What’s Hot On TV Tonight – America’s Got Talent
It’s the third set of twelve acts performing tonight. It still seems like they had all the top acts in the show already. I can’t even think of who’s left, but I”m sure tonight, I’ll be wowed yet again by at least an act or two. Check out any episodes of your favorite shows at TV-Links.
1. Armageddon. I love Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, and Liv Tyler in this, but mostly I love Steve Buscemi. He always plays the best nuts. 2:30 PM CT FX
2. Teen Wolf. A teenager finds out that the reason his body is doing all these weird things isn’t just puberty. 4:00 PM VH1 Classic
3. Breakthrough With Tony Robbins. Series. He advises world leaders and fills stadiums and now helps families heal. 7:00 PM CT NBC
4. Hell’s Kitchen. The contestants teach inexperienced bachelors how to make a monkfish recipe, but by dinner service, energy is lacking. 7:00 PM CT Fox
5. Pretty Little Liars. Alison’s broher comes back home, interrupting the girls’ plans for her memorial service. Det. Wilden comes back as well, and Hanna’s social status at school is threatened by her home life.. 7:00 PM CT ABC Family
6. America’s Got Talent. The third 12 acts of the quarter-finals take the stage 8:00 PM CT NBC
7. Masterchef. Series premiere. Home cooks compete to win $250,000 and publish their own cookbook. Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot Bowles, and Joe Bastianich are the judges. 8:00 PM CT Fox
8. Hawthorne. Language barriers interfere with a pregnant AFghan woman getting treatment after a fall, Tom has anticipation leading into surgery, and Camille is embarrassed after being caught. 8:00 PM CT TNT
9. White Collar. Neal and Peter have to stay on their toes going after a criminal who’s copying the same style Neal used. 8:00 PM CT USA
10. Warehouse 13. With young models aging fifty years overnight, Myka and Pete go undercover in the fashion world. 8:00 PM CT Syfy
11. Gene Simmons Family Jewels. In the first half hour, Sophie completes a school project by creating a business, doing it only for the grade, but Gene and Shannon want her to expand on the concept. In the second half hour, Gene takes a break and comes home, while Shannon is creating plans to build a pool house, which will need their neighbors’ permission before construction begins. 8:00 PM CT A&E
12. Make It or Break It. When the girls begin practicing new floor routines, rivalries and anxieties show up, as Lauren shows a need to outdo Emily, and Payson has difficulty putting gracefulness into her routine.. 8:00 PM CT ABC Family
13. Larry King Live. Michael Moore is the guest tonight. 8:00 PM CT CNN
14. Primetime: What Would You Do? A test to see if passersby will help out a 15-year-old girl who complains she’s too young to marry a 65-year-old polygamist, a Hispanic man being assaulted by a teen, and infomercial actors being asked to endorse products they don’t know anything about. 9:00 PM CT ABC
15. Memphis Beat. A popular local boxer gets assaulted, and Dwight concentrates on who would have been impacted negatively by the boxer’s upcoming retirement. Sutton is haunted by his past, and a secret about Lt. Rice’s ex surfaces. 9:00 PM CT TNT
16. Covert Affairs. Annie tries to get info about a corrupt government Venezuelan government official form a college student. Things get complicated when an agent investigating the official is murdered.. 9:00 PM CT USA
17. Rescue Me. Tommy blacks out during a night of drinking and loses control, and the crew has to put all the pieces back together the day after, while also finding the missing piece, Colleen. 9:00 PM CT FX
18. Growing Up Twisted. Series premiere. Following Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider and his family. In the first half hour tonight, Dee gets his tattoo for his wife re-colored for his anniversary, while his wife gets hers for him removed. In the second half hour, Dee’s son plans a christening for his daughter, but the song he writes for it upsets Grandpa Dee. For more, read my review at Reality Shack. 9:00 PM CT A&E
19. Kathy Griffin: My Life On the D-List. Kathy renovates her home, getting help from Lara Spencer. A sleep disorder drug has Tom sleepwalking and eating Kathy’s favorite junk food. 9:00 PM CT Bravo
20. Little Couple. In the first half hour Bill gives his very first keynote speech at a sales conference, and Jen has a long day at the NICU. in the second half hour, Jen and Bill answer questions from viewers. 9:00 PM CT TLC
21. Women Behind Bars. Season finale. The women profiled include one who was involved in a murder while making an escape attempt, and another who shot her husband after she was served divorce papers. 9:00 PM CT WE
22. Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Piers Morgan, Joey King, and Jaron the the Long Road to Love are the guests. 10:35 PM CT NBC
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Week 2 of Hot In Cleveland
Is Hot In Cleveland a hit? Last week it was the most-watched cable sitcom premiere ever. Will it hold that audience, or were people just tuning into see more Betty White? I think there will be many TVLand execs watching the ratings over the next few days to find out just that.
