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		<title>TV Premieres and Finales airing Nov. 8-14, 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[   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 Nov 8.
   If one was missed, the network did not issue a press release about it. ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>  <img class="alignright size-large wp-image-6638" title="George Lopez" src="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2009/11/n8-lopez-768x1024.jpg" alt="George Lopez" width="325" /> Friday is when The Oklahoman<br />
posts a list of all the premieres and finales (and all the guest stars, see separate blog) coming up on TV next week.<br />
   And here are the shows beginning and ending the week of Nov 8.<br />
   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. </p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">BEGINNINGS<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Legend of the Seeker,&#8221; 4 p.m. on KOCB-34 (second-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;The Time I &#8230;,&#8221; 6:55 p.m. Sunday on Disney (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Lopez Tonight,&#8221; 10 p.m. Monday on TBS (series premiere)(pictured at right).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Full Throttle Saloon,&#8221; 9 p.m. Tuesday on truTV (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>“Secrets of the Dead,” 7 p.m. Wednesday on OETA-13 (ninth-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Ghost Hunters Academy,&#8221; 9 p.m. Wednesday on Syfy (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;True Jackson, VP,&#8221; 7:30 p.m. Saturday on Nickelodeon (second-season premiere).</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">ENDINGS<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Bored to Death,&#8221; 8:30 p.m. Sunday on HBO (first-season finale).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Mad Men,&#8221; 9 p.m. Sunday on AMC (third-season finale).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Lincoln Heights,&#8221; 7 p.m. Monday on ABC Family (fourth-season finale).</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">NOTE: </span>Times are CST (for EST, add one hour)</p>
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		<title>Top 55 TV Programs for March 15-21, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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 ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-large wp-image-6614" title="TV-Nov-8-14FIXED-copy" src="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2009/11/TV-Nov-8-14FIXED-copy-1024x1024.jpg" alt="TV-Nov-8-14FIXED-copy" width="400" /> 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.<br />
   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 Nov. 8:</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">SUNDAY, NOV. 8, 2009<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Bored to Death&#8221; (8:30 p.m. on HBO): In the Season 1 finale, George, Jonathan and Ray accept a challenge from George’s publishing rival, Richard, and agree to a tripleheader boxing match &#8212; the guys from Edition against the GQ crew.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Cold Case&#8221; (8 p.m. on CBS): The team investigates the murder of an accomplished 45-year-old Mexican-born jockey who &#8220;disappeared&#8221; within hours of losing a race he&#8217;d long planned as his last before retirement. The music of Santana will play exclusively throughout the episode.  Jacob Vargas (&#8221;Traffic&#8221;) guest stars as the slain jockey&#8217;s apprentice.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Desperate Housewives&#8221; (8 p.m. on ABC): Susan believes Katherine may be Julie&#8217;s assailant while Angie confronts Nick about the secret he&#8217;s withholding from her. Kathy Najimy (&#8221;Sister Act&#8221;) guest stars.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Extreme Makeover: Home Edition&#8221; (7 p.m. on ABC): Celebrity volunteer Kellie Pickler travels with the team to Beavercreek, Ohio, to tell James Terpenning, a wheelchair sports champion and mentor to disabled Iraqi War veterans, that he and his family will have a newly rebuilt home in seven days.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Gabriel Iglesias: I&#8217;m Not Fat &#8230; I&#8217;m Fluffy&#8221; (8 p.m. on Comedy Central): This all-new stand-up special features the comedian&#8217;s perfect blend of impeccable voice skills and an uncanny knack for hilarious storytelling.  Iglesias&#8217;s high-caliber performance was filmed in front of a packed house at the historic Plaza Theatre in El Paso, Texas.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Jonas&#8221; (7:30 p.m. on Disney): Joe discovers Stella is going on a date with the star jock Van Dyke Tosh (Chuck Hittinger, &#8220;ER&#8221;), so he has a date, as well.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Keeping Up With the Kardashians: The Wedding&#8221; (7 p.m. on E!): After a whirlwind romance, Khloe Kardashian takes a magical journey down the aisle with Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom. Join Kim, Kourtney and the whole Kardashian clan along with Hollywood&#8217;s elite for an insider&#8217;s look at this star-studded event.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Legend of the Seeker&#8221; (4 p.m. on KOCB-34): In Season 2, Richard, Kahlan and Zedd will encounter an array of new characters, both good and evil, and they will be tested in ways that they never could have imagined. The trio will discover that in defeating the bloodthirsty tyrant Darken Rahl, their victory is short-lived as they inadvertently unleashed an even greater evil on the world. Charisma Carpenter (&#8221;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&#8221;) guest stars as a wicked Mord’Sith named Triana.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Mad Men&#8221; (9 p.m. on AMC): As Don has a meeting with Connie, Pete has a chat with his clients, and Betty receives an interesting piece of advice in the Season 3 finale.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Nature&#8221; (7 p.m. on OETA-13): The black mamba hasn’t been studied in the wild much, because most people who encounter this large, deadly snake kill it on sight. But in this new episode, a team of snake handlers in Swaziland braves the danger to conduct a six-week study of the deadly reptile.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;The Prince &amp; Me: Holiday Honeymoon&#8221; (7 p.m. on ABC Family): In this sequel to “The Prince &amp; Me: The Royal Wedding,” newlyweds Queen Paige (Kam Heskin) and King Edvard (Chris Geere) try to escape the spotlight by honeymooning in Belavia. But instead they end up uncovering a plot against the Danish monarchy.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Stacked: CMA Nominees 2009&#8243; (9:30 a.m. on CMT): This special features the CMA Awards nominees in the video of the year category &#8212; Randy Houser&#8217;s “Boots On,” Taylor Swift&#8217;s “Love Story,” Bill Currington&#8217;s “People Are Crazy,” Brad Paisley&#8217;s &#8220;Start a Band&#8221; duet with Keith Urban and Geirge Strait&#8217;s “Troubadour.” The 43rd annual CMA Awards ceremony will air live at 7 p.m. Wednesday on ABC. <br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>“Storm Chasers” (9 p.m. on Discovery): Reed Timmer aims to step up from aggressive chaser to extreme scientist with his new military-grade radar capable of measuring wind speeds inside a twister. And he gets his vehicle inside the circulation of an EF3 for the intercept of a lifetime.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Surviving 2012&#8243; (8 p.m. on Discovery): This special explores the most plausible planetary disasters that 2012 may bring to determine whether or not the end of life on Earth really is lurking just around the corner.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;The Time I &#8230;&#8221; (6:55 p.m. on Disney): This new short-form series features young viewers sharing milestones in ther lives. The 1-2 minute segments include the stories &#8220;The Time I…Became a Big Sister&#8221; by 12-year-old Jasmine, &#8220;The Time I….Rode an Elephant&#8221; by 12-year-old Tiana, &#8220;The Time I….Flew By Myself&#8221; by 8-year-old Reese and &#8220;The Time I…Won a Blue Ribbon at the Country Fair&#8221; by 10-year-old cousins Hope and Logan.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">MONDAY, NOV. 9, 2009<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?&#8221; (7 p.m. on CMT): Host Jeff Foxworthy welcomes Bert, Grover, Prairie Dawn, Zoe and Cookie Monster for a week-long event celebrating the 40th anniversary of &#8220;Sesame Street.&#8221; A different co-host will be featured each day of the week as contestants test there knowledge of grade-school level questions on the fast-paced game show.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>“BBC World News America” (6 p.m. on BBC America): A special edition of the show broadcasts live from Berlin on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. German-born Matt Frei, who reported from Berlin on the day the Wall fell 20 years ago, returns to his native country to anchor the program from the historic Brandenburg Gate.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;CSI: Miami&#8221; (9 p.m. on CBS): Horatio Caine calls Dr. Ray Langston (Laurence Fishburne, &#8220;CSI: Crime Scene Investigation&#8221;) to come to Miami when a severed leg found in the Everglades is discovered to belong to a girl who went missing in Las Vegas a week earlier. <br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Garage Mahal&#8221; (9:30 p.m. on DIY): Guy Fieri (“Diners, Drive-ins and Dives”) throws down his carving knife and picks up a hammer to help the DIY Network crew and host Brian Corsetti build a vintage diner style garage, complete with rolling car and custom back bars, diamond plate wainscoting and chair rail, black and white murals and a half-ton of classic auto parts.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Gossip Girl&#8221; (8 p.m. on CW): Not satisfied with just being Queen of Constance Billard, Jenny sets her sights on becoming Queen of all the Upper East Side. Leighton Meester;s new single &#8220;Somebody to Love&#8221; is featured, along with a guest performance from all-girl rock band Plastiscines.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin&#8221; (9 p.m. on OETA-13): Filmmaker Leslie Woodhead, who first met the Beatles in 1962 when he worked on a film in the Liverpool Cavern Club, talks to Russians who grew up listening to the Beatles and found hope and inspiration in their music and their message of rebellion.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;How I Met Your Mother&#8221; (7 p.m. on CBS): After Barney and Robin hit a rough patch in their relationship, Lily devises the perfect plan to break them up, calling in help from Robin&#8217;s famous friend, Alan Thicke.