TV Talk: Jan. 11-17
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.
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 Jan. 11:
P: Hi, I’m Penny Soldan, this is Heather Warlick 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.
H: No. 10 is the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards airing at 7 p.m. Sunday on NBC. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s awards gala honors achievements in both television and motion pictures. Rumer Willis, the daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, is this year’s Miss Golden Globe and will be bringing out each award.
P: Our No. 9 pick hands out a nice award, as well. It’s “Chopped,” a new Food Network series premiering at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Each week, up-and-coming chefs will compete to turn everyday ingredients into extraordinary three-course meals. A rotating panel of judges will decide whose dish is worth $10,000.
H: No. 8 is “Oklahoma Octupus,” which is the title of Tuesday’s episode “Lost Tapes” airing at 9 p.m. on Animal Planet. Legend has it that a freshwater octopus lurks in an Oklahoma lake, and a group of high school graduates claim to have had an encounter with the creature.
P: Thursday’s episode of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” comes in at No. 7. Grissom announces that his time as a CSI has come to an end and offers a permanent position on the team to a new character played by Laurence Fishburne. The show airs at 8 p.m. on CBS.
H: “Friday Night Lights” comes back to NBC and comes in at No. 6 on our countdown. DirecTV got first-run rights to Season 3 of the drama, but now everyone can catch up with Coach Eric Taylor and the Dillon Panthers.
P: No. 5 are five guest stars making appearance on five primetime shows. Beau Bridges from “Stargate SG-1” will be on “Desperate Housewives” at 8 p.m. Sunday on ABC. And on Monday, look for singer Deborah Gibson on “Rita Rocks” at 7:30 p.m. on Lifetime and Carol Kane from “Taxi” on “Two and a Half Men” at 8 p.m. on CBS.
H: Then on Tuesday, Courteney Cox from “Friends” appears again on “Scrubs” at 8 p.m. on ABC. And Wednesday, James Brolin from “Marcus Welby MD” is on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” at 8 p.m. on NBC.
P: For a good chuckle, check out our No. 4 pick which is “Make ’em Laugh.” The new six part miniseries chronicles over 100 years of American comedy and begins with back-to-back episodes at 7 p.m. Wednesday on PBS.
H: No. 3 is “The Beast,” a new A&E series premiering at 9 p.m. Thursday. Patrick Swayze stars in the drama that centers on an FBI veteran who takes on a rookie partner to train in his hard-edged style of agenting.
P: “24″ made the Top 10 at No. 2. Keifer Sutherland is back as Jack Bauer, who is on trial in the show’s seventh-season premiere at 7 p.m. Sunday on Fox. Monday’s conclusion of the premiere marks the show’s 150th episode.
H: And No. 1, if you don’t count the University of Oklahoma men’s basketball game against Texas at 8 p.m. Monday on ESPN, is “American Idol.”
P: Ryan Seacrest is back as host of “American Idol,” which begins its eighth season at 7 p.m. Tuesday on Fox. But there are some changes.
H: For starters, there is a new judge. It’s Kara DioGuardi, who will join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul in critiquing the contestants. Other changes include expanding the number of semifinalists to 36 and bringing back the wild-card round.
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 Heather, thanks for your time.
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