1. Regis and Kelly. Joy Philbin is the guest cohost, and Tom Cruise and Miranda Cosgrove are the guests. Syndicated, check local listings.
2. The View. Melissa Ehteridge is the guest cohost, and David Spade, Virginia Madsen, and Macy Gray are the guests. 10:00 AM CT ABC
3. The Dark Knight. The Batman film that earned Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar. I have to admit it was a good portrayal, although the thought of the Joker winning an Oscar is odd, if you haven’t seen the film. 12:30 PM CT 5StarMax
4. MLB Baseball: Tigers at Mets. Detroit Tigers at New York Mets. 6:00 PM CT ESPN
5. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Find out what happened to the zoo animals after they were stranded in Madagascar, picking up where the first movie left off. 6:30 PM CT Cinemax West
6. America’s Got Talent. The auditions continue, for two hours tonight. 8:00 PM CT NBC
7. So You Think You Can Dance. The top 10 dancers compete. 7:00 PM CT Fox
8. Are We There Yet? In the first half hour, Suzanne becomes a viral video hit when she’s caught dancing on camera, and Marilyn gives soul food lessons to Lindsey. In the second half hour, Lindsey steals her mom’s credit card to buy a sweater, and Kevin pretends to be sick to get a coveted baseball jersey. 8:00 PM CT TBS
9. Ghost Hunters Academy. Five cadets remain as the team visits an island Civil War prison. 8:00 PM CT Syfy
10. Dog the Bounty Hunter. Beth wants a romantic dinner on her and Dog’s anniversary, but Dog has to go handle a case . 8:00 PM CT A&E
11. Top Chef: Washington D.C. For their second test in D.C., the cheftestants have the important task of supporting First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign to fight childhood obesity. The chefs must take over the cafeteria at a local school to create healthy, kid-friendly meals spending only $2.68 per child! And they get first-hand feedback when white House Assistant Chef Sam Kass serves as guest judge. 8:00 PM CT Bravo
12. Man v. Food. While in Cleveland, Adam visits the historic Westside Market, then stops at Steve’s Gyros stand for a taste of the “Jumbo Gyro” which is made up of over two pounds of savory spiced lamb and beef. At his next stop, Adam experiences an incredible, Hall of Fame-worthy sandwich: Cleveland’s legendary “Polish Boy” at Hot Sauce Williams. This delicious concoction features an all beef kielbasa topped with french fries, coleslaw, fried sausage, pulled pork shoulder, and hot sauce. Finally, Adam has a huge run-in with a grilled cheese sandwich at Melt Bar and Grilled. This behemoth sandwich is made up of over fourteen different cheeses, from American to Goat cheese, and everything in between. 8:00 PM CT Travel Channel
13. Fabulous Beekman Boys. Josh’s plans to celebrate his 40th at the farm are trumped by Brent’s agreement to host a different celebration – the first-ever wedding at The Beekman. Josh’s anger is overshadowed by sympathy when the ominous weather threatens to ruin the bride’s special day. Brent and Josh pitch in to help with the ceremony, and Josh confesses that his disappointment lies less in the fact that he didn’t get a birthday party, and more in that another couple is getting married at the Beekman before they legally can tie the knot themselves. 8:00 PM CT Planet Green
14. Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Twilight Saga: Total Eclipse of the Heart. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse cast, including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Latuner, and Dakota Fanning, join Jimmy before their June 30 opening in theaters. 9:00 PM CT ABC
15. Cedric the Entertainer’s Urban Circus. Cedric is the emcee for this comedy special that includes Jerry Seinfeld, Russell Peters, Sommore, and JB Smoove. . 9:00 PM CT TBS
16. In Plain Sight. Mary watches over a teen witness, because her separated parents are too distracted by their own issues. Marshall thinks a witness could have betrayed his brother, and Brand helps Scott after he’s attacked. 9:00 PM CT USA
17. Hot In Cleveland. Joy tries to take advantage of her newfound appeal in Cleveland by dating a much younger man, but her new relationship ends up exposing an old secret. Meanwhile, Melanie encourages Elka to date again by helping her decide between a bevy of men. Victoria gets hooked on Big N Easy, where she goes for the savings and stays for so much more. 9:00 PM CT TVLand
18. Billy the Exterminator. Billy is on the hunt for a large snake at a horse farm’s pond, and he and Rick look into a golf course’s bee problem. 9:00 PM CT A&E
19. Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Art and literature come together then the artists are tasked with creating inventive book cover art. Author/artist Jonathan San 9:00 PM CT Bravo
20. Toddlers & Tiaras. Following young beauty queens at an America’s Best Pageant. 9:00 PM CT TLC
21. Monsters Inside Me. A young hockey player is victimized by a brain-eating parasite, and a computer programmer loses control of his mind because of a parasite. 9:00 PM CT Animal Planet
22. Late Show With David Letterman. Adam Sandler and Bettye LaVette are the guests tonight. 10:35 PM CT CBS
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Memphis Beat
Tonight we have a lot of series and season premieres, including Wipeout, a new game show Downfall, and Memphis Beat, a new TNT series about a detective in Memphis who moonlights as a singer, starring Jason Lee and Alfre Woodard. Check out my review of it and to get yourself ready for the new season of Wipeout, catch up on past episodes at TV-Links.
