Laurel’s TV Picks

Picks for Thursday are now online in the “tomorrow” section.

Charlie Chaplin movies and specials on TCM
Colin Hanks and Paris Hilton on The O.C. (FOX, 8pm)
Glenn Close and William Fichtner on The West Wing (NBC, 8pm)
Keen Eddie (Bravo, 9pm and 1am)
Law & Order (NBC, 9pm)

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Sci-Fi mini-marathon du jour: Star Trek (Sci-Fi, 10am – 3pm).

“Station Sale” episode of NewsRadio (Biography, Noon and 6pm).

Ben Affleck, Sara Rue (of Less Than Perfect) on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Kimberly Williams (of According To Jim), Lainie Kazan on The Sharon Osbourne Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Big Bad Bullies” on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).

Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson on the “What Ya Cookin’?” rerun of Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).

No afternoon Buffy the Vampire Slayer reruns.

“Dad” episode of Angel (TNT, 4pm).

“Let Bartlet Be Bartlet” episode of The West Wing (Bravo, 6pm and 10pm).

NBA doubleheader on ESPN. NIT quarterfinals on ESPN2.

Charlie Chaplin movies and specials on TCM: Chaplin Today: City Lights (TCM, 7pm); City Lights (TCM, 7:30pm); episode 3 of Unknown Chaplin (TCM, 9pm); The Pilgrim (TCM, 10pm); Chaplin Today: The Circus (TCM, 10:45pm); The Circus (TCM, 11:15pm); The Tramp and the Dictator (TCM, 12:30am); The Great Dictator (TCM, 1:30am); and The Chaplin Revue (TCM, 3:30am). Full details on all of these can be found on the TCM website.
James Avery (of Fresh Prince of Bel Air) guest stars on That ’70s Show (FOX, 7pm)

Highlights and some “never before seen footage” from Survivor: All-Stars (CBS, 7pm).

Michael McKean guest stars as Perry White on a rerun of Smallville (WB, 7pm). Followed by another rerun, of the episode “Nicodemus” from season 1 (WB, 8pm).

Star Trek Enterprise (UPN, 7pm).

Marissa, Summer, and Seth head to L.A. on a new episode of The O.C. (FOX, 8pm). Paris Hilton and Colin Hanks guest star. I believe Hanks plays someone who eerily resembles Adam Brody in some way; and I don’t think they could’ve picked a better person to pull that off.

Glenn Close and William Fichtner guest star on a new episode of The West Wing (NBC, 8pm). A Republican supreme court justice suddenly dies and the Barlet administration scrambles to find a replacement.

“A Chuck for Chuck” (pot roast) episode of of Good Eats (Food Network, 8pm and midnight).

Arthur ruins Carrie’s job interview on King of Queens (CBS, 8pm).

New standup special from Kathy Griffin: Kathy Griffin: The D-List (Bravo, 8pm and midnight).

“Eddie befriends the victim of a hazing incident at a private school, and the youth begins to emulate him in every respect” on a new never-before-aired episode of Keen Eddie (Bravo, 9pm and 1am).

An elderly woman is found beaten to death on a new Law & Order (NBC, 9pm). Al Freeman Jr. is among the guest stars.

New episode of South Park (Comedy Central, 9pm and 11pm).

New episode of Soul Food (Showtime, 9pm).

Rerun of the first episode of Deadwood (HBO, 9pm).

Rerun of the very first episode of Nip/Tuck (FX, 9pm – 10:30pm).

Three women compete for a chance to perform with Rod Stewart on You Rock With . . . : Rod Stewart (VH1, 9pm).

Yet another airing of TV Land Awards 2004 (TV Land, 9:30pm). Fun stuff for tv fans.

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

Asia American Unwrapped (Food Network, 10pm and 2am).

“Use Your Noodle 2″ (stuffed pasta) episode of Good Eats (Food Network, 10:30pm and 2:30am).

Futurama (Cartoon Network, 10:30pm and 1:30am).

Ricky Gervais (of The Office), Blondie on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, Tantric on a rerun of The Tonight Show (NBC, 10:35pm).

Jude Law, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michelle Branch on a rerun of Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:35pm).

Steven Weber, Jason Biggs, N.E.R.D. on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, check your local listings).

Kevin Smith, Jamie-Lynn DiScala, Jeff Cesario on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (CBS, check your local listings).

Rob Schneider, Samaire Armstrong, Melissa Etheridge on Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC, check your local listings).

