TV Talk: Oct. 19-25
The Oklahoman’s TV Talk personalities Penny Soldan and Heather Warlick tape a weekly video for Newsok.tv that highlights upcoming TV programs worth watching. (Mel Bracht fills in when Heather is away).
They’re not fast talkers, but just in case you didn’t catch all the information for a show of interest, here is their script for the week of Oct. 19:
P: Hi, I’m Penny Soldan, this is Mel Bracht and this is TV Talk, The Oklahoman’s weekly countdown of the Top 10 programs worth watching — or at least setting the DVR or VCR for.
M: No. 10 are two Food Network shows airing Saturday that feature recipes you might want to make for Halloween. At noon on “Giada at Home,” chef Giada De Laurentiis shares her recipes for Halloween spice cake with orange butter cream.
P: And at 7 p.m. on “Paula’s Party,” chef Paula Deen makes baked pumpkin ziti with fitness guru Richard Simmons, pumpkins cakes with Anna Gasteyer from “Saturday Night Live” and a spicy vampire dip with Kyle Massey from “Cory in the House.”
M: Sharing the No. 9 spot are five new reality shows. Monday on VH1 there’s “Real Chance of Love” at 8 p.m. and “Scream Queens” at 9 p.m. The first one revolves around bachelor brothers Real and Chance who are looking for love. And the latter follows 10 unknown actresses competing for a role in the upcoming movie “Saw 6.”
P: Also on Monday is “Ski Patrol” premiering at 7 p.m. on truTV. It spotlights an elite group of ski patrollers who keep the slopes safe. And on Tuesday, there’s “Living With the Wolfman” at 9 p.m. on Animal Planet” that follows a wolf expert, and “Rookies” at 8 p.m. on A&E that follows a new class of police academy cadets in Tampa, Fla.
M: Tying for No. 8 are two awards shows. “Scream 2008” airing at 8 p.m. Tuesday on SPIKE honors the best in horror, science fiction, fantasy and comics. And the Third Annual BET Hip Hop Awards hosted by Katt Williams air at 7 p.m. Thursday on BET.
P: Two returning series come in at No. 7. The first is “Frank TV” starring impressionist Frank Caliendo, which begins its second season at 10 p.m. Tuesday on TBS. And on Thursday, Season 2 of “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew” begins at 9 p.m. on VH1. Celebrity patients joining Dr. Drew Pinsky this season include Sean Stewart from “Sons of Hollywood” and Steven Adler from Guns n Roses.
M: No. 6 is the new special “Jose Canseco: Last Shot” airing at 9 p.m. Monday on A&E. It focuses on Jose Canseco, the Cuban-born baseball player who admitted to using steroids and named other players who did in his 2005 autobiography. Now in his 40s, he’s still taking the drugs and wants to get clean.
P: No. 5 are five guest stars making appearance on five primetime shows. See Nicole Richie at 7 p.m. Monday on NBC’s “Chuck,” Katie Holmes at 9:01 p.m. Tuesday on ABC’s “Eli Stone,” Dan Rather at 9:01 p.m. Wednesday on ABC’s “Dirty Sexy Money,” Lindsay Lohan at 7 p.m. Thursday on ABC’s “Ugly Betty” and Henry Winkler ay 9 p.m. Friday on CBS’s “NUMB3RS.”
M: No. 4 is “Rita Rocks,” a new sitcom premiering at 7:30 p.m. Monday on Lifetime. Nicole Sullivan from ‘‘MADtv” stars as the title character who forms a garage band. Oklahoma City-born actress Tisha Campbell-Martin from ‘‘My Wife and Kids” co-stars.
P: The new Hallmark Channel original movie “Generation Gap” is No. 3. It premieres at 8 p.m. Saturday and stars Ed Asner as a war veteran taking care of his rebellious grandson for the summer. Oklahoma native Rue McClanahan plays a waitress who pursues Asner’s character.
M: No. 2 is “Storm Chasers” which begins its second season at 9 p.m Sunday on Discovery. OU grad Reed Timmer joins the chase this season, which was filmed in and around Oklahoma during April, May and June.
P: And No. 1, if you don’t count Saturday’s college football games pitting the OU Sooners against Kansas State at 11:30 a.m. on FSNSW and the OSU Cowboys against Texas at 2:30 p.m. on ABC, is “Stylista.”
M: “Stylista,” which is featured on the Sunday Oklahoman’s TV Week cover, is a new reality series premiering at 8 p.m. Wednesday on The CW. Eleven aspiring fashion enthusiasts will carry out various tasks and editorial assignments each week, with the winner receiving a junior editor position at Elle magazine.
P: That’s a wrap for this week. For even more TV choices, consult TV Week in Sunday’s Oklahoman or go online to newsok.com/tv. For TV Talk, I’m Penny, this is Mel, thanks for your time.
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