What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Pro Football Hall of Fame
Suddenly I’m feeling old. How is it that Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice are being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame already? Emmitt is younger than I am! It just doesn’t seem right. They’re being inducted tonight with five others.
1. Hannah Montana: The Movie. Miley Cyrus brings her character Miley Stewart and her alter ego Hannah Montana to the big screen as her father forces her to go back to Tennesse to remember what’s important in life. 12:00 PM CT Encore Wam
2. PGA Tour Golf: Bridgestone Invitational. Third round play at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at the Firestone Country Club in Akron. 1:00 PM CT CBS
3. NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series in Watkins Glen, NY. The Zippo 200 at the Glen. 7:00 PM CT ESPN2
4. Harness Racing: The Hambletonian. One-mile race for three-year-olds is the first leg of the Triple Crown for harness racing. 2:00 PM CT NBC
5. Swimming: U.S. National Championships. From Irvine, California, Michael Phelps is expected to attend. 3:00 PM CT NBC
6. Homecoming With Rick Reilly. An interview with Emmitt Smith. 3:00 PM CT ABC
7. MLB Baseball: Red Sox at Yankees. Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees. 3:00 PM CT Fox
8. The Princess Diaries. What girl doesn’t dream of waking up and finding out she’s a princess? A young Anne Hathaway and not so young Julie Andrews star. 4:30 PM CT ABC Family
9. Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction: From Canton, Ohio. Expected inductees includes Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Rickey Jackson, Dick LeBeau, Russ Grimm, Floyd Little, and John Randle. 6:00 PM CT ESPN
10. Persons Unknown. Joe gets frightening side effects from his reeducation that has some members feeling alienated from the group. A new night manager arrives to bring order back. After a raid by the local police, Renbe is arrested in South America. 7:00 PM CT NBC
11. Red Eye. This thriller about a hotel manager who becomes a pawn trying to assassinate the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security is directed by Wes Craven of Scream fame. 7:00 PM CT ABC
12. Last Chance Highway. A rescued dog is rushed to the ER after is has complications from a surgery, and a shelter dog who was going to be put down and has bad teeth gets saved . 7:00 PM CT Animal Planet
13. 48 Hours Mystery. The murder of a fisherman in Hope, Alaska, is investigated. 8:00 PM CT CBS
14. WWE WrestleMania XXVI: From Glendale, Arizona. Undertake vs. Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho vs. Edge, Batista vs. John Cena, and Trip H vs. Sheamus. 8:00 PM CT NBC
15. America’s Most Wanted. Fugitives included tonight are a man who escaped while on trial for the murder of his girlfriend’s infant son. 8:00 PM CT Fox
16. Frost Giant.The crocodiles from Lac Placid are back, and an ice creature threatens the survival of the planet. 8:00 PM CT Syfy
17. Planet 51. Animated film of an astronaut trying to find his way back home after landing on an alien planet that looks remarkably like 1950s America. A young teen helps him find hips spacecraft and embark before being captured by an evil general. 8:00 PM CT Starz
18. Pit Boss. Sebastian’s girlfriend visits, as he reconsiders his living situation, and Shorty and Ashley aid an abused pit bull. 9:00 PM CT Animal Planet
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Lies Between Friends
We have a murder mystery tonight in Lies Between Friends, airing on the Hallmark Channel. Gabrielle Anwar of Burn Notice stars as a woman heading to a ten year mini reunion with her college friends. Once there, her ex-roommate wants to reconcile their relationship that ended over a love triangle. Before they can meet up again,though, the other woman, a B movie actress, is found dead, pushed off the roof.