1. Regis and Kelly. Lucy Liu is the guest cohost, and Salma Hayek and Padma Lakshmi are the guests. Syndicated, check local listings
2. The View. D.L. Hughley and Thomas Roberts are the guest cohosts, and Jeffrey Donovan is the guest. 10:00 AM CT ABC
3. Wayne’s World. This is one of the rare instances when a SNL skit successfully makes it to film. 10:00 AM CT Comedy Central
4. National Lampoon’s Vacation. The original; the best. Lots of Vacation movies succeeded this one, but this is the original. Chevy Chase and Beverly d’Angelo did it up good this time. Everything from Aunt Edna to “My daddy says I’m the best” to “Sorry folks. Park’s closed. Moose out front shoulda told ya.” 2:00 PM CT Comedy Central
5. Losing It With Jillian. Jillian helps a family with an unemployed father regain its motivation by making them toss out their deep fryer and helps them get active with a step competition and roller skating. 7:00 PM CT NBC
6. Wipeout. Season premiere. New obstacles include the Fence Flapper, Double Cross, and Bruiseball. 7:00 PM CT ABC
7. Hell’s Kitchen. The remaining chefs are tasked with preparing pork BBQ recipeshave to prepare “mother sauces,” and feed kids in the dinner service. Read the recap later on Reality Shack. 7:00 PM CT Fox
8. Pretty Little Liars. Det. Wilden uses his connection to Hanna and Ashley to get answers, the girls honor Allison, Aria runs into her dad’s former mistress, Spencer deals with Melissa’s vengeance, and Toby is seen in an all new light by Emily. 7:00 PM CT ABC Family
9. America’s Got Talent. Auditions continue. About time to wrap this up, isn’t it? 8:00 PM CT NBC
10. Downfall. Series premiere. Game show that has contestants answering trivia questions while atop a 10-story building. While up there they need to stop the conveyor belt of prizes from dumping over the building. Chris Jericho hosts. 8:00 PM CT ABC
11. Hawthorne. Season premiere. Out of work since Richmond Trinity closed, many of the staff get jobs at a decaying hospital in a bad neighborhood. Christina and Bobbie don’t get along with the nursing supervisor, and Tom no longer holds an administrative post. 8:00 PM CT TNT
12. Primetime: Mind Games. Series premiere. Six episode series about the human mind and behavioral abnormalities. Tonight a teacher and her daughter are kidnapped by a man who had been her math student fifteen years earlier. 9:00 PM CT ABC
13. Memphis Beat. Series premiere. Jason Lee stars as a Memphis detective who moonlights as a singer. Tonight he investigates elderly abuse. 9:00 PM CT TNT
14. Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Two doctors are blackmailed by a government official before he is murdered. The worries the doctors, as they fear being found out for mobsters financing their practice. 9:00 PM CT USA
15. Kathy Griffin: My Life On the D-List. Kathys home gets revamped by a designer, and she judges a toddler pageant, coming up with her own categories, deadlocking the judging. 9:00 PM CT Bravo
16. Little Couple. Bill and Jen go to a fashion show for the Project Runway winner, Chloe Dao, and Jen finds out Chloe will be designing a dress for her. 9:00 PM CT TLC
17. Michael Jackson & Bubbles: The Untold Story. Here’s your chance to find out what was really going on. 9:00 PM CT Animal Planet
18. Jersey Couture. The girls had to Fashion Week in the Big Apple, and Kim tries to set Chrissy up on a blind date. 9:00 PM CT Oxygen
19. Women Behind Bars. Profiled tonight are a woman who went to prison for fatally stabbing her lover, saying it was in self defense, and a woman who had her convition for murdering her husband overturned by reason of insanity and is now living in a residential home. 9:00 PM CT WE
20. The Hills. Audrina ends things with Ryan, then Justin surprises her on her birthday. McKaela’s friend makes trouble with Kristin. 9:00 PM CT MTV
21. The City. Erin doesn’t think Olivia should get the credit for the look of an Elle photo shoot with Ke$ha, and Whitney’s first big sales for her line doesn’t go well. 9:30 PM CT MTV
22. Double Exposure. A glamorous week of shooting in Los Angeles begins with an outrageous client making life difficult for the duo during a Flaunt Magazine shoot with “90210” star Jessica Stroup and “Gossip Girl” cast member Armie Hammer. Mounting financial problems and a broken camera bring chaos to a shoot with Dita Von Teese. Returning to New York, disaster strikes when a high profile, but hastily planned Lindsay Lohan shoot is threatened by a Lilo no-show! 9:00 PM CT Bravo
23. Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Queen Latifah, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, and Robert Randolph are the guests. 10:35 PM CT NBC
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Betty White In Hot In Cleveland
Betty White is certainly the woman of the hour, at 88 years old. She revived her career with a Super Bowl commercial, that led to a Facebook campaign to get her to host Saturday Night Life, and to her being cast in TV Land’s Hot In Cleveland debuting tonight. Additionally is the unfortunate news that she’s the last surviving Golden Girl. I’ve got hopes for this series.
