ABC continues to clean out there canceled but unaired inventory with Freddie and Commander In Chief tonight. CBS tries importing a U.K. favorite with Game Show Marathon. The WB gets into the burning off of not broadcast shows with Blue Collar TV. On cable tonight there is plenty of poker to be found whether of the world tour or celebrity variety. What will you be watching tonight on TV?

Prime Picks

Game Show Marathon (CBS): New. Based on the U.K. hit, Ricki Lake hosts this show where celebrities compete against each other playing classic game show games. This week it is The Price is Right games like Plinko and Showcase Showdown.

So You Think You Can Dance (FOX): New. The auditions continue in Chicago.

Commander In Chief (ABC): New. The first of the last three episodes of this show as ABC continues to burn off unused show inventories.

Solid Selections

Blue Collar TV (WB): New. Speaking of burning off episodes.
Freddie (ABC): New. The never aired pilot episode airs tonight. See how is should have begun now that it is over.

Lost (ABC): Repeat. First episode of Season 2 as they decide who will go down into the hatch. Runs 61 minutes.

CSI: NY (CBS): Repeat. In an episode from midseason the team investigates when an arrow is shot through a man and a woman fooling around on a NY rooftop.

Cable Choices

Hummer Nation (Travel Channel): New. A look at all that surrounds this giant vehicle.

Celebrity Poker Showdown (Bravo): New. Bryan Cranston, Jamie Bamber, Jason Alexander, Susie Essman and Kevin Sorbo play Texas Hold’em for charity from New Orleans. Runs two hours.

Other Options

• The Breakfast Club (ABC Family): The classic brat pack movie from 1985 starring Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald and the recently deceased Paul Gleason as the principal.
• Criss Angel: Mindfreak (A&E): New. Floating from one building to another is attempted.
• Superstar BBQ Blowout (Food Network): New. Chefs from the network tell you their favorite BBQ recipes and tips.
• World Poker Tour (Travel Channel): New. The WPT Invitational Season IV.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has Game 5 between the Miami Heat and the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
• ESPN2 has Wednesday Night Baseball with the New York Yankees at the incredibly hot Detroit Tigers followed by Wednesday Night Fights with a super featherweight fight scheduled for 12 rounds.

Well it is Tuesday once again and new TV DVD sets hit store shelves today. This week 4 discs + 13 episodes = the first season of NUMB3RS, Buffy the Vampire Slayer gets a makeover and Alf is a triple threat. Are there any TV DVD sets released today that you find of interest? Check out this week’s Prime Pick for your viewing pleasure.

Prime TV DVD Set Pick

Numb3rs - The Complete First Season
This TV show is the story of two brothers who couldn’t be more different. Don is an FBI agent and Charlie is a math genius who was a child prodigy. They each use their skill set to track down the bad guys. Yet it is more than just a cop procedural with a math twist. Whether it is the two brothers and their father, Don’s FBI team or Charlie’s math colleagues, this is really a family drama at heart. The best scenes are those between Charlie played by David Krumholtz (Serenity), Don played by Rob Morrow (Northern Exposure) and their father Alan played by Judd Hirsch (Taxi, Dear John). This TV DVD set consists of all 13 episodes on four discs. Special features include commentaries on multiple episodes, audition reels and bloopers.

Other New TV DVD Options

Alf: Season Three
Alf Animated Adventures: 20,000 Years in Driving School
Alf: Tales, Vol. 1 - Alf and the Beanstalk and Other Classic Fairy Tales
American MuscleCar: Season 2
Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 1 Water, Vol. 3
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 4
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 7
Dark Shadows Collection, Vol. 24
The Doris Day Show: Season 3
The Dukes of Hazzard - The Complete Sixth Season
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Vol. 3: The Original Animated TV Series
Gimme a Break!: Season 1
Joey - The Complete First Season
The Kids In The Hall: The Complete Season 4
Night Stalker - The Complete Series
Queer as Folk - The Final (Fifth) Season
Rollergirls: The Complete Season One
The Tomorrow People: Set 3
The Venture Bros. - Season One
Will & Grace - Series Finale

What new TV DVD sets will you be adding to your TV shows on DVD collection?