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Lincoln Heights&#8221; (7 p.m. on ABC Family): Cassie tells Charles she wants to apply to school in New York, and Lizzie gets into trouble at school.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Lopez Tonight&#8221; (10 p.m. on TBS): Comedian and actor George Lopez headlines this new late-night talk show that will feature a street-party feel with pumped-up music, audience interaction and a format that is open to change each day. His prmeiere-night guests include Ellen DeGeneres (&#8221;Ellen&#8221;), Eva Longoria-Parker (&#8221;Desperate Housewives&#8221;) and Kobe Bryant (NBA player).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;One Tree Hill&#8221; (7 p.m. on CW): Series star Sophia Bush (Brooke) directed this episode in which devastating news threatenes to derrail Brook and Julian&#8217;s fairytale romance.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Rita Rocks&#8221; (9 p.m. on Lifetime): Swoosie Kurtz (&#8221;Pushing Daisies&#8221;) guest stars as Rita’s overly judgmental mother, Marilyn. Rita scrubs down the house and hides all the junk food to prepare for a visit from Marilyn, who decides to stay a couple weeks longer to spend more quality time with Rita and the family.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Who Wants to Be a Millionaire&#8221; (noon on KOCB-34): Meredith Vieira won&#8217;t be the only person asking questions on the game show. Starting today, she will get assistance from celebrities such as Senator John McCain, Vanessa Williams (&#8221;Ugly Betty&#8221;), Jane Lynch (&#8221;Glee&#8221;), Joe Mantegna (&#8221;Criminal Minds&#8221;) and Robin Roberts (&#8221;Good Morning America&#8221;). Monday is also the first day of the &#8220;Million Dollar Tournament of Ten&#8221; that will feature the season&#8217;s top 10 contestants who will get a shot at a $1 million question.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 2009<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?&#8221; (7 p.m. on My Network TV): Playing the game for charity are celebrities Nick Lachey (“Charmed”) and Drew Lachey (“The Comebacks”).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Disaster House&#8221; (9 p.m. on DIY): Host Josh Temple and his team drop a 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis from nearly 100 feet to replicate years of damage a normal driveway can endure and what homeowners can do to repair common problems. He also uses a Pumpkin Cannon to shoot a variety of fruits at a home mailbox to show viewers how to repair theirs.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Full Throttle Saloon&#8221; (9 p.m. on truTV): This new series takes viewers behind-the-scenes at The Throttle, a biker bar in Sturgis, S.D. The 30-acre indoor/outdoor bar features several large stages, a burn-out pit, a tattoo parlor, zip lines, a wrestling ring, restaurants, dozens of stores, hundreds of cabins for rent and parking for thousands of bikes. It is only open two weeks a year during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;The Good Wife&#8221; (9 p.m. on CBS): While representing the daughter of one of the partner&#8217;s at the law firm, Alicia finds herself attracted to her co-counsel and his unorthodox approach to defending their client. Chris Bowers (&#8221;Rescue Me&#8221;) guest stars as Alicia&#8217;s co-counsel.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;In the Spotlight With Robin Roberts: Bright Lights. Big Stars. All Access Nashville&#8221; (9 p.m. on ABC): Take a backstage tour of the country music scene with Robin Roberts (&#8221;Good Morning America&#8221;) as she goes home with Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood and Nashville residents Tim McGraw and Martina McBride. Also on the itinerary are interviews with Vince Gill, Loretta Lynn and Rosanne Cash.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Independent Lens&#8221; (9:30 p.m. on OETA-13): In &#8220;D Tour,” documentarian Jim Granato tells the story of Pat Spurgeon, an aspiring indie rocker whose life and career suffer a setback when one of his kidneys begins to fail. The film follows him as he searches for a donor while on tour with his band Rogue Wave.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;James May on the Moon&#8221; (7 p.m. on BBC America): Driven by his passion for technology, &#8220;Top Gear&#8221; presenter James May seeks out both the astronauts and the men who built the space vehicles. And through manipulation of archive footage, May buckles up with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, lands the Eahle and takes a space walk.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;NCIS&#8221; (7 p.m. on CBS): With the team&#8217;s help, Vance faces his demons while uncovering a complex relationship with a killer that puts his whole family in danger. Kelly Hu (&#8221;Martial Law&#8221;), Penny Johnson Jerald (&#8221;24&#8243;) and Paula Newsome (&#8221;Women&#8217;s Murder Club&#8221;) guest star.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Sesame Street&#8221; (9 a.m. on OETA-13): The world&#8217;s largest informal children&#8217;s educator celebrates its 40th birthday today, which is the exact day the series debuted on television four decades ago. The new season will feature a new show opening, a new nature curriculum and the new First Lady Michelle Obama, who appears in the premiere epusode and teaches “the street’s” residents about the many benefits of planting a garden and healthy eating.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema&#8221; (9 p.m. on Starz): This special explores how sexually charged films reflect out own sexual liberation. It also looks at many films that push the boundary, from mainstream studio films to producyt that comes from the porn industry.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;The Will: Families Divided&#8221; (9 p.m. on Investigation Discovery): This special explores the intrigue, legal wrangling and high emotions surrounding real-life stories of family inheritance &#8212; whether there is a valid will or not.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 2009<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;The 43rd Annual CMA Awards&#8221; (7 p.m. on ABC): Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, the reigning CMA female and male vocalists of the year, co-host the event for the second consecutive year. Both are also nominees and are scheduled to perform, along with Brooks &amp; Dunn, Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift and George Strait.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Apocalypse: The Second World War&#8221; (7 p.m. on  Smithsonian Channel): Martin Sheen (&#8221;The West Wing&#8221;) narrates this six-part series featuring footage filmed by those who witnessed the war first-hand. This footage was deemed ‘unfit’ for civilians to see.  Until now. It has been restored, colorized and transferred to high definition. The series will air over six consecutive nights.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Change the World: American Heroes&#8221; (7 p.m. on HGTV): Craftsman Carter Oosterhouse and designer Monica Pedersen transform homes in Philadelphia and St. Louis into comfortable and welcoming places for veterans who are transitioning back to civilian life.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Coca-Cola: The Real Story Behind the Real Thing&#8221; (8 p.m. on CNBC): With unprecedented access, CNBC pulls back the curtain on Coca-Cola, revealing never-before-seen labs, secret archives and high-tech product testing. Cameras follow Coke&#8217;s urgent campaign to reinvent itself after years of losing ground to arch-rival Pepsi in the race to develop new beverages.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Criminal Minds&#8221; (8 p.m. on CBS): The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit follows a trail of murders that seems to align with the tour schedule of a rock star. Gavin Rossdale plays a Goth performer who has become lost in the frightening alter-ego he portrays on stage — an alter-ego the BAU team suspects may be a brutal serial killer.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;CSI: NY&#8221; (9 p.m. on CBS): Dr. Ray Langston (Laurence Fishburne, &#8220;CSI: Crime Scene Investigation&#8221;) rushes to New York when Det. Mac Taylor and his team identify a woman hidden in a big rig following an accident as someone he interviewed in Miami related to his missing person&#8217;s case.   Though the woman disappears after the accident, Langston and Mac discover they&#8217;re onto an interstate trucking ring that specializes in human cargo and black market organ harvesting.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Gary Unmarried&#8221; (7:30 p.m. on CBS): Allison is jilted when her new &#8220;friend,&#8221; Sophia (Nadine Valezquez, &#8220;My Name Is Earl&#8221;), prefers Gary&#8217;s company over hers.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Ghost Hunters Academy&#8221; (9 p.m. on Syfy): In this new spinoff of &#8220;Ghost Hunters,” two members of The Atlantic Paranormal Society &#8212; technical manager Steve Gonsalves and evidence analyst Dave Tango &#8212; show a group of college students how to investigate reports of paranormal activity.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;POV&#8221; (8 p.m. on OETA-13): The new documentary &#8220;The Way We Get By&#8221; tells the stories behind a group of retired and elderly citizens in Maine who have taken it upon themselves to greet every troop plane arriving or departing Bangor, which is the last and first piece of U.S. soil many soldiers see before and after their deployments.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;The New Adventures of Old Christine&#8221; (7 p.m. on CBS): Max (Eric McCormack, “Will &amp; Grace”) points out to Christine that she quits anything that gets too hard, including relationships, which is one of the reasons he chose to be her therapist rather than her boyfriend.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Return to Duty&#8221; (8 p.m. on MTV): Viewers of “The Real World: Brooklyn” may remember the emotional moment when cast member and Army vet Ryan Conklin was unexpectedly recalled for a second tour of duty in Iraq. In this documentary, Conklin takes viewers through the year since that day, offering a soldier’s view of America’s changing military presence in the long war in Iraq.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Secrets of the Dead&#8221; (7 p.m. on OETA-13): The new episode &#8220;Airmen and the Headhunters” recounts the rescue of a U.S. bomber crew shot down over the jungles of Japanese-occupied Borneo during World War II. Dayak tribesmen, known for taking the heads of their enemies, fed and protected the airmen.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 2009<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;CSI: Crime Scene Investigation&#8221; (8 p.m. on CBS): Dr. Ray Langston (Laurence Fishburne, &#8220;CSI: Crime Scene Investigation&#8221;) continues the search for the young girl taken hostage as part of the human trafficking operation. It leads him to investigate a prostitution ring in Las Vegas that may harbor the missing woman.