Jason Priestley joins the cast of Tru Calling (FOX, 7pm)
Karen and Jack mourn the ends of Friends and Frasier on Will & Grace (NBC, 7:32pm)
Back to back new episodes of The Chris Isaak Show (Showtime, 9pm – 9:45pm; 9:45pm – 10:30pm)

“Graduation Day” parts 1 & 2 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, 6am, 7am).

George Carlin, Steven Cojocaru on Today (NBC, 7am – 10am).

Figure skater Irina Slutskaya on Good Morning, America (ABC, 7am – 9am).

Bobby Flay, America’s Next Top Model on The Early Show (CBS, 7am – 9am).

Marlon Wayans, the winner of America’s Next Top Model on Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated, check your local listings).

Lorraine Bracco (of The Sopranos) on The View (ABC, check your local listings).

Sci-Fi mini-marathon du jour: Star Trek (Sci-Fi, 10am – 3pm).

NewsRadio (Biography, Noon and 6pm).

Heath Ledger, Camryn Manheim, N.E.R.D. on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Sharon talks with cancer survivors and their families in honor of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson on The Sharon Osbourne Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“A Family Divided: Alex’s Dating and Birth Control” on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Children Left Home Alone”– how young is too young to be left alone at home? Or to have sex? on a rerun of Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Homecoming” and “Band Candy” episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, 3pm, 4pm).

“Birthday” episode of Angel (TNT, 4pm).

Concert by The Beautiful South (Trio, 5pm – 6:30pm). I wish I got Trio.

“Mandatory Minimums” episode of The West Wing (Bravo, 6pm and 10pm).

CBS just has games from the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament.

Jason Priestley joins the cast and Laura Leighton guest stars as Tru’s Dad’s new wife on a new Tru Calling (FOX, 7pm). Episode is followed by the premiere of a music video for the series theme song (“Somebody Help Me”) by band Full Blown Rose.

Primetime Special Edition : Rumsfeld’s Rules of War (ABC, 7pm).

Another “viewer’s choice” episode of Friends (NBC, 7pm). Yes, that would be a rather old rerun.

Will plays hard to get with his new boyfriend (Bobby Cannavale) on a new Will & Grace (NBC, 7:32pm). This episode pokes fun at and/or pays tribute to the series Frasier, Friends, and Sex and the City (which all have series finales this season). Sharon Osbourne and Bebe Neuwirth guest star. (Are there any episodes of this show without guest stars anymore?)

Chris agrees to appear on a TV quiz show to try and impress Yola on a new episode of The Chris Isaak Show (Showtime, 9pm – 9:45pm). This episode is followed by a second new episode of The Chris Isaak Show (Showtime, 9:45pm) which starts at 9:45pm. Chris and Yola try to get away from it all and end up playing parts in a murder mystery game with the band.

With Malice (A&E, 9pm and 1am). A.k.a. M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team. The case starts with the bludgeoned body of a convicted pedophile.

Bob Newhart and Bruno Campos guest star on a rerun of ER (NBC, 8:59pm).

Three people audition to sing “One Week” with Barenaked Ladies on You Rock With . . . : Barenaked Ladies (VH1, 9pm). Remember when David Duchovny played “egg” and sang backup for the band on The Tonight Show? That was cool.

Bill Murray & Antonio Banderas are put to the test on Banzai! (Comedy Central, 9:30pm). It’s a spoof of Japanese game shows, sortof. Can a man out-fetch a dog? Tune in to find out. Ran on FOX briefly last summer.

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

Jon Stewart is Matthew’s twin on NewsRadio (Biography, 10pm and 2am).

Stadium Snax Unwrapped (Food Network, 10pm and 2am).

“Tomatoes” episode of Good Eats (Food Network, 10:30pm and 2:30am). Alton Brown rocks.

David Feldman, Kevin Brennan, Jim Norton, Nick DiPaolo on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (Comedy Central, 10:30pm and 12:30am).

Ashton Kutcher, Paula Abdul on a rerun of The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, will air late, after basketball and your local news).

Jennifer Aniston, Clay Aiken on a rerun of The Tonight Show (NBC, 10:35pm).

Rerun of the series premiere of Deadwood (HBO, 11pm).

Ashton Kutcher, Kristin Kreuk, Rickie Lee Jones on a rerun of Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:35pm).

Heath Ledger, Drea de Matteo, J.B. Smoove on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, check your local listings).

Charlie Sheen, model May Andersen, RZA on a rerun of The Late Late Show (CBS, will air very late, if at all, after basketball etc).

Maura Tierney (of ER, NewsRadio), Ben Harper on Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC, check your local listings).

Bruce Campbell guest stars in the season 4 finale of Ellen (Lifetime, 12:30am).

“Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man” episode of The X-Files (Sci-Fi, 1am).

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