News & Notes
Over on cable, Discovery Channel has a couple Nature’s Most Amazing Events specials, MTV has the first season finale of The Phone, and TLC has the seventh season premiere of What Not to Wear and a Wedded to Perfection special.
Giveaway: One Designing Women – The Complete First Season set on DVD.
Prime Picks
Don’t Forget the Lyrics! (FOX): New. Singer Mark McGrath tries to help a radio producer win money for charity.
Mental (FOX): Repeat. In the “Pilot” from earlier this week, the new head of the psychiatric department of a Los Angeles hospital brings is unusual approach to working with patients.
20/20 (ABC): New. ABC investigates and reports.
Solid Selection
Walk the Line (CBS): Released 2005. Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter in this tale of his ups and downs on the road to stardom. Runs three hours.
Cable Choices
Unwrapped (Food Network): Repeats. Marc finds out how some of your favorite “Cookout” treats are made and then checks out the “Top Dog.” Both episodes play again later.
What Not to Wear (TLC): Season Premiere. Clinton and Stacy give former child star Mayim Bialik (Blossom), who is now a mother, a makeover. Plays again later.
Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food Network): Repeats. Guy takes “The Memphis Barbecue Tour” and gets some “Real Deal BBQ.” Both episode play again later.
Other Option
- Un-Broke: What You Need to Know About Money (ABC): New. Special. A financial adviser talks with the likes of Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, Seth Greeen and others about mortgages, 401(k) plans, the stock market and more.
Sports Note
- ESPN has game six of the NBA Western Conference Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers at the Denver Nuggets.
Late Night
- My Boys (TBS): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s season three finale episode, “Spring Training,” replays.
- Rescue Me (FX): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s episode, “Iceman,” replays. Runs 61 minutes.
TV Marathons
Discovery Channel has seven episodes of Rides early.
History has five episodes of Battles BC that play twice.
Oxygen has 12 episodes of Roseanne early.
TLC has seven episodes of What Not to Wear.
