sunday
You’ll find info on Monday morning and afternoon TV in the tomorrow section of these picks, as well as a preview of primetime Monday TV. My full picks for Monday should be online by Noon Monday.
Inside The Actors Studio: 10th Anniversary Special (Bravo, 7pm – 9pm; 11pm – 1am)
New Six Feet Under (HBO, 8pm)
Cool rerun of Arrested Development (FOX, 8:30pm)
New The Dead Zone (USA, 9pm and 11pm)
Season premiere of Sealab 2021 (Cartoon Network, 10:45pm and 1:45am)
Happy Father’s Day to all you Dads and Grandpas out there.
FX has ordered that the Thief pilot be made. Andre Braugher is set to star.
Here’s an excellent article about Adult Swim and the popularity of animation.
Thanks to David, Val, Ann, Tina, Monty, Monty (yes, two of ‘em), Jenny, and Adam who all made donations recently. You’ll find the status of the computer fundraiser near the bottom of the page, in the support section; that’s also where to go if you’d like to make a contribution.
The Bonanza marathon continues (TV Land, 5am Saturday – 5am Monday).
More Wedding-related programming on Food Network all day (and night) Sunday.
Kids in the Hall (Comedy Central, 6am – 7:30am).
“The Inmates” and “Being There” episodes of Ally McBeal (FX, 6am, 7am). From season 1. “The Inmates” is part 1 of a 2-part crossover with The Practice. Dylan McDermott, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Steve Harris, Camryn Manheim, Kelli Williams, and Daniel Dae Kim guest star in the first episode; Eric McCormack (of Will & Grace) guest stars in the second episode.
Members of the band Genesis talk about their work on Breakfast With the Arts: Genesis Songbook (A&E, 7am – 9am).
Parts 1 – 4 (of 4) of Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smart@sses (Comedy Central, 7:30am – 9:30am).
Something The Lord Made (HBO, 8am). “While contending with racism during the ’30s and ’40s, lab technician Vivien Thomas works with Dr. Alfred Blalock to improve surgical techniques. Based on actual events.” Alan Rickman and Mos Def star in this HBO original movie.
American Chopper marathon (Discovery, 8am – ).
In Style Celebrity Weddings (Lifetime, 9am).
Rerun of Saturday’s new episode of Trading Spaces (TLC, 11am).
Five installments of Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives (History Channel, 11am – 1:30pm).
First two episodes of Blow Out (Bravo, 11am – 1pm). Reality series about the opening of a new hair salon.
Golf: U.S. Open Championship, Final Round (NBC, 11:30am).
NASCAR Racing: Nextel Cup DHL 400 (FOX, Noon).
First two episodes of season 2 of Reno 911! (Comedy Central, Noon, 12:30pm).
Baseball: Oakland A’s at Chicago Cubs (WGN, 1pm).
Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird (TCM, 1pm).
Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Inside The Actors Studio with a marathon featuring the cast of the Simpsons (Bravo, 1pm), Robin Williams (Bravo, 2pm), Charlize Theron (Bravo, 3pm), Tom Cruise (Bravo, 4pm – 6pm).
More Band of Brothers (History Channel, 1:30pm – 8pm). Parts 6 – 10 (of 10). The acclaimed miniseries is also available on DVD.
VH1 Goes Inside: Shrek (VH1, 3:30pm – 4:30pm). Clips from the original movie and the sequel, plus interviews with cast & crew.
A lawyer tries to pass himself off as a professional wrestler on Faking It (TLC, 4pm).
Celebrity Weddings 2004 (VH1, 4:30pm).
Rerun of the finale of The WB’s Superstar USA (WB, 5pm).
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America’s Funniest Home Videos (Rerun) | Bicentennial Man | ||||||
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60 Minutes | Cold Case (Rerun) | The Cider House Rules | |||||
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Last Comic Standing (Rerun, part 1 of 2) | Last Comic Standing (Rerun, part 2 of 2) | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Rerun) | Crossing Jordan (Rerun) | ||||
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Oliver Beene | King of the Hill (Rerun) | The Simpsons (Rerun) | Quintuplets (Rerun) | Malcolm in the Middle (Rerun) | Arrested Development (Rerun) | ||
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Steve Harvey’s Big Time (Rerun) | Charmed (Rerun) | Charmed (Rerun) | |||||
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Strong Medicine | The Division | ||||||
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The Dead Zone (also airs at 11pm) | |||||||
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Salem’s Lot (Part 1 of 2, also airs at 9pm, 11pm) | Salem’s Lot (Part 1 of 2, also airs at 11pm) | ||||||
| Brav | Inside The Actors Studio: 10th Anniversary Special (also airs at 11pm) | |||||||
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Former President Bill Clinton is interviewed on 60 Minutes (CBS, 6pm).
Oliver Beene (FOX, 6pm) attends his first make out party.
Inside The Actors Studio: 10th Anniversary Special (Bravo, 7pm – 9pm; 11pm – 1am). Two hour special featuring new interviews with Antonio Banderas, Ellen Burtsyn, Tom Cruise, Billy Crystal, Melanie Griffith, Susan Sarandon, and Robin Williams.
Part 1 (of 2) of a new miniseries version of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot (TNT, 7pm, 9pm, 11pm). Rob Lowe stars, with Donald Sutherland, James Cromwell, Andre Braugher, Samantha Mathis, Rutger Hauer. I like Tim Goodman’s review of it. Well, part of the piece is a review, the other part is about the firing of Jordan Levin of the WB.
