COMING THIS FALL ... DAVID LETTERMAN
Which series could "see in the dark," according to its opening credits?
A) "Crimetime After Primetime"
B) "Dark Justice"
C) "Forever Knight"
D) "Silk Stalkings"
E) "Sweating Bullets"
[Which crusaders are on the right track? Slide down the Batpole to the correct answer at the bottom of the column.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Friday through Sunday, April 27-29, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
FRIDAY
"Six Degrees" begins its virtual burn-off at abc.com.
7 p.m.
"The Planet's Funniest Animals" (Animal Planet)
"Hannah Montana" (Disney)
7:30 p.m.
"Take Home Chef" (TLC)
8 p.m.
"Ghost Whisperer" (CBS) meets another ghost whisperer while bringing in the sheaves.
Is THAT YOUR "Identity" (NBC)?
On "Stargate SG-1" (Sci Fi), Carter winds up arrested in an alternate reality where Sanjaya won.
"WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" (CW)
"Instant Star" (Noggin)
"The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search" (CMT)
"Rogue Nature" (Discovery): Hippo; Croc
"Emeril Live" (Food): "South of the Border"
"Divine Canine: With the Monks of New Skete" (Animal Planet)
"Rufus Wainwright: The Making of Going to a Town" (Logo)
8:30 p.m.
"NOW" (PBS)
9 p.m.
GET LOST PATROL
"Raines" (NBC; season finale): Cynthia Watros. Plot: Libby gets shot by Michael after he visits the Others to get Walt back.
"Close to Home" (CBS) shields itself from dirty cops and all their respective cooties.
"Bill Moyers' Journal" (PBS)
"Stargate Atlantis" (Sci Fi)
"Wife Swap" (ABC)
"What Not to Wear" (TLC)
"Paula's Party" (Food): "Sandwich Stories"
"Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter" (WE)
"CMT Comedy Stage" (CMT)
"Club J Concerts" (BETJ): Joe
10 p.m.
Is a Russian immigrant's death an act of terrorism or "Rockstar Supernova"? It's not a great set either way on "Law & Order" (NBC).
"20/20" (ABC) explores the world of transgender youth with dignity and grace ... until John Stossel opens his mouth.
"Painkiller Jane" (Sci Fi) can't remember the thing needed to do ... that stuff.
When a hitman has a deathbed confession, the "Numb3rs" (CBS) don't add up.
"The Soup Gives Back" (E!)
"Ballers" (BET)
"RSPCA: Have You Got What It Takes?" (Animal Planet)
"Intervention" (A&E)
"The Wrong Man?" (Court)
"Acceptable.TV" (VH1)
11 p.m.
"The Henry Rollins Show" (IFC): John Waters, Mars Volta
"Best Week Ever" (VH1)
11:30 p.m.
"Basilisk" (IFC)
midnight
"P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy" (HBO)
PROMENADE
* The cast of "Heroes" reveals nothing to Larry King.
* Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Richard Belzer, Lisa Schiffren, David Iglesias and Jamie Tarabay spent fake time with Bill.
* Rose: Martha Raddatz, Jeffrey Weiss, Tyler Drumheller, John O. Brennan, Scott Shane
* Masi Oka and Sherman Alexie battle Tavis.
* Frank Caliendo (as George W. Bush), Andy Dick and Jarvis Cocker freak out Dave.
* Conan O'Brien, Venus Ramey and Kings of Leon measure Jay's pad for window treatments.
* Tori Spelling, Mike White, Fred Armisen and the Cinematics lose their virginity to and/or near Jimmy.
* Garry Shandling, Adam Brody and Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby show Conan their range.
* Jon Cryer, Boyd Matson and Good Charlotte visit Craig and a half.
* Sig & Edgar Hansen and Jet fly over "Last Call."
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SATURDAY
4 p.m.
"Ms. Adventure" (Animal Planet)
6 p.m.
"The E! True Hollywood Story" (E!): "First Daughters"
6:30 p.m.
"Ed, Edd 'n Eddy" (Cartoon)
7 p.m.
"Sell This House!" (A&E)
8 p.m.
"Kim Possible" (Disney)
"Kappa Mikey" (Nicktoons)
"Spring Watch USA" (Animal Planet)
"Cops: Police Pullovers Special Edition" (Fox; also 8:30)
"Dateline NBC" (NBC)
8:30 p.m.
"The Secret Show" (Nicktoons)
"American Dragon: Jake Long" (Disney)
9 p.m.
"America's Most Wanted: Sexual Predators Special Edition" (Fox) with Miss America Lauren Nelson, and you know how relevant she is.
Gunpowder sells like hotcakes on "Robin Hood" (BBC America). Only a little more like Bisquick.
