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Who’ll win on Oscar night — and who should

By By Julie Hinds Detroit Free Press (MCT)

Any year where George Clooney and Brad Pitt are competing against each other for an Oscar, or where gender identity (Albert Nobbs), racism (The Help), post-9/11 pain (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close), the cost of pro sports (Moneyball) and illegal immigration (A Better Life) are prevalent themes can’t be described as a quiet one for the Academy Awards.

And yet a silent film is the major player at this year’s ultimate film event, which airs Sunday on ABC. The Artist, a winsome look at the rise and fall of a charismatic silent screen star, has become the big talk of the 2012 awards season. It has earned only about $25 million, but it was showered with 10 Oscar nominations — including one for best actor front-runner Jean Dujardin, who has the breezy charm of Gene Kelly.

By now, a wide audience is familiar with The Artist, if only as that black-and-white movie with the cute Jack Russell terrier. But can this ultimate underdog grab best picture honors? Or will the

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Jean Dujardin portrays George Valentin, left, and Berenice Bejo portrays Peppy Miller in a scene from ‘The Artist.’ The film was nominated for an Oscar for best film. top prize go to weightier fare like The Descendants, a poignant family portrait led by a surprisingly vulnerable George Clooney, or The Help, a box-office hit elevated by the power of its three actress nominees?

Will silence be golden? Here are some predictions on what’s likely to happen when the envelopes are opened.

BEST PICTURE The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life, War Horse Will win: In a year when one nominee that looks good on paper was clobbered by bad reviews (the Tom Hanks-Sandra

Bullock-starring Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close) and another was underappreciated for its classic style (War Horse), the competition here is mostly between the fizzy joys of The Artist, the multi layered drama of The Descendants and The Help and the lovely precision of Hugo. Expect The Artist to prevail, especially since Oscar voters can’t resist a movie that celebrates their own craft.

Should win: The Descendants, another excellent snapshot of the human heart from director Alexander Payne. It conveys the magnificent, tragic messiness of life through the story of a husband and father coping with revelations in the wake of his wife’s devastating coma.

BEST ACTOR Demian Bichir, A Better Life; George Clooney, The Descendants; Jean Dujardin, The Artist; Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; Brad Pitt, Moneyball Will win: George Clooney has never been better. And goodness knows that Gary Oldman deserves to be recognized for decades of superb acting. But when a performer commands a movie with such throwaway

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grace, the Oscars tend to give him the gold. Jean Dujardin, prepare to be honored for displaying world-class style, delivering sweet dance moves and making silent films cool again.

Should win: Clooney, who succeeded by scrapping his debonair confidence and digging deep to find the place where sorrow, jealousy and wisdom meet in an average man struggling to do his best in an impossible situation.

BEST ACTRESS Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs; Viola Davis, The Help; Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo; Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady; Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn Will win: Although Meryl Streep is technically superb and emotionally on target as Margaret Thatcher, she is burdened with a movie that feels more like a series of quick pencil sketches than a finished portrait. Viola Davis, on the other hand, takes viewers on a journey into the soul of her character, showing us both the guarded outward composure of an African-American maid in

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Adele’s ‘21’ sets record with 21st week at No. 1

By By Todd Martens

bested a chart record set by the Houstonled soundtrack to The Bodyguard, the Los Angeles Times Grammy album-of-the-year winner for LOS ANGLES — Adele’s momentum is 1992. SoundScan began providing accushowing no signs of slowing. After winning rate sales data for the music industry in six Grammy Awards and taking the top 1991, and The Bodyguard had its run at the prize at the Brit Awards, the young soulful top of the charts beginning in late 1992. star bested a chart record set by another Artists who perform at the Grammy vocal powerhouse, the late Whitney HousAwards typically experience a sales bump ton. Adele’s 21 coasted to another week in the days that follow, yet Adele’s 207at the top of the pop charts, giving it 21 percent sales increase is rare any time of nonconsecutive weeks in the pole position. That’s the most by any album in the the year (the album sold 237,000 copies modern sales era. for the week ending Feb. 12). Adele’s 21 is Buoyed by her Grammy wins and the best sales week for an album since Lil return to the stage after vocal cord surgery, Wayne’s Tha Carter IV debuted at No. 1 21 sold a mighty 730,000 copies in the with 964,000 late last fall.

United States for the week beginning Feb. By comparison, last year’s album-of13, according to Nielsen SoundScan stats the-year winners the Arcade Fire sold released by Billboard. The tally gives Adele her best sales week. The album, which has 41,000 copies of its The Suburbs in the first full sales week after the Grammy Awards. now remained in the top-10 for one full year, has sold more than 7.3 million copies. For the week heading into the awards, The With another week at No. 1, Adele has Suburbs had sold 12,000 copies.

oscars Continued from Page 2 the 1960s South and the strength, anger, tenderness and complexity that define her inner life. For such an epic turn, Davis is bound to take home the statuette.

Should win: Davis, a phenomenal actress who finally is getting a chance to show what she can do with a starring role.

She conveyed the struggles of a woman in a specific time and place in history, yet made her character’s voice speak for the timeless, universal search for equality and acknowledgment.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn; Jonah Hill, Moneyball; Nick Nolte, Warrior; Christopher Plummer, Beginners; Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Will win: Christopher Plummer is on an award-season winning streak. The veteran actor is finally being acknowledged

by Hollywood with a rush of appreciation for a lifetime of achievement, as well as his understated portrayal of a senior citizen who comes out as a gay man in order to live his final years with grace and honesty.

All these years later, Captain Von Trapp is still an imposing presence.

Should win: Plummer is a fine choice, but if it’s time to single out a legend who’s

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Adele poses backstage with her six awards at the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Los Angeles.

slam, Moneyball guys.