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; (8 p.m. on ABC): When Owen recruits his fellow Iraqi War vet, Dr. Teddy Altman, as the new cardiothoracic surgeon, Cristina questions Teddy’s abilities in the operating room and the nature of their past relationship. Joel Grey (&#8221;Cabaret&#8221;) and Kim Raver (&#8221;24&#8243;) guest star.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;The Mentalist&#8221; (9 p.m. on CBS): While Jane and the team examine the crime scene where a baseball scout is found murdered, Jane is clocked in the head by a ball and flashes back to his childhood with his overbearing father (Nick Chinlund, &#8220;Desperate Housewives&#8221;).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Stateline: Behind the Curtain&#8221; (8:30 p.m. on OETA-13): This installment of OETA&#8217;s award-winning documentary series unveils what it takes to maintain Oklahoma’s world class museums and attractions. Attractions featured include the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks, home to thousands of varieties of sea life; the J.M. Davis Gun Museum in Claremore that could outfit an army; and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, which prepares for performances days in advance of the curtain.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;The Vampire Diaries&#8221; (7 p.m. on CW): A mysterious new history teacher (Matt Davis, &#8220;Legally Blonde&#8221;) arrives at the high school. And when Elena, Bonnie and Caroline hold a seance, the results are stranger than any of them expected.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">FRIDAY, NOV. 13, 2009<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>“Great Performances” (9 p.m. on OETA-13): In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Motown Records, “Stevie Wonder: Live At Last” features the American musician in a concert performance at London’s O2 Arena.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Invitation Only: Tim McGraw&#8221; (8 p.m. on CMT): Country music artist Tim McGraw returns to the stage to perform his biggest hits and music from his latest album &#8220;Southern Voice.&#8221; He also takes questions from fans and gives revealing and candid answers.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Medium&#8221; (8 p.m. on CBS): Allison fears the worst about Ariel&#8217;s new boyfriend when she suspects him of murdering a man.  Also, Bridgette posts embarrassing videos of a man on the Internet and gets into trouble. Amy Pietz (&#8221;Caroline in the City&#8221;) guest stars as the mother of Ariel&#8217;s boyfriend in this episode directed by David Arquette (“Scream”).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;NUMB3RS&#8221; (9 p.m. on CBS): While tracking down a felon running a heroin ring inside a prison, Agent Ian Edgerton (Lou Diamond Phillips, &#8220;La Bamba&#8221;) becomes a murder suspect when the informant he meets with ends up dead, sending a desperate Edgerton over the edge when he takes a member of Don&#8217;s team hostage.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Smallville&#8221; (7 p.m. on CW): DC Comics&#8217; &#8220;The Wonder Twins&#8221; Jayna and Zan (David Gallagher, 7th Heaven) show up in Metroplolis to help The Blur fight crime. But they end of botching several rescues.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Ugly Betty&#8221; (8 p.m. on ABC): Hilda’s bad-boy high school flame and Betty’s schoolgirl crush &#8212; Bobby Talercio (Adam Rodriguez, “CSI: Miami”) &#8212; teaches at Justin’s school, causing the sisters to both doubt their feelings for “nice guys” &#8212; such as Archie (Ralph Macchio, “The Karate Kid”), in Hilda’s case.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">SATURDAY, NOV. 14, 2009<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;5 Ingredient Fix&#8221; (11:30 a.m. on Food Network): Host Claire Robinson prepares all her Thanksgiving recipes with five or fewer ingredients. She cooks up roasted turkey breast with gravy, cornbread dressing and a ginger pumpkin tart.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Ask Aida&#8221; (8:30 a.m. on Food Network): Create a Thanksgiving feast with host Aida Mollenkamp&#8217;s crowd-pleasing menu. She fixes an apple-sage roast turkey, whole wheat stuffing and a pecan pumpkin crunch. She also shares her simple recipe for hearty pan gravy.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Cougar Town&#8221; (4 p.m. on SoapNet): This two-hour marathon includes the first three episodes (as well as the fifth episode) of the ABC series starring Courteney Cox as a recently divorced single mother exploring the truths about dating and aging. <br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Everything She Ever Wanted&#8221; (7 p.m on Lifetime Movie Network): This two-part miniseries, which concludes Nov. 15, stars Gina Gershon (&#8221;Bound&#8221;) as a Southern woman whose storybook wedding signals the beginning of a nightmare marriage that is ultimately upended by greed and violence. It is inspired by a true story.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Flower Girl&#8221; (8 p.m. on Hallmark Channel): Marla Sokoloff (&#8221;The Practice”) stars in this new romance as Laurel, a florist who can’t seem to find the man of her dreams. But when her grandmother (Marion Ross) tries to fix Laurel up with the perfect man, before she knows it, she has not one but two potential suitors on her hands and must decide if its time to follow her heart or her head.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Imagination Movers&#8221; (9 a.m. on Disney): In the episode &#8220;A Fairy Tale Ending,&#8221; the Movers must convince Cinderella to go home and back to her story so she can have her fairy tale ending with Prince Charming. The episode features the debut of the new original song &#8220;When You Grow Up.&#8221; Nicole Anderson (&#8221;Jonas&#8221;) and Jason Dolley (&#8221;Good Luck Charlie&#8221;) guest star as Cinderella and Prince Charming.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Oklahoma Hall of Fame&#8221; (8 p.m. on OETA-13): The 2009 Oklahoma Hall of Fame class of 2009 is inducted. The seven Oklahoma honorees are: C. Kendric Fergeson, Altus; Marlin G. “Ike” Glass, Jr., Newkirk; V. Burns Hargis, Stillwater; Polly A. Nichols, Oklahoma City; Lee Roy Selmon, Eufaula; Steven W. Taylor, McAlester; and Wayman Lawrence Tisdale, Tulsa, who will be inducted posthumously.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; (10:29 p.m. on NBC): January Jones (&#8221;Mad Men&#8221;) makes her &#8220;SNL&#8221; debut as host. Back for their second appearance are musical guests The Black Eyed Peas, three-time Grammy Award winners.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Super Dave&#8217;s Spike-Tacular&#8221; (10 p.m. on SPIKE): Emmy winner Bob Einstein returns as Super Dave Osbourne, self-described as the greatest daredevil superstar entertainer of all time, as he prepares for a weekly death-defying stunt. Stunts he will attempt in the four-part special event include trying to break the NASCAR speed record on a track loaded with explosives, breaking the speed record in the Guinness Book of World Records for a hybrid vehicle, challenging the world’s six greatest paintball players and stepping into the Octagon with former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;The Suze Orman Show&#8221; (8 p.m. on CNBC): The five warning signs that your financial advisor doesn&#8217;t have your best interest at heart.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;True Jackson, VP&#8221; (7:30 p.m. on Nickelodeon): In the Season 2 premiere, True is determined to save her school’s design department from budget cuts and decides to hold a fundraising concert. Making special celebrity appearances are teen pop singer Justin Bieber and Brooklyn tween punk rock band Care Bears on Fire.</p>
<p><strong>&#8211;Penny TV</strong></p>
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		<title>TV Premieres, Finales, Marathons airing Aug. 30-Sept. 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Aug. 30.
   If one was missed, the network did not issue a press release about it. ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-large wp-image-4899" title="117204_D_323" src="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2009/08/a30-greek-1024x819.jpg" alt="117204_D_323" width="600" />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.<br />
   And here are the shows beginning and ending the week of Aug. 30.<br />
   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.<br />
 <br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">BEGINNINGS<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Viva El Sueno (Live the Dream),&#8221; 7 p.m. Sunday on Univision (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Greek,&#8221; 8 p.m. Monday on ABC Family (third-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Tool Academy,&#8221; 9:30 p.m. Monday on VH1 (second-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Andrew Zimmern&#8217;s Bizarre World,&#8221; 9 p.m. Tuesday on Travel (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel,&#8221; 9 p.m. Tuesday on truTV (second-season premiere). <br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Surviving Disaster,&#8221; 9 p.m. Tuesday on Spike (series premiere).</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">ENDINGS<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>“Dance Your Ass Off,” 9 p.m. Monday on Oxygen (first-season finale).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Nova ScienceNOW,&#8221; 8 p.m. Tuesday on OETA-13 (fourth-season finale).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Gordon Ramsay&#8217;s F Word,&#8221; 8 p.m. Wednesday on BBC America (fourth-season finale).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;American Loggers,&#8221; 8 p.m. Thursday on Discovery (first-season finale).</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">MARATHONS<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Monk,&#8221; 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday on USA Network.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>“Eureka,” 7 a.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Saturday on Syfy.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;House,&#8221; 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday on USA Network.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">NOTE:</span> </strong>Times are CST (for EST, add one hour)</p>
<p><strong>Pictured above: </strong>ABC Family&#8217;s &#8220;GREEK&#8221; stars Dilshad Vadsaria as &#8220;Rebecca,&#8221; Amber Stevens as &#8220;Ashleigh,&#8221; and Spencer Grammer as &#8220;Casey.&#8221; (ABC FAMILY/CRAIG SJODIN)</p>
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		<title>TV Premieres, Finales and Marathons airing Aug. 16-22</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   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 Aug. 16.