1. Forrest Gump. I wonder if what makes this movie so entertaining and endearing is the chance that maybe we all wish for a simple life like Forrest’s. Despite his difficult beginnings, it seemed like stuff was always simple for him … like a box of chocolates. 11:25 AM CT TBS
2. PGA Tour Golf: Greenbrier Classic. Third round play at the Inaugural Greenbrier Classic at Old White Course in White Sulphur Springs, WV. 2:00 PM CT CBS
3. Champions Tour golf: U.S. Senior Open. Third round play in the U.S. Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, WA. 3:00 PM CT NBC
4 Homecoming With Rick Reilly. An interview with Jerry Rice. 3:00 PM CT ABC
5. MLB Baseball: Tigers at Red Sox. Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox. 3:00 PM CT Fox
6. Freedom Writers. This is an amazing film of an amazing teacher that refused to give up on her inner city students. She taught them the similarities between their plight and that of Anne Frank’s, and through that, inspired them to write in journals of their own. It’s just an amazing story of an educator, played by Hilary Swank. 3:00 PM CT MTV
7. NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series in Newton, Iowa. The Nationwide U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway. 7:00 PM CT ESPN2
8. Persons Unknown. Joe is forced to endure visions designed to get him back into the program and shift his focus from Janet. Blackham and McNair deal with demons from the past, and Kat and Renbe look in South America for an escapee of the program. 7:00 PM CT NBC
9. Flightplan. Jodie Foster plays a widow whose daughter disappears during a flight from Berlin to New York. 7:00 PM CT ABC
10. Cops. A sting operaton shows undocumented aliens crossing the border into the U.S., and suspicious vehicle gets stopped, leading to a drug bust. 7:00 PM CT Fox
11. Best Food Ever. American street foods are the focus. 7:00 PM CT TLC
12. Last Chance Highway. Two dogs scheduled to be euthanized are rescued from an animal shelter, and a it bull id adopted and reunited with her sister. 7:00 PM CT Animal Planet
13. America’s Most Wanted. Fugitives included tonight are a man accused of murdering his estranged wife and her teenaged daughter and the killers of two convenience store clerks. Also included is an update on progress in the “bones” case and the captures of the “grim sleeper” murder suspect and a man wanted for raping and killing a woman. 8:00 PM CT Fox
14. Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit. Jack Hunter travels to Syria to hopefully find a cursed treasure. 8:00 PM CT Syfy
15. Lies Between Friends. An art authenticator lends a hands to a sheriff in the investigation of her murdered former roommate. The two women were going to reconcile during a weekend trip with college friends. 8:00 PM CT Hallmark
16. Larry King Live. Judge Greg Manthis and Duane “Dog” Chapman are the guests in a discussion on whether criminals can be reformed. 8:00 PM CT CNN
17. Best Food Ever. In the first hour, America’s best BBQ joints are the focus, and in the second hour, it’s the top cheese foods from across the country. 8:00 PM CT TLC
18. Surrogates. It’s a murder inside a world where people don’t even venture outside their homes anymore, but live life through robotic surrogates. Bruce Willis stars as an FBI agent investigating. 8:00 PM CT Starz
19. Pit Boss. Shorty and the others rescue a dog that was about to be euthanized at a shelter, Ashley performs at a comedy club, and Shorty and Sebastian plan a surprise party. 9:00 PM CT Animal Planet
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Typical Summer Saturday Night
Hopefully it’s a nice sunny summer day wherever you are. Here, it’s raining so much I’m not sure if my sump pump will keep up. And even worse, there’s not much on TV tonight. It’s a typical Saturday night in the summer. We’re a few weeks out of preseason football, yet a month past the basketball and hockey playoffs. We do have a Nationwide NASCAR race and the Canadian Open. You can always count on Cops and America’s Most Wanted, and now we have Persons Unknown as well. So if that doesn’t excite you and it’s raining where you are, you might want to get caught up on your other favorite shows at TV-Links.