Should win: As much as we’d like to tout The Ides of March, a made-partly-inMichigan movie with snappy dialogue Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on ABC and bold cynicism, Moneyball is the clear MVP. It’s a throwback to the 1970s brand of filmmaking that took its time to tell a story BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS did reminder of how movies seduced the and immersed itself in the language of real world back in the days before sound, much Berenice Bejo, The Artist; Jessica Chassituations, in this instance, a Major League less computers, ruled the industry. It’s tain, The Help; Melissa McCarthy, BridesBaseball organization. filmmaking stripped down to its essentials, maids; Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs; Octavia and yet it’s sprinkled with the flair of a cin- BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Spencer, The Help ematic maestro.

Will win: Octavia Spencer, for her capThe Artist, Michel Hazanavicius; BridesShould win: Alexander Payne, who’s tivating blend of humor and suppressed maids, Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; become a bard of contemporary American fury as a maid with an unforgettable recipe Margin Call, J.C. Chandor; Midnight in life. No other director has populated so for those who’ve wronged her. It’s the sort Paris, Woody Allen; A Separation, Asghar many movies with such a rich tapestry of of breakthrough performance that makes Farhadi characters and such respect for the earthOscar voters sit up and pay attention.

Will win: Midnight in Paris, Woody shaking dramas of ordinary lives. Payne Should win: Janet McTeer, who quietly Allen’s humorous rumination on the intelhas a Shakespearean appetite for the comsteals her movie from star Glenn Close. lectual implications of the grass always plicated nature of human behavior and As a woman impersonating a man in late being greener in another era. Hollywood an internal GPS for locating the truth of a 19th-century Ireland in order to earn a admires Allen’s ability to dream up a situation. living wage, McTeer’s immersion in male masterpiece every 10 years or so, facial expressions and body movements BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY minor like this time-traveling truffle that allows is beyond impressive. Every time she’s on The Descendants, Alexander Payne and the Allen substitute, Owen Wilson, to rub screen, she brings to life what’s essentially Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; Hugo, John Logan; shoulders with Fitzgerald and Hemingway. a depressing character study.

The Ides of March, George Clooney & Grant Should win: Bridesmaids. With decepBEST DIRECTOR Heslov and Beau Willimon; Moneyball, tive ease, Annie Mumolo and Kristen Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris; Michel Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, story by Wiig created female characters who were believable and outrageous. They Hazanavicius, The Artist; Terrence Malick, Stan Chervin; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan deftly illustrate why the best comedies are The Tree of Life; Alexander Payne, The Will win: Somebody turned a saga of grounded in real-life responses to envy, Descendants; Martin Scorsese, Hugo insecurity, self-delusion, self-loathing and, Will win: Michel Hazanavicius. By rely- pro-sports financing into a meditation on mid-life ambition, stunted dreams and the eventually, acceptance — the five stages of ing on the silent treatment, the French hilarity. director created a visual treat and a splen- pursuit of happiness? You just hit a grand never won , why not the venerable Max von Sydow, who is downright amazing as a man swaddled in a grief that’s rendered him mute. It would be an extreme, incredible upset by an actor in a flawed movie, but he deserves it.

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Rebuffed by mainstream, Black turns humor inward

By Jake Coyle Associated Press

REDDING, Conn. — Down a quiet country road in rural Connecticut, in a home with a stone wall out front and glittery pinecones on the coffee table, lives Michael Ian Black.

It is, if anything, an unlikely outpost for one of comedy’s most free-flowing fonts, a prodigious, medium-shifting comic who came up as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The State, went on to make cult TV shows and movies, and has now transitioned into stand-up and book writing. More than 1.7 million follow his steady stream of jokes and observations on Twitter.

The peculiar normalcy of his residence isn’t lost on Black. Of his peaceful town, Redding, he says, “most of the crime here is committed by me.”

“Even last night, I was walking around this house, and just going, ‘This is my house?’” says Black, gazing around on the interiors which house him, his wife Martha Hagen-Black, their two children, their dog and their cat.

It’s that sense of curious dissociation that kicks off Black’s new book, You’re Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Death and Other Humiliations. It’s a comedic memoir-ish tale that Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, will publish Tuesday.

He opens the book with the self-examination of a midlife crisis, lamenting the mere image of the word “forty” (his age) as “like a shrub that died” while morosely scouring the Internet for photos of “Fat Kevin Federline” — a kind a stand-in for all of Black’s fears of failure,

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‘You’re Not Doing it Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death and Other Humiliations,’ by Michael Ian Black is shown.

After years of banging his head against Hollywood for mainstream success, the comedian has found only esteemed cult status. irrelevance and “terrible hair decisions.”

“I wonder if, like me, there are people who occasionally experience the curious, disembodying sensation of not recognizing their present life as their own,” writes Black. “It is a feeling I can only describe as the opposite of deja vu.”

What follows is a kind of inspection of that life, principally his relationship with Hagen-Black and their experience raising two children.

Though You’re Not Doing It Right has much comedy in it, its foremost trait is its honesty — a clear-eyed truth-telling about the hardships of mar-

riage (including the admission that both he and HagenBlack sometimes fantasize about divorce), the death of his father, and the frustrations of child-rearing (the music of Creed, of all things, sparks an emotional breakthrough on fatherhood).

But even uttering the label “memoir” — approximate but unavoidable — bothers Black.

“It’s like I’m lashing myself when I say it,” he says. “It implies a level of accomplishment that I certainly don’t feel. I haven’t really achieved anything other than landing on basic television. ... Tina Fey, she can write a memoir.”

Black doesn’t savor his choice, knowing it rings of bandwagon-hopping. Comedic memoirs have become en vogue in recent years, including those by Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman and Black’s fellow State alum and frequent collaborator Michael Showalter, who released the postmodern Mr. Funny Pants last year.

It’s Black’s fourth book following two children’s books and the collection of humorous essays My Custom Van (sample essay: “What I Would Be Thinking If I Were Billy Joel Driving to a Holiday Party Where I Knew There Was Going to Be a Piano”).

With You’re Not Doing It Right, Black wanted to pursue a more personal approach in tandem with his recent focus in stand-up.

“I was trying to figure out ways to expand myself creatively as opposed to just being the smug, smarmy a----- that I’m familiar to most people as,” says Black. “It was feeling limiting, so I felt like I need to do more and open myself up a little more.”

