space. (Which is not, we note, a side project of TV on the Radio).

A murdering youth minister/polygamist goes on trial on "Dateline" (NBC). Add in Republican and Congressman and we have a "bingo."

"Taste of America With Mark DeCarlo" (Travel; also 8:30)
"Really Big Things" (Discovery)

9 p.m.
"House" (Fox) reveals a shocking secret in an attempt to stay out of prison: He never learned to read. (Insert Emmy Nomination Here.)

Has the winner for Best New Comedy/Drama already been canceled? Find out on "The 33 1/3rd Long Playing People's Choice Awards" (CBS).

UNNECESSEVERYBODY LOVES GUEST STAR PATROL
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (NBC). Doris Roberts. Plot: When you're good to Mama, Mama's good to you.

An old flame threatens to extinguish the "Big Day" (ABC; also 9:30).

"Geezers Gone Wild" (VH1)
"Dirty Jobs" (Discovery): "Bug Breeder"
"John Ratzenberger's Made in America" (Travel; also 9:30)

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

10 p.m.
Willa tries to dig up "Dirt" (FX) on the world's most important celebrity baby.

UNNECESS-"L.A. LAW" GUEST STAR PATROL
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC): Blair Underwood, Michael Michele. Plot: The War of the Roses.

RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
"Boston Legal" (ABC) helps a doctor from New Orleans accused of euthanizing her patients during Hurricane Katrina, letting them die more peacefully than by drowning to death.

TELE-GEBRA
"WWE" x "Kung Fu" = "Warrior Nation" (MSNBC)

"Man, Moment, Machine" (History): "Galileo & the Sinful Spyglass"
"Fabulous Life of ..." (VH1): "Secret Lives of the Mega Rich"
"American Gangster" (BET): Chambers Bros.
"Most Deadly" (Discovery): "Plane Crashes"
"ECW" (Sci Fi)
"Undercover History" (National Geographic): "Hitler's Bunker"
"Best Places to Find Cash and Treasures" (Travel)

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

11 p.m.
"Campus Ladies" (Oxygen)

midnight
"The Big Black Comedy Show" (Showtime)


TALK ME OFF THE LEDGE
* Charlie Rose's "Science Series": Paul Nurse, James Watson, Eric Lander, Craig Venter
* Harry Frankfurt relishes chatting with Jon.
* Cybill Shepherd and Thomas L. Friedman moonlight with Tavis.
* Jim Cramer is mad about "The Colbert Report."
* Penélope Cruz, Gary Mule Deer and Ben E. King spearfish up on the roof with Dave.
* Ben Affleck and Jewel play reindeer games with Jay.
* Donal Logue, Tiffany "New York" Patterson and Shiny Toy Guns knight Jimmy.
* O'Brien: Donald Trump, Megan Good, Ron Sexsmith
* Ferguson: Jonathan Silverman, Antonio Gates, Cash Levy
* Barry Zito and Alexi Murdoch hit one out of the park on "Last Call."


SEBASTIAN CAB IT
Shalhoub, who once played a character named "Terrorist" on "The Equalizer," was not wished B) "Good Night and Good Luck."



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