| A
look at this week’s top TV draws |
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 |
|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
|
7 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
New Orleans Bowl: Memphis
vs. Texas (S) |
The college football bowl
season starts earlier each year, doesn’t it? |
|
8 p.m. |
Cinemax |
“Spellbound” (M) |
A surprisingly lively
movie about eight youngsters competing in the cutthroat 1999
National Spelling Bee. |
|
8 p.m. |
Discovery Channel |
“Dinosaur Planet” (A) |
Remember ABC’s 1991-’94
sitcom “Dinosaurs?” Thankfully, this has nothing to do with
that. |
|
9 p.m. |
Food Channel |
“Al Roker’s Colonial
Christmas” (A) |
If you’ve never seen
beautiful, historical Williamsburg at Christmas, here’s your
chance. |
|
9 p.m. |
UPN |
“Victoria’s Secret
Fashion Show” (A) |
UPN serves up a Viacom
repeat (yes, this is the same show that aired on CBS last
month). |
|
10 p.m. |
Bravo |
“Queer Eye For the
Straight Guy” (R) |
Did any of those grooming
tips stick? The Fab Five find out when they check in with their
former mentees. |
|
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 |
|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
|
5 p.m. |
HBO Signature |
“Eve’s Bayou” (M) |
Excellent 1997 movie that
never got enough attention. |
|
8 p.m. |
PBS |
“Dickens” (N) |
Learn a bit about the man
who wrote “A Christmas Carol.” |
|
8 p.m. |
Discovery Channel |
“Return to Kitty Hawk:
100 Years of Flight” (A) |
Recreating the Wright
brothers’ famous flight. |
|
9 p.m. |
ABC |
"Barbara Walters
Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2003" (N) |
Including Beyonce Knowles,
Hillary Rodham Clinton and "Queer Eye's" Fab Five (do
they count as five or one?). |
|
9 p.m. |
UPN |
“Jake 2.0” (D) |
“Six Million Dollar Man”
Lee Majors gives advice on how to cope with radical biological
enhancement. |
|
10 p.m. |
ABC |
“Primetime” (N) |
Oprah Winfrey may not make
Babs’ list, but she does make Diane Sawyer’s, who chats with
her tonight. |
|
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 |
|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
|
Syndicated |
Check listings |
“The Sharon Osbourne
Show” (T) |
As of last week, Sharon
was off tending to a battered Ozzy in England, so Jack was
sitting in. But CNN talkster Larry King’s supposed to show up
today anyway. |
|
8 p.m. |
WB |
"How The Grinch Stole
Christmas" (K) |
What species is the Grinch?
And could grinch meat be used for roast beast? Discuss. |
|
8 p.m. |
A&E |
“Biography” (N) |
Kris Kringle, St. Nick,
Santa Claus – the man of many names gets his own hour. |
|
8 p.m. |
TCM |
“A Christmas Story”
(M) |
It just never gets old.
Well, OK, maybe when Turner runs it all day long on Christmas.
But still well worth the two hours. |
|
9 p.m. |
BBC America |
“The Office Christmas
Party” (C) |
A seven-hour marathon of
season two of the irreverent Britcomedy. |
|
11:35 p.m. |
CBS |
“Late Show With David
Letterman” (T) |
Dave fave Bonnie Hunt
drops by. |
|
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 |
|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
|
7 a.m. |
ABC |
“Good Morning America”
(T) |
Kelly Clarkson sings a
Christmas song. |
|
9 a.m. |
Nickelodeon |
“Nick Jr. Holiday
Marathon” (K) |
Christmas episodes of all
the kiddies’ favorites, for a numbing total of five hours. |
|
8 p.m. |
TBS |
“House Rules” (R) |
Season finale. One of the
three teams gets to move into the house they’ve been redoing
all season. |
|
9 p.m. |
Fox |
“Boston Public” (D) |
REM jams with the
students. |
|
9 p.m. |
Bravo |
“Entertainment Weekly’s
Entertainers of the Year” (A) |
Apparently one of them
will be Jack Black, since he’s pictured with the writeup of
the show in this week’s EW. |
|
11:35 p.m. |
NBC |
“Tonight Show With Jay
Leno” (T) |
Jessica Simpson, the
Duchess of Ditz (™ A.J. Livsey, Media Life magazine) pays a
visit. |
|
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 |
|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
|
8 p.m. |
CBS |
“Robbie the Reindeer:
Hooves of Fire” (K) |
Sounds slightly dangerous.
With voices of Brad Garrett and Ben Stiller. |
|
9 p.m. |
Starz! |
“The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers” (M) |
On your mark, get set,
geek. Starz! is showing this most popular film three more times
in 24 hours in case you miss round one. |
|
8 p.m. |
NBC |
“National Lampoon’s
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure” (M) |
Like most wacky sidekicks,
Cousin Eddie is a dish best served with a small ladle. Too much
Randy Quaid equals a holiday headache. |
|
8:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
NFL: New England at New
York Jets |
No, it’s not booting “Sunday
Night Football,” it’s just a special occasion. |
|
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 |
|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
|
7 p.m. |
NBC |
“Titanic” (M) |
Why is this a holiday
movie? Cuz of the iceburg? |
|
8:30 p.m. |
Fox |
“The Bernie Mac Show”
(C) |
Oscar nominee Angela
Bassett drops by to give the fictional Bernie Mac acting advice. |
|
9 p.m. |
MTV |
“Volcano High” (M) |
Original movie. Well,
somewhat original, in that it has new voices dubbed over a
Korean kung fu picture. |
|
A = Awards show or special,
C = comedy, D = drama, K = kids, M = movie, N =
News/Documentary, R = reality, S = Sports, T = Talk/Variety
show.
Source:
Media Life
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