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Justin Bieber’s 2nd book set for September release NEW YORK — He’s only 17, but pop sensation Justin Bieber is back with his second book.

HarperCollins announced Tuesday that it will publish Justin Bieber: Just Getting Started. The book is described as “the second official photographic book” from the multiplatinum-selling superstar.

The company says it will be released worldwide in September.

The new book promises a look inside the world of Bieber: touring the globe, making a movie and bieber recording his new album.

His first book, titled First Step 2 Forever: My Story, was published in October 2010. It has sold more than a million copies in 25 languages.

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Alpine native Amy Holcomb recently released her first gospel album, ‘Wooden Cross.’

Alpine native f inds peace singing gospel

By Erin Williams

but I’m still going to sing in the choir, but if you want me to do something else ... and right when I prayed that For Amy Holcomb, the road to prayer, I came up with my first song singing gospel music has been one that’s on my album,” Holcomb says. she has navigated since she was 5 That stroke of divine intervention years old, when she sang her first was all she needed to begin placing church solo in the choir. the framework for Wooden Cross, “When I had this crowd’s attenher first publicly released album, for tion — I knew right then that’s what which she wrote nearly every song.

I wanted to do,” the Alpine native The title track, focused on Christ’s forremembers. As an adult, Holcomb giveness, set Holcomb’s perspective continued to sing and gain a few fans, on what she feels will be the future of but never had anything to give them her work. with her music on it. So when a coun“That’s the [song] where I really try music opportunity presented itself found out this is what I’m going to in 2009, she naturally jumped on it. be doing with my life. I’m going to be But it wasn’t where she was meant writing music, and I’m going to be to be. spreading it through my ministry,” “I wanted to produce an album, she said. and I wanted to get my name out, but Things have since worked out I think I was doing it for the wrong smoothly for the wife and mother, reason,” she said. “I loved the music who now resides in Sylacauga, where and everything that I was doing, but I she attends Westview Baptist Church. felt like something was still missing.”

While Holcomb would love to take With mixed feelings about the type her work to an international level, she of music she should be singing, she is putting her faith in God and enjoyturned to a higher power. ing the fruits of her labor.

“I just would pray about it and “With me trying to do my gospel [think], ‘If this is what I need to do, music … it’s like everything just falls then I will pursue this country album, into place,” she said. She said she Special to The Star

could even feel his presence as she gave this interview. “My kids can sometimes get very rowdy, but they are behaving right now because this is what I’m supposed to be doing.”

While she is focused on building up her gospel base, Holcomb wouldn’t rule out a return to country music down the road.

“I don’t write [country], but I wouldn’t mind singing someone else’s music. If they were a country listener and then they heard me, I think they would probably respect me singing my gospel music and might go, ‘Hey, I might not be where I need to be, but I can feel this in the country and gospel ’cause it’s OK.’” And even though she is not yet a superstar, Holcomb’s music is starting to speak for itself.

“About two Sundays ago, this guy came up to me and said ‘Hey, can you please sing that song — I don’t know who wrote it — but can you sing this song?’ and I’m like ‘That’s my song.’”

Holcomb will hold signings from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. at The Amen Corner in Childersburg on March 10 and at Lou Belle’s in Sylacauga on March 24.

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Singer Jason Crabb gets 8 Dove Awards nominations

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Associated Press

ATLANTA — Singer Jason Crabb grabbed eight nominations for the Dove Awards, leading the way for the gospel and Christian music show that will be held in Atlanta for the second year in a row.

Laura Story had six nominations and rapper LaCrae got five nods for the show, which has run for 43 consecutive years. The show will take place April 19 at the Fox Theatre.

Kirk Franklin, Chris Tomlin, Natalie Grant and Jamie Grace each received four nominations.

Franklin, who recently collected two Grammys and two NAACP Image Awards, crabb hasn’t won a Dove Award since 2007. He’ll seek his first male vocalist of the year with Crabb, Christ August, Chris Tomlin and Steven Curtis Chapman.

Franklin said he was surprised because he doesn’t consider himself as a singer. He’s known for talking during songs, leaving the singing to his choir.

“It’s funny to me because I can’t sing,” said Franklin, whose album Hello Fear has sold more than 415,000 copies.

“These other guys in the category can really sing,” he added. “But I’m thankful to be nominated in any category.”

Crabb will also compete for artist of the year against Casting Crowns, Story, LaCrae and The Issacs.

One singer absent in the artist of the year category is Francesca Battistelli, who won the show’s top award last year. She is looking for her third straight female vocalist of the year against Mandisa, Kari Jobe, Story and Grant — who had previously won the award four years straight before Battistelli.

“I’m still blown away to be named among some of the best in this industry,” said Grant, who has won a total of four Dove Awards since she released her first album in 1999. “It’s cool that I’m nominated and people still think I’m relevant.”

The Dove Awards held its first show in Atlanta last year after being held in Tennessee for more than four decades.

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Rihanna could draw criticism for songs with Brown

By Mesfin Fekadu Associated Press

NEW YORK — Rihanna is known for making bold statements, from her often sexually charged music to her tattoos to even the hue of her hair.

But her latest decision — a musical pairing with the man who three years ago left her bloodied and bruised — has left some questioning her judgment.

On Monday, after days of teasing, Rihanna and Chris Brown debuted two songs featuring each other. Brown sings and raps on the remix of Rihanna’s sexually charged song “Birthday Cake,” and she appears on a new version of his upbeat tune “Turn up the Music.”

Fans have been split about the topic: Some support Rihanna and Brown’s collaborations, others condemn it. The topic was still trending on Twitter on late Tuesday, with plenty of tweets criticizing Rihanna for embracing her former abuser.

Rihanna, 24, seemed to address the controversy Tuesday when she won best international female artist at the Brit Awards.

“At times when I feel misunderstood, my fans always remind me that it’s OK to be myself,” Rihanna said.

But Bill Werde, editorial director of the music magazine Billboard, says Rihanna’s decision to make music with Brown could disappoint some of her supporters.