1. College Road Trip. This movie is on my mind a lot with my son about to start his senior year of high school. I have promised him I will not act like Martin Lawrence here. I managed to refrain from embarrassing him in his first college visit a few months back. 12:40 PM CT TBS
2. Dog Competition: Incredible Dog Challenge. From St. Petersburg, FL. 1:00 PM CT NBC
3. PGA Tour Golf: RBC Canadian Open. Third round play at the Canadian Open at St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto. 2:00 PM CT CBS
4. British Open: Third-round play. Third round play on the Old Courtse at St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland. 2:00 PM CT ABC
5. Homecoming With Rick Reilly. An interview with Tony Hawk at San Diego’s Farb Middle School. 3:00 PM CT ABC
6. MLB Baseball: White Sox at Athletics. Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics. 3:00 PM CT Fox
7. The Bad News Bears. It’s the original with remake with Billy Bob Thornton. It’s good, but to me you just can’t beat the original with Walter Matthau. Clint Fletcher dissects it at Film Monthly. 3:00 PM CT CMT
8. Persons Unknown. Joe tells Janet what he knows about the kidnappers, and Blackham an dErika plan to use him in an escape attempt. Kat, Renbe, and Stefano believe that Joe could lead them to Tori and Janet. 7:00 PM CT NBC
9. The Game Plan. A superstar QB has his bachelor lifestyle change dramatically when he finds out he has an 8-year-old daughter. Stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. 7:00 PM CT ABC
10. Cops. Police stop a suspect using tire spikes, and a routine traffic stop turns into a major drug bust. 7:00 PM CT Fox
11. Dogs vs. Cats. Trying to decide the argument over which is better, dogs or cats. 7:00 PM CT Animal Planet
12. NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series in Indianapolis.The Kroger 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. 7:00 PM CT ESPN2
13. America’s Most Wanted. The case of a 55-year-old woman who was found in a Missouri river, is reopened after her son, surviving a life sentence for her murder, now claims his father was behind it. 8:00 PM CT Fox
14. Meet My Mom. When her son is being mentored by a soldier home one leave, a divorcée falls for the young man, but they’re hesitant to follow up on their feelings since he’ll soon be sent overseas. 8:00 PM CT Hallmark
15. Zombieland. A shut-in gets together with an experienced zombie slayer and two young girls to fight off zombies. 8:00 PM CT Starz
16. Pit Boss. A man is given two days to pen his pit bull by animal control, and Shorty books a gig for staff at the Renaissance Fair.. 9:00 PM CT Animal Planet
What’s Hot On TV Tonight - Jay and Silent Bob
Throughout the TV season, Saturday nights were reserved for repeats of fare on earlier in the week and movies, with limited new programming. With more shows under summer hiatus, it’s more of the same. We do get to see some Jay and Silent Bob, though, in one of their earlier movies. Chasing Amy.
1. Crocodile Dundee. A country guy from Australia is brought to New York City and experience a total culture shock. 9:40 AM CT TBS
2. French Open: Early-Round Play. Early-round play in the French Open in Paris, France. 12:30 PM CT NBC
3. Encino Man. If you can forget that Pauly Shore is in this movie, it’s actually a fun flick. Brendan Fraser and Sean Astin also star in this movie of two high school kids that uncover and thaw out a caveman, then try introduce him to their lifestyle. 3:20 PM CT Encore East
4. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.. A tween from the Depression wants to be a journalist and sets out to write about those less fortunate, then suddenly her family joins the ranks of those that lose their job and struggle financially. It’s strikingly familiar to what’s going on now in the country. Abigail Breslin stars. 6:00 PM CT HBO Family East
What’s Hot On TV Tonight - Kung Fu Panda
Although it’s an animated film, there is actually a lot of real martial arts elements in Kung Fu Panda. From the five animals that make up the original disciples to some of the discipline learned. Although, there is no “wushu finger hold”, per se. As a martial arts instructor, I can’t even tell you the number of kids that came in last summer and asked if they could learn the “wushu finger hold.”
