TV Barn's TV Picks for Mar. 5

RESUME THE POSITION
Of the following, which bygone series can claim the most cast members working on current prime time television series?

A) "Ally McBeal"
B) "Friends"
C) "Full House"
D) "Grace Under Fire"
E) "Roseanne"

[Kill time like the Zodiac by reading the column, or shoot down to the bottom off the column for the correct answer.]

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TV Barn's TV Picks for Monday, March 5, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings




7 p.m.
Lizzie is held hostage on "Lincoln Heights" (ABC Family).

"My Life as a Child" (TLC)

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

8 p.m.
Will there be another assassination on "Prison Break" (Fox)? Maybe.

Can "Wildfire" (ABC Family) adjust to a new trainer?

Case #8 helps determine if the "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) contestant is smarter than a fifth grader.

"Top Ten Submarines" (Military)
"Gay trying to act straight, Straight trying to act gay, or Taken trying to figure out why the show is still on the air" (Lifetime)
"Barbarians II" (History): "Martha and the Vandals"

8:30 p.m.
EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY
"The Class" (CBS) has a heart attack. But one of the funny heartwarming kind.

9 p.m.
Estella Warren hopes to rid her hometown of "Lies and Crimes" (Lifetime).

Another one bites the dust on "24: Day 6" (Fox). Is ex-President Logan to blame?

UNNECESSARY DROOGIES PATROL
"Heroes" (NBC): Malcolm McDowell. Plot: Linderman, Linderman, does whatever a Linder can.

"Downloaded: Inside the Mind of Larry 'Wild Man' Fischer" (Sundance)
"Silent Witness" (BBC America)
"Supernanny" (ABC)
"Unwrapped" (Food): "Food Innovations"
"Bizarre Food With Andrew Zimmern" (Travel): Morocco
"WWE Monday Night RAW" (USA)
"Explorer" (National Geographic): "Inside North Korea"
"High Stakes Poker" (GSN)
"Combat Zone" (Military)
"Digging for the Truth" (History): "Machu Picchu: Lost City of the Inca"
"Futureweapons" (Discovery): "Top Guns"
"I Love New York" (VH1): "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
"My Super Sweet 16" (MTV)
"E-Vet Interns" (Animal Planet; also 9:30)

9:30 p.m.
ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS PATROL
"Rules of Engagement" (CBS)" Jessica Walter. Plot: An old flame is burnt out.

"Engaged & Underage" (MTV)

10 p.m.
"The Black Donnellys" (NBC) continues boring America.

"What About Brian" (ABC) wonders if girlfriend #46 in the series run is his soulmate.

Lou Piniella, the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team and New York Islanders head coach Ted Nolan are "REAL Sports With Bryant Gumbel" (HBO).

"First Comes Love" (Logo)
"Suburban Secrets" (Court)
"Weaponology" (Military)
"The Hills" (MTV)
"Stunt Junkies: Go Big or Go Home" (Discovery): "Snowmobile Backflip"

10:30 p.m.
EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY
* "J-Lo's Dancelife" (MTV)
* "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show" (Comedy Central)

11 p.m.
"World Series of Blackjack" (GSN)


HONKY CHATEAU
More talk show information is available at www.interbridge.com/lineupsdate.html.

* Rose: Sen. Harry Reid
* Bob Woodruff sells his book on "The Daily Show."
* Suze Orman and Bruce Gordon read the financial advice of Sappho to Tavis.
* Mara Vanderslice and Ben & Jerry give Stephen the latest dish and/or scoop without waffling.
* Jennifer Hudson, Gerard Butler and Anberlin tell Craig how they enjoyed Disneyland.


SEARCHING THEIR SOULS
A) "Ally McBeal's" Calista Flockhart ("Brothers & Sisters"), Courtney Thorne-Smith ("According to Jim"), Greg Germann ("In Case of Emergency"), Jane Krakowski ("30 Rock") and Peter MacNicol ("Numb3rs" & "24") are all doing fine, thank you very much.

-- posted by Jon Delfin