“I think there are people out there that feel betrayed (by) Rihanna,” he said. “She has every right to be an individual ... she has every right to date who she wants to date and be with whoever she wants to be with. She’s a grown woman. But you just need to recognize that then the fans have every right to feel how they’re going to feel about that.”

Emails to both Brown and Rihanna’s record labels asking for more information on the songs went unreturned Tuesday, and while Rihanna’s representative had no comment, Brown’s publicist did not return a request for comment.

When rumors about the collaboration sparked last week, both stoked

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Rihanna, left, and Chris Brown are seen at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday June 1, 2008, in Los Angeles. The two singers have collaborated with each other on new songs, sparking a controversy with Rihanna fans. the talk about it. Brown, 22, tweeted: “Let them be mad!!!! We make music.

Don’t like it, don’t listen!” On Tuesday, after weighing some of the negative feedback, he tweeted: “You are not GODS to judge us. U have no say!

Positivity & LOVE! My fans make a difference.”

The release of the songs comes three years after Brown attacked his then-girlfriend on the eve of the Grammys, leaving her with a split lip, a black eye and other injuries.

Rihanna and Brown have been on friendly terms for some time. They’ve tweeted each other, and he recently wished her a happy birthday on Twitter. She has also said that she’s happy about his success and enjoys his music.

After Brown pleaded guilty to a felony charge, he saw his career plummet: A former Billboard artist of the year, he lost endorsements and his third album, Graffiti, released 10 months after his attack, was a commercial disappointment. A restraining order prevented him from being close to Rihanna and he was put on probation (which remains in effect). Since then, he’s returned to the top of the music charts, releasing a slew of hit

songs and the album F.A.M.E. (Forgiving All My Enemies), which won him his first Grammy this month. He also made his physical return to the Grammys, the same night Rihanna performed (the restraining order is no longer in effect). Brown performed twice at the show, which drew criticism.

But now Rihanna may face criticism as well. Werde, who expects the songs to find success, says he doesn’t believe she’ll lose any of her endorsements, but adds that image could change.

Even before the songs were officially released, Billboard addressed the matter in open letters to Rihanna and Brown. In Rihanna’s letter, Billboard said her pairing with Brown was “not cool, to a whole lot of people.”

Rihanna is currently a spokeswoman for Nivea, and has endorsed CoverGirl and Gucci in the past. In November, she said in an interview on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that her goal is to be her true self, and not necessarily a role model to others.

“I used to worry about it a lot, but then I realized the message I really want to send is not perfection, it’s individuality,” she said.

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fun.’s ‘Some Nights’ ambitious; Sinead still rocks

By By Glenn Gamboa

does extraordinarily well, taking the familiar and — with the aid of producer Jeff Bhasker, who helped Kanye West achieve fun., Some Nights, (Fueled by Ramen) something similarly ambitious — giving it The opening of fun.’s Some Nights their own modernized twist.

(Fueled by Ramen) is so brazenly ambiEven when they strip back their ambitious, you can’t help but expect the New tions on “Why Am I the One,” fun. still York trio to eventually fall flat on their manages to make the chorus sound enorfaces. Spoiler alert: They don’t. mous. Some Nights is a prime example “Some Nights Intro” starts with Nate of how “fake it til you make it” works. No Ruess’ distinctive voice and a simple worries, their sales will soon be as huge as piano line that builds into operatic grantheir sound. deur, calling to mind both Queen and Bottom line: Gorgeous little stories that Rufus Wainwright as the former Format sound enormous. front man declares, “Tea parties and Twitter, I’ve never been so bitter.”

Sinead O’Connor, How About I Be Me Some Nights conjures up Fleetwood (and You Be You)? One Little Indian Mac’s Tusk and Paul Simon’s Graceland Sinead O’Connor has always leaped while Ruess goes through an existential headfirst into controversy, so, of course, musical crisis, wondering “What do I she kicks off her new album How About stand for? Most nights, I don’t know.”

I Be Me (and You Be You)? (One Little They follow that with “We Are Young,” Indian) with a folkie ode to marriage “4th an iTunes smash already featured on Glee and Vine.” Her recent tabloid exploits — a and car commercials that will soon take Las Vegas wedding in December for an root at a pop radio station near you. Like on-again, off-again marriage (currently many of fun.’s songs, “We Are Young” is on) and an apparent suicide attempt — a massive stadium-ready anthem about distract from what is a stunning return to something very small — in this case, a form. “Old Lady” reminds us that she still rocks, while the stream-of-consciousness night at the bar. It crystallizes what fun.

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folk of “Queen of Denmark” reveals her sly humor still intact.

Bottom line: As alternately thrilling and maddening as she is.

HOT SONG If Nicki Minaj’s exorcism dramatization at the Grammys was too, er, cerebral, her new single “Starships” (Young Money) balances it out by being enjoyably mindless. Produced by Red One, “Starships” has a generic ’90s rave riff at its core and a chorus that could have been done by a dozen or so artists, from Pitbull to Lady Gaga. Oddly, it’s Minaj’s charismatic verses that save this from being utterly anonymous fun, like she’s a guest star on her own song. Nevertheless, it works.

NEW IN STORES Lambchop’s Mr. M (Merge) Sleigh Bells’ Reign of Terror (Mom & Pop) Tyga’s Careless World: The Rise of the Last King (Universal Republic) Angelique Kidjo’s Spirit Rising (Razor & Tie) Field Music’s Plumb (Memphis Industries)

Legend, The Roots highlight ‘Soundtrack for a Revolution’

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Associated Press

Various artists, Soundtrack for a Revolution (Entertainment One) The 2009 documentary film Soundtrack for a Revolution provided a glimpse of how music played an influential role as blacks fought for equality during the turbulent times of the civil rights movement.

Freedom songs from “We Shall Overcome” to “Wade in the Water” helped fuel the labor movement and became anthems in the black church. Songs like these are included on the 10-song

soundtrack, finally released after a long wait over rights and clearances for the music, and are performed by a host of contemporary artists, including John Legend, The Roots and Mary Mary.