1. The Wiz. Modern urban version of The Wizard of Oz, based on a Broadway musical, starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Ease On Down the Road replaces We’re Off to See the Wizard. 11:00 AM CT Retro
2. The Number 23. If you feel like being a little spooked and weirded out this afternoon, this is the movie for you. Jim Carrey stars as a guy that throughout the movie you can never tell whether he truly is being haunted by this number, or whether he’s just flat out going nuts. 1:00 PM CT 5 Star Max
3. Cocoon. A retirement community finds what amounts to be a fountain-of-youth, but it’s really aliens looking to return home. Stars Dom Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, and Brian Dennehy. 1:20 PM CT Retro
4. The Great Debaters. Denzel is terrific as always in this true story of an all-black college debate team trying to break out of the mold and be able to debate some of the larger all-white schools back in the 1930s. 2:40 PM CT Showtime Next East
5. Con Air. This movie has one of my favorite movie lines of all time. Steve Buscemi hears Sweet Home Alabama playing, and watching the other convicts dancing around to it on the airplane, says “Define irony. Bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash.” Love it. 7:00 PM CT TNT
6. Kung Fu Panda. A panda is chosen to succeed a martial arts master, and has to depend on the other disciples to learn the trade in a matter of days. Stars Jacks\ Black, Jackie Chan, and Dustin Hoffman. 7:00 PM CT HBO East
7. NBA Playoff: Game 3: Lakers at Nuggets. Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. 7:30 PM CT ABC
8. Harper’s Island. After Wellington’s murder, the entire wedding party is in shock, as Abby and Henry try to figure out what happened. 8:00 PM CT CBS
9. America’s Most Wanted. William Weigt is named an AMW All Star after remaining on the job as a detective, despite being shot and paralyzed by a suspect in 2005. Fugitives included in tonight’s broadcast include a man accused of killing his girlfriend, a man wanted for killing for men at the gym, and a gymnastics coach suspected of child molestation. 8:00 PM CT Fox
10. Primeval. A creature able to camouflage itself takes up residence in a “haunted house.” 8:00 PM CT BBC
11. Groomer Has It. The contestants have to groom potbellied pigs that are hard to control, then have to make overweight dogs appear thinner. 8:00 PM CT Animal Planet
12. 48 Hours Mystery. The murders of a couple shot and killed at home could be linked to a mortgage banker. 9:00 PM CT CBS
13. Beverly Hills Groomer. Artist gets advice from a financial adviser, a new mysterious client could mean good things for the business, and his sister drags him to an exercise class early in the morning to get potential clients. 9:00 PM CT Animal Planet
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What’s Hot On TV Tonight - Will Ferrell back on SNL!
There are a number of sketches Will Ferrell could bring back to the show tonight as he guest hosts the show that made him famous, Saturday Night Live. Even better, Green Day is the musical guest. I don’t know if you can craft a better season ender.
1. Almost Famous. What could be cooler to a teenage guy than to get to follow around a rock band for awhile, then write about it for Rolling Stone? 11:45 AM CT HBO Signature East
2. Preaknes Stakes: From Pimlico Race Course. It’s the second leg of the triple crown. Can long shot Kentucky Derby champion Mine That Bird do it again? 3:30 PM CT NBC
3. The Odd Couple. It’s the original, with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon before Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. A true classic. 4:10 PM CT HBO Comedy East
4. Reign Over Me. Adam Sandler like you haven’t seen him before as a widower who struggles to go on with life after his family dies in an airplane on 9/11. 2:20 PM CT Starz East
5. Overboard. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell star in a movie I thought would be just alright, but not only did I really enjoy it, it’s become one of my favorites. 3:05 PM CT Encore West
What’s Hot On TV Tonight - Streisand Live! … But Taped
Tonight the featured viewing is Streisand : Live In Concert, but it couldn’t possibly be live since it was filmed in 2006, unless that’s one long concert. I suppose they mean Streisand Taped Live, But Now Shown Three Years Later As If It Were New. We also have enough to keep the sports fans busy with not only the NFL draft, but also several NBA Playoff games.
