TV Premieres and Finales airing April 5-11
"Parks and Recreation" cast (NBC Photo)
Friday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of all the premieres and finales (and all the guest stars, see separate blog) coming up on TV next week.
And here are the shows beginning and ending the week of April 5.
If one was missed, the network did not issue a press release about it. But feel free to add it in the comments section to help make this list a complete and accurate source for TV watchers everywhere.
BEGINNINGS
••“Hometown Heroes,” 8 a.m. Sunday on DirecTV’s 101 Network (second-season premiere).
••“Good Buy, Bad Buy?” 11:30 a.m. Sunday on HGTV (series premiere).
••“Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom,” 6 p.m. on Animal Planet (seventh-season premiere).
••“Last Cake Standing,” 7 p.m. Sunday on Food Network (series premiere).
••“In Treatment,” 8 p.m. Sunday on HBO (second-season premiere).
••“The Tudors,” 8 p.m. Sunday on Showtime (third-season premiere).
••“River Monsters,” 9 p.m. Sunday on Animal Planet (series premiere).
••“Fast Machines With Funkmaster Flex,” 9:30 p.m. Sunday on SPIKE (series premiere).
••“Brave New Voices,” 10 p.m. Sunday on HBO (series premiere).
••“Antiques Roadshow UK,” 9 a.m. Monday on BBC America (U.S. premiere).
••“The Hotel Inspector,” 11 a.m. Monday on BBC America (U.S. premiere).
••“The Newlywed Game,” 5 p.m. Monday on GSN (series premiere).
••“Catch 21,” 5:30 p.m. Monday on GSN (second-season premiere).
••“King of Dirt,” 8:30 p.m. Monday on DIY Network (series premiere).
••“Surviving Suburbia,” 8:30 p.m. Monday on ABC (series premiere).
••“Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives,” 9 p.m. Monday on Food Network (sixth-season premiere).
••“The List,” 9 p.m. Monday on FLN (series premiere).
••“Rock Solid,” 9 p.m. Monday on DIY Network (fifth-season premiere).
••“Indoors Out” 9:30 p.m. Monday on DIY Network (second-season premiere).
••“HGTV’s Top 10,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on HGTV (series premiere).
••“Outlaw In-Laws,” 8 p.m. Tuesday on Style Network (series premiere).
••“Deadliest Warrior,” 9 p.m. Tuesday on SPIKE (series premiere).
••“The Fix,” 9 p.m. Tuesday on FLN (series premiere).
••“Rescue Me,” 9 p.m. Tuesday on FX (fifth-season premiere).
••“Whose Wedding It It Anyway?” 9 p.m. Tuesday on Style Network (ninth-season premiere).
••“Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen,” 8 p.m. Wednesday on My Network TV (series premiere).
••“Mythbusters,” 8 p.m. Wednesday on Discovery (seventh-season premiere).
••“Dinner: Impossible,” 9 p.m. Wednesday on Food Network (sixth-season premiere).
••“Night,” 9 p.m. Wednesday on Animal Planet (series premiere).
••“The Unusuals,” 9:02 p.m. Wednesday on ABC (series premiere).
••“The Zula Patrol,” 2:30 p.m. Thursday on ION (second-season premiere).
••“Parks and Recreation,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday on NBC (series premiere).
••“American Chopper,” 8 p.m. Thursday on TLC (sixth-season premiere).
••“Harper’s Island,” 9:01 p.m. Thursday on CBS (series premiere).
••“How to Find a Husband,” 9 p.m. Thursday on FLN (series premiere).
••“Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire,” 9 p.m. Thursday on Comedy Central (series premiere).
••“Southland,” 9 p.m. Thursday on NBC (series premiere).
••“Groomer Has It,” 8 p.m. Saturday on Animal Planet (second-season premiere).
••“Most Outrageous,” 9 p.m. Saturday on Animal Planet (series premiere).
ENDINGS
••“1000 Ways to Die,” 9 p.m. Sunday on SPIKE (first-season finale).
••“United States of Tara,” 9 p.m. Sunday on Showtime (first-season finale).
••“Trust Me,” 9 p.m. Tuesday on TNT (first-season finale).
••“Life,” 8 p.m. Wednesday on NBC (second-season finale).
••“High School Reunion,” 9 p.m. Wedneday on TV Land (second-season finale).
••“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” 7 p.m. Friday on Fox (second-season finale).
Top 55 TV Programs for April 5-11, 2009
Sunday’s Oklahoman, which includes TV Week, hits the newsstands in the Oklahoma City area on Saturday afternoon. And it arrives at the doorstep (or hopefully nearby) early Sunday morning.
But for those who can’t wait to begin planning the upcoming week around the best TV has to offer, here is a sneak peek at programs worth watching the week of April 5:
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
◊The 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (7 p.m. on CBS): Reba McEntire returns as host (for a record 11th time) for the event airing live from MGM Grand in Las Vegas. She is also scheduled to perform, along with Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts and Miley Cyrus. Artists with Oklahoma ties up for awards include Carrie Underwood (entertainer of the year, top female vocalist), Brooks & Dunn (top vocal duo, vocal event with McEntire), Miranda Lambert (top female vocalist, single of the year), Toby Keith (top male vocalist), Rascal Flats (top vocal group) and Trish Yearwood (vocal event with Josh Turner).
◊“Explorer: Inside Guantanamo” (8 p.m. on National Geographic): This two-hour special takes viewers inside one of the world’s most famous prisons for a look at day-to-day life. A film crew spent nearly three weeks inside the prison, chronicling the interaction between guards and detainees.
◊“Fast Machines With Funkmaster Flex” (9:30 p.m. on SPIKE): Funkmaster Flex, reknown car customizer in the music and sports world, hosts this new series that will showcase his talents in updating and modifying cars.
◊“Good Buy, Bad Buy?” (11:30 a.m. on HGTV): This new series features housing experts coming to the rescue of overwhelmed house-hunting families. Each episode will profile two different homebuyers as they struggle to determine which of their favorite two potential homes is the better buy.
◊“Hometown Heroes” (8 a.m. on DirecTV): Joan Lunden (“Wickedly Perfect”) returns as host of this special series that focuses on everyday people from across America whose extraordinary work and humanity are transforming the lives of those in their community.
