TV Barn's TV Picks for Mar. 2-4
ER ... FOX SPORTS ?!?
Which of the following fighters did not win their bouts on Fox's "Celebrity Boxing"?
A) Todd Bridges
B) Joey Buttafuoco
C) Dustin "Screech" Diamond
D) Tonya Harding
E) William "The Refrigerator" Perry
[Hit the books, the mat, or the bottom of the column for the correct answer.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Friday through Sunday, March 2-4, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
FRIDAY
6:30 p.m.
"The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" (Cartoon)
7 p.m.
"The Planet's Funniest Animals" (Animal Planet)
7:30 p.m.
"Take Home Chef" (TLC)
"Hotwyred" (BET)
"The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" (Disney)
8 p.m.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, cowboys, used-car salesmen and Harvard professors are among the mob members on "1 vs. 100" (NBC).
It's no longer sweeps, nor Black History Month, so it's perfect timing that "The 38th NAACP Image Awards" (Fox) presents special awards to Bono and Soledad O'Brien as apparently they've run out of talented African Americans as well.
"Hannah Montana" (Disney)
"Cowboy U: Colorado" (CMT)
"The Dog Whisperer" (National Geographic)
"Video Justice" (Court)
"WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" (CW)
8:30 p.m.
"Instant Star" (Noggin): "Helter Skelter"
"Saving Grace" (Animal Planet)
9 p.m.
"Ladette to Lady 2" (Sundance) hosts a fancy and/or schmancy country house weekend.
IT'S THE EPISODE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING, UNLESS IT DOESN'T
Offers are made and punches are thrown in "Las Vegas" (NBC) in a power struggle for control of the Montecito.
Is there a doctor who's not House? "Monk" (USA; season finale) scrubs up several hundred times when the trail leads to the hospital.
"NOW with that Prematurely Gray Liberal Dude" (PBS)
"Country Fried Home Videos" (CMT)
"Beyond the Break" (Noggin): "Out of Sync"
9:30 p.m.
"Trick My Truck" (CMT)
10 p.m.
"20/20" (ABC) teams with local police departments to entrap people who actually picked Alan Arkin to win in their Oscar pools.
Shawn and Gus attempt to "Psych" (USA; season finale) out "Scary Sherry" once again.
"The Soup" (E!) du jour: Successful Scorcese stew.
"Eddie Izzard: Unrepeatable" (BBC America)
"Rattler: Behind the Fangs" (National Geographic)
"Crank Yankers" (MTV2)
"The Girl Who Came Back From the Dead" (WE)
"Mail Call" (History)
"Mystery ER" (Discovery Health)
10:30 p.m.
"Celebrity Deathmatch" (MTV2)
11 p.m.
"Spoons" (BBC America)
"Best Week Ever" (VH1)
"Gunslinger Girl" (IFC)
Boxing (Showtime)
11:30 p.m.
"MTV Unplugged" (MTV): Korn
"Basilisk" (IFC)
midnight
"Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" (HBO)
TALK SNOOP
* John Ridley, Rep. Barney Frank, Joe Scarborough, Seymour Hersh and Mia Farrow spend real time with Bill Maher.
* Rose: Mikhail Baryshnikov
* Thomas Schaller and Bobby Moresco delight Tavis.
* Charles Grodin and Dan Naturman potty train Dave's St. Bernard.
* Queen Latifah, Gerard Butler and Buckcherry get the royal treatment from Jay.
* Christina Ricci, Patrick Warburton and Locksley tick off Jimmy.
* Ted Koppel, Tom Kavanagh and Relient K chat with Konan.
* John Mellencamp and Oscar Cougar De La Hoya paint Craig's little pink house.
* Masi Oka and Silversun Pickups drop by for "Last Call."
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SATURDAY
6 p.m.
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (E!)
"Alive & Well" (American Life)
6:30 p.m.
"Ben 10" (Cartoon)
7 p.m.
Please tell me you didn't buy the DVD of "The Invincible Iron Man" (Cartoon) last month.
"El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera" (Nickelodeon; also 7:30 and Nicktoons, 9:30)
8 p.m.
Mary Louise Parker is "Margaret Atwood's Robber Bride" (Oxygen). Hmmm, wonder how she got out of the "Weeds" house to make time for this other highly illegal activity?
