What’s Hot On TV Tonight – NFL Wild Card Race
With the end of the bowl games, we’re now starting the NFL playoffs today. After first watching the High School Football All-Star Game, we’ll then have Jets at Bengals and Dallas at Philadelphia. If you’re not into football, there’s a new Hallmark movie on tonight, the Wishing Well, and Saturday Night Live is back … live.
1. College Basketball: Connecticut at Georgetown. Georgetown is looking for its fourth straight win over Connecticut. 11:00 AM CT ESPN
2. College Basketball: Florida at Vanderbilt. Florida beat Vanderbilt big last year, but so far this year Vanderbilt is 8-0. 11:00 AM CT ESPN2
3. Karate Kid. I never even thought about being a martial artist until nearly twenty years after this movie came out, yet I liked it just the same. Find out why at Sazze. 11:00 AM Hallmark Movie
4. High School Football All-Star Game: U.S. Army All-American Bowl. East and West prep teams competing against each other. 12:00 PM CT NBC
5. Beverly Hills Cop. Every time I see the name of this movie, I hear the instrumental theme song in my head, and I just think, wow, could that be any more 80s? Eddie Murphy plays a Detroit cop relocated to Beverly Hills. 1:30 PM CT Comedy Central
6. College Basketball: Duke at Georgia Tech. Last season, it was Duke beating Georgia Tech 70-56. 1:00 PM CT ESPN
7. College Basketball: Kansas State at Missouri. Missouri beat the Tigers last season by 20 points, despite Denis Clemente scoring 33 on his own. 1:00 PM CT ESPN2
8. College Basketball: Northern Iowa at Illinois State. Northern Iowa was 3-0 last year against Illinois State, including the MVC title game. 3:00 PM CT ESPN2
8. NFL Playoff: Jets at Bengals.. Cincinnati is looking for its first playoff win since the 1990 season. 3:30 PM CT NBC
9. Liberty Bowl: Arkansas vs. East Carolina. It’s the first meeting between these two teams 4:30 PM CT ESPN
10. College Basketball: Murray State at Austin Peay. The Governors swept this series last year. 5:00 PM CT ESPN2
11. NFL Playoff: Eagles at Cowboys. Dallas has momentum on their side after last week’s 24-0 win over the Eagles, but the Eagles want desperately to win their first playoff game sincd 1996. 7:00 PM CT NBC
12. Cops. Police respond to a frenzied woman’s domestic disturbance call concerning her mother, and officers find a woman committing a late-night robbery. 7:00 PM CT Fox
13. Dateline: Real Life Mysteries. Part 1 of 2 with the investigation of a businessman slain on Christmas night, with police being led to two brothers and a string of other crimes. The conclusion immediately follows. 7:00 PM CT TLC
14. It’s Me Or the Dog. Four roommates get help for their untrained dogs to stop their bickering … the roommates bickering, not the dogs. 7:00 PM CT Animal Planet
15. America’s Most Wanted. A report on a man charged with killing his relatives at Thanksgiving dinner being captured, and the searches for fugitives include a man who landed on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list for killing a guard during a robbery, a convicted murderer who escaped a prison in Florida, the murders of a mother and daughter at a shopping mall, and the shootings of two police officers. 8:00 PM CT Fox
16. The Wishing Well. When a writer for a fast-paced celebrity magazine is forced to travel to a small Illinois town to report on the local wishing well’s supposed powers, she wants nothing more than to get in-and-out as fast as she can. But when a young girl’s faith in the well’s magic seems to cause a startling change in the writer’s life, she begins to question what she is willing to do and sacrifice to simply be happy. 8:00 PM CT Hallmark
17. Underdog to Wonderdog. A mother with a fear of dogs gets help to overcome it by having her interact with a poodle mix. 8:00 PM CT Animal Planet
18. Race to Witch Mountain. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars in this remake of the Disney classic. The story is changed somewhat to update it for our new millennium sensibilities. 8:00 PM CT Starz
19. 48 Hours Mystery. Investigated tonight is the murders of four girls in a yogurt shop. 9:00 PM CT CBS
20. Wanda Sykes Show. Details and guest list is TBA 10:00 PM CT Fox
21. Saturday Night Live. Charles Barkley guest hosts, and Alicia Keys is the musical guest. 10:35 PM CT NBC
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
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Sports, Sports, and More Sports
Sports enthusiasts are going to have a good day. We have college football on throughout the afternoon and evening, and several different games to choose from. If that’s not your bag, we have game two of the American League Championship series. And finally, if neither of those float your boat, we’ve got a nightttime NASCAR race. I always love it when they’re under the lights.