All of the songs have been heard before and performed on infinite occasions, but none of them lose their original soulful luster with these new renditions.

The soundtrack flows smoothly from beginning to the end, opening up with Mary Mary’s version of “We Shall Not Be Moved.”

Wyclef Jean takes to his guitar and

infuses his mild-mannered island rhythm on the thought-provoking track, “Here’s to the State of Mississippi.”

British soul singer Joss Stone’s soaring voice on “Eyes on the Prize” provides an inspiring idea of perseverance. On the piano-driven “Oh Freedom,” Vivian Green sings with pride and passion that tugs at the heart.

In all, each performer plays a part in capturing the essence of what the freedom songs stood for during the civil rights movement — hardship, redemption and justice.

CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: Legend, Stone, Mary Mary, Anthony Hamilton and The Blind Boys of Alabama collaborate on the jazzy approach on “We Shall Overcome.”

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Irish pop-rock singer Sinead O’Connor performs during the 17th Rock Oz’Arenes festival in Avenches, Switzerland, Aug.16, 2008. Her latest album, ‘How About I Be Me (and You Be You)?,’ was released this week.

iTunes Top 10 selling singles and albums Songs 1. “Part of Me,” Katy Perry 2. “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston 3. “Rolling in the Deep,” ADELE 4. “Set Fire to the Rain,” ADELE 5. “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” Kelly Clarkson 6. “We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae),” Fun. 7. “Starships,” Nicki Minaj 8. “Turn Up the Music,” Chris Brown 9. “Someone Like You,” ADELE 10. “What Makes You Beautiful,” One Direction Albums 1. 21, ADELE 2. Whitney — The Greatest Hits, Whitney Houston 3. Barton Hollow, The Civil Wars 4. 19, ADELE 5. Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay 6. 2012 GRAMMY Nominees, Various Artists 7. Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 8. Stronger, Kelly Clarkson 9. Scars & Stories, The Fray 10. Bon Iver, Bon Iver — Compiled by the Associated Press

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Laughs hit and miss in ‘Wanderlust’

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Paul Rudd, left, and Jennifer Aniston are shown in a scene from ‘Wanderlust.’

By Christy Lemire Associated Press

Wanderlust would provide an intriguing double feature with the acclaimed indie drama Martha Marcy May Marlene.

Both are about people who search for their true selves in woodsy communes, get sucked into the brainwashing and insularity by a charismatic leader and eventually struggle to escape.

One of these films contains poop jokes. Guess which one it is.

Yes, Wanderlust proudly wears its sketch-comedy origins on its sleeve (except for the commune’s resident nudist, that is), and that means the gags are as hit-andmiss as you’d imagine. David Wain (Role Models) directs from a script he co-wrote with longtime friend and collaborator Ken Marino, but it’s clear that a lot of improv took place, as well. That’s the bread and butter for these guys and their

wanderlust HH1/2 rating: R for sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use Running time: 1:38 Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux, Alan Alda cast members, with whom they’ve worked in the past on TV (The State, Children’s Hospital) and in movies (Wet Hot American Summer, The Ten).

Some jokes get hammered into the ground repeatedly; others go on well past the point of cringeinducing awkwardness, which is the point. But some do reach the levels of brilliant, unfettered lunacy to which they aspire. One extended scene had me curled up in a ball in my seat, watching through splayed fingers across my eyes. Nothing gory happens — it’s

just Paul Rudd talking to himself in the bathroom mirror — but it’s wonderfully, agonizingly weird, and a great showcase of his ability to be daring as well as likable.

Rudd and Jennifer Aniston co-star as George and Linda, a happily married couple struggling to make do in Manhattan. But like so many Americans the past few years, they lose their jobs and find they can no longer afford the apartment they just bought (Linda Lavin is perfectly dry as their real estate agent). Reluctantly, they drive down to Atlanta to stay with George’s blowhard brother, Rick (Marino), who lives in a McMansion with his obnoxious son and self-medicating wife (Michaela Watkins, who finds the delicacy in teetering on the brink of coming unhinged).

Along the way, though, they stop for the night at a bed and breakfast in northern Georgia.

Turns out the place is a hippie

enclave called Elysium, run by the self-appointed, self-satisfied guru Seth. (Justin Theroux is awesomely arrogant in the role and virtually unrecognizable beneath his Christ-like hair and beard).

The air is thick with pot smoke and the sound of didgeridoos and the scent of patchouli, and George and Linda don’t quite fit in at first.

But they end up liking it there so much — and liking the version of themselves that its permissiveness brings out — that they end up staying for a couple weeks.

This sets up all kinds of fish-outof-water antics, especially for Rudd, who serves as the straight man at the center of these zany caricatures. Kathryn Hahn, Lauren Ambrose, Jordan Peele, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Alan Alda and a startlingly naked Joe Lo Truglio all get chances to shine.

There is no real momentum, though, but rather a series of moments: George feels uncom-

fortable shouting out his emotions. George feels uncomfortable having people watch him on the toilet. George feels uncomfortable with Elysium’s free-love philosophy — even though he has an opportunity to sleep with the gorgeous Eva (a game Malin Akerman).

Linda, who’s bounced around throughout her adult life trying various jobs without ever feeling fulfilled, finds a spiritual home here and wants to move in for good. What will become of their marriage — which is never really in question, this is a comedy, after all — provides a minimal amount of tension.

Your expectations are crucial here. If you’re looking for structure, cohesion and narrative drive, you’ll be frustrated and maybe even a little bored. If you can be as open-minded as the drugged-up denizens of Elysium, then it’s all good, brother.

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A 14-year-old girl, part of a secret race of tiny people who live in a world hidden from humans, strikes up a friendship with a human boy, unwittingly putting her family in danger.

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After waking from a coma caused by a car accident, a newlywed wife copes with severe memory loss while her husband tries to win her heart again. With Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill and Scott Speedman. the woman in black

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When a widowed lawyer is sent to a remote village to settle the affairs of a deceased eccentric, he discovers the place holds a deadly secret.