1. Regis and Kelly. Carrie Ann Inaba is the guest cohost, and Lisa Kudrow, David James Elliott, and Charice are the guests. Syndicated, check local listings.
2. Hancock. Will Smith plays an anti-super hero of sorts. He doesn’t do things the right way, but it gets the job done. Jason Bateman plays a publicist that tries to make over his image. Charlize Theron stars as well. 9:00 AM CT Encore East
3. The View. Bryant Gumbel is the guest cohost, and Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, and Wendie Malick are the guests. 10:00 AM CT ABC
4. The Dark Knight. The Batman film that earned Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar. I have to admit it was a good portrayal, although the thought of the Joker winning an Oscar is odd, if you haven’t seen the film. 12:30 PM CT 5StarMax
5. MLB Baseball: Phillies at Yankees. Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees. 6:00 PM CT ESPN
6. TV’s Greatest Surprises: A Paley Center for Media Special. Jeff Probst hosts this countdown of the the thirty biggest surprises on TV. Includes Tina Fey, Ellen DeGeneres, Howie Mandel, Arsenio Hall, Whoopi Goldberg, Julie Chen, and Regis Philbin. 7:00 PM CT CBS
7. So You Think You Can Dance. The top 11 dancers compete for the first time. 7:00 PM CT Fox
8. America’s Got Talent. The auditions continue. 8:00 PM CT NBC
9. Are We There Yet? In the first half hour, Kevin wants to care for the rat that is lost in the home, and an ex comes between Lindsey and Gigi. In the second half hour, Suzanne isn’t very happy about Nick watching a game at a sports bar known for its hot waitresses, and the kids want more allowance, but don’t want to do more chores. 8:00 PM CT TBS
10. Ghost Hunters Academy. The cadets investigate the Mark Twain House before a shocking elimination. 8:00 PM CT Syfy
11. Dog the Bounty Hunter. Dog helps the police look for a fugitive teen, and his daughter insists on contributing to the search.. 8:00 PM CT A&E
12. Top Chef: Washington D.C.. Season premiere. We welcome back our favorite epicures Padma, Tom, Gail and new series-regular Eric Ripert to the Judges Table. 17 new cheftestants from all over the nation will gather in our capitol to compete head-to-head for a $125,000 prize and the title of Top Chef. 8:00 PM CT Bravo
13. Man v. Food. Season premiere. In the first half hour, Adam will experience the best taco in San Diego at Licha Libre and a burrito full of… french fries? After that, he visits Phil’s BBQ and tastes a tri-tip signature sauce that changes flavor as he eats. At his final stop, Adam will be taking on the Broken Yolk Iron Man Challenge at the Broken Yolk Cafe. In the second half hour, Adam will head to Boulder, Colorado and Adam eat the Grand Sicilian pizza at Beau Jo’s. After that, Adam faces the legendary Saddleback Pancakes at The Buff Restaurant, then attempt the Wing King Challenge at The West End Tavern. 8:00 PM CT Travel Channel
14. Fabulous Beekman Boys. Series premiere. In the first half hour, the Beekman boys bring home a pair of baby pigs. Josh asks Brent to come into the city for the first reading of his new book, but Brent is busy with the business. In the second half hour, In order to bring attention and business to Sharon Springs and the Beekman brand, Brent plans a Harvest Weekend at the Beekman property and gets stressed out about the event and poor attendance. 8:00 PM CT Planet Green
15. Happy Town. Evidence connects John Haplin to the Friddle murder; Tommy has a nightmare about his friendship with Big Dave; Merritt woos Peggy Haplin; Henley turns to Greggy when she wants to ger her money back and the goat’s head hammer; and Georgia and Andrew have a rough time with Handsome Dan. 9:00 PM CT ABC
16. Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns. In the first half hour, a big wedding is upended by an unforeseen development, and Reggie proposes to Cora. In the second half hour, teh weding is postponed because of the near death experience, and Cora accepts a job offer in Texas which affects her engagement plans with Reggie. 9:00 PM CT TBS
17. In Plain Sight. Mary’s witness, a homeless man, struggles with the program, and she helps him find his parents, but the search isn’t without its problems. Scott asks to borrow even more money. 9:00 PM CT USA
18. Hot In Cleveland. Series premiere. A group of friends are headed to Paris, but their plane lands them in Cleveland, where they decide to stay. 9:00 PM CT TVLand
19. Billy the Exterminator. Billy takes care of a bat problem, and he and Rick handle a wasp infestation at a hospital. 9:00 PM CT A&E
20. Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. The artists must turn items found at an appliance garbage dump into works of art. 9:00 PM CT Bravo
21. Toddlers & Tiaras. Following young beauty queens at a pageant in Nashville where the director can’t be found. 9:00 PM CT TLC
22. Monsters Inside Me. Parasites invading people. 9:00 PM CT Animal Planet
23. Late Show With David Letterman. John Goodman, Emeril Lagasse, and Deer Tick are the guests tonight. 10:35 PM CT CBS
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Celtics at Lakers, NBA Finals
Can the Lakers fight back tonight and even the series out again? The series has been going back and forth and staying really even, but now Los Angeles is on the lower end of the series score, and if Boston wins tonight, they take the series and the championship.
