TV Barn's TV Picks for Apr. 23

A PLACE FOR MY STUFF
What was Mr. Hooper's first name on "Sesame Street"?

A) Harold
B) Harvey
C) Henry
D) Hogan
E) Rufus

[Finding the correct answer at the bottom of the column is as easy as 1-2-7.]

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




7 p.m.
"Hannah Montana" (Disney; season premiere)
"Falcon Beach" (ABC Family)
"Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl" (Cartoon)

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

8 p.m.
Will Alex and Corinna use their chance to use a Fast Forward on "Drive" (Fox)? (We'll certainly be using ours.)

"Waking the Dead" (BBC America; season premiere) gets a whiff of the Irish spring of death.

"Everybody Hates Chris" (CW) because of his gambling problem.

Sanjaya joins "Dancing With the Stars" (ABC).

Pick the right case or "Deal or No Deal" (NBC) will have Don Imus record the message on your home answering machine.

"Green: The New Red, White and Blue" (Discovery Times)
"Emeril Live" (Food): "Diner Delights"
"Divine Canine: With the Monks of New Skete" (Animal Planet)
"Little People, Big World" (TLC; also 8:30)
"Antiques Roadshow" (PBS)
"IFL Battleground" (MyNetworkTV)

8:30 p.m.
A friend's wedding is a sobering experience on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS).

"All of Us" (CW) sue Robert, which is easy, according to Jim.

"It's Me or the Dog" (Animal Planet)

9 p.m.
"Heroes" (NBC) walk through a door and prepare to show off their improv skills.

"Two and a Half Men" (CBS) meet a gay single dad and reevaluate their lives, for about four minutes.

"Girlfriends'" (CW) dream house is a nightmare.

The Veep prepares to address the nation or whomever's still awake on "24" (Fox).

"American Experience" (PBS) remembers the "Summer of Love," which of course means it wasn't there.

Rape makes "A Life Interrupted" (Lifetime).

"Cities of the Underworld" (History; premiere): "Scotland's Sin City"
"Secret Yellowstone" (National Geographic; "Secret Yosemite" follows at 10)
"We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen" (Sundance)
"Unwrapped" (Food): "Hamburgers"
"WWE Monday Night RAW" (USA)
"E-Vet Interns" (Animal Planet)
"High Stakes Poker" (GSN)
"Oil, Sweat and Rigs" (Discovery): "Derrick Builders"

9:30 p.m.
The ladies are offended when their boyfriends ask them to tone it down on "The Game" (CW).

"The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman" (ABC) is up where the eagles cry, on a mountain high.

"The King of Queens" (CBS) reunites with The High School Buddy of Queens.

"Suburban Secrets" (Court)

10 p.m.
Can amateur actors be worse than Leo DiCaprio and Claire Danes? "My Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet With Baz Luhrmann" (PBS) presents things as he likes it.

Scores are settled on "The Riches" (FX).

It's not just the mistress who's missing on "CSI: Miami" (CBS).

TELE-GEBRA
"Punk'd" - MTV = "The Real Wedding Crashers" (NBC)

"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" (Food; premiere)
"RSPCA: Have You Got What It Takes?" (Animal Planet; also 10:30)
"Stunt Junkies: Go Big or Go Home" (Discovery)
"Run's House" (MTV)
"'Til Death Do Us Part" (Court)
"Mystery Diagnosis" (Discovery Health)

10:30 p.m.
"Taquita & Kaui" (MTV)
"The Secret Life of ... Hollywood Eats" (Food)

12:30 a.m.
"Shin Chan" (Cartoon)


YOU DON'T KNOW IVAN
* Rose: Peter Morgan, Frank Langella, Michael Sheen
* Matt Cooper solves the murder of Laura Palmer on "The Daily Show."
* Bill Moyers and Gary Sheffield visit Tavis, now.
* Gov. Mike Huckabee and Russell Simmons chat on the "Def Colbert Jam."
* Dave welcomes Brian Williams, Steven Wright and yes (sigh), Sanjaya Malakar.
* Zach Braff, basketball coach Pat Summitt and Joss Stone scrub up for Jay.
* Mary Hart and Brady Quinn get a leg up on Craig.


ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
A) Harold Hooper was the happy chap played by Will Lee on "Sesame Street."

-- posted by Jon Delfin