A ten-year-old is afraid of monsters under the bed, and so is her therapist in "They Come Back" (Lifetime Movie Network).
Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Jacinda Barrett, Richard Dreyfuss and Andre Braugher star in the Academy Award nominated "Poseidon" (HBO). If you thought "Titanic" was too subtle you might enjoy this "Adventure" remake, which Shelley Winters died before she could see (perhaps a wise choice).
"Alex Reymundo's Hick-Spanic: Live in Albuquerque" (Showtime)
Dog Show: Eukanuba Tournament of Champions 2007 (Animal Planet)
"CNN: Special Investigations Unit" (CNN)
"Cops" (Fox)
"Moving Up" (TLC): "Red Hot Sass Meets College Class"
"Kappa Mikey" (Nicktoons)
"Kim Possible" (Disney)
"Beach Goers Exposed" (Travel)
8:30 p.m.
"The Secret Show" (Nicktoons)
9 p.m.
"Robin Hood" (BBC America) gets the Xena treatment.
High-powered lawyer Melissa Gilbert makes "Sacrifices of the Heart" (Hallmark) to run her father's family farm/house on the prairie.
"The Suze Orman Came Out as a Lesbian; Please Buy Her Book Because She Couldn't Think of Any Other Way to Promote It Show" (CNBC)
"Reporter Zero" (Logo)
"Naruto" (Cartoon)
"America's Most Wanted" (Fox)
Boxing (Showtime)
"Accident Investigator" (Discovery Health)
9:30 p.m.
"One Piece" (Cartoon)
9:45 p.m.
Boxing (HBO)
10 p.m.
"The Beatles' Biggest Secrets" (BBC America). What, Ringo had talent?
"Designer to the Stars: Kari Whitman" (WE; premiere, also 10:30)
"48 Hours Mystery" (CBS): "To Catch a Killer"
"Mar" (Cartoon)
"Trading Spaces" (TLC)
10:30 p.m.
"The Prince of Tennis" (Cartoon)
11 p.m.
"Spring Break Hot Spots" (Travel; also midnight, 1 a.m., 2 a.m. and see Sunday late)
"Take This House and Sell It" (WE; also 11:30)
midnight
"Bleach" (Cartoon)
"Style by Jury" (WE; also 12:30)
12:30 a.m.
"Eureka 7" (Cartoon)
THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT
* "The Erotic Traveler" (Skinemax, 12:15 a.m.)
* "Cathouse Season 2" (HBO, 12:15 a.m.)
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SUNDAY
7 p.m.
Learn why Andy Rooney shaved his head on "60 Minutes" (CBS).
A fat cat sits on a hat on a mat on "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC).
Learn why Osama bin Laden shaved his head on "Dateline" (NBC).
"Shalom in the Home" (TLC)
7:30 p.m.
Jobs are taken and/or shoved in "The War at Home" (Fox).
7:55 p.m.
"Minuscule" (Disney)
8 p.m.
REALITY BITES
* A plane decimated the house up for a "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (ABC). Coffee, tea, or a miter saw?
* "I'm sorry I'm wearing a bathing suit. It is very weird, I know," but that's just how "The Amazing Race: All-Stars" (CBS) works.
* "One Sandy must leave while the four remaining Dannys perform" on "Grease: You're the One That I Want" (NBC).
Geoffrey covers for Charles' health as the cast endures "Slings and Arrows" (Sundance).
UNSUCCESSFUL "NEWSRADIO" REUNION PATROL
"The Simpsons" (Fox): Meg Ryan, Peter Bogdanovich, James Patterson, Andy Dick, Stephen Sondheim. Plot: Lisa tutors Cletus' "hillbilly" kids, while Bart gets therapy.
If the Jessica Simpson/Johnny Knoxville big-screen adaptation didn't lower your expectations enough, try the quickie direct-to-DVD sequel "The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning" (ABC Family) with Willie Nelson returning as Uncle Jesse, but April Scott, one of the "Deal or No Deal" briefcase babes, as the once-again brunette Daisy Duke, and comedian Harland Williams as Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane. Guaranteed not to "beat all you ever saw."