Tonight the summer TV season gets an early start with the return of Last Comic Standing on NBC and Rescue Me on FX. ABC is burning off episodes of half hour comedies still in the bank while The WB does the same with Pepper Dennis. What will you be watching tonight on TV?

Prime Picks

Last Comic Standing (NBC): New. Now hosted by Anthony Clark (Yes, Dear) the fourth season of the comic competition kicks off tonight. Runs two hours.

Boston Legal (CBS): Repeat. In the episode Tom Selleck guest stars as an ex of Shirley’s who is getting married but wants her back.

Solid Selections

Gilmore Girls (WB): Repeat. It is Valentine’s Day in this rebroadcast from season six.

Pepper Dennis (WB): New. It is new and that is good enough at this time of year.

48 Hours Mystery (CBS): New. If you already saw the repeats at least this is new.

Cable Choices

Wrecks to Riches (TLC): New. Nine months of work is starting to take its toll on Barry and the team.

Grill Girls (Food Network): New. Get a look at women who like to cook on the grill.

Rescue Me (FX): New. The third season of this Denis Leary vehicle kicks off tonight with a 64-minute episode that repeats again right after.

Other Options

• Rodney (ABC): New. ABC continues to burn of unaired episodes of this canceled half hour comedy.
• Less than Perfect (ABC): New. ABC continues to burn of unaired episodes of this canceled half hour comedy.
• Kathy Griffin: Sneak Peek (Bravo): New. Get a look at the upcoming season of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List that starts June 5th.
• Commando (Spike): The 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie where he blows a lot of stuff up. Also stars a young Alyssa Milano (Charmed, Who’s the Boss) as his daughter.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has Tuesday Night Baseball with the Chicago White Sox at the Cleveland Indians.
• ESPN2 has WNBA Basketball with the New York Liberty at the Indiana Fever.
• OLN has NHL Hockey playoffs with Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals with the Carolina Hurricanes at the Buffalo Sabres.
• TNT has NBA Basketball with Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals with the Dallas Mavericks at the Phoenix Suns.

Note: Tonight on the Tube changes up a bit with the Other Options and Sports Notes categories becoming lists of shows or events that may be of interest but are in no particular order. The Prime Picks continues to be your best bet for each of the three hours of primetime network TV. Solid Selections is still the second best. Cable Choices is your three best bets on cable.

The TV season has come to an end. Even with less new shows to watch last week there was still a few good quotes to laugh about. Whether it was Alan’s wedding advice or a reference to things you might find in a purse. What funny quotes from last week got you chuckling? These funny quotes are from the week of May 21st, 2006. Read on and enjoy!

Quote of the Week

Show: Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Episode: That Pistol-Packin’ Hermaphrodite (Season 3)
The Setup: Charlie has asked Mia to marry him. Alan is giving him the wisdom he garnered from when he got married.
Alan: Hey, hey, don’t set the bar to high for the wedding night.
Charlie: What are you talking about?
Alan: It’s a long stressful day. You’ll be exhausted, full of banquet food and cheap champagne. Take my advice. Tell her you love her, give her a big kiss and try to fall asleep with your ass pointed toward an open window.

Other Funny Quotes

Show: The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
Episode: A Fair to Remember (Season 1)
The Setup: Christine had dropped her purse earlier and all the contents went everywhere. Later, it happens again as she rushes away. She asks her brother Matthew to pick up everything and bring it home to her.
Matthew: (Closes door as he enters) Uh, here. I got most of it but I couldn’t bring myself to pickup anything with strings or wings.

Show: House (FOX)
Episode: No Reason (Season 2)
The Setup: House is talking to the man that shot him. The man keeps bothering House about how he treats patients and wants to know why he did what he did?
Man: I don’t want to hear semantics.
House: You anti-semantic bastard!

What were your favorite funny quotes from last week?