Laurel’s TV Picks

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)

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“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).

SpikeTV has a Star Trek: The Next Generation marathon all day and night.

“Homecoming” and “Band Candy” episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, 6am, 7am).

Can’t beat waking up to the music of The Beautiful South (Trio, 7am, 12:30pm).

Jay Leno, Raquel Castro (of Jersey Girl), chef David Burke (of the Park Avenue Cafe) on Today (NBC, 7am – 10am).

Lisa Rinna, Joel Siegel, spring shoe fashions on Good Morning, America (ABC, 7am – 9am).

Marlon Wayans on The Early Show (CBS, 7am – 9am).

Bernadette Peters co-hosts, with guests Jay Leno, Billy Joel, a performance from Movin’ Out on Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated, check your local listings). Be warned: Regis may actually sing!

Ron Perlman & Selma Blair (of Hellboy), Vincent D’Onofrio (of Law & Order: Criminal Intent) on The View (ABC, check your local listings).

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

MLB Preseason Baseball: Montreal Expos at Houston Astros (ESPN2, Noon).

Classic Big Ticket: Magic vs. Larry: 1979 NCAA Tournament final, Indiana State vs. Michigan State (ESPN Classic, Noon).

NewsRadio (Biography, Noon and 6pm).

Tom Hanks, Michael Buble’ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Marlon Wayans, Bianca Kajlich, Emmanuelle Vaugier, classmates from High School Reunion on The Sharon Osbourne Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“My Makeover Didn’t Work” on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).

Ask Nate Berkus design questions and see some outdoor transformations he put together on a rerun of Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).

Mulder stakes someone he thinks is a vampire and Scully is pretty darn appalled in the very funny (and cool) “Bad Blood” episode of The X-Files (Sci-Fi, 3pm). Luke Wilson guest stars.

“Revelations” and “Lover’s Walk” episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, 3pm, 4pm).

TV Land Awards 2004 (TV Land, 4pm). Brad Garrett hosts. Awards are presented to cast & producers of classic shows like The Andy Griffith Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and more!

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

Cast of Will & Grace on Inside The Actors Studio (Bravo, 6pm).

First two episodes of Andromeda (Sci-Fi, 6pm – 8pm; 11pm – 1am). Series makes its debut on the Sci-Fi channel. Kevin Sorbo stars so I’m obligated to mention that Sorbo is from my hometown of Mound, Minnesota. We went to the same church, the park I played in as a child is now named “Sorbo Park.”

Duck Dodgers (Cartoon Network, 6:30pm).

In primetime on Friday expect new episodes of Wonderfalls, Life With Bonnie, The D.A., Touching Evil, Dweezil & Lisa, The Help, George Lopez, and maybe some others. NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament on CBS. NBA hoops on ESPN. Full details in my picks for Friday which should be online shortly after midnight.

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