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Best tube bets this weekend
By Diego Vasquez
Mar 20, 2008 - 1:00:21 AM
THURSDAY
Best bet on broadcast: NBC, “Lipstick Jungle,” 10 p.m. Season finale. Or perhaps series finale for this “Sex and the City” imitator, which ends its brief run with little chance of a second season.
Best bet on cable: VH1, “I Know My Kid’s a Star,” 10 p.m. Series premiere. VH1 goes from exploiting celebrities to exploiting parents who want their kids to become celebrities.
Top daytime show: Syndicated, “The Martha Stewart Show,” various. Martha Stewart’s three-year-old daytime talk show celebrates episode No. 500 on the first day of spring.
FRIDAY
Best bet on broadcast: Fox, “The Return of Jezebel James,” 8:30 p.m. Catch it while you can – after the new show averaged a mere 1.0 adults 18-49 rating last week, “James” could be off the schedule soon.
Best bet on cable: HBO, “In Treatment,” 9:30 p.m. Paul wraps up a tragic week with his own couch sit.
Top movie: TBS, “The Wizard of Oz,” 8 p.m. Watch it with your kids. Remind them that when you were their age, there were no VCRs and you only got to see this movie when it aired on TV once a year.
SATURDAY
Best bet on broadcast: ABC, “The Ten Commandments,” 7 p.m. The annual Easter reairing of the classic Charlton Heston movie.
Best bet on cable: MTV, “Tila Tequila’s Spring Break Fantasy Couple,” 1 p.m. The network’s bisexual bachelorette babe hosts a competition for the king and queen of spring break.
Top sporting event: CBS, “NCAA Tournament,” 7 p.m. Round two games begin.
SUNDAY
Best bet on broadcast: CW, “Aliens in America,” 8 p.m. Last week’s sitcoms on the CW performed very poorly in their new Sunday slots. But for those who do tune in tonight, they’ll get a big laugh as Raja makes trouble for the family during a vacation.
Best bet on cable: TCM, “Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star,” 8 p.m. A special about the famed actress, who died 31 years ago.
Top sporting event: CBS, “NCAA Tournament,” noon. The Sweet Sixteen is set. Is your bracket already busted?
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A look at this week’s top TV draws
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THURSDAY, MARCH 20
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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Noon, 7 p.m.
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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First-round play from the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
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8 p.m.
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ABC
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“Miss Guided” (C)
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The first of back-to-back episodes of ABC’s new comedy.
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8 p.m.
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CW
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“Smallville” (D)
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Clark
is kidnapped and held in a cell lined with kryptonite.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Lost” (D)
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Ben tries to get Alex to escape Locke’s camp when he finds out about an incoming attack.
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9 p.m.
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NBC
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“Celebrity Apprentice” (R)
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The field is cut to two, and the finalists begin to put together a charity auction and concert.
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10 p.m.
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TLC
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“LA Ink” (R)
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Pixie goes off at the shop, and it could damage her relationship with Kat.
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10 p.m.
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VH1
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“I Know My Kid’s a Star” (R)
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Series premiere. Stage parents and their kids compete to be trained by, of all people, Danny Bonaduce.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 21
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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7 a.m.
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ABC
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“Good Morning America” (N)
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Ryan Phillippe guests and the Counting Crows perform.
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Noon, 7 p.m.
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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More first-round action from the NCAA men’s basketball tourney.
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7:30 p.m.
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ESPN
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“Figure Skating” (S)
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Coverage of the World Championships, from Gothenburg, Sweden.
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8 p.m.
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TCM
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“The Wizard of Oz” (M)
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This classic is now 69 years old.
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8:30 p.m.
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Fox
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“The Return of Jezebel James” (C)
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Sarah goes all-out to sign a 15-year-old author.
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9 p.m.
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Lifetime
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“Your Mama Don’t Dance” (R)
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Another team is bounced, leaving seven behind.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 22
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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2 p.m.
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Second-round play from the NCAAs; who’ll make the Sweet 16?
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2 p.m.
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NBC
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“PGA Golf” (S)
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Third round of the WGC-CA Championship from Miami.
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3 p.m.
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ABC
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“Figure Skating” (S)
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More coverage of the World Championships from Sweden.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“Cops” (R)
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Cops in Las Vegas go on a chase following a hotel shooting.
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9 p.m.
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Sci Fi Channel
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“Rock Monster” (M)
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A college student tries to be a hero after he unwittingly unleashes a monster in an Eastern European Village.
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11 p.m.
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VH1
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“Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony” (A)
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Madonna and John Mellencamp are among this year’s inductees.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 23
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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Noon
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Still more second-round games, and after today, just 16 teams will remain.
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1 p.m.
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ABC
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“NBA Basketball” (S)
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A Texas showdown between the Spurs and Mavericks.
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3 p.m.
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NBC
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“PGA Golf” (S)
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Final-round play from the WGC-CA Championship, won last year by -- who else -- Tiger Woods.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Oprah’s Big Give” (R)
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The final seven are given hundreds of thousands of dollars to give away in 24 hours.
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9 p.m.
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HBO
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“John Adams” (M)
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Second of a seven-part miniseries has Adams and Ben Franklin in France to drum up support for the revolt against England.
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9:30 p.m.
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Fox
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“Unhitched” (C)
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Gator has to change his ways if he wants a chance with an animal rights activist.
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10 p.m.
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FX
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“Dirt” (D)
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Lucy falls back into her tryst with a studio executive.
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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.
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