◊“In Treatment” (8 p.m. on HBO): In Season 2 of the half-hour drama, which will premiere new episodes on Sunday and Monday nights, the newly divorced Dr. Paul Weston has relocated from Maryland to Brooklyn, and now runs his therapy practice out of the living room of his brownstone. Among his new patients are Mia (Hope Davis, “Six Degrees”), an attorney; Walter (John Mahoney, “Frasier”), a CEO; and April (Alison Pill, “The Book of Daniel”), an architecture student.
◊“Kings” (7 p.m. on NBC): When King Silas sacrifices Port Prosperity to reach peace with Gath, David Shepherd must decide where his true loyalties lie. Leslie Bibb (”Popular”) guest stars.
◊“Last Cake Standing” (7 p.m. on Food Network): This competition series throws six pastry chefs into a grueling four-round cake competition — from creating one-of-a-kind wedding creations to undergoing a 24-hour cake-making marathon. Each week, judges eliminate one cake artist, and the winner takes home $50,000.
◊“My Mother’s Garden” (9 p.m. on MSNBC): This new documentary offers a daughter’s eyewitness account of her mother’s compulsive disorder and the way in which one family comes together to cope with a mental illness that affects millions.
◊“River Monsters” (9 p.m. on Animal Planet): Extreme angler Jeremy Wade explores the murky waters of the globe to debunk fish tales. His weekly quest catapults him in search of piranha, alligator gar, wels catfish and bullsharks, piraiba/candiru — all supposedly deadly creatures shrouded with mystery.
◊“Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices” (10 p.m. on HBO): Narrated by Queen Latifah, this new series focuses on six promising teams from New York, San Francisco, Ft. Lauderdale, Ann Arbor, Hawaii and Philadelphia as they prepare for a chance to compete at the 2008 Brave New Voices National Youth Poetry Slam Championship in Washington, D.C. It profiles hopeful poets and their coaches, revealing their personal struggles and triumphs.
◊“Storm Stories” (7 p.m. on The Weather Channel): This episode recounts the August 2007 flood in Stockton, Minn., caused by the lingering effects of Hurricane Erin. It remains the worst on record in U.S. History.
◊“United States of Tara” (9 p.m. on Showtime): The family, now reunited for the first time since Tara checked into the hospital, decides to partake in a family tradition – bowling. But as Tara looks around at her family, she realizes she’s not who she is in spite of her alters, but because of them.
◊“Wizards of Waverly Place” (7:30 p.m. on Disney): The school principal enrolls Alex in the Sunshine Club after noticing her kindness to an elderly woman, Maggie. Alex quickly sees that the students in the club are only interested in helping others for their own good, and decides that charity without an agenda is the best way to live. Jo Anne Worley (“Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”) guest stars.
MONDAY, APRIL 6
◊“24″ (8 p.m. on Fox): As the day stretches into the middle of the night, Jack and the FBI formulate a plan to prevent further terror attacks.
◊“Antiques Roadshow UK” (9 a.m. on BBC America): This show, the basis from which the U.S. version was created, is part adventure, part history lesson and part treasure hunt.
◊“Catch 21″ (5:30 p.m. on GSN): Host Alfonso Ribeiro (”The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”) returns for Season 2 of the game show that will feature the addition of an extra “power chip” in the jackpot round that puts winning within reach for all players.
◊“Chuck” (7 p.m. on NBC): Things are looking up for Chuck when he finds his father and lands his dream job — or so he thinks. Chevy Chase (”Saturday Night Live”) and Scott Bakula (”Quantum Leap”) guest star.
◊“Greek” (7 p.m. on ABC Family): Fred Savage (”The Wonder Years”) directed this new episode in which rush week rivalries kick into high gear as the battle for the big man on campus begins. Jesse McCartney (”Summerland”) guest stars.
◊“The Hotel Inspector” (11 a.m. on BBC America): Renowned hotelier and author Ruth Watson looks to whip Britain’s struggling bed and breakfast owners and hoteliers into shape.
◊“House” (7 p.m. on Fox): Charlotte, an older woman who has spent the last six months taking care of her husband Eddie (Meat Loaf, “Rock & a Hard Place”), is rushed to Princeton Plainsboro for immediate treatment after collapsing from respiratory failure at Eddie’s deathbed.
◊“Indoors Out” (9:30 p.m. on DIY Network): Derek Steams and Dean Marsico are stonemasons and real-life cousins. Together, they host this series, now entering Season 2, that shows viewers how to expand a home’s square footage without expanding the home.
◊“King of Dirt” (8:30 p.m. on DIY Network): Landscape contractors Gino and Ralph Panaro host this new series that is full of big personalities and even bigger ideas on how to makeover outdoor spaces.
◊“Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed” (8 p.m. on My Network TV): The Masked Magician reveals the secrets behind several illusions, including making a 5 ton elephant appear from out of the blue, levitating a woman with no hidden wires and making an assistant vanish while standing atop an elevated platform.
◊“Medium” (9 p.m. on NBC): Allison investigates the case of a mother gone missing and some very strange children. James Van Der Beek (”Dawson’s Creek”) and Amanda Detmer (”What About Brian”) guest star.
◊“The Newlywed Game” (5 p.m. on GSN):Carnie Wilson (”Outsider’s Inn”) will make her game show host debut on the new, modernized version of this classic series, which features an updated set and a new bonus round where the winning couple challenges a “Goldywed couple” (a couple that appeared on an original episode from the 1960s through 1990s series who have remained married ever since).
◊“Rock Solid” (9 p.m. on DIY Network): Derek Steams and Dean Marsico are stonemasons and real-life cousins. Together, they host this series, now entering Season 5, that is dedicated to showing viewers how to increase the value of homes by starting in the yard.
◊“Surviving Suburbia” (8:30 p.m. on ABC): Bob Saget (“Full House”) and Cynthia Stevenson (“Men in Trees”) star in this new sitcom that takes a contemporary look at family life and the reasons one might have to question the system.