1. Regis and Kelly. Joy Philbin is the guest cohost, and Jillian Michaels and Lea Michele are the guests. Syndicated, check local listings
2. The View. Tori Spelling is a guest cohost, and Kathy Griffin and Rhona Mitra are the guests. 10:00 AM CT ABC
3. What Happens In Vegas. Two strangers get married in Vegas, and the next morning realize soberly their mistake, only to win the jackpot the next morning. 10:00 AM CT Cinemax East
4. Superbad. Sometimes I just can’t get enough of Judd Apatow movies. Here’s another one with Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Christopher Mintz-Plazze starring as nerdy high school kids. Like most Apatow films, it’s a little raunchy, but a lot of fun with a sweet side to it, and costars Seth Rogen. 4:00 PM CT FX
5. Losing It With Jillian. Jillian helps a family move towards positive change after a life-altering event, by taking the mom out for a night on the town, and setting up a soccer workout for the kids. The family has a garage sale to make space in their home. 7:00 PM CT NBC
6. Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night. Special primetime showing for Jimmy. 7:00 PM CT ABC
7. Hell’s Kitchen. The teams have to serve lunch to the marching band and Song Girls from USC, and during the dinner service, on chef gets burned, and another is asked to leave. Read the recap later on Reality Shack. 7:00 PM CT Fox
8. Pretty Little Liars. With Jenna Cavanaugh’s arrival back in town, it has everyone questioning Ali’s death and facing the ugly past. Aria tries to create distance between herself and Ezra, and Spencer puts herself in Wren’s orbit. 7:00 PM CT ABC Family
9. America’s Got Talent. The fourth night of auditions. 8:00 PM CT NBC
10. NBA Finals: Game 6: Celtics at Lakers. Boston has the lead in the series 3-2. 8:00 PM CT NBC
11. Kathy Griffin: My Life On the D-List. Season premiere. Kathy gets a gest starring role in Law & Order SVU, and calls Liza Minnelli for acting advice when she gets overwhelmed and nervous. 8:00 PM CT Bravo
12. Larry King Live The guest tonight is Chef Anthny Bourdain. 8:00 PM CT CNN
13. Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The rivalry between a food-truck operator and a powerful political clan comes to light after the truck operators murder, as the clan goes to great lengths to preserve their family legacy. 9:00 PM CT USA
14. Double Exposure. Series premiere. Looking at the the lives of two fashion photographers who previously had a relationship with each other. Tonight, fiery outbursts interrupt a shoot with rapper-actress Eve when a unauthorized photographer steps in. 9:00 PM CT Bravo
15. Little Couple. It’s anniversary number two for Jen and Bill, and he wants it to be special, even though they decided to keep everything low key. 9:00 PM CT TLC
16. Jersey Couture. Kim finds ways to expand the family business during a trip to Aspen, but Chrissy is much more interested in pleasure than business on the trip. 9:00 PM CT Oxygen
17. Women Behind Bars. A woman serving a life sentence for being involved in the shooting of a woman and her caretaker is profiled, when she had tortured, robbed, and raped the woman, along with a friend 9:00 PM CT WE
18. The Hills. Allie looks for a fight with Kristin, Stephanie is disappointed after a second date, and Ryan and Justin meet for the first time. 9:00 PM CT MTV
19. The City. Whitney an Roxy head to Miami for a fashion show, while Olivia gets and interview with Zac Posen trying to keep her job at Elle. 9:30 PM CT MTV
20. Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Robert Pattinson, Emma Roberts, and Travis McCoy are the guests. 10:35 PM CT NBC
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Glee Season Finale
The Glee season finale is yet another “don’t miss” event. It scored more bigtime guest stars, this time with Olivia Newton-John and Josh Groban. Plus, it’s time for Regionals again, so you know what Sue’s up to – she’s up to no good. Catch it after the second episode of the new season of Hell’s Kitchen where chefs are having problems communicating with Chef Ramsay. Imagine having a hard time communicating with someone calling you a donkey! Catch up with episodes you’ve missed of these two shows at TV-Links.
