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A look at
this week’s top TV draws |
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WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 16 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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8 p.m. |
Fox |
“That ‘70s Show” (C) |
Remember “Tru Calling?”
Eliza Dushku (the girl from “Tru Calling”) guests. |
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8 p.m. |
The WB |
“Road to Stardom with Missy
Elliott” (R) |
Madonna makes a guest
appearance. Missy must have made some impression at that Gap shoot. |
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9 p.m. |
PBS |
“Slavery and the Making of
America” (N) |
Second of two parts, narrated
by Morgan Freeman. |
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9 p.m. |
Fox |
“American Idol” (R) |
We’re getting there—the
final 24 are revealed. |
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9 p.m. |
Spike TV |
“Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
2005” (A) |
A look at the making of the
magazine. Didn’t we already do this on NBC? |
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10 p.m. |
ABC |
“Wife Swap” (R) |
A woman experiences life in a
house after traveling the country in a converted bus with her
family. |
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10 p.m. |
MTV |
“Newlyweds: Nick &
Jessica” (R) |
Jessica travels to Baton Rouge
to start filming the “Dukes of Hazzard” movie. |
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10 p.m. |
AMC |
“The Golden Child” (M) |
Does anyone remember Eddie
Murphy when he was funny? Anyone? Anyone? |
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 17 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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7 p.m. |
ESPN |
“College Basketball” (S) |
Louisville versus Marquette.
How will Louisville respond after getting worked at home last week? |
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8 p.m. |
Fox |
“The O.C.” (D) |
Caleb decides to adopt
Lindsay. Suck it up, Julie! |
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8 p.m. |
CBS |
“Survivor: Palau” (R) |
Season premiere. Probst talks
to the 20 contestants for like 20 seconds then abandons them. |
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9 p.m. |
NBC |
“The Apprentice” (R) |
Product placement of the week:
Airstream trailers. |
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9 p.m. |
CBS |
“CSI” (D) |
The crew finds a casino owner
dead on his driveway. |
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9 p.m. |
TNT |
“NBA Basketball” (S) |
LeBron and the rising
Cavaliers take on KG and the fading Timberwolves. |
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10 p.m. |
NBC |
“ER” (D) |
Cynthia Nixon guests as a
stroke patient. |
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FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 18 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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11 a.m. |
ABC |
“The View” (T) |
Tom Selleck and Brenda Strong
are guests. |
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8 p.m. |
History Channel |
“Last Days of WWII” (N) |
Series premiere. Show looks at
the final six months of the war week-by-week. |
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9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Third Watch” (D) |
A virus spreads after a
jewelry store robbery is thwarted. |
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9 p.m. |
TNT |
“NBA Rookie Challenge” (S) |
Rookies versus sophomores in a
fairly new NBC tradition. |
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9 p.m. |
The N |
“Miracle’s Boys” (D) |
Spike Lee headlines a list of
directors to helm this three-parter. |
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10 p.m. |
NBC |
“Medical Investigation”
(D) |
Crossover continues the
“Third Watch” virus storyline. |
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10 p.m. |
CBS |
“Numb3rs” (D) |
A pair of clowns (no, really)
kidnap a 6-year-old girl after her birthday party. |
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10 p.m. |
USA |
“Monk” (C) |
James Brolin guests as a Las
Vegas casino mogul. |
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11 p.m. |
HBO |
“Real Time with Bill
Maher” (T) |
Season premiere. On the air
for 12 weeks before another hiatus. |
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SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 19 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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Noon |
ESPN |
“College Basketball” (S) |
Michigan State takes on Purdue
in a Big Ten battle. |
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1 p.m. |
Fox |
“NASCAR Racing” (S) |
The Busch series Hershey’s
Take 5 300. |
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8 p.m. |
Fox |
“Cops” (R) |
Hour-long episode tracks a
murder from the crime scene through the trial. |
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8 p.m. |
Comedy Central |
“Beverly Hills Cop 2” (M) |
Seriously, anyone? Anyone? |
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9 p.m. |
ESPN |
“College Basketball” (S) |
Reigning SEC division champs
Kentucky and Mississippi State take the court. |
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9 p.m. |
VH1 |
“8 Mile” (M) |
Movie starring rapper Eminem
that won him an Oscar for best original song. |
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9:45 |
HBO |
“Boxing” (S) |
An impressive 20th title
defense for middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins. |
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SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 20 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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Noon |
NBC |
“Arena Football” (S) |
Since the NFL season is over,
if you absolutely need football, check out the 50-yard indoor war. |
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1 p.m. |
Fox |
“NASCAR Racing” (S) |
The Super Bowl of stock cars,
the Daytona 500. |
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3:30 p.m. |
CBS |
“College Basketball” (S) |
Classic Big Ten rivalry game
between Indiana and Michigan. |
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3:30 p.m. |
ABC |
“PGA Golf” (S) |
The field tries to prevent
Mike Weir from winning his third straight Nissan Open. |
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8 p.m. |
Fox |
“The Simpson” (C) |
Homer becomes an ordained
minister after Springfield legalizes gay marriage. |
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9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Live From New York: The
First Five Years of Saturday Night Live” (A) |
Memorable clips from the show
that started it all in October 1975. |
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9 p.m. |
ABC |
“Desperate Housewives” (D) |
The teens of Wisteria Lane
show some of their parents’ tendencies. |
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A = awards show or special, C
= comedy, D = drama, DD = daytime drama, G = game show, K = kids, M
= movie, N = news/documentary, R = reality, S = sports, T =
talk/variety show. |