◊“Saving Grace” (9 p.m. on TNT): Doug’s relationship with Maggie (Kathy Baker, “Boston Public) kicks into high gear, with a wedding date already set. But their plans hit a snag when Maggie is attacked by an unknown assailant at Louie’s.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
◊“90210″ (8 p.m. on CW): Jason Priestley (”Beverly Hills, 90210″) directed this episode. Kelly (Jennie Garth) and Ryan search the streets and show up at Jackie’s (Ann Gillespie, “Beverly Hills, 90210”) home looking for Silver, but the visit proves pointless when harsh words are exchanged.
◊“Deadliest Warrior” (9 p.m. on SPIKE): This new historical narrative series will pit the world’s greatest warriors against each other in a battle to determine history’s ultimate fighting machine. The premiere episode pits Apache vs Gladiator, and Ultimate Fighting Championship star Chuck Liddell guest stars as a combat expert.
◊“The Fix” (9 p.m. on FLN): This new makeover series melds craftsmanship and comedy as hosts Neil Davies and Jay Purvis surprise homeowners with absurd renovations before working to make it right with the ultimate home transformation.
◊“Frontline” (8 p.m. on OETA-13): The new installment “Black Money” reveals how multi-national companies create slush funds, set up front companies and make secret payments — all to get billions in business. But these practices are facing a new international crackdown, led by prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice and allies abroad.
◊“Fringe” (8:01 p.m. on Fox): Just seconds before a building is demolished, a mysterious mute child that has been living alone underground is discovered. When the FBI’s Fringe Division investigates, the boy forms an unspoken connection with Agent Olivia Dunham.
◊“HGTV’s Top 10″ (7:30 p.m. on HGTV): Every week, this new series will reveal the best-designed rooms in America and showcase 10 examples of stellar style from the nation’s leading designers and architects. During the countdown of amazing spaces, viewers will see industry experts unlock the design secrets that make these rooms so unique.
◊“It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown” (7 p.m. on ABC): The classic Emmy-nominated springtime special is back on network television for the first time since 1982. It will air along with “Charlie Brown All Stars,” in which Charlie Brown’s baseball team walks out on him after losing their 999th game in a row.
◊“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (9 p.m. on NBC): The death of an artist leads detectives to a long string of murders by an untraceable serial killer. Delroy Lindo (”Kidnapped”) guest stars as a detective struggling to keep control of the case. Jeri Ryan (”Boston Public”) takes on the role of attorney Patrice Larue, and will reprise the character for two future episodes.
◊“The Mentalist” (8 p.m. on CBS): Patrick Jane and the team go to Hollywood to investigate the murder of a movie producer. Series star Simon Baker’s wife, Rebecca Rigg, guest stars as the victim’s widow.
◊“Nova” (7 p.m. on OETA-13): This is the last installment of the series that began in 1987 and followed seven students starting out at Harvard Medical School. This two-part update returns to reveal what kinds of doctors — and people – they have turned out to be.
◊“The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Preview Special” (10 p.m. on Bravo): The network’s “Real Housewives” franchise kicks off its latest chapter with a sneak peak at the ladies from The Garden State. The hair is big — and so is the drama — on the newest docu-series as five new housewives from New Jersey invite viewers into their inter-mixed and indulgent lives.
◊“Rescue Me” (9 p.m. on FX): The series created, executive produced and starring Dennis Leary returns for Seaosn 5. It revolves around the lives of the men in a New York City firehouse, the crew of 62 Truck, and examines the fraternal nature and relationships of firefighters.
◊TCM Birthday Tribute: James Garner was born on the day in 1928, and TCM celebrates by airing six of his films, including 1961’s “The Children’s Hour” (7 a.m.) and 1965’s “36 Hours” (11 a.m.).
◊“Trust Me” (9 p.m. on TNT): On the Season 1 finale, the Mink group wins a huge account. Denise (guest star Donna Murphy, “Hack”) sees Mason as the true creative force behind the victory and offers him a big promotion.
◊“Without a Trace” (9:01 p.m. on CBS): Malone and his team look for the son of a billionaire who disappears after the small plane he was piloting crashes in a wooded area. Vanessa Marcil (‘‘Las Vegas”) guest stars.
◊“Whose Wedding It It Anyway?” (9 p.m. on Style Network): In Season 9 of the wedding series, viewers will once again witness what goes on behind-the-scenes of real life nuptials, as couples and their planners battle to pull off the perfect “big day.”
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
◊“America’s Next Top Model” (7 p.m. on CW): The girls are surprised to learn they will be working opposite guest judge Clay Aiken (”American Idol”) during an acting challenge. Cycle 11 winner, McKey, stops by to offer support while the girls prepare for their CoverGirl commercial.
◊“Criminal Minds” (8 p.m. on CBS): The Behavioral Analysis Unit team travels to South Padre Island during spring break to find a serial killer with multiple personalities who is targeting co-eds on vacation. Jackson Rathbone (”Twilight”) and Roma Maffia (”Nip/Tuck”) guest star in the episode directed by Jason Alexander (”Seinfeld”).
◊“CSI: NY” (9 p.m. on CBS): While investigating the shooting of a man in an empty theater, Stella realizes that the crime scene is oddly familiar and staged. Former ‘‘American Idol” contestant Katharine McPhee guest stars.
◊“Dinner: Impossible” (9 p.m. on Food Network): Robert Irvine attemps to overcome culinary obstacles in Season 6. In the premiere episode, he heads to Aspen, Colo., to cook for 200 action sports athletes at the Winter X Games.
◊“Jean Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures” (7 p.m. on OETA-13): Anne Heche (”Men in Trees”) narrates this new installment titled “Sea Ghosts” that features footage of white beluga whales swimming among icebergs in Alaska and Canada. In Alaska, Gov. Sarah Palin is fighting the addition of the Cook Inlet Belugas to the endangered species List, while the indigenous hunters, who have ceased killing, agree that this is a necessary step to sustain the species.
◊“Life” (8 p.m. on NBC): In the Season 2 finale, Crews must locate his partner Reese who has gone missing while on loan to the FBI. In the events that transpire, details about the conspiracy against Crews will be revealed.
◊“Mythbusters” (8 p.m. on Discovery): Season 7 of the series that uses science to uncover the truth behind popular myths and legends begins with a two-hour demolition derby special. Hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage tackle four fables of automotive mayhem, including the whether moving the passengers to one side of a bus can stop it from rolling during a sharp right turn (it worked in the movie “Speed”).
