What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Wizard of Oz

With the advent of VCRs, DVRs, DVD, cable, satellite, etc., kids today will never understand the glory of this yearly showing of The Wizard of Oz. It’s not even on at holiday time, per se, just a few weeks before. I remember watching this classic movie with my cousins at night, hours after filling our bellies with turkey. It just won’t ever be that magical for this generation of kids. Nonetheless, it’s still a big deal to me when it’s on, despite the fact I could easily rent the movie and have it delivered to my house by Blockbuster or NetFlix.

1. College Football: Tennessee at Mississippi. Both teams need one more win to become bowl-eligible. 11:00 AM CT CBS

2. College Football: Michigan State at Purdue. MSU has beaten Purdue the past two times. 11:00 AM CT ESPN

3. College Football: Georgia Tech at Duke. A Duke win will clinch the ACC Coastal Division for them. 11:00 AM CT ESPN

4. Beethoven. Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt star as parents to a brood who adopt a huge Saint Bernard who just seem sto keep getting in the way. 10:05 AM CT Encore Wam

5. College Football: Florida at South Carolina. The Gators try to keep their 19-game winning streak alive. 2:30 PM CT CBS

6. College Football: Iowa at Ohio State. It’s a battle for first place in the conference. 2:30 PM CT ABC

7. Grease. This and Saturday Night Fever helped John Travolta make the switch from sitcom actor to film actor in the 1970s. 7:30 PM CT VH1

8. College Football: Alabama at Mississippi State. Alabama is unbeaten and has already clinched the SEC West. 6:15 PM CT ESPN

9. College Football: Auburn at Georgia. The Bulldogs took last season’s clash. 6:45 PM CT ESPN2

10. Cops. Duputies look for a domestic violence and burglary suspect, and officers deal with a verbal distance over van ownership. 7:00 PM CT Fox

11. The Wizard of Oz. The yearly showing of a true classic. Watch out for those flying monkeys. It’s honestly one of my scariest childhood memories. 7:00 PM CT TBS

12. Californication. Hank wants to cool thinks down with the girls on campus, as he worries he may have ruined thins with Karen, yet gets burned. Charlie tires to keep the agency’s top client from leaving, and Becca gives her father a hard time for the horrible role model he’s become. 7:00 PM CT Showtime 2 West

13. College Football: Notre Dame at Pittsburgh. Notre Dame is coming off a tough loss to Navy last week. 7:07 PM CT ABC

14. Penn & Teller: Bull! The guys look into the lawncare industry, with a guy who was sent to prison for not keeping up his property, and a visit to neighborhood with only a certain strain of grass is allowwed. 7:30 PM CT Showtime West

15. America’s Most Wanted. John Walsh joins the New Jersey hunt for a drug kingpin and aspiring DJ wanted for attempted murder. Also included is a Georgia madam arrested for allegedly having a client killed. The featured fugitives include a double murder spect, an accused arsonist, and a convicted child molester. 8:00 PM CT Fox

16. Cats 101. The breed spotlight tonight is on Manx, Burmese, Siberian, Russian Blue, Cornish Rex, and Singapura. 8:00 PM CT Animal Planet

17. Lock ‘n Load. Father and son explain dealing with a home invasion and their religious redemption, and a woman has a “bang-up time” at her one-year-wedding anniversary. party. 8:00 PM CT Showtime 2 West

18. 48 Hours Mystery. The stabbing death of a French national in San Francisco is looked into as authorities try to figure out whether it was murder or suicide.

19. Wanda Sykes Show. Wanda’s guests include Tom Joyner, Ian Gomez, John Salley, and Chad Ochocinco. 10:00 PM CT Fox

20. Saturday Night Live. January Jone hosts and Black Eyed Peas are the musical guest. 10:29 PM CT NBC