Laurel’s TV Picks

Best Bets

New Kyle XY (ABC Family, 7pm and 11pm)
New Good Eats (Food Network, 7pm and 2am)
Winter finale of Prison Break (FOX, 7pm)
New Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 8pm)
History of the Joke (History Channel, 8pm – 10pm, midnight – 2am)
New In Treatment (HBO, 8:30pm)
New Medium (NBC, 9pm)
New Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel, 9pm, 10pm, 1am)

News & Notes

The first episode of Shadow Unit is now online and it was written by author (and TVPicks.net reader) Emma Bull. If you’ve not yet heard of this nifty website, I recommend reading Emma’s description of the origins of the site first before diving in (if it sounds like an interesting project to you). The other writers involved in the project are Elizabeth Bear, Sarah Monette, and Will Shetterly. I’d say it’s worth a look if you enjoy Criminal Minds, The X-Files, and Millennium.

Primetime Grid

Primetime

Plenty more movies featuring Oscar-nominated work on Turner Classic Movies. Visit their website for details.

College hoops: Syracuse at Louisville (ESPN, 6pm), Texas A&M at Texas (ESPN, 8pm).

A new Antiques Roadshow (PBS, check your local listings) from San Antonio, Texas.

American Experience (PBS, check your local listings) takes a look at Kit Carson.

Kyle and Jessi search for Sarah on a new Kyle XY (ABC Family, 7pm and 11pm).

Michael and Lincoln must hand over Whistler on the winter finale of Prison Break (FOX, 7pm).

Michael Palin’s New Europe (Travel Channel, 7pm and 11pm; also on Saturday at 11am).

“If It Ain’t Broccoli Don’t Fix It” is the title of tonight’s new episode of Good Eats (Food Network, 7pm and 2am). Hosted by Alton Brown.

Marshall and Lily consider buying an apartment on a rerun of How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 7pm).

Robin: “What the hell are you doing? You can’t buy this place– Lily, you have a debt the size of Mount Waddington!”
Lily: “Waddington?”
Robin: “It’s the tallest mountain in Canada. It’s like 4000 meters high.”
Lily: “Meters?”
  from How I Met Your Mother

Josh tries to plan the perfect dinner for hope, but makes the mistake of listening to advice from Uncle Saul and Jesus on a new Welcome to the Captain (CBS, 7:30pm). Fran Kranz, Jeffrey Tambor, Al Madrigal, Chris Klein, Raquel Welch, Valerie Azlyn, and Joanna Garcia star. Joey Fatone guest stars as himself.

Things get intense and potentially interesting in a new Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 8pm). While one man struggles to survive, he remembers his battles in the future; meanwhile Sarah tries to explain her past to her former-fiance. Brian Austin Green and Dean Winters play the men in question.

Lewis Black explores the history of comedy to learn the essential elements of a perfect joke, gags from more than 50 stand-up comics; the future of the genre on History of the Joke (History Channel, 8pm – 10pm, midnight – 2am).

Junior may or may not be conflicted about his upcoming wedding on a new Wildfire (ABC Family, 8pm; also on Tuesday at 11pm).

Season premiere of Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious (CW, 8pm). Fifteen girls compete to in a new three-girl musical group to be called “Girlicious”. Nellie Furtado makes an appearance in this episode. Judges are Robin Antin, Lil’ Kim, and Ron Fair.

“Dads will be at the forefront of the action competing with their families in a series of unique stunt-driven challenges” on the series premiere of My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad (ABC, 8pm). Dan Cortese hosts.

Jake sneaks out to go to a concert and Charlie’s girlfriend is ashamed to be seen in public with him on a rerun of Two and a Half Men (CBS, 8pm).

Laura (Melissa George) pays another visit to Paul (Gabriel Byrne) on a new In Treatment (HBO, 8:30pm). Last week’s episode airs at 8pm in case you missed it and/or need a refresher in where things left off with these two.

Christine is perplexed (and presumably upset) after a new dad calls her a “meanie mom” on a new The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 8:30pm).

A deaf girl is kidnapped and Allison finds herself unable to hear on a new Medium (NBC, 9pm). Joe ends up having to help more with the case as a result. Nancy Travis and Steven Culp guest star as the parents of the missing girl. David Arquette directed this episode; he’s star Patricia Arquette’s brother.

Bourdain visits Jamaica on a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel, 9pm, 10pm, 1am).

Nick tries to get a business loan and learns that he’s broke on a new October Road (ABC, 9pm). Owen goes on a date. Hannah and her mother have a disagreement. DVR Alert: This episode was originally scheduled to air on February 11th so your DVR might think you already recorded this episode. Guest stars include Sean Gunn (best known for playing “Kirk” on Gilmore Girls), Amy Acker (who was “Fred” on Angel), Frances Fisher, and George Dzundza (most recently played George’s Dad on Grey’s Anatomy).

Townspeople hope that life will return to normal when they receive a prerecorded phone call from Homeland Security and utilities come back on line in the “Federal Response” episode of Jericho (Sci-Fi, 9pm). Fifth episode of the series.

Late Night

Daily Show, Colbert Report, Jimmy Kimmel, and Last Call are all reruns. See Sue’s page for list of guests.

Dennis Quaid, the winner of the Daytona 500, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).

Reese Witherspoon, Alex Cambert, Gary Allan on The Tonight Show (NBC, 10:35pm).

Wyclef on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS, 11:37pm).

Larry the Cable Guy, Tim Gunn, Jim Lauderdale on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:37pm).