   If one was missed, the network did not issue a press release about it. ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <img class="alignright size-full wp-image-4586" title="117228_5869" src="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2009/08/a16-shaq.jpg" alt="117228_5869" width="325" />  Friday is when The Oklahoman<br />
posts a list of all the premieres and finales (and all the guest stars, see separate blog) coming up on TV next week.<br />
   And here are the shows beginning and ending the week of Aug. 16.<br />
   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.<br />
 <br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">BEGINNINGS<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;2 Months, $2 Million,&#8221; 8 p.m. Sunday on G4 (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Kourtney and Kloe Take Miami,&#8221; 9 p.m. Sunday on E! (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Mad Men,&#8221; 9 p.m. Sunday on AMC (third-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;My Antonio,&#8221; 9 p.m. Sunday on VH1 (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Reality Hell,&#8221; 9:45 p.m. Sunday on E! (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Glenn Martin, DDS,&#8221; 7 p.m. Monday on Nickelodeon (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Top Gear,&#8221; 7 p.m. Monday on BBC America (seventh-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Flipping Out,&#8221; 9 p.m. Monday on Bravo (third-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Hoarders,&#8221; 9 p.m. Monday on A&amp;E (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Shaq Vs.,&#8221; 8 p.m. Tuesday on ABC (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;The Universe,&#8221; 8 p.m. Tuesday on History (fourth-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>“Masters of Reception,” 9 p.m. Tuesday on TLC (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Secret Lives of Women,&#8221; 9 p.m. Tuesday on WEtv (fifth-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Bobb&#8217;e Says,&#8221; 7 p.m. Wednesday on Cartoon Network (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Dude, What Would Happen,&#8221; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on Cartoon Network (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Ghost Hunters,&#8221; 8 p.m. Wednesday on Syfy (fifth season resumes).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Top Chef: Las Vegas,&#8221; 8 p.m. Wednesday on Bravo (sixth-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Black Gold,&#8221; 9 p.m. Wednesday on truTV (second-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Blog Cabin,&#8221; 8 p.m. Thursday on DIY (third-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Project Runway,&#8221; 9 p.m. Thursday on Lifetime (sixth-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Models of the Runway,&#8221; 10 p.m. Thursday on Lifetime (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Deadly Women,&#8221; 8 p.m. Friday on Investigation Discovery (third-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Jockeys,&#8221; 9 p.m. Friday on Animal Planet (second-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>“Making Over America With Trinny and Susannah,” 9 p.m. Friday on TLC (series premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?&#8221; 5:25 a.m. Saturday on Disney (second-season premiere).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Ask Aida,&#8221; 8:30 a.m. Saturday on Food Network (third-season premiere).</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">ENDINGS<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>“Cake Boss,” 9 p.m. Monday on TLC (first-season finale).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Miami Social,&#8221; 9 p.m. Tuesday on Bravo (first-season finale).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Top Chef Masters,&#8221; 9 p.m. Wednesday on Bravo (first-season finale).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Most Popular,&#8221; 9 p.m. Thursday on WEtv (first-season finale).</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">MARATHONS<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;Mad Men,&#8221; 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday on AMC.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;One Tree Hill,&#8221; 7 a.m. to noon Sunday on SoapNet.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">••</span>&#8220;M*A*S*H,&#8221; 9 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Aug. 23 on TV Land.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">NOTE:</span> Times are CST (for EST, add one hour)</p>
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		<title>Top 55 TV Programs for Aug. 16-22, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[    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 ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <img class="alignright size-full wp-image-4580" title="my-pick-aug-16-22" src="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2009/08/my-pick-aug-16-22.jpg" alt="my-pick-aug-16-22" width="350" />   Sunday’s Oklahoman, which<br />
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.<br />
   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 Aug. 16:<br />
NOTE: Times are CST (for EST, add one hour)</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">SUNDAY, AUG. 16<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;2 Months, $2 Million&#8221; (8 p.m. on G4): This new series follows four young online poker pros, who move to Las Vegas for the summer with the goal of collectively earning $2 million in two months. While Brian, Emil, Jay and Dani seem to eat, sleep and drink poker, they also take time out to explore the Vegas scene.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Cracking the Ocean Code&#8221; (8 p.m. on Planet Green): Join genome pioneer J. Craig Venter on a globe-circling ocean voyage, seeking new life forms and genetic secrets that could help solve the planet&#8217;s most urgent energy and climate challenges.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>“Defying Gravity” (9 p.m. on ABC): The crew of the Antares face their first major crisis when the ship inexplicably begins to shut down all of its operating systems, causing the sudden failure of power, heat and gravity controls and plunging everyone aboard into chaos during the desperate search for a solution.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Entourage&#8221; (9:30 p.m. on HBO): Eric considers the management-company offer while trying to patch things up with Ashley following a Freudian slip.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Hudson Plane Crash &#8212; What Really Happened&#8221; (8 p.m. on TLC): New footage and exclusive interviews wuth crew, survivors and rescuers tell the story of Flight 1549 that lost both engines over New York City and landed without a single death.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Kourtney and Kloe Take Miami&#8221; (9 p.m. on E!): This new series follows sisters Kourtney and Kloe Kardashian as they leave Los Angeles and move to South Beach to launch a second DASH boutique.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Mad Men&#8221; (9 p.m. on AMC): Change is in the air at Sterling Cooper, the ad agency at the center of this drama series beginning its third season. At the end of last season, the agency had new owners from across the pond, and Don (Jon Hamm) had just found out he and Betty (January Jones) had a baby on the way. A marathon of Season 2&#8217;s 13 episodes begins at 6 a.m., leading up to the Season 3 premiere that will be presented with limited commercial breaks.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Masterpiece Mystery!&#8221; (8 p.m. on OETA-13): In the Inspector Lewis mystery &#8220;Old School Ties,” Lewis and Hathaway (Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox) are assigned to protect a former computer criminal (Owen Teale), now a successful author, when he comes to speak at Oxford. It’s a dull job until a student turns up strangled and the author is shot.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;One Tree Hill&#8221; (7 a.m. on SoapNet): Go back to school with the network&#8217;s five-hour marathon of the show&#8217;s school-themed episodes.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Merlin&#8221; (7 p.m. on NBC): When Arthur kills a unicorn, a curse descends on Camelot, threatening the destruction of the mythical city.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;My Antonio&#8221; (9 p.m. on VH1): This new series follows &#8220;General Hospital&#8221; star Antonio Sabato Jr. on his search for true love. Thirteen women will be competing for his affection, and Sabato&#8217;s ex-wife even shows up and asks him to take her back.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;The Pink Panther&#8221; (7 p.m. on BBC America): The network is devoting the next three Sundays to celebrating Peter Sellers’ work as Inspector Clouseau, beginning with the 1964 comedy written and directed by Tulsa native Blake Edwards.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Reality Hell&#8221; (9:45 p.m. on E!): The subjects of this hidden-camera hybrid show think they are contestants on a real reality show. They gear up for their 15 minutes of fame, only to have it turn into a time of infamy.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>“Shark Tank” (8 p.m. on ABC): The sharks consider biting into a gourmet food business, and the bidding for a life-saving idea reached $1 million.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>TCM Summer Under the Stars: Elvis Presley is today&#8217;s star in this month-long celebration of Hollywood&#8217;s most enduring personalities, and among his films airing on the 32nd anniversaey of his death are 1957&#8217;s &#8220;Jailhouse Rock&#8221; (noon), 1967&#8217;s &#8220;Clambake&#8221; (5:15 p.m.) and 1958s&#8217;s &#8220;King Creole&#8221; (9 p.m.).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Who Wants to Be a Millionaire&#8221; (7 p.m. on ABC): Host Regis Philbin, back for a special 10th anniversary run of the game show, receives a visit from John Carpenter of Hamden, Conn. He was the show&#8217;s first $1 million winner who used &#8220;Phone a Friend&#8221; on his last question to call his dad that he knew the answer and was about to win.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">MONDAY, AUG. 17<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;CSI: Miami&#8221; (9 p.m. on CBS): A murder case involving extreme plastic surgery leads Horatio to Ron Saris, who is alive and seeking revenge on Julia. Elizabeth Berkley (&#8221;The L Word&#8221;) and Brooke Burns (&#8221;Miss Guided&#8221;) guest star.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>“Cake Boss” (9 p.m. on TLC): In the Season 1 finale, a family-owned business asks Buddy and Carlo’s team to honor their patriarch by creating a special cake featuring their company’s product — fireworks.