◊“The New Adventures of Old Christine” (7 p.m. on CBS): After one too many cheap shots on her by the mean moms at Ritchie’s private school, Christine decides to enroll him in public school — which is not as easy as she anticipated. Paula Newsome (“Women’s Murder Club”) and Kathleen Wilhoite (”ER”) guest star.
◊“Night” (9 p.m. on Animal Planet): Animal trainer and expert Brandon McMillan hosts this new series that takes viewers into the darkness to experience the wonder and terror of nocturnal nature and all its animal activities.
◊“The Unusuals” (9:02 p.m. on ABC): In this new series, detective Casey Shraeger (Amber Tamblyn) has just been transferred to the NYPD’s Homicide unit from Vice and is instantly thrown into a setting of bullets and bodies. As she begins her new assignment, Casey finds that the force is full of secrets.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9
◊“American Chopper” (8 p.m. on TLC): The guys at Orange County Choppers, the world-famous custom motorcycle family business run by Paul Teutul Sr. and his sons, have their work cut out for them in Season 6. In the premiere episode, they tackle two new projects — a B-2 Bomber bike for Northrop Grumman and one for the NHL — and Paul Sr. and Paul Jr. go head to head in a no hold’s barred argument.
◊“Bones” (7 p.m. on Fox): Booth and Brennan are on the case when shattered, pulverized human remains are found in a garbage bag at a photo shoot. Meanwhile, Angela’s father (Billy F. Gibbons, ZZ Top) comes to town to seek revenge on Hodgins.
◊“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (8 p.m. on CBS): Nick’s case of a deceased skydiver takes an interesting turn when Catherine discovers there may be a connection between the skydiver and a mysterious double murder case. Charisma Carpenter (”Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and Greg Germann (”Ally McBeal”) guest star.
◊“Gallery” (8 p.m. on OETA-13): OETA’s Emmy Award-winning arts and culture series takes viewers inside the studio and the mind of Jean Richardson. She is an Oklahoma artist whose work of painting the horse in abstract is well known nationwide. For Richardson, her horses are not horses; they are a metaphor for the human spirit.
◊“Harper’s Island” (9:01 p.m. on CBS): This new 13-episode mustery series follows a group of strangers who travel to a secluded island for a wedding and are killed off one by one.
◊“How to Find a Husband” (9 p.m. on FLN): In this new series 30-something career woman Sally Gray quits her job and gives herself 10 weeks to find a husband. She hopes that through road-testing everything from speed-dating to online-dating and meeting as many men as she can through family and friends, she will find Mr. Right and inspire single women everywhere to follow their hearts.
◊“Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire” (9 p.m. on Comedy Central): This new series is narrated by Chris Parnell (”30 Rock”) and chronicles the adventures of Krod Mandoon (Sean Maguire, “Meet the Spartans”) and his band of warriors as they take on the evil Chancellor Dongalor (Matt Lucas, Little Britain USA”).
◊“Parks and Recreation” (7:30 p.m. on NBC): This new series stars Amy Poehler (”Saturday Night Live”) as an optimistic town official who turns a construction pit into a park while trying to mentor a bored college intern.
◊“Smallville” (7 p.m. on CW): Series star Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan) directed this episode, in which Clark finds Tess in Lana’s (Kristin Kreuk) ransacked apartment and realizes Lana is missing.
◊“Southland” (9 p.m. on NBC): This new drama stars Michael Cudlitz (”A River Runs Through It”) as John Cooper, a seasoned Los Angeles cop assigned to train young rookie Ben Sherman (Benjamin McKenzie, “The O.C.”). Cooper’s honest, no-nonsense approach to the job leaves Sherman questioning whether or not he has what it takes to become a police officer.
◊“The Zula Patrol” (2:30 p.m. on ION): Wizzy and Wigg want to go to the moon to see the moon-ball championship game in the season premiere episode of this animated series that teaches viewers facts about science and astronomy.
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
◊“Ghost Whisperer” (7 p.m. on CBS): Hilary Duff (”Lizzie McGuire”) guest stars as Morgan Jefferies, a woman of mystery who may be involved in the death of a man who fell victim to a freak accident.
◊“NUMB3RS” (9 p.m. on CBS): The investigation into a professor’s death takes a dangerous turn when the team finds their lead suspect has ties to a radical animal rights group. Michael Stahl-David (”Cloverfield”) and Polly Walker (”Rome”) guest star.
◊“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” (7 p.m. on Fox): The Connors come face-to-face with Weaver in a confrontation that shakes John to the core and changes his reality forever. Nothing will be the same after the “Born to Run” Season 2 finale.
SATURDAY, APRIL 11
◊“Groomer Has It” (8 p.m. on Animal Planet): Jai Rodriguez (”Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) hosts Season 2 of the series in which 12 skilled dog groomers compete against each other in a test of desire, creativity and affinity for animals. They shave, shear and shampoo their way through a series of challenges from grooming potbelly pigs to creating signature looks for a doggie wedding.
◊“Love Finds a Home” (8 p.m. on Hallmark Channel): Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Patty Duke (‘‘The Miracle Worker”) stars in the eighth and final film based on Jeanette Oke’s “Love Comes Softly” novels. Duke plays a headstrong nursemaid who clashes with a frontier doctor (Sarah Jones, “Big Love) while caring for her pregnant daughter-in-law (Haylie Duff, “7th Heaven”).
◊“Nora Roberts’ Tribute” (8 p.m. on Lifetime): Former child star Cilla McGowan (Brittany Murphy, “King of the Hill”) buys her grandmother’s farmhouse in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and finds romance with her new neighbor, Ford Sawyer (Jason Lewis, “Sex and the City”). But her newfound happiness is tested when family secrets erupt into a real-life nightmare.
◊“Stories of Augusta” (1:30 p.m. on CBS): Jim Nantz (CBS Sports) hosts this special that gives golf fans an inside look at the Masters’ rich heritage and tradition. Avid golfer and Grammy winning singer Darius Rucker sings “Georgia on My Mind” during the closing montage of memorable moments.
◊“Thrilla in Manila” (7 p.m. on HBO): This new special chronicles the boxing rivalry between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. It also tells the previously unknown story of their final fight in the searing heat of the Philippines through the eyes of the “other man” in the ring – Frazier.
