Sunday, February 10, 2008
Best Bets
Good movies on TCM
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS, 7pm - 10:30pm)
New King of the Hill (FOX, 7:30pm)
New The Wire (HBO, 8pm, 9:30pm)
New Breaking Bad (AMC, 9pm, 10pm, midnight)
New Brothers & Sisters (ABC, 9:01pm)
News & Notes
A tentative agreement has been reached to end the WGA strike.
For the latest updates: WGA West | WGA East | United Hollywood | Deadline Hollywood Daily
Daytime
NFL: AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (FOX, 3:30pm).
Live From the Red Carpet: The 2008 Grammy Awards (E!, 5pm).
Rebroadcast of the five week two episodes of In Treatment (HBO, 5:30pm - 8pm).
Primetime Grid
| Mon | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Brothers & Sisters | ||||
| CBS | The 50th Annual Grammy Awards | |||||
| NBC | American Gladiators | 100 Most Outrageous Moments | ||||
| FOX | The Simpsons Rerun | King of the Hill | Family Guy | Local Programming | ||
| CW | Everybody Hates Chris Rerun | Aliens in America Rerun | Girlfriends Rerun | The Game Rerun | Local Programming | |
| HBO | In Treatment Rerun | In Treatment Rerun | The Wire | Def Comedy Jam | The Wire | |
| Show | The Tudors Rerun | The L Word | The L Word | |||
Primetime
An interview with Sen. Barack Obama plus exclusive footage from his campaign headquarters on Super Tuesday on 60 Minutes (CBS, 6pm).
NBA: Nuggets at Cavaliers (ESPN, 6pm), Wizards at Suns (ESPN, 8:30pm). See Shaq with the Suns.
Film students interview Jason Reitman, the director of Juno, on Life After FIlm School (FOX Movie Channel, 6:30pm, 11pm).
A look at how horseshoe crab numbers are dropping as their use as bait for the fishing industry increases on Nature (PBS, check your local listings).
Gillian Anderson hosts Masterpiece (PBS, check your local listings); tonight’s feature is part one of Pride & Prejudice. Colin Firth famously starred as Mr. Darcy in this 1995 miniseries.
Tonight Turner Classic Movies features Oscar-nominated work from the ’90s and beyond: The Nightmare Before Christmas (TCM, 7pm, letterboxed), Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (TCM, 9:30pm, letterboxed), The Silence of the Lambs (TCM, midnight, letterboxed), and Se7en (TCM, 2:15am, letterboxed). All the movies are uncut and letterboxed. You can read more about the movies on the TCM site.
Jonathan Ross hosts the British Academy of Film and Television Arts 2008 awards show (BBC America, 7pm, 9:30pm, midnight).
Dog Show: AKC Agility National Championship (Animal Planet, 7pm and 10pm).
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS, 7pm - 10:30pm). Expect all sorts of cool performances, I think the latest one I heard about was Tina Turner will perform with Beyonce. DVR Alert: The show is scheduled to run ’til 10:30pm, as it’s an awards show, it’s possible it will run even later.
Top pastry chefs design replicas of the world’s most famous landmarks on a new Food Network Challenge (Food Network, 7pm and 2am).
Miley Cyrus (of Hannah Montana) makes a surprise appearance on a special two-hour Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC, 7pm - 9pm).
The Arlen City Council bans the sale of food containing trans fats on a new King of the Hill (FOX, 7:30pm). Tom Petty guest stars. DVR Alert: As the Pro Bowl airs earlier in the day, if it runs long it’s possible this could start late.
So where is Omar and is he okay? How far will McNulty take this thing? And is that reporter guy gonna continue to lie? If you’re watching, I don’t need to tell you to tune in to tonight’s outstanding new episode of The Wire (HBO, 8pm, 9:30pm) which is titled “The Dickensian Aspect”.
The production of Lez Girls begins on The L Word (Showtime, 8pm, 9pm).
Alton Brown hosts a new Iron Chef America (Food Network, 8pm and 11pm). Chef Alex Stupak challenges Iron Chef Cat Cora.
A special Valentine’s Day kitchen makeover on a new Color Splash (HGTV, 8pm and midnight).
“Outrageous clips” from viewer submissions, TV bloopers, and game shows on 100 Most Outrageous Moments (NBC, 8pm - 10pm).
Walter and Jesse clean up after the (rather disgusting and disturbing) events of last episode and Hank warns Walter Jr. about the danger of drugs on a new Breaking Bad (AMC, 9pm, 10pm, midnight; also on Wednesday at 9pm and midnight).
Nora and Isaac (Danny Glover) grow closer, Jason pays a surprise visit to Kevin on a new Brothers & Sisters (ABC, 9:01pm).
New Beach Weddings (We, 9pm, midnight, 3am).
Kelly “K-Dubb” Walker, DeRay Davis, Vargus Mason, and Earthquake on Def Comedy Jam (HBO, 9pm and midnight). Hosted by D.L. Hughley.
Late Night
Another fine rerun of Mad Men (AMC, 11pm). Fourth episode.
