Saturday 2.23.08:

ABC:
8:00pm Forrest Gump (R) [movie]

CBS:
8:00pm Shark (R)
9:00pm 48 Hours Mystery (R)
10:00pm 48 Hours Mystery (R)

NBC:
8:00pm My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad (R)
9:00pm Knight Rider (R) [movie]

Fox:
8:00pm Cops
8:30pm Cops
9:00pm America's Most Wanted

CW:
8:00pm Local Programming

MNT:
8:00pm NFL Total Access [sports]
9:00pm Paradise Hotel 2
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Sunday 2.24.08:

ABC:
7:00pm Barbara Walters Oscars Special [special]
8:00pm Oscars Red Carpet 2008 [special]
8:30pm 80th Annual Academy Awards [special]

CBS:
7:00pm 60 Minutes
8:00pm Big Brother 9
9:00pm Cold Case (R)
10:00pm Dexter (R)

NBC:
7:00pm Law & Order: CI (R)
8:00pm Law & Order: CI (R)
9:00pm Law & Order: CI (R)
10:00pm Law & Order: CI (R)

Fox:
7:00pm NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup in Fontana Overrun [sports]
8:00pm Simpsons (R)
8:30pm Simpsons (R)
9:00pm Family Guy (R)
9:30pm American Dad (R)

CW:
7:00pm CW Now
7:30pm Everybody Hates Chris (R)
8:00pm Everybody Hates Chris (R)
8:30pm Aliens in America (R)
9:00pm Girlfriends (R)
9:30pm The Game (R)

MNT:
7:00pm Local Programming

If I had The CW up here in Canada, I might try out some of the comedies during the commercial breaks of the Oscars, but I don't get The CW here. Maybe that's a good thing! Do line-ups such as NBC's Sunday night line-up happen often? I'm new.

7:00PM - "Barbara Walters Oscars Special" (ABC)
8:00PM - "Oscars Red Carpet 2008" (ABC)
8:30PM - "80th Annual Academy Awards" (ABC)

WTF with NBC's Sunday line-up?

Saturday: Nothing
Sunday:

THE ONLY. THE ONE. THE OSCARS

Saturday:
9 - Memphis/Tennessee (ESPN)

Sunday:
10 - Breaking Bad (AMC)

SATURDAY:
Catch up on DVR

SUNDAY:
Family Guy (FOX) & Dexter (CBS)

Maybe the SERIES FINALE OF CW NOW!

Saturday

MEMPHIS vs TENNESSEE, 9PM, ESPN

The good news is that one of these teams will lose.

Dumont Weekend of Prime Choices

It is Academy Award weekend, a highpoint this month for those who celebrate the 31 Days of Oscar on TCM.

MY SATURDAY PRIME:

LIVE:

8:00 pm Poltergeist (TCM) -> One of the most chilling movies made, and a real treat to watch on TCM commercial-free as part of their 31 Days of Oscar celebrations.

10:00 pm Independent Spirit Awards (AMC) -> I enjoy these annual awards almost as much as the Oscars. From the informality of the event-in-the-tent to the loopy, entertaining host/hostesses over the years, this awards program gets it right every year with a top-notch list of nominations and an award that is absolutely loaded with merit.

LATER:

9:00 pm Knight Rider (NBC) -> Last weekend my DVR was completely filled, and it rebelled on me until I was able to delete and download saved programming. Knight Rider fell victim to the purge, but only because I knew that NBC was encoring it tonight. I look forward to recording and watching this very early fall preview!

11:30 pm Saturday Night Live (NBC) -> Tonights first post-writers strike episode is hosted by Miss Tina Fey, and based on the previews that have been running all week on NBC, I am expecting this episode to return to its exemplary form as when Miss Fey was one of the chief writers. I will watch this on Sunday morning over breakfast.

MY SUNDAY PRIME:

LIVE:

7:00 pm Barbara Walters Special (ABC) -> Miss Barbara Walters has been part of my Oscar viewing tradition ever since she started doing them eons ago.

7:00 pm The 80th Annual Academy Awards (ABC) -> My ballot at Variety had the following top of ballot choices:
Best Picture - Atonement
Best Actor - Mr. Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)
Best Actress - Miss Julie Christie (Away From Her)
Best Supporting Actor - Mr. Hal Holbrook (Into the Wild)
Best Supporting Actress - Miss Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)
Best Director - Messrs. Ethan & Joel Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Best Original Screenplay - Mr. Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton)
Best Adapted Screenplay - Miss Sarah Polley (Away From Her)


LATER:

7:00 pm CW Now (CW) -> Merci beaucoup to the lovely and talented team that told us each week about trends with benefits and all those cool gizmos too! An innovative experiment it was. Perhaps another network might give this type of series a summertime slot.

9:00 pm Masterpiece: Pride and Prejudice (PBS) -> The miniseries continues tonight with its third episode...I believe next Sunday is the finale.

11:00 pm Breaking Bad (AMC) -> Once again, very thankful that AMC skeds an immediate encore following the 10 pm debut. An excellent series.

Saturday:
Nothing

Sunday:
Dancing with the Stars season 3 (BBCAMERICA)

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Saturday

Shark I'm starving for some scripted drama, so I'll give this show another chance. (Only seen pilot to date.) Tonight in this repeat from last January of '07, Sebastian goes after a millionaire arms broker who is supplying explosives to L.A. gangs that have caused three car bombings and nine fatalities over the past five months. Making things more difficult is the FBI, which wants to take over the case, but Sebastian won't allow it because Casey has been kidnapped and may be killed if the broker escapes the country.


Saturday Night Live Tina Fey is the host - Looking forward to this after the long hiatus. And this week a musical guest I won't fast forward thru - Carrie Underwood!



Cable Alert!

Perfect Stranger (Starz 9pm) Halle Berry & Bruce Willis - A journalist (Berry) goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill (Willis) as her best friend's killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game of online cat-and-mouse





Sunday


Big Brother Not facing American Idol, but facing Barbara Walters, how will this show fare tonight!?! It's HOH nominations tonight and the food competition. Who wants slop? I do I do.

Saturday
DVR Night (Prison Break, Damages, Big Love, Dexter, Friday Night Lights)

Sunday
Big Brother 9
Oscars

quote:

Originally posted by xwiseguyx:
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Sunday

Big Brother Not facing American Idol, but facing Barbara Walters, how will this show fare tonight!?! It's HOH nominations tonight and the food competition. Who wants slop? I do I do.

Are you watching Big Brother over the absolute paramount, pinnacle, red-carpet glamour event of the year?

Say it isn't so, X, say it isn't so!

quote:

Originally posted by dumont:

quote:

Originally posted by xwiseguyx:
XWISEGUYX's Picks 2 Click 4 Sat & Sun
Sunday

Big Brother Not facing American Idol, but facing Barbara Walters, how will this show fare tonight!?! It's HOH nominations tonight and the food competition. Who wants slop? I do I do.

Are you watching Big Brother over the absolute paramount, pinnacle, red-carpet glamour event of the year?

Say it isn't so, X, say it isn't so!

I will be dumont. I don't like those award shows very much and at least I might get a few kicks out of Big Brother.

Big Brother

I am still one of the 5 people watching BIG BROTHER. Also watching some of THE ACADEMY AWARDS.

quote:

Originally posted by Bruce:
Saturday

MEMPHIS vs TENNESSEE, 9PM, ESPN

The good news is that one of these teams will lose.

The better news is that the true best team may find itself only one spot from the top!

Speaking of the true best team, I will also be watching 6:30 - UNC/Wake Forest (FSN) tomorrow night.