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Two deadly CIA partners and best friends fall for the same woman and employ their skills and arsenals against each other to win her over. With Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. Directed by McG. Wanderlust

HH1/2, 1:38, R

A stressed-out Manhattan couple leave the big city and stumble upon an unusual freewheeling community populated by colorful characters. With Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux and Malin Akerman. Written by Ken Marino and David Wain. Directed by Wain.

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‘The Way,’ ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ top new releases

By By Rick Bentley McClatchy Newspapers

Two films that had limited play top this week’s DVDs releases.

The Way, Grade Aminus: Emilio Estevez has written, produced and directed a modern day Wizard of Oz. But instead of a yellow brick road, these travelers are on the 800-kilometer Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James. People from around the globe travel to Spain to make the journey for a variety of reasons.

Tom (Martin Sheen) and his son, Daniel (Estevez), have become estranged.

Daniel is killed on the first day he tries to walk the Camino de Santiago in the Pyrenees. Tom’s trip to claim his son’s body takes a detour when he decides to make the long walk to complete his son’s journey.

He’s joined by: the heartbroken Sarah (Deborah Kara Unger), who says she’s making the trip to stop smoking, really a mask for her real motivation; Jack (James Nesbitt), an author whose writer’s block is just a symptom of a bigger problem; and Joost (Yorick van Wageningen), who doesn’t have the courage to face his eating problems. Their woes might seem diverse, but these four people have more in common than they are willing to admit.

Martha Marcy May Marlene, Grade B-plus: Elizabeth Olsen turns in a powerful performance as a woman who escapes a cult only to return to a world that, in its own way, is just as controlling and scary. Director T. Sean Durkin magnifies the emotional conflict through a film stripped of all trappings from credits to music. He

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John Hawkes, left, and Elizabeth Olsen are shown in a scene from ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene,’ released this week on DVD. just lets raw emotions carry the scenes.

Martha (Olsen) has not been in contact with her family in two years. She thought she had found an idyllic world living as part of the “family” created by the patriarch, Patrick (John Hawkes). Martha slowly begins to realize that her life is not her own and has been fully taken over through sexual abuse, intimidation and her own psychological problems.

She escapes and reaches out to her sister, Lucy (Sarah Paulson), a control freak who believes she’s the emotional universe. Each time Martha seems ready to talk about her ordeal, Lucy manages to bring the focus back to herself.

Durkin creates great tension by hanging Martha between these two very different — but equally imperfect — worlds. He seamlessly shifts between Martha’s two lives, showing scary connections between them.

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A scene is shown from the film ‘Act of Valor,’ starring real, active-duty Navy SEALs.

‘Act of Valor’ shows exploits of Navy SEALs

By By Roger Moore

villain) who is aiding terrorists, and pursue the Chechnyan mastermind (Jason Cottle) who wants to strike America and Act of Valor is an amped-up, actioncause a global economic collapse. packed adventure about the exploits of The SEALs themselves are only the Navy’s “Sea, Air and Land” commando sketched in — the veteran chief, the teams — the SEALs. It’s a furiously macho expectant dad, assorted strong, elemensaga scripted by the screenwriter of 300 tal men. Their names are left off of the and starring those always-get-their-man credits. They’re all about mission and men of mystery — real Navy SEALs. “code” and “ethos.” Writer Kurt Johnstad’s What the filmmaking duo who bill testosterone-laced script is built around themselves as “The Bandito Brothers” a SEAL’s narration, a letter suggesting the have concocted is an episodic, reverent generations of tough military men who round-the-world sprint that follows a spawned this current outfit, the love of team of SEALs as they hunt Islamo-terror- staying “dangerous” into their golden ists, narco terrorists, arms smugglers and years, the lack of fear. He has this narrator their fellow travelers from Africa to Cenquote the Shawnee Chief Tecumseh: “Sing tral America. They’re trying to stop a team your death song and die like a hero going of suicide bombers from making their way home.” across the U.S. border.

Corny, yes. Like the title — Act of Valor.

In bracing, first-person-shooter video But effective. game-style photography, we follow a I appreciated the movie’s limited chestplatoon of “operators,” as they’re called — thumping, its lack of zingy one-liners and Rorke, Mikey, Dave, et. al — as they rescue politics. These guys are all business. a C.I.A. agent (Roselyn Sanchez) before The narration may be portentous in the she is tortured to death, hound a smugextreme — “Put your pain in a box. Lock it gler (Alex Veadov, not the most arresting down.” But the dialogue among the SEALs BMcClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)

hurt them.

“Remember, they do this for a living too,” one chief warns the team about the terrorists.

The scenes in between the action blocks are generic “soldiers on leave” stuff, sentimental and stiff. And there’s no time to show mission preparation in between the Swift boat “extractions” and is simple and unadorned, if littered with super-secret submarine deployments. military acronyms and jargon. The charThe cinematography — a mix of neracters don’t talk about sacrifice, they just vous hand-held, shooter’s point-of-view do it. They may be sentimental, but they shots, night-vision footage and extreme hide it. There’s no time for grief or panic in the middle of a gun-battle. “Be advised, close-ups — was masterfully handled by Shane (We Are Marshall) Hurlbut, and Mikey is down. Repeat, Mikey is down.”

The fellows who rescue kidnap victims, assembled by a crack team of editors into free hijacked ships and took down Osama a breathless rush. bin Laden are serious soldiers, closeThe Bandito Brothers — Mike “Mouse” knit and guarded. In the film’s brilliantly McCoy and Scott Waugh — have made shot and cut combat scenes, their elite what amounts to a recruiting film. But it’s (unseen) training pays off, the necessity of their hi-tech hardware is illuminated. And a visceral and entertaining recruiting film, yet when bullets are flying, they are going and if it gets more people to sign up and to take casualties. They bleed. They aren’t try and get into the SEALs, so be it. We’d all sleep a little easier if there were a few supermen, or Hollywood action heroes.