1. Regis and Kelly. Emeril Lagasse is the guest cohost, and Jessica Biel and “toy guy” Chris Byrne are the guests. Syndicated, check local listings
2. Cadillac Records. A fascinating true story surrounding Chess Records and its founder and his impressive stable of artists, Etta James, Chuck Berry, Muddy Water, Howlin’ Wolf, and Willie Dixon. Adrien Brody, Beyonce, Mos Def, Jeffrey Wright, Eamon Walker, and Cedric the Entertainer costar. 10:05 AM CT Starz
3. Bride Wars. Starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway as best friends who fight over a wedding day and end up at war with each other and competing weddings, I expected it to be a little better. It’s the writing that kills this one. 2:00 PM CT @Max
4. Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night. Special primetime showing for Jimmy with guest Drew Barrymore. 7:00 PM CT ABC
5. Hell’s Kitchen. The chefs have a team competition preparing eggs four different ways with the winners earning a helicopter tour. Dinner service brings communication problems and an argument with Chef Ramsay. Read the recap later on Reality Shack. 7:00 PM CT Fox
6. Pretty Little Liars. Series premiere. Four estranged friends come back together. because of messages that suggest a friend of theirs is watching them. Tonight each of the freinds gets a message about a secret they don’t want shared. 7:00 PM CT ABC Family
7. The Lazy Environmentalist. Josh visits a recently engaged comedian Frank Nicotero who attempts to become greener to impress his fiancé. Later in the episode, Dorfman visits a very skeptical baker who thinks they can prove to Josh that baking eco-friendly cookies and cakes is a lot harder than it sounds. 7:00 PM CT Sundance
8. America’s Got Talent. The third night of auditions. 8:00 PM CT NBC
9. NBA Finals: Game 3 Lakers at Celtics. The series is tied 1-1. 8:00 PM CT NBC
10. Glee. Season finale. Sue is up to her scheming to jeopardize the glee club’s chances with regionals looming. Quinn has a life-changing event. Olivia Newton-John and Josh Groban have cameos. 8:00 PM CT Fox
11. One Big Happy Family. The weight loss hits a plateau for the kids, and Norris and Tameka work on motivating them to exercise more. 8:00 PM CT TLC
12. Human Spider. A documentary showing free climber Alain Robert try to climb some of the world’s tallest buildings using no no rope or safety equipment. 8:00 PM CT Animal Planet
13. Losing It With Jillian. Jillian knows that failure is not an option when she joins the Jones family, who lost a father to obesity. With another member of the family dealing with diabetes, Jillian shows them how to make exercising fun for everyone. 9:00 PM CT NBC
14. Law & Order: Criminal Intent. When a student dies, after being drained of blood, detectives are led to a cult which believes they are immortal and uses blood dealers. 9:00 PM CT USA
15. Justified. Season finale. After Boyd’s attack on Bo’s drug shipment, the worlds collide for Raylan, Boyd, and Bo. 9:00 PM CT FX
16. Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt. Kathy performs her stand-up in Knoxville, with jokes about hoarders, Sharon Stone, and Oprah Winfrey. 9:00 PM CT Bravo
17. Little Couple. Jen and Bill gets tests done, hoping for good news about if they are able to have children or not. 9:00 PM CT TLC
18. Human Bird. A documentary following Jeb Corliss. 9:00 PM CT Animal Planet
19. Jersey Couture. The Scalli family plans a surprise birthday party for Chrissy because they never gave her a Sweet 16 party years ago. 9:00 PM CT Oxygen
20. Super Secret Celebrity Weddings. Celebrities will do just about anything to keep the relentless media away from their personal celebrations. But WE gets the inside scoop on the unbelievable lengths stars will go to for the wedding of their dreams. Find out how Mariah Carey planned an over-the-top music video that was in fact her actual wedding to Nick Cannon; and why bullets flew at Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady’s hush-hush Central American ceremony. The special will also explore the weddings of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Nicole Kidman, Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez. 9:00 PM CT WE
21. The Hills. Brody’s new girlfriend invites an old rival of Kristin’s to a party. Ryan is back from the tour, and isn’t told by Audrina about her confrontations with Justin. 9:00 PM CT MTV
22. The City. Olivia doesn’t make it to a Fashion Week event she’s assigned to for Elle, so Erin tries out a new reporter. Kelly is impressed by Roxy by helping to put on a major fashion show, and Whitney fights for a spot in a Miami emerging designer show. 9:30 PM CT MTV
23. Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Chris Rock, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, and Sting are the guests. 10:35 PM CT NBC
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – So You Think You Can Dance
I know American Idol has been done and over for a week and it’s time for the dancing instead of singing, but I’m still missing my Idol. Nevertheless, I’ll be front and center on the couch tonight watching So You Think You Can Dance’s auditions as they move on to Chicago and L.A. I’ll also be watching night two of auditions on America’s Got Talent. If you missed the first night of either of these shows, catch up on TV-Links.