–Penny TV
19 TV Premieres and Finales airing March 1-7, 2009
Friday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of all the premieres and finales (and all the guest stars, see separate blog) coming up on TV next week.
And here are the shows beginning and ending the week of March 1.
If one was missed, the network did not issue a press release about it. But feel free to add it in the comments section to help make this list a complete and accurate source for TV watchers everywhere.
BEGINNINGS
••“Running in Heels,” 7 p.m. Sunday on Style Network (series premiere).
••“The Celebrity Apprentice,” 8 p.m. Sunday on NBC (second-season premiere).
••“High Stakes Poker,” 8 p.m. Sunday on GSN (fifth-season premiere).
••“The Haney Project,” 8 p.m. Monday on Golf Channel (series premiere).
••“Rules of Engagement,” 8:30 p.m. Monday on CBS (third-season premiere).
••“The Ax Men,” 9 p.m. Monday on History (second-season premiere).
••“Saving Grace,” 9 p.m. Monday on TNT (second season resumes)(TNT Photo featuring Holly Hunter in “Saving Grace”)
••“Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” 11:37 p.m. Monday on NBC (debut for new host).
••“Reaper,” 7 p.m. Tuesday on CW (second-season premiere).
••“America’s Next Top Model,” 7 p.m. Wednesday on CW (12th-season premiere).
••“Kitchen Impossible,” 8 p.m. Wednesday on DIY (series premiere).
••“Make Me a Supermodel,” 9 p.m. Wednesday on Bravo (second-season premiere).
••“Mantracker,” 9 p.m. Wednesday on Science Channel (series premiere).
••“Ashes to Ashes,” 8 p.m. Saturday on BBC America (series premiere).
••“The Essentials,” 7 p.m. Saturday on TCM (ninth-season premiere).
ENDINGS
••“The Bachelor,” 7 p.m. Monday on ABC (13th-season finale).
••“Burn Notice,” 9 p.m. Thursday on USA Network (second-season finale).
••“Gone Country,” 7 p.m. Saturday on CMT (third-season finale).
••“Wonderland,” 9 p.m. Wednesday on DirecTV’s 101 Network (series finale).
NOTE: All broadcast times are for Oklahoma (CST).
Top 55 TV Programs for March 1-7, 2009
Sunday’s Oklahoman, which includes TV Week, hits the newsstands in the Oklahoma City area on Saturday afternoon. And it arrives at the doorstep (or hopefully nearby) early Sunday morning.
But for those who can’t wait to begin planning the upcoming week around the best TV has to offer, here is a sneak peek at programs worth watching the week of March 1:
SUNDAY, MARCH 1
◊“The Celebrity Apprentice” (8 p.m. on NBC): The lineup for the second celebrity edition of Donald Trump’s competitive reality series includes comedian Andrew Dice Clay, singers Brian McKnight and Clint Black, actress-model Claudia Jordan, red-carpet denizens Joan and Melissa Rivers, socialite Khloe Kardashian and former pro sports stars Herschel Walker and Dennis Rodman (he attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant).
◊“The Golden Girls” (7:30 a.m. on Hallmark Channel): The Emmy-winning series starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Estelle Getty and Rue McClanahan (she was born in Healdton) joins the network’s lineup. And it kicks off with this 18-hour marathon. Beginning Monday, the show will air weekdays at 8 a.m., 3 p.m. and 11 p.m., Saturdays at 5 a.m. and Sundays at 7:30 a.m.
◊“High Stakes Poker” (8 p.m. on GSN): Season 5 of television’s richest cash game show in history will feature a minimum cash buy-in of $200,000. AJ Benza (”E! Mysteries & Scandals”) and Gabe Kaplan (“Welcome Back Kotter”) return as host and analyst, respectively. Among the world’s top professional, online and recreational players competing are Doyle Brunson, Phil Laak and Tom Dwan and Sam Simon.
◊“Jesse Stone: Thin Ice” (8 p.m. on CBS): Tom Selleck (“Magnum, P.I.”) reprises his role as Jesse Stone in the fifth installment of the mystery movie franchise based on the best-selling series of books by Robert B. Parker. In this new mystery, Paradise, Mass. Police chief Jesse Stone finds himself in trouble with the Town Council when he inadvertently becomes involved in a shoot-out on a Boston street.
◊“Running in Heels” (7 p.m. on Style Network): This new docu-series reveals what life is really like at the top and the bottom of a major fashion magazine.
◊TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” film festival offers viewers a cinematic education. Today’s course offerings come from the Psychology Department and include 1952’s “Limelight” (6 a.m.), 1958’s “Vertigo” (2:15 p.m.) and 1957’s “The Three Faces of Eve” (7 p.m.).
MONDAY, MARCH 2
◊“The Ax Men” (9 p.m. on History): The first-ever non-fiction series about the treacherous life of Pacific Northwest timber cutters is back for a second season. Going deeper into the forest, high into the sky and even down into the sea, the new season follows two leading teams from last season along with three new companies, all racing to fall the most timber during logging’s most dangerous season.
◊“The Bachelor” (7 p.m. on ABC): Jason Mesnick, the first single dad in “Bachelor” history, will offer his last rose to one of the final two women he selected. The season finale will be followed by the hourlong special “The Bachelor: After the Finale Rose, Part 2” that includes updates on the couple and the woman Jason didn’t choose.
◊“BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup” (6:30 p.m. on HBO): Tennis broadcasters Mary Carillo, Billie Jean King and John McEnroe will team up for live coverage of the inaugural event that pits four of the world’s top female tennis players – 2009 Australian Open Champion Serena Williams, 2008 Grand Slam champions Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic, and 2008 year-end World No. 1 Jelena Jankovic – against each other in a one-night-only single elimination competition. The prize pool is $1.2 million.
◊“CSI: Miami” (9 p.m. on CBS): When pirates take over a luxury yacht, Delko’s future as a CSI is threatened just as his relationship with Calleigh moves to the next level. Sean Combs (”A Raisin In the Sun”) guest stars as Defense Attorney Derek Powell.