They’re dealing with deadly foes who can more of the “damn few” in this elite corps.

act of valor HH1/2 rating: R for strong violence including some torture, and for language Running time: 1:51 Starring: Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Jason Cottle

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‘X Factor’ wants 2 female judges, 2 hosts

By Lynn Elber

to make it clear to contenders Associated Press how much of a time commitLOS ANGELES — Simon ment X Factor Cowell is playing it coy about represents. rumors that Fergie, Britney He didn’t Spears and Janet Jackson are shed much being considered for The X Faclight on the tor. departures Two judges’ spots on the Fox Spears Jackson Fergie of Abdul and TV singing contest opened up Scherzinger, when Paula Abdul and Nicole show before focusing on the saying only that shows evolve Scherzinger left after the first search. and “this time it was decided to season. Cowell told a teleconJudge Antonio “L.A.” Reid do it sooner or later.” He said the ference Wednesday that two confirmed there had been distwo have been “incredibly grawomen will replace them, but he cussions about adding Whitney cious and respectful” and he’s declined to comment on who’s Houston but no contact was looking forward to working with being considered. them again.

“There’s been a load of specu- made with her. Houston died With host Steve Jones’ exit, lation, some true, some not true,” Feb. 11.

Meetings will be held over the Cowell said he wants to switch Cowell said. He added that he to a two-host format that would waited to see who was interested next few weeks with “a number enough to ask about joining the of people,” Cowell said, primarily better suit the show and the

amount of information that needs to be explained, entertainingly, to viewers. He didn’t say who might be hired but said they could be people who don’t have “host” on their resume.

He’s not looking far for new judges and emcees, Cowell indicated, saying, “it’s important we have more Americans on the show.”

Cowell, who’s a judge on the Fox show he based on his hit British series, is English. Jones is Welsh.

He was guarded about guessing the ratings for X Factor when it returns this fall for its second season. After Cowell predicted it would be a hit in its freshman outing with 20 million viewers, the show averaged around 12 million weekly viewers, which

is respectable but not a blockbuster.

“I should have kept my mouth shut,” Cowell said. It took time for American Idol, the home he and Abdul once shared, and NBC’s The Voice to grow in the ratings, he said, expressing confidence the same will happen for X Factor.

“I absolutely expect the second season to do better than the first season,” he said. “We’re not doing this to be second or third. ... We’ve learned how to make the show better.”

Asked when the first release from season-one winner Melanie Amaro would be out, Cowell said the project wasn’t being rushed, to do justice to her talent.

New RAZR Maxx has amazing battery life Droid RAZR Maxx by Motorola; $300 with two-year contract Motorola revived its popular RAZR brand with an Android version late last year. Now the company is hoping to build off the handset with an upgraded device dubbed the Droid RAZR Maxx.

The original Droid RAZR is only a few months old. It’s a bit of a head scratcher that Motorola would release an improved version of the phone so quickly after launch.

Chris Those who bought the RAZR upon its Pittman release are probably pretty ticked that iSpy the Maxx exists. After all, many of those users won’t be available for an upgrade until the following November.

The Maxx has all the great features that shipped with the original RAZR, including the HD screen, super-slim profile and 8-megapixel camera.

The best new feature of the Maxx is its amazing battery life. You can literally talk for nearly a day straight without needing to stop and charge. The standby time is even more ridiculous. You’ll likely be able to go several days without needing to recharge the battery.

I wanted to put the 4G LTE support through its paces.

I went to Birmingham and used the Speedtest.net application to test Internet speeds.

Wow! The results far exceeded what I had expected.

Verizon’s network produced highs of 32 megabits-

per-second download and 12 Mbps for upload. That destroys most home wireless connections.

The Maxx supports mobile hotspot, which allows one to turn their phone into a wireless access point. The feature costs extra, but could be well worth it for those looking to cut down on more expensive Internet packages.

Especially since you’ll likely get faster speeds through the hotspot.

Verizon plans for every market to have 4G LTE by the end of 2013. I’m hoping to see it in Anniston before the calendar passes by 2012.

The Droid RAZR Maxx is an exceptional phone that tops the list of available Android handsets. Those looking to upgrade in the next few months cannot go wrong with Motorola’s latest. zBoost YX540 Metro by Wi-Ex; $299 Cell phones trump landlines in almost every area except for service. Some mobile providers struggle to provide a good network in certain cities due to mountains or other barriers. The zBoost YX540 Metro by WiEx hopes to help those who need an extra hand finding a good signal.

The device is a small hub that features an antenna. A cable runs from this box to a signal booster that is placed on the window. Setup takes no more than five minutes.

Wi-Ex claims that an indoor signal is increased up to 1,500 square feet.

Pretty much every phone on the market is compatible with the device, including every iPhone and most Android handsets.

The signal boost goes beyond only helping with voice transmission. You’ll see improved data speeds as well.

The zBoost product requires no physical contact with your phone.

I live in an area that has a spotty signal on AT&T’s network. I usually only have a couple of bars at the most, and sometimes I lose service completely.

The zBoost has been hit and miss for me.

Sometimes I can definitely tell that it is helping as I’ll reach near full service at times.

On other occasions, I still lose service completely.

However, this has occurred much less frequently since incorporating the zBoost into the home.

Mobile communication is everything these days as many people have stopped landline service altogether.

For those who have, and are having signal issues, the zBoost is worth a strong look. Don’t expect it to fully fix all of your problems. A small boost, however, is almost a given.

That piece of mind alone will be worth the price of admission for some people.

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24 friDAY MUSIC Herschel Keeton and the Cotton Pickin’ Chicken Pickers When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Golden Saw Music Hall, Williams Community, Jacksonville Cost: Free Contact: 256-435-4696 DJ and Karaoke When: 7 p.m.

Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free and open to the public (ages 21+) Contact: 256-238-8047 DJ Rockin’ Roger When: 8 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-832-5000 Bobby Thomas What: Country, rock, blues When: 8 p.m.

