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A look at
this week’s top TV draws
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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8 p.m. |
TNT |
“Law & Order” (D) |
It’s one of those cool crossover
episodes between “L&O” and “Homicide: Life on the
Street” (“Homicide” follows at 9 p.m.). |
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9 p.m. |
MSNBC |
“Deborah Norville Tonight” (N) |
Series premiere. So long, Dan Abrams.
The “Today” castoff and “Inside Edition” anchor returns to
NBC. |
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9 p.m. |
PBS |
“The Forgetting: A Portrait of
Alzheimer’s” (N) |
Patients and their families talk about
what it’s like to deal with the disease. |
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9 p.m. |
ESPN |
Men’s college basketball: Duke at
Maryland (S) |
This game wouldn’t be such a big deal
if Maryland hadn’t recently beaten North Carolina. |
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10 p.m. |
FX |
“Todd TV” (R) |
Series premiere. Meet Todd. For the
next few weeks, his life choices are entirely up to the audience.
Poor, poor Todd. |
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10 p.m. |
MTV |
“Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica” (R) |
Season premiere. Now that they’re
hosting a Sonny & Cher-style variety special on ABC, will
Jessica start ironing her hair and Nick grow a mustache? |
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10:30 p.m. |
Comedy Central |
“Chappelle’s Show” (C) |
Season premiere. Satire so sharp you
could get a paper cut. |
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10:30 p.m. |
MTV |
“’Til Death Do Us Part” (R) |
Series premiere. Nick & Jessica’s
“dumbest couple on MTV” title becomes endangered with the
premiere of Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro’s new show. |
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11:35 p.m. |
NBC |
“Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (T) |
Hey, it’s “American Idol”
premiere week, and here’s Clay Aiken. |
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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Check listings |
Syndicated |
“Ellen DeGeneres Show” (T) |
The wonderfully understated Topher
Grace (“That ‘70s Show”) appears. |
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7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
NHL: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers |
Philly is only a few games up on the
Rangers with the all-star break upcoming. |
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8 p.m. |
A&E |
“Biography” (N) |
Taking a look at “Idol” judge Simon
Cowell. |
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8 p.m. |
FNC |
“Presidential Debate” (N) |
The eight Democratic presidential
candidates take more whacks at each other. |
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8 p.m. |
IFC |
“Lost in La Mancha” (N) |
This documentary takes a look at the
short, disastrous filming of Terry Gilliam’s “The Man Who Killed
Don Quixote,” which was killed after six days itself. |
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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5:30 p.m. |
Disney Channel |
“Dave the Barbarian” (K) |
Series premiere. “Diff’rent
Strokes” alum Danny Cooksey lends his voice to the new animated
show about a sensitive viking. |
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8 p.m. |
AMC |
“Usual Suspects” (M) |
Who is Kaiser Sozhee and how do you
spell his name? |
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9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Ed” (C/D) |
Why, it’s Clay Aiken once again.
What, Ruben’s too busy? |
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10 p.m. |
Discovery Channel |
“American Hot Rod” (R) |
Series premiere. It’s a reality show
for the NASCAR dads, much closer to “American Chopper” than
“American Idol.” |
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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1 p.m. |
ABC |
Winter X Games |
Bright clothing and tricky aerials from
Aspen, Colo. |
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5 p.m. |
ESPN |
College football: Senior Bowl (S) |
And you thought bowl season was over. |
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6 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
Women’s college basketball: Tennessee
at Duke (S) |
Two of the country’s best square off. |
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9 p.m. |
Sundance Channel |
“Sundance Film Festival 2004 Awards
Show” (A) |
So hard to remember what channel this
is on … |
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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8 p.m. |
NBC |
Golden Globes (A) |
Too bad Laura Flynn Boyle got canned
from “The Practice;” now there’ll be no follow-up to last
year’s ballet costume. |
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9 p.m. |
Travel Channel |
“World Poker Tour: Hollywood Home
Game” (A) |
Ben Affleck never met a celebrity poker
match he couldn’t commit to. Now committing to J. Lo, that’s
another story … |
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10 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
Tennis: Australian Open (S) |
Early-round coverage continues. |
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Source: Media Life
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