◊“Forgotten Ellis Island” (9 p.m. on OETA-13): This is the first film produced about the abandoned immigarnt hospital on Ellis Island, the largest port of entry in the United States. In an era before antiboitics, tens of thousands of immigrant patients were separated from family, detained in the hospital and healed from illness before becoming citizens.
◊“The Haney Project” (8 p.m. on Golf Channel): In the first installment of this new real-life series, golf instructor Hank Haney will attempt to fix the swing of NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley. The series will also visit some of the best golf courses around the country and feature golf tips for people who play the game.
◊“How I Met Your Mother” (7:30 p.m. on CBS): When the gang suspects that Barney has a girlfriend after he mysteriously leaves MacLaren’s, they decide to follow him. Frances Conroy (“Six Feet Under”) guest stars as Barney’s mother.
◊“Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” (11:37 p.m. on NBC): “Saturday Night Live” alum Jimmy Fallon takes over the reins as “Late Night” host. He is the third host of “Late Night” since its inception in 1982 with then-host David Letterman. Fallon’s “Late Night” will depart from Letterman and O’Brien’s Studio 6A and cross the hall to Studio 6B in NBC’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters in New York.
◊“Late Show With David Letterman” (10:35 p.m. on CBS): U2, the Grammy-winning rock band from Ireland, will perform an unprecedented five nights in a row on the show. On Tuesday’ the band will release its 12th album, “No Line on the Horizon.”
◊“Masters of Illusion” (7 p.m. on My Network TV): This new episode features the magic illusions of Tony Clark (“Bottle Thru Man” illision), David Williamson (“Needles”), Jeff McBride (“Rain Catching Bowls”), Nathan Burton (“Microwave of Death”) and Mark Cannon (“Handcuff Spikes Escape”).
“Medium” (9 p.m. on NBC): Devalos asks Allison to help his friends find their daughter, who seems to have left town with no explanation. Blythe Danner (“Huff”) guest stars.
◊“Rules of Engagement” (8:30 p.m. on CBS): In the Season 3 premiere, Audrey discovers that Russell is a closeted fan of Broadway musicals, a fact she promises to keep secret in exchange for free theater tickets. Meanwhile, Adam and Jennifer take dancing lessons in preparation for their wedding. Bob Odenkirk (”The Larry Sanders Show”) guest stars.
◊“Saving Grace” (9 p.m. on TNT): Season 2 resumes with new episodes starring Holly Hunter as Oklahoma City police detective Grace Hanadarko. Guest star Christina Ricci (“Monster”) begins a three-episode arc as Abby Charles, a uniform cop and single mother making a rotation through the squad.
◊TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” film festival offers viewers a cinematic education. Today’s course offerings come from the Journalism Department and include 1940’s “Foreign Correspondent” (7:15 a.m.), 1931’s “The Front Page” (1 p.m.) and 1940’s “The Philadelphia Story” (8:30 p.m.).
TUESDAY, MARCH 3
◊“The Biggest Loser” (7 p.m. on NBC): Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito returns to take the contestants to a restaurant, where he teaches them how to make healthier choices when eating out.
◊“First Lady of Jamaica” (9 p.m. on WEtv, 128 on Dish Network, 260 on DirecTV): Journalist Daborah Roberts gets a VIP tour of the Caribbean island from Lorna Golding, the Jamaican Prime Minister’s wife.
◊“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (9 p.m. on NBC): Mia Lorimer (Clea Duvall, “Carnivale”) claims to have been raped in an attempt to hide neing abused by her husband. Their tennants are aware of the abuse, but in fear of being evicted, do not report it.
◊“Reaper” (7 p.m. on CW): Season two finds Sam wrestling with the recent discovery that he may be the son of the Devil. But Sam quickly learns that getting groomed to take over the “family business” comes with a whole new litany of headaches.
◊TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” film festival offers viewers a cinematic education. Today’s course offerings come from the Geography Department and include 1962’s “Mutiny on the Bounty” (9 a.m.), 1949’s “Tulsa” (3 p.m.), 1955’s “Oklahoma!” (4:30 p.m.) and 1937’s “The Hurricane” (9:15 p.m.).
◊“Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family” (9:30 p.m. on OETA-13): Released in 1913 as prisoners of war, Sam and Blossom Haozous passed down oral traditions of the Apache people to their son, Allan Houser. These shared memories molded his artwork and helped him become one of the 20th century’s most important artists. Houser passed thee same experienced down to his sons who are fulfilling their destinies as the next generation of American Indian artists.
◊“Without a Trace” (9:01 p.m. on CBS): The team investigates when the teenage son of a Secret Service agent disappears and discovers a long festering secret that set in motion a deadly chain of events. Guest star Steven Weber (”Brothers & Sisters”) returns as Clark Medina, the new head of the Missing Persons Squad.
◊Oklahoma State University takes on Kansas State in men’s college basketball action airing live at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
◊“America’s Next Top Model” (7 p.m. on CW, 10 p.m. on KOCB-34): Thirty-four finalists travel to Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas where they take part in the first photo shoot for Season 12. Host Tyra Banks picks the final 13 contestants who will move to a New York City loft and compete for title of “America’s Next Top Model.”
◊“Criminal Minds” (8 p.m. on CBS): A serial killer who disguises his victims’ demise by creating car accidents to mask their earlier deaths is the subject of a Behavioral Analysis Unit manhunt. William Mapother (”Lost”) and Wil Wheaton (”Numb3rs”) guest star.
◊“CSI: NY” (9 p.m. on CBS): On Mac’s flight to D.C., an air marshal is found murdered shortly after take off. Mac is certain the killer is on board and searches for the murder weapon. Recording artist Nelly (“The Longest Yard”) guest stars.
◊“Kitchen Impossible” (8 p.m. on DIY, channel 111 on Dish Network, 171 on Cox Digital Cable, 230 on DirecTV): Dated kitchens are transformed into modern spaces in this new series hosted by Marc Bartolomeo, a carpenter and electrician. He helps homeowners get the job done right while demonstrating to viewers all the tips and tools needed for building the kitchen of their dreams.
◊“Life” (8 p.m. on NBC): A woman is found in a pool of blood sitting at a rable with a romantic dinner set for two. The investigation leads Crews and Reese to a support group for lottery winners full of eccentric characters. Erik Estrada (“CHiPs”) guest stars.
