WHITHER MACNEIL?
TVBarn.com buddy John Lehr is/was ...
A) one of the GEICO Cavemen
B) the creator and star of TBS' "10 Items or Less"
C) the host of ABC's "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here"
D) the mute brother on NBC's "Jesse"
E) the cartoonist who actually paints the pictures on "Heroes"
[Scroll down to the bottom of the column for the correct answer.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Wednesday, April 11, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
7 p.m.
"Shalom in the Home" (TLC)
7:30 p.m.
"Access Granted" (BET): Pretty Ricky
8 p.m.
AS IF THEY WEREN'T ALREADY IN DANGER OF CANCELLATION PATROL
"'Til Death" (Fox): Ted McGinley. Plot: Dating turns deadly.
The girls of "America's Next Top Model" (CW) attempt to impress the actor who played "Pedro" in the movie "Napoleon Dynamite." Sure can't tell they fired the writers, can you?
Everything is back to normal in "Jericho" (CBS) after the town forms a book club to read "The Secret."
SEE YOU IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER ...
"Friday Night Lights" (NBC) prepares for the biggest big game ever!
Speedy Gonzales dates "George Lopez's" (ABC; also 8:30) seeeester.
"Ocean's Deadliest" (Animal Planet)
"Emeril Live" (Food) "Deep Sea Fishing"
"Most Shocking" (Court): "Under the Influence"
"Explorer" (National Geographic): "Struck by Lightning"
"That's Gotta Hurt" (TLC): "Improbable Rescues"
"Saints & Sinners" (MyNetworkTV)
"Hazard Pay" (Discovery): "Prison Guard"
9 p.m.
Elton John, Steve Wynn and David Copperfield engage in "Conversations With Michael Eisner" (CNBC).
"Fat: What No One is Telling You" (PBS) is hosted by Meredith Vieira, who, when pregnant at "60 Minutes," weighed 573 pounds.
"Crossing Jordan" (NBC) undergoes brain surgery.
UNNECESSARY GUEST ANGEL PATROL
"Criminal Minds" (CBS): Kate Jackson. Plot: A Russian immigrant is killed. You mean someone tried to knock off Yakov?
"MythBusters" (Discovery): "Voice Flame Extinguisher"
"American Idol" (Fox): "Voice Flame Extinguisher"
"How Not to Decorate" (BBC America)
"World Poker Tour" (Travel)
"Most Evil" (Discovery Times)
9:30 p.m.
MISS IT NOW FOR THE LAST TIME
"In Case of Emergency" (ABC)
"The All Access Show" (Starz InBlack)
10 p.m.
THE REST IS COMMENTARY
Allison's brother Michael takes a job as a telephone psychic on "Medium" (NBC).
Mrs. Garrison reenters the dating pool on "South Park" (Comedy Central). Check please!
A knight says good night thanks to a killer who's armored and dangerous on "CSI: NY" (CBS).
Claire is in fair condition while Jack (who says "Hi") may be in the process of a hijacking on "Lost" (ABC).
"What Not to Wear" (BBC America) as the Mother of the Bride.
"Top Design" (Bravo) names its "Top Designer."
"The Real World: Denver" (MTV)
"Decoding Disaster" (Discovery Times)
"Cheerleader U." (WE)
10:30 p.m.
"Halfway Home" (Comedy Central) goes camping.
"Dinner: Impossible" (Food): "Rush Dinner: Frat House: Impossible"
"Road Rules: Viewers' Revenge" (MTV)
11 p.m.
"Project Top Haircutting/Oh, Who Cares What It's Called, You'll Watch Debut/Preview" (Bravo)
"Trail of Evidence" (MSNBC)
BAD GUEST, SIT!
* Rose: Ali Allawi, Walter Isaacson, Susannah Meadows
* Halle Berry storms onto the set of "The Daily Show."
* Bill Bradley dunks Tavis.
* Vali Nasr buys a vowel on "The Colbert Report."
* Alec Baldwin, Debbie Parkhurst and her dog Toby, and LCD Soundsystem rock Dave.
* Wanda Sykes, Jesse James and Rickie Lee Jones suffer Jay's barbs.
* Jeff Foxworthy, Vanessa Ferlito and Good Charlotte are smarter than Jimmy.
* Tina Fey, Kevin Pollak and Mystery imitate Shatner for Conan.
* Jeff Probst, Amy Yasbeck and Greg Warren mask their joy about being near Craig.
* Kurt Russell and Young Buck are golden on "Last Call."
DRAGON'S LEHR
He's actually everything but E) a "Hero."
-- posted by Jon Delfin
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