1. The Big Green. A way under-appreciated underdog sports hero movie. Think The Bad News Bears on a soccer field. 10:00 AM CT Hallmark
2. Camp’d Out. Summer camp is not just about building fires and making smores anymore. 11:00 AM CT MTV
3. NBA Playoff: Game 3: Nuggets at Hornets. Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinal series. 12:00 PM CT ESPN
4. NBA Playoff: Game 4: Spurs at Mavericks. Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinal series. 3:00 PM CT TNT
5. NFL Draft: From New York. It’s the first part of the 2009 NFL football draft. As for those of us in Chicago, our draft was weeks ago landing Jay Cutler, or at least it seems like that. 3:00 PM CT ESPN
6. NBA Playoff: Game 3: Hawks at Heat. It’s game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. 5:30 PM CT TNT
7. Mr. Deeds. It’s an “okay” Adam Sandler movie with a much better soundtrack. Normally with Sandler I hate him or love him, and this movie is the exception, just so-so, but I love the music. 6:00 PM CT TBS
8. Streisand: Live In Concert. A 2006 concert filmed in Fort Lauderdale includes favorites such as The Way We Were, Evergreen, and Don’t Rain On My Parade. Il Divo perform as well. 7:300 PM CT CBS
9.. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ABC seems to be moving through the Potter catalog slowly. Last week it was the first movie, and this week the second. 7:00 PM CT ABC
10. Cops. A man originally pulled over for a traffic violation admits to having marijuana, police chase a suspect who disguises himself with a change of clothes, and a detective deals with a suspect who gets emotional after being pulled over in an area known for drugs. 7:00 PM CT Fox
11. Cops. An officer finds a vehicle that could be connected to an armed robbery, deputies use a Taser on an offender, and police chase a suspect who is hiding his crack. 7:30 PM CT Fox
12. America’s Most Wanted. Featured are a mass murder with more than ten women and a fetus that have been found in a mass grave, a gang member only most wanted list, and a sheriff’s deputy wanted for killing his wife. 8:00 PM CT Fox
13. NBA Playoff: Game 4: Lakers at Jazz. Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinal series 8:00 PM CT ESPN
14. 48 Hours Mystery. The disappearance of a teen is under investigation to find whether there’s foul play or a serial killer involved. 9:00 PM CT CBS
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What’s Hot On TV Tonight - Not a Whole Heck of a Lot
There are only four new episodes of TV on tonight. It’s slim pickens. So I’ve filled the slots with some of my favorite movies, and The Ten Commandments. I’ve never seen The Ten Commandments, for some reason. Perhaps I didn’t want to invest the nearly five hours.
1. Madagascar. A very well-made movie with great celebrity voices, ones you wouldn’t normally expect to hear in animated movies, such as Ben Stiller, hris Rock, and David Schwimmer. 12:45 PM CT TBS
2. Risky Business. The movie that made Tom Cruise a star. Watching it this afternoon if you get a chance, because “sometimes in life, Joel, you just have to say what the … ” 1:30 PM CT TVLand
3. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It’s one of the first movies I can remember seeing in a theater, and it came out when I was 4. Never mind the year. I’ll always have a special place in my heart for this movie and its songs. 3:00 PM CT ABC Family
4. The Ten Commandments. Nothing to do for the next four hours and forty-four minutes? Here ya go. 6:00 PM CT ABC
What’s Hot On TV Tonight - Figure Skating and NCAA Basketball
What kind of sports fan are you? Tonight we have the championships of both figure skating and NCAA basketball. Something for everyone perhaps? In the afternoon you can enjoy a Robin Williams Film Fest, with the news he’s doing well after his heart surgery, and tonight if you’re not watching skating or hoops, and you’re not on spring break, you can enjoy the beach anyway on America’s Most Wanted.
1. Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. What to do when you’re a high schooler and destined to save the world. Do you do that or become the homecoming queen? Hmm. 11:00 AM CT Disney
2. Mrs. Doubtfire. This is fun no matter how many times you’ve seen it. 1:00 PM CT WMax
3. NCAA Basketball Tournament: Regional Finals. Connecticut vs. Missouri and Pittsburgh vs. Villanova. 3:30 PM CT CBS
4. Jumanji. Why not just have a Robin Williams Film Fest today? Great fantasy adventure movie for kids. 2:30 PM CT ABC Family
What’s Hot On TV Tonight - Go Behind-the-Scenes With John Walsh
Tonight John Walsh has a special America’s Most Wanted, taking us behind-the-scenes to a women’s prison, along with Wesley Davis, a man who started a foundation to counsel young teens after his son was murdered. We also have repeats of Celebrity Apprentice and Dancing With the Stars in case you missed them earlier this week. Sadly, Saturday Night Live is a repeat as well.
1. NCAA Basketball Tournament: Second-Round Games. Second round games take place in Philadelphia, Greensboro, Kansas City, and Portland. 12:00 PM CT CBS
2. The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Judd Apatow and Steve Carell together is just too good to pass up. 12:03 PM CT USA
3. A League of Their Own. Now that it’s springtime, it’s time to start thinking of baseball and baseball movies. Just remember the golden rule, “There’s no crying in baseball.” 2:00 PM CT Oxygen