1. College Football: Oklahoma at Texas. It’s the 104th Red River Shootout in Dallas 11:00 AM CT ABC
2. College Football: Iowa at Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes have a ten game winning streak coming in. 11:00 AM CT ESPN
3. College Football: Northwestern at Michigan State. Northwestern has won the last four meetings between the two teams. 11:00 AM CT ESPN 2
4. Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! A young woman wins a date with a movie star, then wins his heart, causing the guy back home to have to fight for her. Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel, and Kate Bosworth star. 12:15 PM CT TBS
5. P.S. I Love You. This romantic comedy starring Hillary Swank, Kathy Bates, Harry Connick, Jr. is among my favorites. The movie’s good, but the soundtrack is to die for. Some great modern Irish folk stuff. Read my review at Film Monthly. 1:15 PM CT HBO2 West
6. College Football: Arkansas at Florida. Both teams are coming off big wins last week. 2:30 PM CT CBS
7. College Football: Southern California at Notre Dame. The Trojans have won seven straight in this series, and the Irish are coming off a bye week. 2:30 PM CT NBC
8. College Football: Minnesota at Penn State. Minnesota has a double threat with a running game as well as WR Eric Decker. 2:30 PM CT ABC
9. NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup In Concord, NC. It’s the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. 6:25 PM CT ABC
10. MLB Playoff: Game 2: Angels at Yankees. Game 2 of the AL Championship Series. 6:30 PM CT Fox
11. College Football: South Carolina at Alabama. Alabama leads the series 10-3. 6:15 PM CT ESPN
12. SuperFetch.In the first half hour a dog learns hwo to retrieve diapers, and another dog is taught to pay the pizza deliveryman. In the second half hour, an Australian shepherd is taught to make a bed, and a Border Collie is taught a show-stopping trick. 7:00 PM CT Animal Planet
13. Slumdog Millionaire. Find out what all the fuss was about. 7:00 PM CT HBO East
14. Dogs 101. The breed spotlight tonight is on Pekingese, Korthais Griffon, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Australian Shepherd. 8:00 PM CT Animal Planet
15. Sorority Wars. The daughter of a Delta sorority legend starts her freshaman year with the thought of following in her mom’s footsteps, but has a change of heart when she finds out how the Deltas operate and pledges their rival house. 8:00 PM CT Lifetime
16. The Locator. A family looks for the foster child who lived with them until Social Services removed her from their care. 8:00 PM CT WE
17. 48 Hours Mystery. The death of Caylee Anthony is probed once again. 9:00 PM CT CBS
18. Fox Reality Channel Really Awards. It’s the foruth annual homage to reality TV, with Lance Bass as host. 9:00 PM CT Fox Reality Channel
19. Jon Reep: Metro Jethro. The season four winner of Last Comic Standing performs his act. 10:00 AM CT Comedy Central
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Drew Barrymore on SNL
Tonight we have Drew Barrymore hosting Saturday Night Live, and I’m looking forward to that. I think she’s grown into a fine young lady and actress. Wow, that makes me sound old. What I think would be a great skit would be to have her be on the “biker chick chat,” but I don’t think Lorne Michaels has the cajones to try another “frickin’” skit again after having his newbie slip and drop the F bomb. I think Drew would be a perfect addition to that, though, especially with her current role in Whip It as a Roller Derby Queen.
1. College Football: Auburn at Arkansas. Will the Tigers stay unbeaten? 11:00 AM CT ESPN
2. College Football: Purdue at Minnesota. Can Purdue kill their four-game losing streak? 11:00 AM CT ESPN 2
3. 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. 11:35 AM CT Starz Comedy
4. College Football: Alabama at Mississippi. Two of the SEC’s stingiest defenses, but who’s the stingiest? 2:30 PM CT CBS (more…)
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – SNL Is Back!
Saturday Night Live is back after what seems like a really long drought. It just seems like it wasn’t just for the summer, but maybe that’s because it still features man reruns throughout the regular season. Megan Fox will be guest hosting, to the delight of men across America, and U2 will be the musical guest to the delight of rock fans across America. It’s a big night, but will they be able to top the fun of last season with Tina Fey appearing as Sarah Palin?
1. College Football: Michigan State at Wisconsin. In their meeting last year, the Spartans had a come-from-behind win. 11:00 AM CT ESPN
2. Jerry Maguire. Cruise really loves Renee Zellweger, yet doesn’t feel the need to jump on a couch to get her at hello. Find out more about this movie that is both emotional and funny at Sazze. 11:30 AM CT TBS
3. Step Brothers. Will Ferrell and John C .Reilly star as adult sons who become step brothers when their parents marry. Both have been spoiled their whole lives and still live at home, so neither are happy to now share parents … and a bedroom. 2:00 PT CT Starz Comedy
4. College Football: Arkansas at Alabama. Alabama won big in their meeting last year, 49-14. 2:30 PM CT CBS (more…)