wednesday
Josh Hartnett on The Today Show (NBC, 7am-10am).
Cyndi Lauper is the subject of Profiles (Bravo, 10am).
Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi, 10am-3pm) is the subject of this morning’s sci-fi mini-marathon.
It’s up to Magnum, P.I. (A&E, 10am and 4pm) to help “The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii.”
Bogart and Hepburn in The African Queen (AMC, 11am).
In 1985, K.C.’s daughter interviews the men and women of China Beach (History Channel, Noon and 6pm) in one of the final episodes of the series.
“Steele in the Chips” is one of my favorite episodes of Remington Steele (PAX, 3pm). Well, I think it is, I haven’t seen it since it originally aired. But I remember loving it at the time. Remington and Laura are hired to track down someone who disappeared with a recipe for great no-calorie chocolate chip cookies. Geena Davis and Jean Smart guest star. This episode was co-written by Stephanie Zimbalist.
Leslie Nielsen does drama (really) in the science fiction classic Forbidden Planet (TCM, 3pm).
“Born to the Purple” episode of Babylon 5 (Sci-Fi, 6pm, letterboxed). An early first season episode.
Lois runs away from home on a great episode of Malcolm in the Middle (FOX, 7pm).
Ed and Carol are chaperones at the Stuckeyville prom on Ed (NBC, 7pm).
Rerun of the third ever episode of Farscape (Sci-Fi, 7pm).
New episode of the variety show The Wayne Brady Show (ABC, 7:30pm).
Another installment of Pop Up Brady Bunch (Nick at Night, 8pm).
We’re back to reruns of The West Wing (NBC, 8pm) from this season, with “18th and Potomac,” the episode that ends with an offscreen tragedy (at the intersection named in the episode title).
Reruns of the classic “Pantry Raid II: Cool Beans” episode of Good Eats (Food Network, 8pm and 11pm). Funnier than most sitcoms and educational, too!
Rerun of the episode of The Job (ABC, 8:30pm) that involves a severed foot (or two).
New episode of Family Guy (FOX, 8:30pm).
Gloria Steinem and Pam Grier on The Sandra Bernhard Experience (A&E, 10pm).
Conclusion of the “Justice” two-part episode of Homicide: Life on the Street (Court TV, 10pm). Bruce Campbell guest stars.
Yay! Charles Grodin is a guest on a new episode of The Late Show w/ David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).
Angelina Jolie, Kevin Nealon, Brian Setzer on a rerun of The Tonight Show (NBC, 10:35pm).
Martin Short on a rerun of Late Night w/ Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:35pm).