"Explorer" (National Geographic): "Aryan Brotherhood"
"Modern Marvels" (History): "Barbarian Brotherhood"
"Zoey 101" (Nickelodeon): "Muslim Brotherhood"
"Emeril Live" (Food)
"Sand Blasters 2007" (Travel; also 9)
"Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest" (Animal Planet)
8:30 p.m.
TELEGEBRA
"Get a Life" x "The Daily Show" = "The Winner" (Fox; see also 9:30) starring Rob Corddry. Just roll out the Justin Long/John Hodgman "Odd Couple" sitcom already.
9 p.m.
An unwed mother checked in to a 1950s "maternity home" on "Cold Case" (CBS) but only her baby checked out.
"Desperate Housewives" (ABC) gets a new narrator: Bree's first hubby, Rex Van De Kamp. Mary Alice apparently is in heaven's rehab this week.
"My Baby Is Missing" (Lifetime) on every other Lifetime movie.
The victim du jour winds up dying in the office of "The Dresden Files" (Sci Fi). Will the case dig up secrets from Bob's past? And if so, would you mind if we used the tilled ground to plant some sweet potatoes?
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY HEF PATROL
"Family Guy" (Fox): Hugh Hefner. Plot: Quagmire's career as a pilot is grounded.
The celebs solicit sympathy on a "Surreal Life Fame Games" (VH1) "famous people telethon."
Case #4 contains Britney's hair on "Deal or No Deal" (NBC).
Insubordination, insanity and land subdivision are among the things fiddled with tonight in "Rome" (HBO), with behavior that's straight out of "The Dark Ages" (History).
"Gordon Ramsay's F Word" (BBC America)
"Iron Chef America" (Food)
"The Lost Tomb of Jesus" (Discovery)
9:30 p.m.
Will "The Winner" (Fox) lose his (gasp) innocence? Probably not.
10 p.m.
"EVERWOOD" ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION PATROL
"Brothers & Sisters" (ABC): Emily VanCamp. Plot: The brothers and sisters meet an illegitimate sister. Oh, brother.
The daughter of a team member disappears "Without a Trace" (CBS).
UNNIZZLESIZZLE GIZZLE SHIZZLE PATRIZZLE
"The Apprentice: Los Angeles" (NBC): Snoop Dogg. Plizzle: The teams throw the usually flawless VIP event for a high-end luxury car company.
"Dice: Undisputed" (VH1; also 10:30) offers the has-been a chance to recover from both his CBS sitcom and "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane."
Kara Thrace is about to have a nervous breakdown on "Battlestar Galactica" (Sci Fi). And we all know what that means.
Music and lyrics divide Tina and Jenny on "The L Word" (Showtime). Stop trying to play footsie with my allegro.
"Challenge" (Food): "Great American Seafood Grill-Off"
"Extreme Beaches" (Travel)
"The Girls Next Door" (E!)
"Footballers Wives: Overtime" (BBC America)
"Plastic Surgery: Before and After" (Discovery Health)
10:30 p.m.
Ryan Seacrest Productions brings you the seamier side of Vegas in "Paradise City" (E!; also 11).
11 p.m.
"Icons" (G4): Frank Miller
"I'm From Rolling Stone" (MTV)
"Talk Sex With Sue Johanson" (Oxygen)
midnight
"NewNowNext Music" (Logo)
1 a.m.
"Spring Break Hot Spots" (Travel; also 2)
Cartoon Network's LIVE ACTION THINGYS
"Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job" (11:45 p.m.), "Saul of the Mole Men" (midnight)
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MONDAY NEWS IN BRIEF
ABC: "Supernanny," "What About Brian"
CBS: "The Class," "Rules of Engagement"
Fox: "Prison Break," "24"
NBC: "Deal or No Deal," "Heroes," "The Black Donnellys"
Lifetime: "Lies and Crimes"
ABC Family: "Lincoln Heights," "Wildfire"
Comedy Central: "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show"
Sundance: "Derailroaded: Inside the Mind of Larry 'Wild Man' Fischer"
BBC America: "Silent Witness"
HBO: "REAL Sports With Bryant Gumbel"
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B-LIST TKO
E) Perry was unable to fend off the parrying of Manute Bol.
-- posted by Jon Delfin