"Freddie Mercury: Magic Remixed" (Logo)
"Lake Placid 2" (Sci Fi)
"Flip This House" (A&E)
"The States" (History): Texas, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Iowa, Delaware
"The Real Deal" (TLC)
9:30 p.m.
"Adventures in Doggie Daycare" (WE)
"The Andy Milonakis Show" (MTV2; season premiere)
10 p.m.
"Wild at Heart" (BBC America)
"48 Hours Mystery" (CBS)
"My First Home" (TLC; also 10:30)
Boxing: Juan Diaz vs. Acelino Freitas (HBO)
CARTOON NETWORK
"Naruto" (9:30 p.m.), "One Piece" (10), "Mar" (10:30), "Bleach" (midnight), "Blood Plus" (12:30 a.m.), "Eureka 7" (1)
VIVA VARIETY
Michael Rapaport and Leah Remini drop by "MADtv" and Rapaport sticks around for "TalkShow With Spike Feresten."
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SUNDAY
7 p.m.
"King of the Hill" (Fox; one hour) finds God, and/or gawd.
"59 Minutes, 57 Seconds" (CBS)
"Dateline" (NBC)
"America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC)
"Drake & Josh" (Nickelodeon)
8 p.m.
Bart becomes baseball's biggest hero and zero on "The Simpsons" (Fox). Ay caramba.
"Oh my God, the Teletubbies go to war" on "The Amazing Race: All-Stars" (CBS).
Will Crossroads love Lucy on "7th Heaven" (CW)?
"Planet Earth: The Filmmakers' Story" (Discovery)
"Nature" (PBS): "Dogs That Changed the World: Dogs by Design"
"Predator vs. Prey" (Animal Planet)
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (ABC)
"Emeril Live" (Food): "Emeril's Kitchen Surprise"
8:30 p.m.
"Let's Just Play Go Healthy Challenge" (Nickelodeon)
9 p.m.
An angel of death confesses on "Cold Case" (CBS) ... or does she?
Tony performs a duet with Celine Dion to cure AIDS in Africa on "The Sopranos" (HBO).
Freeze, put your hands up ... oh wait, he's no longer frozen on "Desperate Housewives" (ABC). Well, spread 'em, at the very least.
Stewie is possessed by Satan and enters the Little Miss Texas pageant while Meg and Chris sneak into the Bushes' Crawford home on "Family Guy" (Fox).
"Gene Simmons Family Jewels" (A&E)
"Celebrity Fit Club" (VH1)
"Run's House" (MTV; also 9:30, 10, 10:30)
9:30 p.m.
"American Dad" (Fox) discovers American mom's secret sex garden, while Steve rides the red bull till dawn.
10 p.m.
Drama gets drama on "Entourage" (HBO).
Anne Boleyn gets an offer from Henry VIII that she can refuse: watching "The Tudors" (Showtime), a.k.a. "Queen as Folk."
Affairs flare and ensnare "Brothers & Sisters" (ABC).
Was a divorce court judge the victim of a hanging jury on "Without a Trace" (CBS)? D.K.,D.C. (tm).
A missing male model may have met malevolence on "Blood Ties" (Lifetime).
"Global Players With Sabine Christiansen" (CNBC), brought to you by Nytol.
"Angels in America: The Opera" (PBS in some places)
"Footballers Wives: Overtime" (BBC America)
"Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School" (VH1)
"Mind of Mencia" (Comedy Central)
"ION Life" (ION): "Heart of the Matter"
10:30 p.m.
"De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7" (HBO)
"Reno 911!" (Comedy Central)
11 p.m.
"The Springer Hustle" (VH1)
"Talk Sex With Sue Johanson" (Oxygen)
midnight
"Saul of the Mole Men" (Cartoon)
12:15 a.m.
"Moral Orel" (Cartoon)
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MONDAY NEWS IN BRIEF
ABC: "Dancing With the Stars," "The Bachelor"
CBS: "... Mother," "... Christine," "Two and a Half Men," "The King of Queens," "CSI: Miami"
CW: "... Chris," "All of Us," "Girlfriends," "The Game"
Fox: "24"
NBC: "Deal or No Deal," "Heroes," "The Real Wedding Crashers"
PBS: "Antiques Roadshow," "The Mormons"
ABC Family: "Falcon Beach"
FX: "The Riches"
Sundance: "Trudell"
BBC America: "Waking the Dead"
Starz Cinema: "Stereophonics: Language, Sex, Violence, Other?"
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"THE HUNKY JUDGE" (-- Mother Heald)
The crew of B) "Dark Justice" held to the axiom that "justice may be blind, but it can see in the dark."
-- posted by Jon Delfin
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