Ron Silver and Stockard Channing star in Jack (Showtime, 7pm). Jack is the name of their son (in this new movie, that is). Film is based on a novel by A.M. Homes. The characters played by Silver and Channing are divorcing and then Silver’s character reveals he’s gay.
La Femme Musketeer (Hallmark, 7pm). Susie Amy stars, with G?rard Depardieu, Michael York, Freddie Sayers, Roy Dotrice, and Nastassja Kinski. It’s a new TV movie that is about the daughter of Jaques D?Artagnan,
Rerun of the second episode of the second season of The Wire (HBO, 7pm).
Baseball: New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers (ESPN, 7pm).
Rerun of the season premiere of The Joe Schmo Show (Spike, 7pm).
Amber Benson (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) guest stars on Cold Case (CBS, 7pm).
Homer becomes the Pie Man on The Simpsons (FOX, 7pm).
New episode of Six Feet Under (HBO, 8pm).
Series premiere of Fatherhood (Nick, 8pm). New animated series created by Bill Cosby. Blair Underwood stars.
Chef Paula Deen gets married in Paula Deen’s Wedding (Food Network, 8pm and midnight).
New episodes of both Strong Medicine (Lifetime, 8pm) and The Division (Lifetime, 9pm).
The Quest for King Arthur (History, 8pm, midnight).
A bank robber manipulates others into doing his bidding on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC, 8pm).
Laurie Metcalf guest stars as Lois’ sister on Malcolm in the Middle (FOX, 8pm).
George Michael tries out for the school play to get close to his cousin, Michael spends a lot of “quality time” with his brother Buster in the “Bringing Up Buster” episode of Arrested Development (FOX, 8:30pm). 3rd ever episode, comes after the one where the banana stand burned down. I love this show.
New episode of The Dead Zone (USA, 9pm and 11pm).
An organic farmer poses as a socialite on Faking It (TLC, 9pm and 11pm).
Anna Nicole’s Caribbean Vacation (E!, 9pm and midnight).
It’s Devan’s (Daytime Emmy winner Jennifer Finnigan) first day of work and she’s kidnapped on Crossing Jordan (NBC, 9pm).
Rerun of the season finale of The Shield (FX, 9pm).
Rerun of Celebrity Poker Showdown (Bravo, 9pm). Dave Foley hosts, with competitor Matthew Perry, Lauren Graham, Sara Rue, Chris Masterson, and Sean Astin.
Rerun of last night’s excellent Food Network Wedding Cake Challenge (Food Network, 10pm). Gorgeous stuff.
Rerun of the hilarious “SPF” episode of Harvey Birdman (Cartoon Network, 10:30pm and 1:30am). Harvey gets addicted to self-tanning cream.
Season premiere of Sealab 2021 (Cartoon Network, 10:45pm and 1:45am).
“Dirty Girls” and “Empty Places” episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, 6am, 7am).
Keenen Ivory Wayans, Fantasia Barrino (of American Idol) on Today (NBC, 7am – 10am).
Family Reunions Caught on Tape; possibly also Kevin Kline, Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdam, Madonna on Good Morning, America (ABC, 7am – 9am).
Diana DeGarmo (of American Idol) on The Early Show (CBS, 7am – 9am).
A performance from Avenue Q, Joan Rivers, Vince Vaughn on Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated, check your local listings).
Carol Channing, Johnny Carson on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In (Trio, 9am).
Jane Kaczmarek (of Malcolm in the Middle), summer drink recipes, Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s run with the official Olympic Torch, Marty Okland & family (from Who Wants to Marry My Dad?, and a “special announcement” on The View (ABC, check your local listings).
Jane Russell in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (TCM, 10:30am, letterboxed). Followed by two movies that featured Russell and Robert Mitchum: His Kind of Woman (TCM, 12:15pm) and Macao (TCM, 2:30pm). And then there’s the Robert Osbourne interview with Mitchum and Russell on Private Screenings (TCM, 4pm). Great stuff from two great stars.
Sci-Fi mini-marathon du jour: Amazing Stories (Sci-Fi, 10am – 3pm).
Surreal Gourmet (Food Network, 11am).
Tom Hanks, Michael Buble on a rerun of The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated, check your local listings).
Daryl Hannah, Stephen Spinella, Reiko Aylesworth (of 24) on a rerun of The Sharon Osbourne Show (syndicated, check your local listings).
The cast of NYPD Blue on a rerun of The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated, check your local listings).
“Too Rich, Too Young” on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).
“Inside Extreme Makeovers” and an interview with Kathy Griffin on a rerun of Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).
“Touched” and “End of Days” episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, 3pm, 4pm).
Wesley pretends he’s Angel in the “Guise Will Be Guise” episode of Angel (TNT, 4pm).
A classic interview with Robert Mitchum & Jane Russell on Private Screenings (TCM, 4pm).
“We Killed Yamamoto” episode of The West Wing (Bravo, 6pm and 10pm).
“The Pouch Principal” episode of Good Eats (Food Network, 6pm).
Nuts Unwrapped (Food Network, 6:30pm).
In primetime Monday: the 2004 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Meryl Streep; part 2 (of 2) of Salem’s Lot; season premieres of History Detectives and Who Wants To Marry My Dad?; new episodes of North Shore, The Casino, For Love or Money, and a third airing of the latest episode of Summerland. I’ll cover all that stuff and more in my full picks for Monday.