1. Regis and Kelly. Mark Feuerstein and Crystal Bowersox are the guests. Syndicated, check local listings.
2. The Happening. Mark Wahlberg stars as a high school science teacher escaping an illness that is attacking the popular of the country along with his wife, John Leguizamo, and Leguizamo’s daughter. 12:20 PM CT @Max
3. The Flamingo Kid. Matt Dillon’s table manners here are what I will always remember about this movie. He stars as a cabana boy who gets a shot to hang with the rich folks he usually serves. 12:05 PM CT Starz Edge
4. So You Think You Can Dance. Auditions in Chicago and Los Angeles. 7:00 PM CT Fox
5. Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. Series premiere. In the first half hour, Calvin takes on two jobs, and Janine gets a promotion. In the second half hour, Big Jesse comes back and starts to get closer to Ella, making Curtis jealous; and Malik hands out with the wrong crowd, meaning some not so pleasant circumstances. 7:00 PM CT TBS
6. MLB Baseball: Reds at Cardinals. Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals. 7:00 PM CT ESPN
7. America’s Got Talent. Howie Mandel was great last night joining the judges’ table. Tonight the auditions move on to Dallas. 8:00 PM CT NBC
8. Are We There Yet? Series premiere. Based on the film of the same name. In the first half hour, Nick thinks the kids don’t love him, and Suzanne adds a hyphen to her name. In the second half hour, Suzanne’s credit issues come into the fold as the family needs to get a new van because of Nick’s job. 8:00 PM CT TBS
9. Ghost Hunters Academy. Season premiere. A new class of Cadets’ first day on the job. 8:00 PM CT Syfy
10. Dog the Bounty Hunter. A fugitive has a connection with Dog’s family, and Dog looks for a gift for his daughter’s birthday. 8:00 PM CT A&E
11. Happy Town. Rachel disappears and everyone blames it on the Magic Man. Tommy makes an unlikely ally in his search for Rachel; Handsome Dan announces his plans to leave town; Greggy Stiviletto gives Henley’s thinks back to her, then she blackmails the town’s “first family;” and finds evidence that could lead to good news. 9:00 PM CT ABC
12. Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns. In the first half hour, Derek gets a job after he loses his scholarship, and Joaquin finds a new persona to impress a girl at school. In the second half hour, Brianna gets romantic feelings for a bad boy, and Cora is asked to teach sex ed. 9:00 PM CT TBS
13. In Plain Sight. A woman wants to escape her family that is involved in organized crime, but a secret from her past puts a damper on that, leading her to turn to Mary for help. 9:00 PM CT USA
14. How’d You Get So Rich? Joan Rivers heads to the Hamptons to visit the self-proclaimed “#1 King of fun,” Stuart Rahr. He dropped out of NYU law school to help save his father’s mom and pop pharmacy and turned it into a $5 Billion a year business! Also, a former “Ball Girl” for the Oakland A’s named Debbi Fields — aka Mrs. Fields – fetched foul balls for five bucks an hour in order to buy ingredients for her much loved cookies. 9:00 PM CT TVLand
15. Billy the Exterminator. In the first half hour, Billy helps an animal control ffoicer catch a snake, then tends to a roach infestation. In the second half hour, Billy and Rick take care of a wasp infestation, then try to catch a squirrel in an attic. 9:00 PM CT A&E
16. Top Chef Masters. The remaining four chefs’ sense of humor is put to the test when they all take a trip to the famous improv comedy club “the Groundlings”. But it is not all fun and laughter when the chefs find out that they must integrate a little improv into their food: how will they fare when they are given 3 words of inspiration from which to create a cohesive dish? 9:00 PM CT Bravo
17. Toddlers & Tiaras. Series Premiere. Following young beauty queens at the Le Maison de Paris pageant. 9:00 PM CT TLC
18. The Challenge: Fresh Meat II. Remaining players fight for a spot in the finale, with a shocking twist deciding it. 9:00 PM CT MTV
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – America’s Got Talent
It’s and all new season of America’s Got Talent. I’m glad Nick Cannon is back as host, as he was a lot of fun last year. I’m not completely sure I understand why the Hoff left, but that’s okay, as I think Howie Mandel is going to add a lot of fun to the panel, just how Ellen DeGeneres seemed to do for the American Idol panel. Tonight’s his big debut!