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi&#8221; (8 p.m. on HBO): Ajmal Naqshbandi was a young Afghan hired as a translator by foreign journalists covering events in his homeland. In 2007, he was hired by an Italian journalist to secure an interview with a top Taliban commander, but it turned out to be his final job, ending in a highly publicized kidnapping and murder.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Flipping Out&#8221; (9 p.m. on Bravo): Obsessive-compulsive house-flipper Jeff Lewis returns for a third season of his docu-series. The economy has taken its toll on his business, and Jeff hires some fresh new faces in hopes of turning things around.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Glenn Martin, DDS&#8221; (7 p.m. on Nickelodeon): This new stop-motion animated comedy follows the offbeat adventures of dentist Glenn Martin and his family, who trade in the suburbs for a life on the road in an RV, which doubles as Glenn&#8217;s dentist office. The voice cast includes Kevin Nealon (&#8221;Weeds&#8221;), Catherine O’Hara (&#8221;For Your Consideration&#8221;) and Judy Greer (&#8221;Arrested Development&#8221;).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Great American Road Trip&#8221; (7 p.m. on NBC): The competition intensifies among the remaining three families as they cross into California and fight to secure a spot in the final two.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;History Detectives&#8221; (8 p.m. on OETA-13): Items investigated include a dagger that may have belonged to dictator Benito Mussolini, letters from a man who may have been part of the post-slavery exodus to Liberia and a device that could have had something to do with nuclear attack preparedness.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Hoarders&#8221; (9 p.m. on A&amp;E): This new series delves into the lives of people who fill their homes with stuff and can’t throw anything out. The premiere introduces Jennifer and Ron, whose house is so cluttered they’re afraid their children will be taken away.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;How I Met Your Mother&#8221; (7 p.m. on CBS): When Barney and Abby realize that they have one thing in common — their mutual hatred of Ted — the &#8220;couple&#8221; decides to go to the bar to flaunt their new relationship in Ted&#8217;s face. Britney Spears (“Crossroads”) guest stars.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Lloyd Boston&#8217;s Style at Any Age&#8221; (8 p.m. on FLN): Lloyd Boston (&#8221;Closet Cases&#8221; host) helps three women &#8212; a single girl in her 20s, a stay-at-home mother in her 30s and a career woman in her 40s &#8212; find their unique style self. Boston will address elements of fashion, as well as the tools each woman will need to help them go after their goals and achieve the lifestyle that they want.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Objects and Memory&#8221; (9 p.m. on OETA-13): Frank Langella (“Kitchen Confidential”) narrates this special that examines the response to items recovered or offered after 9/11 and other national tragedies.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>TCM Summer Under the Stars: Tulsa-born actress Jennifer Jones is today&#8217;s star in this month-long celebration of Hollywood&#8217;s most enduring personalities, and among her films airing are 1964’s &#8220;Ruby Gentry&#8221; (9 a.m.), 1952&#8217;s &#8220;Carrie&#8221; (8:30 p.m.) and 1955&#8217;s &#8220;Good Morning, Miss Dove&#8221; (12:30 a.m.).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Top Gear&#8221; (7 p.m. on BBC America): This British series enters its seventh season of taking extraordinary and ordinary cars to the limit and beyond to find out if they’re as good as their manufacturers claim. Celebrity guests, industry experts, racing drivers and car nuts join hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Jason May and Richard Hammond to give new cars a thorough examination.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Who Wants to Be a Millionaire&#8221; (7 p.m. on ABC): Host Regis Philbin, back for a special 10th anniversary run of the game show, receives a visit from Brian Fodera of Los Angeles. He was the show&#8217;s second contestant to get the first question wrong.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">TUESDAY, AUG. 18<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>“Masters of Reception” (9 p.m. on TLC): In the series premiere, reception masters Robert and Jerry Frungillo have their work cut out for them with two big wedding extravaganzas in one weekend.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Miami Social&#8221; (9 p.m. on Bravo): In the Season 1 finale, George&#8217;s mom is coming to town for a visit and he is nervous about her meeing Lina, who infurieates George by not showing up for dinner with his mother and friends.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Nova scienceNOW&#8221; (8 p.m. on OETA-13): Host Neil deGrasse Tyson looks into personal genetic profiling. He also visits an algae farm in Texas where researchers are working on ways to harvest fuel from the organisms. Another segment goes beneath the Arctic Ocean in search of clues to whether one of Jupiter’s moons could sustain life.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Shaq Vs.&#8221; (8 p.m. on ABC): In this new competition series, NBA standout Shaquille O&#8217;Neal will take his athletic prowess beyond the basketball court and strive to become a champion in a new sporting event each week. In the premiere episode, Shaq takes on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in a football challenge. In upcoming episodes, Shaq will challenge Olympian Michael Phelps in swimming, Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in tennis, fighter Oscar de la Hoya in boxing, St. Louis Cardinals player Albert Pujols in baseball and Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor in beach volleyball.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Secret Lives of Women&#8221; (9 p.m. on WEtv): This series continues its fearless portrait of women facing out-of-the-ordinary situations. Season 5 opens with &#8220;Mothers of Murderers,&#8221; in which women whose children have killed try to come to terms with the pain, regret and forgiveness it takes to carry on with their lives.  Other topics this season include extreme diets, cults, nast divorces and mail order brides.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>TCM Summer Under the Stars: John Wayne is today&#8217;s star in this month-long celebration of Hollywood&#8217;s most enduring personalities, and among his films airing are 1960’s &#8220;The Alamo&#8221; (11 a.m.), 1965&#8217;s &#8220;The Sons of Katie Elder&#8221; (7 p.m.) and 1969&#8217;s &#8220;True Grit&#8221; (9:15 p.m.).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>“Time Team America” (9 p.m. on OETA-13): The archaeologists have three days to map, dig and uncover what remains of Fort James, S.D. In 1865, a unit of cavalry soldiers were sent there to defend pioneer settlers against Sioux Indians.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;The Universe&#8221; (8 p.m. on History): With ground-breaking new discoveries and even more stunning high-definition computer animations, it’s a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and time in Season 4. Topics this season include the lethal surprises of our ringed planets, quasars that burn with the intensity of a trillion suns and a countdown of the biggest blasts to ever rock the cosmos.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Warehouse 13&#8243; (8 p.m. on Syfy): Pete and Myka rejoin their Secret Service detail in Washington to intercept a samurai sword that&#8217;s about to be given as a gift to the president. CCH Pounder (&#8221;The Shield&#8221;) guest stars.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Who Wants to Be a Millionaire&#8221; (7 p.m. on ABC): Host Regis Philbin, back for a special 10th anniversary run of the game show, receives a visit from Doug Van Gundy of Elkins, W.V. He won $250,000 in 1999, which at the time was the largest amount of money won in a single network game show appearance.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Black Gold&#8221; (9 p.m. on truTV): In Season 1, competing oil crews put everything they could into erecting their rigs and successfully drilling crude before the other crews could get to it.  This season will focus on the roughnecks of Rig 28, who have a seemingly impossible job. Assembled by oilman Autry Stephens, they have only 50 days to try to save the lease on a very valuable piece of land before it expires.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Bobb&#8217;e Says&#8221; (7 p.m. on Cartoon Network): In this new series, Bobb&#8217;e J. Thompson (&#8221;30 Rock&#8221;) hits the streets, malls and beaches to dispense invaluable advice to the masses by telling them what not to do. He uses his charm, wit and personality, along with video clips of other people&#8217;s mistakes, to illustrate his hysterical words of wisdom.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Criminal Minds&#8221; (8 p.m. on CBS): While investigating the kidnapping of a young boy in Las Vegas, Dr. Reid begins to have dreams that may help reveal some buried memories from his childhood. Jane Lynch (&#8221;Two and a Half Men&#8221;) guest stars as Dr. Reid&#8217;s mother, Diana Reid.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;CSI: NY&#8221; (9 p.m. on CBS): When a man falls 52 stories to his death and his body goes missing after it hits the ground, the CSIs must treat this strange development as a missing persons case. Thad Luckinbill (&#8221;The Young and the Restless&#8221;) and Craig T. Nelson (&#8221;Coach&#8221;) guest stars.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Dude, What Would Happen&#8221; (7:30 p.m. on Cartoon Network): Armed with an insatiable thirst for answers and an unlimited access to anything and everything, hosts CJ, Ali and Jackson conduct extreme experiments that lead to some very outrageous results in this new series. The trio of friends have no labs and no limits to what they’ll think of next.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Fastest Growing Companies of 2009&#8243; (8 p.m. on CNBC): Each September, Fortune Magazine publishes its fastest growing companies and six stocks to buy now list. CNBC Managing Editor Tyler Mathisen and Fortune Magazine Managing Editor Andy Serwer co-host this special that profiles five companies that made it onto the list, including the company that owns the No. 1 spot. The companies are ranked on revenue, earnings growth, and their stock returns over the past three years.   <br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Ghost Hunters&#8221; (8 p.m. on Syfy): The series chronicling the exploits of Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, plumbers by day and amateur paranormal investigators by night, resumes its fifth season. In this episode, they’re on the trail of an &#8220;Inhuman Entity.”<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Gordon Ramsay&#8217;s F Word&#8221; (8 p.m. on BBC America): Actress Jessica Hynes (“Doctor Who”) challenges chef Gordon Ramsay with her macaroni and cheese. And in the restaurant, the diners enjoy a three-course meal cooked by actor Christopher Biggins (“Revelations”) and family.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;In a Dream&#8221; (7 p.m. on HBO2): This documentary follows artist Isaiah Zagar and his muse and gallerist wife Julia who are fixtures in the South Philadelphia art scene. It was directed by their youngest son, Jeremiah, and offers a portrait of love and betrayal and the strength of family bonds.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>TCM Summer Under the Stars: Red Skelton is today&#8217;s star in this month-long celebration of Hollywood&#8217;s most enduring personalities, and among his films airing are 1950’s &#8220;Watch the Birdie&#8221; (2:45 p.m.), 1941&#8217;s &#8220;Whistling in the Dark&#8221; (7 p.m.) and 1944&#8217;s &#8220;Bathing Beauty&#8221; (11:45 p.m.).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Time Team Special Edition&#8221; (7 p.m. on OETA-13): This special two-hour presentation from the United Kingdom&#8217;s archaeolgy series &#8220;Time Team&#8221; takes viewers on an expedition to Jamestown, Va. The trip yields some fascinating finds that offer insight into the settlers and their fates.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Top Chef: Las Vegas&#8221; (8 p.m. on Bravo): Season 6 features two brothers among the 17 chef-testants. Cookbook author, actress and host Padma Lakshmi returns to preside over the judge&#8217;s table alongside judges Tom Colicchio, chef/owner of Craft Restaurants; Gail Simmons,  Food &amp; Wine magazine; and Toby Young, food critic. Also appearing in the premiere episode is chef Wolfgang Puck.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Top Chef Masters&#8221; (9 p.m. on Bravo): In the first-season finale, three accomplished chefs stand to face their final challenge &#8212; the creation of a four-course meal, with each course inspired by a memoray from their past.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Who Wants to Be a Millionaire&#8221; (7 p.m. on ABC): Host Regis Philbin, back for a special 10th anniversary run of the game show, receives a visit from Dan Doody of Seattle. He was nicknamed &#8220;Doo dy&#8221; by Regis and won $1,000.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">THURSDAY, AUG. 20<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Blog Cabin&#8221; (8 p.m. on DIY): Licensed contractor and home improvement expert Amy Matthews will host Season 3 of the interactive building series. Kevin &#8220;O&#8217;Connor (&#8221;This Old House&#8221;) will help create the mountainside vacation home, along with numerous DIY experts including Jason Cameron (&#8221;Man Caves&#8221;), Jimmy DiResta (&#8221;Against the Grain&#8221;). Once completed, the cabin will be given away to a lucky sweepstakes winner.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;CSI: Crime Scene Investigation&#8221; (8 p.m. on CBS): When Hodges and Wendy run into each other at a science fiction convention for one of their favorite classic television shows, they end up investigating the murder of one of their beloved actors. Kate Vernon (&#8221;Battlestar Galactica&#8221;) guest stars as Dr. Penelope Russell.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Models of the Runway&#8221; (10 p.m. on Lifetime): This new companion series to &#8220;Project Runway&#8221; will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the reality competition – from the models’ perspective.  Viewers can experience the drama, anxiety, joys, tears and frustrations as the models themselves face elimination each week and compete for a cash prize and photo spread in Marie Claire magazine.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Most Popular&#8221; (9 p.m. on WEtv): This game show in which one woman braves a hailstorm of judgement and goes home with up to $10,000 just for being herself, ends its first-season run.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Project Runway&#8221; (9 p.m. on Lifetime): Heidi Klum returns as host for Season 6. Also returning are mentor Tim Gunn (Liz Claiborne Chief Creative Officer) and judges Michael Kors (fashion designer) and Nina Garcia (Fashion Director of Marie Claire Magazine), who will guide 16 new contestants as they show off their design skills to see who makes the cut for New York&#8217;s Fashion Week.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>TCM Summer Under the Stars: Miriam Hopkins is today&#8217;s star in this month-long celebration of Hollywood&#8217;s most enduring personalities, and among her films airing are 1949’s &#8220;The Heiress&#8221; (5 p.m.), 1932&#8217;s &#8220;Trouble in Paradise&#8221; (8:45 p.m.) and 1935&#8217;s &#8220;Barbary Coast&#8221; (midnight).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Wicked Attraction&#8221; (9 p.m. on Investigation Discovery): This new installment focuses on Alicia Woodward and John Esposito, a young couple that traveled across the country and committed robberies in Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas and Alabama.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">FRIDAY, AUG. 21<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Deadly Women&#8221; (8 p.m. on Investigation Discovery): Back for a third season, this series investigates the motives of female murderers and takes viewers on a journey into the world of women who kill for thrills.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Eureka&#8221; (8 p.m. on Syfy): Eureka-fied baby gifts for Allison&#8217;s shower push the envelope of eco-friendly design and prove deadly when rival scientists are found drowned. Billy Campbell (“The 4400”) guest stars.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Hard Rock Calling Festival&#8221; (8 p.m. on VH1 Classic): Hosts of &#8220;That Metal Show&#8221; take viewers back stage to the festival held June 12-14 in London. Headliners at the concert in Hyde Park include Bruce Springsteen and the E! Street Band, Neil Young, Dave Matthews Band and Ben Harper. <br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Invitation Only: Reba McEntire&#8221; (8 p.m. on CMT): Country music star Reba McEntire, who was born in McAlester, performs before a small audience in Nashville, Tenn. She also takes questions from fans and delivers revealing and candid answers.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Jockeys&#8221; (9 p.m. on Animal Planet): As Season 2 starts, the jockeys are inching closer to their dream of riding in the Kentucky Derby. Crey Nakatani, who suffered an injury and was out for two months, is ready to fight his way back to the top.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Monk&#8221; (8 p.m. on USA Network): Monk assumes the identity of a dead hit man in an effort to foil an assassination plot. Guest stars include Reed Diamond (“Dollhouse”), Tim Bagley (“Will &amp; Grace”) and Eric Balfour (“Six Feet Under”).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;NUMB3RS&#8221; (9 p.m. on CBS): When the FBI is called in to investigate a series of home invasions, the team uses Charlie and his math skills to help profile the suspects, but when his calculations go awry during a raid, Don suffers a life-threatening injury. Michael Gaston (&#8221;Fringe&#8221;) guest stars.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>TCM Summer Under the Stars: Gene Hackman is today&#8217;s star in this month-long celebration of Hollywood&#8217;s most enduring personalities, and among his films airing are 1961’s &#8220;Mad Dog Coll&#8221; (5 a.m.), 1964&#8217;s &#8220;Lilith&#8221; (5 p.m.) and 1988&#8217;s &#8220;Mississippi Burning&#8221; (11 p.m.).</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">SATURDAY, AUG. 22<br />
</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Acceptance&#8221; (8 p.m. on Lifetime): Joan Cusack (&#8221;Working Girl&#8221;) and Mae Whitman (&#8221;Arrested Development&#8221;) star in the new comedy about the pressures of today&#8217;s col;ege admissions process. It is based on the critically acclaimed book &#8220;Acceptance: A Novel&#8221; by Susan Coll.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Ask Aida&#8221; (8:30 a.m. on Food Network): In the season premiere, host Alsa Mollenkamp perfects three different types of burgers &#8212; a bacon cheeseburger topped with chilo mayo, a canjun veggie burger and cheesey sliders &#8212; to satisfy all cravings.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?&#8221; (5:25 a.m. on Disney): Season 2 of this short-form animated series has Mikey helping his pet alligator, Al, learn about using proper manners in a number of new situations, including at family meals, at the supermarket and on an airplane trip.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Discover Oklahoma&#8221; (6:30 p.m. on KWTV-9): This installment focuses on Oklahoma connections in cartoons and comic strips, including the fact that Donald Duck is from Watonga, an Enid man created Dick Tracy and Yogi Bear camps in Eufaula.<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>TCM Summer Under the Stars: Sterling Hayden is today&#8217;s star in this month-long celebration of Hollywood&#8217;s most enduring personalities, and among his films airing are 1955’s &#8220;Battle Taxi&#8221; (5 a.m.), 1949&#8217;s &#8220;Manhandled&#8221; (9 p.m.) and 1952&#8217;s &#8220;The Golden Hawk&#8221; (12:30 a.m.).<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">◊</span>&#8220;Without a Trace&#8221; (7 p.m. on CBS): Series star Eric Close (Martin Fitzgerald) directed this episode in which Jack grudgingly agrees to search for Hannah&#8217;s boyfriend who disappears after he runs away from Chicago to be with her in New York. Adam Kaufman (boyfriend of series star Poppy Montgomery) reprises his role as Brian Donovan, the father of Samantha&#8217;s son, Finn.</p>
<p><strong>&#8211;Penny TV</strong></p>
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		<title>Even Amy Winehouse would like this &#8220;Rehab&#8221; offer</title>
		<link>http://blog.newsok.com/television/2008/11/19/even-amy-winehouse-would-like-this-rehab-offer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Want to go to Rehab? truTV has a booking for two in December.
   The network&#8217;s &#8220;Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel Sweepstakes&#8221; is under way, with the winner receiving a VIP cabana at Rehab. The world-famous pool party attracts thousands of trendsetters and celebrities to Las Vegas every Sunday in spring and summer.
   ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2008/11/rehab.jpg" title="Rehab"><img align="right" width="300" src="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2008/11/rehab.jpg" alt="Rehab" style="width: 300px" title="Rehab" /></a>   Want to go to Rehab? truTV has a booking for two in December.<br />
   The network&#8217;s <font color="#ff0000">&#8220;Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel Sweepstakes&#8221;</font> is under way, with the winner receiving a VIP cabana at Rehab. The world-famous pool party attracts thousands of trendsetters and celebrities to Las Vegas every Sunday in spring and summer.<br />
   The sweepstakes package also includes roundtrip airfare, a two-night stay at the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino and Hard Rock merchandise for the winner and one guest.<br />
   To enter, go to <a href="http://www.trutv.com/sweepstakes">www.truTV.com/sweepstakes</a> between now and Dec. 9. For exclusive access to Rehab now, check out truTV&#8217;s new series &#8220;Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel” airing at 9 p.m. Tuesdays. It follows the fun and action poolside, as seen from the perspectives of a no-nonsense staff.<br />
<strong>&#8211;Penny TV</strong></p>
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		<title>truTV is paging all principals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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   Tulsa East Central High School principal Tom O’Malley was featured on the first season of truTV&#8217;s reality series “The Principal’s Office.”
   Producers of the show are seeking more dedicated high school administrators like him for Season 2.
   The series offers an all-access look at the daily drama that principals face when class is in ...]]></description>
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<p>   Tulsa East Central High School principal <font color="#ff0000">Tom O’Malley</font> was featured on the first season of truTV&#8217;s reality series <font color="#ff0000">“The Principal’s Office.”<br />
</font>   Producers of the show are seeking more dedicated high school administrators like him for Season 2.<br />
   The series offers an all-access look at the daily drama that principals face when class is in session. Viewers get a first-hand look at how they handle students and how their roles are critical to the well-being of their schools.<br />
   To nominate a funny, tough or interesting principal, go to <a href="http://www.trutv.com/shows/principals_office/">www.trutv.com/shows/principals_office/</a>. New episodes of &#8220;The Principal&#8217;s Office&#8221; will premiere in January.<br />
<strong>&#8211;Penny TV</strong></p>
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		<title>Program Planner: Nov. 9-15</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2008/11/tv-nov-9-15-copy.jpg" title="tv-nov-9-15-copy.jpg"><img align="right" width="300" src="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2008/11/tv-nov-9-15-copy.jpg" alt="tv-nov-9-15-copy.jpg" style="width: 300px" title="tv-nov-9-15-copy.jpg" /></a>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.<br />
   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 Nov. 9:<br />
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<font color="#ff0000">SUNDAY, NOV. 9<br />
</font><font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“America’s Veterans: A Musical Tribute” (6 p.m. on OETA-13): Clint Black, Patti LaBelle and the United States Air Force Band are among the performers in this concert honoring veterans in all five branches of the U.S. military.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Cold Case” (8 p.m. on CBS): Lilly and the team reopen the 1969 case of a murdered 12-year-old boy after a toy rocket bearing his name is given to the retired cop who worked on the case. Greg Evigan (“My Two Dads”) guest stars.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Entourage” (9 p.m. on HBO): Eric’s new client (Bow Wow) gets his pilot script picked up, but the studio wants to cast Eric’s arch-nemeses, Seth Green, in the lead role.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Masterpiece Contemporary” (8 p.m. on OETA-13): The new installment “God on Trial” tells the story of a group of concentration camp inmates who, while facing extermination in Auschwitz, charged the Lord with abandoning His chosen people.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Summer Heights High” (9:30 p.m. on HBO): Series creator and writer Chris Lilley stars in this unconventional new comedy series from Australia that looks at high school life through the lens of fictional documentary filmmakers. Real high school students and faculty interact with the show’s three characters, all played by Lilley.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Witness to Jonestown” (8 p.m. on MSNBC): This new special that coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre in Guyana features rarely-seen footage that was shot inside the Peoples Temple in the eve and day of the disaster.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Orangutan Island: Cheating Extinction” (6 p.m. on Animal Planet): Virginia Madsen (“Sideways”) narrates this special that focuses on Lone Droscher-Nielsen, a former flight attendant who has dedicated her life to saving orangutans. She is the pioneer and founder of the largest primate rescue project in the world, the Nyaru Menteng Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.<br />
 <br />
<font color="#ff0000">MONDAY, NOV. 10<br />
◊</font>“Boston Legal” (9:02 p.m. on ABC): Jerry Espenson insists on defending himself in court when he’s accused of aggravated assault after a run-in with a bully. Roma Maffia (“Nip/Tuck”) guest stars.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Chuck” (7 p.m. on NBC): Chuck runs into his ex-girlfriend (Jordana Brewster, “As the World Turns”) while on a Nerd Herd call. In an attempt to save face, he tells her that he is more successful than he really is.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“CSI: Miami” (9 p.m. on CBS): A man is found handcuffed and stabbed in his hotel room, while a prank at the lab causes a rift in the CSI team and threatens their investigation. Lucy Lawless (&#8221;Xena Warrior Princess&#8221;) guest stars.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“How I Met Your Mother” (7:30 p.m. on CBS): Lily enlists Ted and Robin to help her make a life-changing decision to have a baby. Dan Lauria (“The Wonder Years”) guest stars.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Inside the Actors Studio” (7 p.m. on Bravo): In this 200th episode hosted by comedian Dave Chapelle, regular host James Lipton is the one being interviewed.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Journey to Palomar” (9 p.m. on OETA-13): This special tells the story of American astronomer George Ellery Hale’s public and private struggle to build the four largest telescopes in the world, which set the stage for space exploration throughout the 20th century.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Samantha Who?” (8:32 p.m. on ABC): While completing community service, Sam meets a troubled young woman (Mary-Kate Olsen, “So Little Time”) and and feels it’s her duty to help turn her life around.<br />
 <br />
<font color="#ff0000">TUESDAY, NOV. 11<br />
◊</font>“Blush: The Search for the Next Great Make-Up Artist” (9 p.m. on Lifetime): Vanessa Marcil (“Las Vegas”) hosts this new reality competition series in which contestants compete for a contract as a professional artist with Max Factor, a cash prize of $100,000 and the opportunity to be the make-up artist for an upcoming In Style photo shoot. <br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Body of War” (6 p.m. on Sundance): Written, produced and directed by talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro, this award-winning documentary explores the experience of Iraq War veteran Tomas Young, whose spine was severed by a sniper’s bullet within a week of arriving in Iraq, leaving him paralyzed for life at age 25.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Cha$e” (9 p.m. on SCI FI): Trey Farley (“Bend It Like Beckham”) hosts this new reality competition series that features a group of contestants trying to stay “alive” while being pursued by “hunters” through a variety of Los Angeles locations. The longer they stay in the game, the more difficult it gets, but the money piles up for every second they remain standing.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Extreme Trains” (9 p.m. on History): Train conductor Matt Bown hosts this new series that reveals the inner workings and past lives of locomotives that haul huge loads across the nation and deliver passengers to their destinations.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Heroes at Home” (7 p.m. on My Network TV): Howie Long (“Fox NFL Sunday”) hosts this Veteran’s Day special in which six military heroes share their experiences of service in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“REHAB: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel” (9 p.m. on truTV): This new series gives viewers exclusive access to the world-famous pool party Rehab in Las Vegas. It follows the fun and action poolside, as seen from the perspectives of a no-nonsense staff.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Transcending Bonds: The 75th Infantry NETA Division” (9:30 p.m. on OETA-13): In May 2004, 10 members of the 75th Infantry Division returned to Belgium to see where the unit fought in the Battle of the Bulge. This new film documents the enduring bond of friendship between the American veterans and Belgian citizens.<br />
 <br />
<font color="#ff0000">WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12<br />
◊</font>The 42nd Annual CMA Awards (7 p.m. on ABC): Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, the reigning CMA male and female Vocalists of the year, will co-host this year’s event live from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn. Kenny Chesney received the most nominations with seven, followed by Jennifer Nettles with six and George Strait and Sugarland with five each.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Estate of Panic” (9 p.m. on SCI FI): Steve Valentine (“Crossing Jordan”) hosts this new reality competition series in which large quantities of cash are hidden in a massive estate and seven strangers are invited to find the money. The contestants will be challenged throughout the mansion to overcome the terrors that await them.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work” (7 p.m. on OETA-13): This new six-part miniseries goes behind the scenes with the royal family and its staff for an unprecedented look at life in the palace and beyond. The first two installments follow the preparations as four localities get ready for a visit from the queen.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Top Chef: New York” (9 p.m. on Bravo): Season 5 features 17 new chef’testants who will be skewered down week by week as they compete to out-cook each other to claim $100,000 in seed money to help open a restaurant. Host Padma Lakshmi returns along with head judge Tom Colicchio (chef/owner of Craft Restaurants).<br />