◊“Make Me a Supermodel” (9 p.m. on Bravo): Supermodel Tyson Beckford returns as host for Season 2 of the series that follows 16 models as they compete for a contract with New York Model Management, a fashion pictorial in Cosmopolitan magazine and a $100,000 cash prize. Australian supermodel Nicole Trunfio joins the show as mentor to the female models.
◊“Mantracker” (9 p.m. on Science Channel, 101 on Cox Digital Cable, 193 on Dish Network, 284 on DirecTV): This new series will introduce viewers to two weekend warriors each week. The challengers have 36 hours to reach a destination more than 22 miles away. Not only do they have to contend with the rugged terrain, but they must also outwit the “Mantracker,” who is using a horse to capture them before they reach the finish line.
◊“Tulsa Deco” (8 p.m. on OETA-13): Film historian Jack Frank takes a tour of Tulsa’s art deco buildings that root in the 1920s oil boom as the city’s way of showing off its wealth. The special includes visits to Christ the King church, Will Rogers High School, the Fairgrounds Pavilion and J. Paul Getty’s “bunker” house near Sheridan and Virgin streets.
◊“Wonderland” (9 p.m. on DirecTV’s 101 Network): In the short-lived ABC show’s never-before-seen series finale, appropriately titled “Hello Goodbye,” Banger and Neil use truth serum on a murderer who wants to be deemed unfit to stand trial.
◊The University of Oklahoma takes on Missouri in men’s college basketball action airing live at 8 p.m. on KOCB-34.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5
◊“30 Rock” (8:31 p.m. on NBC): Liz befriends a pregnant teenaged donut shop employee in an attempt to adopt her baby. John Lithgow (“3rd Rock from the Sun”) guest stars.
◊“American Idol” (7 p.m. on Fox): This special “Wild Card” episode features the judges’ favorite remaining contestants. Each will perform, and then the judges will select the final three contestants who will round out the Top 12.
◊“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (8 p.m. on CBS): Nick pieces together three separate cases that occurred at the same motel during the course of one year. Musical recording artist Taylor Swift (“Hannah Montana: The Movie”) guest stars as Haley Jones, a teenaged girl whose family runs the seedy Vegas motel.
◊“Eleventh Hour” (9:01 p.m. on CBS): Dr. Hood must root iut the source of a poison cluster that claims victims all over Philadelphia. Mariel Hemingway (“Manhattan”) guest stars as a mither exposed to the toxins.
◊“Grey’s Anatomy” (8 p.m. on ABC): Addison (guest star Kate Walsh, “Private Practice”) returns to Seattle Grace to perform groundbreaking surgery. She is taken aback by all of the changes in her old co-workers’ lives.
◊“Kath & Kim” (7:30 p.m. on NBC): Kath and Phil get ready for their bachelor and bachelorette parties. Before going out on the town, Athena (Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live”) gives Kath, Kim and Tina some of her special tea which leads to an interesting night.
◊“My Name Is Earl” (7 p.m. on NBC): Earl reminisces about the fun he and Randy had when they got to go to Chaz Dalton’s Space Academy as children. But when Earl decides to visit Chaz (Curtis Armstrong, “Van Wilder”), he soon realizes that his childhood hero is not what he remembers.
◊“Private Practice” (9:02 p.m. on ABC): Addison and Charlotte work together to save the lives of a pregnant woman in a coma and her unborn child.
◊“Stateline: Television Pioneers, Part 2” (8:30 p.m. on OETA-13): This installment of OETA’s award-winning documentaru series takes viewers back to a time before cable, when color television was a luxury and only a lucky few owned a remote. Stations in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Ada and Lawton filled the broadcast day with programs like “The Bud Wilkinson Show,” “Wallace Wildlife,” and “Lewis Meyer’s Bookshelf.” Teens tuned in to “Dance Party and “The Scene,” while late night viewers looking for a thrill stayed up for “Shock Theater” and “Mazeppa Pompazoidi’s Uncanny Film Festival and Camp Meeting.”
◊Oklahoma State University takes on Texas A&M in women’s college basketball action airing live at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports Oklahoma (FSOK).
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
◊“20/20: Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Returns” (8 p.m. on ABC): Elizabeth Vargas anchors this special edition that will feature exclusive interviews with Siegfried & Roy at their home in Las Vegas, highlights from the duo’s career and reports on Roy Horn’s recovery from the tiger attack in 2003. It also includes clips from the entertainers’ farewell performance on Feb. 28 at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
◊“Bret Michaels: The True Hollywood Story” (8 p.m. on E!): This all-access pass to the Poison frontman’s life story reveals his rise from rat-infested Hollywood apartments to stadiums packed with screaming fans. It includes rare performance video of Poison’s earliest incarnation called “Paris,” and never-before-seen photos and home video from Michaels’ childhood.
◊“The Electric Company” (4 p.m. on OETA-13): Grammy-winning musician Wyclef Jean guest stars in the new episode titled “Curricular Goals,” in which Jessica is set to face Danny in a chess tournament.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
◊“Ashes to Ashes” (8 p.m. on BBC America): This sequel to the hit British series “Life on Mars’ focuses on Detective Inspector Alex Drake, who is shot and lands in 1981. She comes face-to-face with Detective Chied Inspector Gene Hunt, the relic of old-fashioned policing she read about in Sam Tyler’s reports. Alex thinks she is in a coma and needs Hunt’s help to go after Layton, the man who shot her in 2008.
◊“Bound by a Secret” (8 p.m. on Hallmark Channel): Meredith Baxter (“Family Ties”) and Lesley Ann Warren (“In Plain Sight”) star as two old friends who share a life-long secret are forced to face the truth – and its consequences – when one is diagnosed with a terminal illness and wants to put all her affairs in order.
◊“The Essentials” (7 p.m. on TCM): Emmy winner Alec Baldwin (“30 Rock”) joins TCM host Robert Osborne for a new season of this weekly movie showcase. They will introduce “essential” classic films that everyone should see, beginning with 1935’s “A Night at the Opera.”