1. Regis and Kelly. Chris Noth and Lee Dewyze are the guests. Syndicated, check local listings
2. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Making him seem like Scrooge, a womanizing photographer is visited by the girlfriends from his past as he sees just how he got this way and that he’s bound to be along the rest of his life unless he makes some changes. Matthew McConaughey stars. 9:30 AM CT 5StarMax
3. Confessions of a Shopaholic. In a bit of a living oxymoron, a compulsive shopper gets a job as an advice columnist at a financial magazine. 12:45 PM CT Starz West
4. MLB Baseball: Phillies at Braves. Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves. 6:00 PM CT ESPN
5. America’s Got Talent. Season premiere. Los Angeles auditions. 7:00 PM CT NBC
6. Wipeout. Sneak preview of the upcoming season. It’s a unique first date between 12 men and 12 women as they tackle the obstacle course with Overdrive, Bruiseball, and Love Handles Fling Set. 7:00 PM CT Fox
7. Hell’s Kitchen. Season premiere. !6 chefs compete this season for a chance to work in Chef Ramsay’s London hotel. He is guaranteeing the first dinner service will be completed. He’s either calmed down a lot or turned nuts. Read the recap later on Reality Shack. 7:00 PM CT Fox
8. The Lazy Environmentalist. Host Josh Dorfman gets kicked around, literally, when he helps a professional martial arts athlete try out green training solutions. In San Francisco, Josh unearths green caskets, urns and embalming techniques for a Lazy Funeral Director. 7:00 PM CT Sundance
9. Glee. The glee club receives some surprising news, Will exacts his revenge on Sue, and Quinn shows her funky side with Mercedes help. 8:00 PM CT Fox
10. Larry King Live. Lady Gaga guests. 8:00 PM CT CNN
11. One Big Happy Family. Season premiere. In the first hour, Tameka hosts a dinner party, and Amber brings her new boyfriend around. In the second hour, Tameka looks for a new job, as the family helps her prepare for her interviews. Norris and Shayne have car problems, and Amber is looking for the perfect prom dress. 8:00 PM CT TLC
12. Losing It With Jillian. Season premiere. The Biggest Loser’s trainer, Jillian Michaels, moves in with a family in Massachusetts to him them make some healthy changes in their lives On person has had gastric bypass, but has regained the weight, and wants to get it done again. While working with them, Jillian find out about a past issue which could be behind the family’s unhealthy habits. 9:00 PM CT NBC
13. 20/20. People with powers and abilities beyond that of mortals are profiled. 9:00 PM CT ABC
14. Law & Order: Criminal Intent. A recent murder fits the M.O. of a serial killer executed months earlier. Stevens needs to figure out if it’s a copycat crime, or if she took part in convicting an innocent man. 9:00 PM CT USA
15. Justified. With Bo Crowder’s met operation going strong, Art and Raylan try to get Arlo to get in the middle of it. Boyd doesn’t approve of what his father is doing, and Ava has a grudge as well against Bo. 9:00 PM CT FX
16. 9 by Design. Season finale. After all of the hard work and renovations to make their new luxury townhouse perfect, Bob and Cortney are already tempted to put the house up for sale when a potential buyer seems interested! And the Novogratz family bands together to organize a tag sale at their country house to get rid all their accumulated items over the years where the family takes a trip down memory lane going through all the clutter. 9:00 PM CT Bravo
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – A Model Evening
1. Oprah Winfrey. Oprah remembers Michael Jackson. Syndicated, check local listings.
2. The Parent Trap. Although it’s a Disney remake, it seems ancient and oh-so long ago with Lindsay Lohan as a little girl. Also stars Natasha Richardson, and Dennis Quaid. 9:35 AM CT Starz Kids & Family
3. Bonnie Hunt Show. Today’s guests are Bill Hader and Smokey Robinson, and a baby-abduction story is featured from the series “I Survived …” Syndicated, check local listings.
4. 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. 12:45 PM CT Retro (more…)
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Jay Leno’s Back!
Jay Leno makes his return to TV tonight, and this time we’ll have to get used to seeing him a little earlier than we were used to. NBC seems to have given him a consolation of a nightly show during primetime after taking The Tonight Show away from him and giving it to Conan O’Brien. No one seems very sure about this new show and how it will work, mostly because it takes away an hour of NBC’s programming every night. However, it will be good to see him back on the air once again.
1. Oprah Winfrey. It’s the season premiere as Oprah welcomes Whitney Houston for her first time on the show. Syndicated, check local listings.
2. The Poseidon Adventure. The 1972 original about a cruise ship overturned by a tidal wave on New Year’s Eve. Find out why stars like Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Red Buttons, Stella Stevens, Roddy McDowall, and Leslie Nielsen make this movie what it is at Sazze. 10:00 SM CT Retro
3. Martha Stewart Show. It’s the season premiere for Martha as well, and today she launches a new monthly segment, “American Treasures” and visits her home in Maine. Also included are recipes for roast chicken and beet salad with Chef Daniel Humm. Syndicated, check local listings.
4. Nim’s Island. Jodie Foster does some great comedy, and Abigail Breslin some great adventure. Find out why it’s such a good film for young girls to see about being their own hero at Sazze. 11:00 AM CT HBO Family East (more…)