Laurel’s TV Picks

Best Bets

New NCIS (CBS, 7pm - 8:01pm)
New Boston Legal (ABC, 9:02pm)
New Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 9pm)
New The Riches (FX, 9pm, 10pm, midnight)
Andy Richter, Jennifer Esposito, She & Him on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:37pm)

News & Notes

FOX has picked up Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles for a second season of thirteen episodes. Brian Austin Green will join the cast as a series regular.

Daytime

“Oprah’s Earth Day Event” on a new Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings). With guests Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, and Al Gore.

Primetime Grid

Primetime

NBA basketball: Mavericks at Hornets (TNT, 6pm), Suns at Spurs (TNT, 8:30pm).

The dead body of arms dealer La Grenouille surfaces and the team is put under investigation on a new NCIS (CBS, 7pm - 8:01pm). Joe Spano returns as Senior FBI Agent Fornell (yay!) and Rocky Carroll (of The Agency, Chicago Hope) guest stars as an NCIS Assistant Director. And yes, there may be an appearance by Scottie Thompson as Tony’s ex-love Jeanne. Should make for an intense episode. DVR/VCR Alert: This episode is scheduled to run a minute long.

The top six perform after receiving tips from Andrew Lloyd Webber on a new American Idol (FOX, 7pm - 8:02pm). So they’ll be performing songs from musicals? Could be. DVR/VCR Alert: Scheduled to run two minutes long.

It’s a recap episode of Beauty and the Geek (CW, 7pm) with clips of the “biggest, sexiest, and most dramatic moments” from the first six episodes. Plus some new footage including a new surprise makeover for an eliminated geek.

Jim creates a tribunal system to help the kids solve their problems on a new According to Jim (ABC, 7pm). Dylan and Cole Sprouse (of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) guest star.

A look at “glacier meltdown” on Naked Earth (National Geographic Channel, 7pm and 10pm).

The competitors make pasta for family night on a new Hell’s Kitchen (FOX, 8:02pm). Starts a little late because of American Idol running a little long.

Reaper (CW, 8pm) returns with new episodes tonight. In this episode, Steve (Michael Ian Black) and Tony (Ken Marino) want to exploit Sam’s relationship with the Devil to lure him into a trap.

New episode of Last Restaurant Standing (BBC America, 8pm, 11pm, 1am).

A look at “Gravity” on new episode of The Universe (History Channel, 8pm and midnight).

It’s Easy Being Green: Celebrity (Fine Living, 8pm and midnight, also on Saturday and Sunday at 7pm). Celebrities discuss how they have integrated green lifestyle practices into their daily routines in this new special hosted hosted by organic chef and author Renee Loux.

A mechanical breakdown causes Edgar to have to make a dangerous repair on a new episode of Deadliest Catch (Discovery, 8pm, 10pm, midnight).

Frogmania (Animal Planet, 8pm and 11pm) is a look at the lives of frogs.

Earth Report: State of the Planet (National Geographic, 8pm and 11pm).

Big Ideas for a Small Planet (Sundance, 8pm - 8:35pm) looks at what “Gen Y” is doing for the planet.

Tonight’s Dancing with the Stars results show (ABC, 8pm - 9:02pm) will feature a performances by Ashlee Simpson and a Riverdance troupe; plus more kids will compete in their own ballroom dancing competition.

The ladies of New York City reunite in a special reunion episode of The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo, 8pm and 11pm).

Alan Shore is asked to present an appeal before the Supreme Court on a new Boston Legal (ABC, 9:02pm). And Katie learns something interesting about Jerry’s new girlfriend. DVR/VCR Alert: This episode is scheduled to start at 9:02pm.

Tonight’s new episode of Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 9pm) starts with the murder of an investment banker and gets complicated from there, especially for Olivia. Bill Pullman guest stars as a newspaper editor who is involved with Olivia. Other guest stars include Bailey Chase (of Saving Grace), Rick Hoffman (of Jake in Progress), and Beverly D’Angelo. This episode is scheduled to air again on Sunday, May 4th at 9pm on NBC.

Wayne may not be able to regain Dahlia’s trust when she learns how much he’s lied about Pete on a new episode of The Riches (FX, 9pm, 10pm, midnight).

Four groups of ordinary people, dropped in the Alaskan wilderness, must live off the land in the series premiere of The Alaska Experiment (Discovery, 9pm and 1am).

Shark moves to Tuesday nights (CBS, 9pm). Tonight’s episode is a rerun of the last new episode we’ve seen. Peter Gallagher, Joe Spano, Lisa Lackey, Jonathan Banks, Carlo Rota, and Matthew Willig all guest star. A new episode debuts next Tuesday.

New Baseball Tonight (ESPN, 9pm).

Jackie tells the female trainers they’re going on a cruise in this new episode of Work Out (Bravo, 9pm, 10pm, midnight, 1am).

New episodes of The Bad Girls Club (Oxygen, 9pm, 10pm, midnight) and Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love (Oxygen, 9:30pm, 10:30pm, 12:30am).

Rerun of an early episode of NCIS (USA, 9pm).

Late Night

New clues take host Simcha Jacobovici around the world on a hunt for the treasures of King Solomon’s Temple; Nabateans, an ancient and mysterious people, construct the hidden city of Petra on a new episode of The Naked Archaeologist (History Channel, 10pm and 2am).

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

Susan Jacoby on The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, 10:30pm and 12:30am).

Helen Hunt, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, Kathleen Edwards on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Segel (of How I Met Your Mother, Undeclared, Freaks and Geeks), Goldfrapp on The Tonight Show (NBC, 10:35pm).

Laurence Fishburne, Rashida Jones, Joe DeVito on a rerun of the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS, 11:37pm).

Conan-Andy Reunion Alert! Andy Richter, Jennifer Esposito, She & Him on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:37pm).

Brad Garrett, latest celebrity to be eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, Paul Thorn on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, check your local listings).

Jack McBrayer (of 30 Rock) on Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC, check your local listings).