| A
look at this week’s top TV draws |
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TUESDAY, JANUARY
27
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|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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8:30 a.m.
|
ABC, CBS, NBC
|
Morning news shows
|
The Oscar nominations are
announced. |
|
9 p.m. |
Fox |
“24” (D) |
Sweeps must be on the way because
(spoiler alert) Sherry Palmer is back. |
|
9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Election Coverage” (A) |
See if Howard Dean can overcome
the whooping gaffe to win New Hampshire. |
|
9 p.m. |
PBS |
“Scientific American Frontiers”
(N) |
See host Alan Alda and others try
to drop weight. |
|
10:30 p.m. |
MTV |
“The Osbournes” (R) |
Third-season debut. And now that
Sharon’s talk show is about to be canceled, we may actually
be seeing a season four. |
|
11:35 p.m. |
NBC |
“Tonight Show with Jay Leno”
(T) |
Terry Bradshaw, who knows a thing
or two about the Super Bowl, stops by. |
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
28
|
|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
|
Check listings |
CBS |
“The Young and the Restless”
(D) |
Actress Jeanne Cooper, mother of
two-time “Celebrity Mole” reject Corbin Bernsen, marks her
30th anniversary on the show. |
|
6:30 p.m. |
The Movie Channel |
“Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius”
(M) |
Ever noticed that some of the
cleverest movies are intended for kids, but just as enjoyable
for adults? |
|
9 p.m. |
WB |
“Angel” (D) |
A friend from Sunnydale shows up.
No, not “Buffy” or Willow, but someone amusing
nonetheless. |
|
9:30 p.m. |
CBS |
“Becker” (C) |
Season finale. Also likely the
series finale for this Ted Danson laugher, which gets replaced
by new series “The Stones” in a few weeks. |
|
10 p.m. |
TLC |
“Date Patrol” (R) |
Now really, what kind of “learning”
are we getting from watching a 30-year-old who hasn’t been
on a date for five years make a fool of himself? |
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THURSDAY, JANUARY
29
|
|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
|
9 p.m. |
Fox |
“Survival Test: Dangerous
Animal Encounters” (R) |
Hey, is Steve “Crocodile Hunter”
Irwin’s son on this show? |
|
9 p.m. |
NBC |
“The Apprentice” (R) |
In four outings, this Donald
Trump show has aired in the same slot just twice. Welcome to
slot No. 3. |
|
9:30 p.m. |
TNT |
NBA: Sacramento Kings at San
Antonio Spurs (S) |
Two very good but surprisingly
dull teams. |
|
10 p.m. |
Court TV |
“Marvin Anderson’s Nightmare”
(N) |
Documentary hosted by Richard
Dreyfuss about a man who freed after 15 years in jail when DNA
proved him not guilty. |
|
10:40 p.m. |
TBS |
“A League of Their Own” (M) |
Did you know the woman who played
the older Geena Davis in this movie just passed away? Watch it
in tribute. |
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
|
|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
|
8 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
High school boys’ basketball:
Landmark Christian vs. Southwest Christian (S) |
See, LeBron James isn’t the
only high school athlete to be exploited. |
|
9:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
Tennis: Australian Open women’s
final (S) |
Live from Australia. |
|
12:05 a.m. |
ABC |
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” (T) |
Almost a year to the day it
launched, the show takes its first road trip to a football fan’s
home outside of Houston, locale of Sunday’s Super Bowl. |
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SATURDAY,
JANUARY 31
|
|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
|
12:30 p.m. |
ABC |
Golf: Wendy’s Champions Skins
Game (S) |
Legends Jack Nicklaus, Arnold
Palmer, Lee Trevino and Tom Watson tee it up in Hawaii. |
|
9 p.m. |
CBS |
“Super Bowl’s Greatest
Commercials” (A) |
Is this really much of a surprise
when it’s done every year? Hosted by Jim Nantz. |
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1
|
|
Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
|
6:30 p.m. |
CBS |
Super Bowl: New England Patriots
vs. Carolina Panthers (S) |
There’s about eight hours of
programming leading up to this, but really, what else do you
need to know about today’s programming? |
|
10 p.m. |
CBS |
“Survivor: All-Stars” (R) |
OK, maybe what time the game
ends, so that you can check out the most highly anticipated
post-Super Bowl show since … the second “Survivor.” |
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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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