◊“Last Chance” (10 p.m. on weTV, channel 128 on Dish Network, 260 on DirecTV): Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) is writer, director and star of this film about a woman in a small town who’s been stripped of all aspirations. Cranston wrote the movie as a Valentine for his wife, Robin Dearden, who stars as the lead character.
◊The University of Oklahoma takes on Oklahoma State in men’s college basketball action airing live at 2:30 p.m. on ABC.
–Penny TV
Play “Bingo America,” get bills paid
At-home viewers don’t have to hit a bingo to win on “Bingo America” the next two weeks.
Everyone who downloads free bingo cards at www.GSN.com/bingo from Feb. 9-13 will be entered in a random drawing to win $500 toward heating bills. And those who print out bingo cards the week of Feb. 16-20 have a chance to win $500 to help pay credit card bills.
Drawings will be held daily, so download free bingo cards every day and play along with “Bingo America” weeknights at 5:30 p.m. on GSN.
Who knows, you might just win a drawing AND hit a bingo.
–Penny TV
“Bingo America” prize bonanza continues
This week, “Bingo America” is giving away tons of $50 cash prizes — 250 a day through Friday.
Next week, the game show is upping its cash prize to $1,000. There won’t be bunches of winners like this week, but those who do win will be quite a bit richer.
The $1,000 Bingo bonanza runs Jan. 19-23. To take part, go to www.GSN.com/bingo and download free bingo cards. Then watch “Bingo America” at 5:30 p.m. every week night on GSN (channel 116 on Dish Network, 259 on Cox Digital Cable, 309 on DirecTV).
–Penny TV
“Bingo America” awarding bucks to viewers at home
Want a good reason to watch “Bingo America” this week? Here are 1,250 great reasons.
The game show is giving away 250 cash prizes per day starting Monday and ending Friday (Jan. 12-16). That’s a total of 1,250 winners for the week. And at $50 a pop, that’s a lot of loot.
That’s also a lot of chances for viewers at home to cash in. Just download free bingo cards at www.GSN.com/Bingo and tune in to “Bingo America” at 5:30 p.m. every week night on GSN (channel 116 on Dish Network, 259 on Cox Digital Cable, 309 on Direct TV).
Winners have one day to submit their prize claims at www.GSN.com/Bingo.
Need another good reason to watch “Bingo America.” Cute and cuddly Richard Karn (he played Big Al on “Home Improvement”) hosts the show.
–Penny TV
New “Newlywed Game” open to “Goldyweds,” as well
Thanks to GSN (the Game Show Network), “The Newlywed Game” streak will continue.
The game show, which debuted in July 1966 on ABC, has aired with new episodes in every decade since it premiered except this one. It’s taken nine years, but a new version of “The Newlywed Game” is coming to GSN.
The network has picked up 40 episodes of the show that will feature a new twist. Not only are newlyweds (married under two years) eligible to compete, but so are “Goldyweds” (couples who appeared on “The Newlywed Game” in the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s).
Those who would like to become a contestant on “The Newlywed Game,” which is being produced by Embassy Row (”Who Wants to Be a Millionaire), go to www.embassyrow.com to apply and for more details.
Host Bob Eubanks coined the popular catchphrase “making whoopee” during the show’s original run. His replacement has not yet been named for the new version being filmed in New York City.
Who do you think it should be? Drew Carey? No, he’s got his hands full following in Bob Barker’s footsteps. How about Rosie O’Donnell? She was a finalist for “The Price is Right” job and would make a great game show host.
–Penny TV
Editor’s Note (added Feb. 4, 2009): Carnie Wilson (”Gone Country”) has been named host for the new modernized version of “The Newlywed Game.” It will be her first gig as a game show host, although she did have her own syndicated talk show, “Carnie!” that aired from 1995-96.
“Stump the Master” for cash prize
Ken Jennings, the all-time “Jeopardy” champ, has a challenge for at-home viewers. And those who meet the challenge will win $1,000.
Beginning Tuesday (Oct. 14), viewers can go to www.GSN.com/stumpthemaster and submit 10 questions for the new weekly “Stump the Master” segment on GSN Live. Jennings will host the segment, which will begin airing at 4 p.m. Oct. 31 on GSN (Game Show Network).
Each week on “Stump the Master,” Jennings will be presented with four categories relating to the best questions submitted, and he will pick a category and a viewer to challenge him by phone.
Viewer who are able to “Stump the Master” will win $1,000 plus a prize for having their question selected. In addition, following the first time Jennings is stumped, the “Rolling Jackpot” will start where each question Jennings answers correctly will increase the Jackpot by $1,000.
Jennings, who has over $3 million in game show winnings, holds the record for the most consecutive wins on a game show with 74 straight victories on “Jeopardy!” He also is the champion of GSN’s “Grand Slam,” a game show that challenged the top U.S. game show contestants on their skills and intelligence.
–Penny TV
Former ‘Family Feud’ host to call ‘Bingo’
“Bingo America,” the game show that gives at-home viewers the chance to play along for prizes, will have a new host when the second season premieres Oct. 6 on Game Show Network (GSN).
Richard Karn, who hosted “Family Feud for four seasons and spent eight seasons playing handyman Al Borland on “Home Improvement,” will call the action for “Bingo America.” He replaces first-season host Patrick Duffy, who is best know for his role of Bobby Ewing on “Dallas.”
Production for 65 “Bingo” episodes (25 more than last season) is now underway in Los Angeles. The show will air at 5:30 p.m. weekdays with encore presentations at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
“I love how game shows can surprise you at any moment – you can never anticipate what is going to happen, even when you are the host,” Karn said in a GSN press release. “I am excited to be working with GSN and ‘Bingo America’ on a show that really engages the audience and entices them to participate and play along at home.”
To play along, go to GSN.com/Bingo on or about Oct. 4 to download free game cards.
In addition to the opportunity to win with “Bingo” on the game cards, viewers at home have another chance at prize money during the show’s Bingo Bonus Round.
And there’s a third way to win if the Bingo Bonus Numbers on the game cards match any of the numbers selected by the contestanst during the bonus round.
What could be better than watching a popular TV personality five nights a week with three ways to win at home? How about enjoying it with the whole family.
“Bingo America” is a recipient of the PTC Seal of Approval awarded by the Parents Television Council for its family-friendly content.
Go “Bingo.”
–Penny TV
