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Rerun of a cool Anya-centric episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN, 7pm)
Rerun of Gilmore Girls (WB, 7pm)
New 24 (FOX, 8pm)
New episode of The Shield (FX, 9pm, 10pm)

Next week marks the fourth anniversary of this website. I’m pondering ways to celebrate. If you have any ideas, let me know. Should we do a contest? Can I come up with a redesign in time? Maybe it’s time for a poll? I dunno.

Still updating my weblog regularly. Go me!

The set that will contain seasons 1 & 2 of Homicide: Life on the Street is due out on May 27th (more info when I have it).

Debbie Reynolds, Daniel Stern on The Caroline Rhea Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Mixed Signals” (body language) on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).

“People Who are Afraid of People” on Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).

Rerun of last week’s episode of 24 (FX, 4pm).

“Shadow” episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, 5pm, 6pm).

Doris Roberts is profiled on Intimate Portrait (Lifetime, 6pm).

College basketball on ESPN and ESPN2.

SportsCentury: Charles Barkley (ESPN Classic, 7pm).

Early episodes of The X-Files all evening on Sci-Fi.

“Emeril Salutes New Orleans” on Emeril Live (Food Network, 7pm).

“Buffy and the gang confront Anya after she grants an unusually gruesome wish” on a rerun of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN, 7pm). Possibly the best episode of this season.

“Lorelai reluctantly attends Sherry’s baby shower” on a rerun of Gilmore Girls (WB, 7pm).

“Harm defends a woman pilot accused of sexual harassment by a crewman who says she ruined his career” on a rerun of JAG (CBS, 7pm).

New episode of 24 (FOX, 8pm; reruns on FX). (Note: in Minneapolis it’s delayed ‘cuz of a hockey game. You can try to catch it later in the evening or catch the rerun on FX next week).

“Frasier councils Kenny on his divorce; Niles and Daphne study with a yogi” on Frasier (NBC, 8pm).

“A boy who can read minds discovers Clark’s secret; Lex mulls taking a job offer from his father” on a rerun of Smallville (WB, 8pm; rerun on Sunday).

Rerun of the live premiere of The Anna Nicole Show (E!, 8pm).

“The members of a working-class family compete against each other for $1 million” on the series premiere of The Family (ABC, 9pm). They get to live in a mansion and don’t know that the servants are the people who’ll decide which family member wins the million dollars.

Rerun of the pilot episode of Boomtown (Bravo, 9pm).

Flashback to the first day in “the Barn” on The Shield (FX, 9pm, 10pm). New episode titled “Co-pilot.” It goes well the pilot episode, I’m guessing.

The Great Race (TCM, 9:30pm).

Walter Isaacson on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central, 10pm and midnight).

George Clooney, Soundtrack of Our Lives on a rerun of The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).

Christopher Walken, “mad scientist” David Willey, the Roots on The Tonight Show (NBC, 10:35pm).

Oscar nominee Adrien Brody, Colin Quinn, the Donnas on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:35pm).

Jared Fogle (y’know, from the Subway commercials), guest co-host Sarah Silverman on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, check your local listings).

Ted Danson, Andrew McCarthy, Hattie Winston on a rerun of The Late Late Show (CBS, check your local listings).

Rick Schroder, “Grammy Crashers” Nicolas King & Raz Baker, American Hi Fi on Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC, check your local listings).

Oscar nominee Renee Zellweger, Monica Bellucci, guest co-host Jane Krakowski on Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated, check your local listings).

Rob Lowe, Oscar nominee Adrien Brody, guest co-host Lynda Carter on The View (ABC, check your local listings).

Debbie Reynolds, Daniel Stern on The Caroline Rhea Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“The Sex Talk” (how to talk to your kids about sex) on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).

“More Smart Kids” on Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).
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