 <br />
<font color="#ff0000">THURSDAY, NOV. 13<br />
◊</font>“30 Rock” (8:31 p.m. on NBC): Liz and Jenna’s friend Claire (Jennifer Aniston, “Friends”) visits New York and falls hard for Jack.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana” (9 p.m. on HBO): This new documentary visits Anderson, Ind., the town that lost 33,000 jobs when General Motors closed its plant there. Many people have left, but for those who stayed, the Friday night races at Anderson Speedway are a welcome distraction.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“ER” (9 p.m. on NBC): Anthony Edwards, whose character Dr. Mark Greene succumbed to a brain tumor in 2002, returns as a guest star. He appears in flashbacks revealing that the hospital’s new chief of staff, Cate Banfield (Angela Bassett), had a past with him.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Grey’s Anatomy” (8 p.m. on ABC): One of Meredith’s oldest friends (Melissa George, “Alias”) becomes an intern at Seattle Grace, causing turmoil at the hospital and in Meredith’s personal life.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Life on Mars” (9:01 p.m. on ABC): Sam Tyler finds it difficult to separate a life-and-death hostage situation taking place at County Hospital from his own strange circumstances. Bill Irwin (“Sesame Street”) guest stars.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“My Name Is Earl” (7 p.m. on NBC): When Earl’s more successful and handsome cousin (Jason Priestly, “Tru Calling”) shows up on his wedding anniversary, Earl feels like a less-than-adequate husband.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“This Old House Hour” (7 p.m. on OETA-13): In an effort to help homeowners dealing with high heating and cooling bills, the show’s experts will devote an entire episode to making homes energy efficient.<br />
 <br />
<font color="#ff0000">FRIDAY, NOV. 14<br />
◊</font>“A/K/A Tommy Chong” (6:30 p.m. on Showtime): This 2005 documentary revisits the arrest of Tommy Chong — best known as half of the stoner comedy duo Cheech &amp; Chong — for dealing in drug paraphernalia.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“NUMB3RS” (9 p.m. on CBS): While investigating the death of a former pro surfer-turned- park ranger, the team uncovers a shocking connection to another crime. Pro Surfer Brad Gerlach guest stars in the episode directed by Emilio Estevez (&#8221;The Breakfast Club&#8221;).<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Super-Manny” (8 p.m. on ABC): This new spin-off of the hit reality series ‘‘Supernanny” features Mike Ruggles, a developmental therapist who stresses the importance of calm and consistent discipline in taming unruly children. If enough viewers watch this special, ABC may turn it into a series.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Ghost Whisperer” (7 p.m. on CBS): While coping with changes in her personal life, Melinda struggles to help a teenage ghost. Joanna Cassidy (&#8221;Six Feet Under&#8221;) guest stars.<br />
 <br />
<font color="#ff0000">SATURDAY, NOV. 15<br />
◊</font>“Accidental Friendship” (8 p.m. on Hallmark Channel): Chandra Wilson (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and Kathleen Munroe (“Beautiful People”) star in this true story about a homeless woman and the Los Angeles police officer who tethers her to a lifeline.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“The Bill Engvall Show” (7:30 p.m. on TBS): Bill is excited about Christmas and tries to spread the holiday spirit to his children. Just when it seems as though Bill will never get his perfect Christmas, miserly neighbor Mr. Faulkner (Brian Doyle-Murray, “Yes, Dear”) shows up with some unexpected surprises.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“Ricky Gervais: Out of England — The Stand-Up Special” (8 p.m. on HBO): British comic Ricky Gervais, star of ‘‘Extras” and creator and star of the British version of ‘‘The Office,” offers his unique take on such issues as fund-raising, fame, nursery rhymes and obesity. The special was taped last summer before a live audience at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">◊</font>“The Two Mr. Kissels” (8 p.m. on Lifetime): This new docudrama is based on the true story of millionaire brothers Andrew and Robert Kissel (John Stamos, Anson Mount). Within three years of each other, both men were murdered.<br />
 <br />
<strong>&#8211;Penny TV</strong></p>
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		<title>Tulsa citizens on truTV</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   truTV&#8217;s &#8220;Most Daring&#8221; series features ordinary people in extraordinary danger. And Wednesday&#8217;s (Oct. 29) episode will feature Tulsans in heart-pounding moments caught on tape.
   Clips included in the new episode titled &#8220;Fighting Back 2&#8243; airing at 7 p.m. show several outraged citizens of Tulsa defending themselves and others around them.
   There&#8217;s a gusty shopper ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2008/10/most-daring.jpg" title="Most Daring logo"><img align="right" src="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2008/10/most-daring.jpg" alt="Most Daring logo" title="Most Daring logo" /></a>   truTV&#8217;s <font color="#ff0000">&#8220;Most Daring&#8221; </font>series features ordinary people in extraordinary danger. And Wednesday&#8217;s (Oct. 29) episode will feature Tulsans in heart-pounding moments caught on tape.<br />
   Clips included in the new episode titled &#8220;Fighting Back 2&#8243; airing at 7 p.m. show several outraged citizens of Tulsa defending themselves and others around them.<br />
   There&#8217;s a gusty shopper taking on a gunman trying to rob a grocery store, a vigilante confronting a bully in a park and baristas responding to an unruly customer.<br />
   Interviews with those who fought back will air along with the video footage.<br />
<strong>&#8211;Penny TV<br />
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		<title>TV Talk: Oct. 19-25</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   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 ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2008/10/o19-cover.jpg" title="o19-cover.jpg"><img align="right" width="300" src="http://blog.newsok.com/television/files/2008/10/o19-cover.jpg" alt="o19-cover.jpg" style="width: 300px" title="o19-cover.jpg" /></a>   The Oklahoman’s TV Talk personalities <font color="#ff0000">Penny Soldan</font> and <font color="#ff0000">Heather Warlick</font> tape a weekly video for Newsok.tv that highlights upcoming TV programs worth watching. (<font color="#ff0000">Mel Bracht</font> fills in when Heather is away).<br />
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>
<p><font color="#ff0000">P:</font> Hi, I&#8217;m Penny Soldan, this is Mel Bracht and this is TV Talk, The Oklahoman&#8217;s weekly countdown of the Top 10 programs worth watching &#8212; or at least setting the DVR or VCR for.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">M:</font> No. 10 are two Food Network shows airing Saturday that feature recipes you might want to make for Halloween. At noon on <font color="#ff0000">“Giada at Home,”</font> chef Giada De Laurentiis shares her recipes for Halloween spice cake with orange butter cream.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">P:</font> And at 7 p.m. on <font color="#ff0000">“Paula’s Party,”</font> 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.”<br />
<font color="#ff0000">M:</font> Sharing the No. 9 spot are five new reality shows. Monday on VH1 there’s <font color="#ff0000">“Real Chance of Love”</font> at 8 p.m. and <font color="#ff0000">“Scream Queens”</font> 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 &#8220;Saw 6.&#8221;<br />
<font color="#ff0000">P:</font> Also on Monday is <font color="#ff0000">“Ski Patrol”</font> 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 <font color="#ff0000">“Living With the Wolfman”</font> at 9 p.m. on Animal Planet” that follows a wolf expert, and <font color="#ff0000">“Rookies”</font> at 8 p.m. on A&amp;E that follows a new class of police academy cadets in Tampa, Fla.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">M:</font> Tying for No. 8 are two awards shows. <font color="#ff0000">“Scream 2008”</font> airing at 8 p.m. Tuesday on SPIKE honors the best in horror, science fiction, fantasy and comics. And the <font color="#ff0000">Third Annual BET Hip Hop</font> Awards hosted by Katt Williams air at 7 p.m. Thursday on BET.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">P:</font> Two returning series come in at No. 7. The first is <font color="#ff0000">“Frank TV”</font> starring impressionist Frank Caliendo, which begins its second season at 10 p.m. Tuesday on TBS. And on Thursday, Season 2 of <font color="#ff0000">“Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew”</font> 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.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">M:</font> No. 6 is the new special <font color="#ff0000">&#8220;Jose Canseco: Last Shot&#8221;</font> airing at 9 p.m. Monday on A&amp;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.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">P:</font> No. 5 are five guest stars making appearance on five primetime shows. See Nicole Richie at 7 p.m. Monday on NBC’s <font color="#ff0000">“Chuck,”</font> Katie Holmes at 9:01 p.m. Tuesday on ABC’s <font color="#ff0000">“Eli Stone,”</font> Dan Rather at 9:01 p.m. Wednesday on ABC’s <font color="#ff0000">“Dirty Sexy Money,” </font>Lindsay Lohan at 7 p.m. Thursday on ABC’s <font color="#ff0000">“Ugly Betty”</font> and Henry Winkler ay 9 p.m. Friday on CBS’s <font color="#ff0000">“NUMB3RS.”<br />
</font><font color="#ff0000">M:</font> No. 4 is <font color="#ff0000">“Rita Rocks,”</font> 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.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">P:</font> The new Hallmark Channel original movie <font color="#ff0000">“Generation Gap”</font> 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&#8217;s character.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">M:</font> No. 2 is <font color="#ff0000">“Storm Chasers”</font> 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.<br />
<font color="#ff0000">P:</font> 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 <font color="#ff0000">“Stylista.”<br />
</font><font color="#ff0000">M:</font> “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.<br />
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.</p>
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