Where: F&W Bar and Grille, 12175 Stemley Road, Lincoln Cost: Free Contact: 256-294-2193 Line dancing lesson, 10/55 What: Line dancing lesson with Tammy and Terry from 7-9. 10/55 (rock, country) after 9.

When: 8:30 p.m.

Where: Upstairs in loft, The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 DJ What: Dance music When: 9 p.m.

Where: Downstairs of The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Keitha Williams What: Acoustic rock When: 9:30 p.m.

Where: The Peerless Saloon, 13 W. 10th St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-1899 Daniel Hughes What: Alt-country When: 10 p.m.

Where: Brother’s Bar, 206 Pelham Road S., Jacksonville

Cost: $5 for under 21, $3 for 21 and up Contact: 256-435-6090

Cost: Free Contact: 256-832-5000

event Wine Tasting When: 1-6 p.m.

Where: White Oak Vineyards, 1484 Dry Hollow Road, Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-231-7998

Larry Keel & Friends What: Easy listening When: 8 p.m.

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-235-0613

theater Rent What: One year in the life of friends living the Bohemian life in NYC. Contains adult content. Performed by JSU Drama When: 7 p.m.

Where: Ernest Stone Center, corner of 11th Street and Church Avenue, Jacksonville Cost: $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and JSU personnel, $10 for students, children and military Contact: 256-782-5648

Bobby Thomas What: Country, rock, blues When: 8 p.m.

Where: F&W Bar and Grille, 12175 Stemley Road, Lincoln Cost: Free Contact: 256-294-2193

Th’ Burning What: Musical about the Freedom Riders bus burning in Anniston When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Mason Hall Performance Center, Jacksonville State University campus Cost: $5 Contact: 256-782-8364

25 saturDAY MUSIC Rabbittown Ramblers What: Country When: 6-9 p.m.

Where: Rabbittown Café and Fiddlers Hall, 900 Rabbittown Road, Piedmont Cost: $5 Contact: 256-435-8008 Jimmy Robertson & the Roustabouts When: 6-9 p.m.

Where: Munford Senior Center, (old Munford High School), 115 Lions Road, Munford Cost: $3 single, $5 couple Contact: 256-236-0340 Full Circle Band What: Country, pop.

When: 7-11 p.m.

Where: American Legion Post 19, Heflin Cost: $5 Contact: 256-236-0340 DJ Rockin’ Roger When: 8 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston

Jim Parks Band What: Rock, blues When: 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: $5, public welcome (ages 21+) Contact: 256-238-8047 10/55 What: Rock, country When: 8:30 p.m.

Where: The loft of The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Revive Saturday with DJ Doc Roc When: 9 p.m.

Where: Downstairs of The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: TBD Contact: 256-741-9300 DJ Shon Don When: 9:30 p.m.

Where: The Peerless Saloon, 13 W. 10th St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-1899 First Right Theft What: Rock When: 9:45 p.m.

Where: Heroes American Grill, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Anniston Cost: $4 Contact: 256-405-4366 Back in Black What: AC/DC tribute band When: 10 p.m.

Where: Brother’s Bar, 206 Pelham Road S., Jacksonville Cost: $7 for under 21, $5 for 21 and up Contact: 256-435-6090

eVENTs Wine Tasting When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Where: White Oak Vineyards, 1484 Dry Hollow Road, Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-231-7998 Wine Tasting When: 4-6 p.m.

Where: Wine Cellar, 309 Quintard Ave., Anniston Cost: $5 Contact: 256-237-5996 theater Rent What: One year in the life of friends living the Bohemian life in NYC. Contains adult content. Performed by JSU Drama When: 7 p.m.

Where: Ernest Stone Center, corner of 11th Street and Church Avenue, Jacksonville Cost: $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and JSU personnel, $10 for students, children and military Contact: 256-782-5648 Th’ Burning What: Musical about the Freedom Riders bus burning in Anniston When: Reception at 6 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Mason Hall Performance Center, Jacksonville State University campus Cost: $15 for adults, $12 for students Contact: 256-782-8364

26 sunDAY

MUSIC Trombone recital by Dr. James Roberts What: Jacksonville State University faculty member When: 3 p.m.

Where: Mason Hall Performance Center, JSU campus Cost: Free Contact: 256-782-5858 Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-5996

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get out and do something: Music, theater, art and more theater Rent What: One year in the life of friends living the Bohemian life in NYC. Contains adult content. Performed by JSU Drama When: 2 p.m.

Where: Ernest Stone Center, corner of 11th Street and Church Avenue, Jacksonville Cost: $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and JSU personnel, $10 for students, children and military Contact: 256-782-5648

27 monDAY MUSIC Karaoke by Mossburg When: 8-11 p.m.

Where: Jefferson’s, 407 Pelham Road N., Jacksonville Cost: Free Contact: 256-435-3456

28 tuesDAY MUSIC Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-5996 events

Kids’ Story Time When: 10:30 a.m.

Where: Children’s room of the Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County, 108 E. 10th St., Anniston Cost: Free Reflections of the Past Lecture Series ­— Eugene Allen Smith’s Alabama: How a Geologist Shaped the State.

What: Presented by Aileen Kilgore Henderson When: Noon Where: Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County, 108 E. 10th St., Anniston Contact: 256-237-8501 Trivia Night When: 7-10 p.m.

Where: Mellow Mushroom,

33 Industrial Drive, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-835-1444

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Bobby Thomas What: Country, rock, blues When: 7-11 p.m.

Where: F&W Bar and Grille, 12175 Stemley Road, Lincoln (Embry/Lincoln exit on I-20) Cost: Free Contact: 256-294-2193 Karaoke by Mossburg When: 9 p.m.

Where: Applebee’s, 612 E. Hamric Drive, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-835-2434 events Shuffleboard Tournament When: 7 p.m.

Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free and open to the public (ages 21+) Contact: 256-238-8047 Texas Hold ‘Em When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300

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MUSIC Scott Grant What: Easy listening, jazz, blues When: 6-9 p.m.

Where: Garfrerick’s Cafe, 655 Creekside Drive, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-831-0044 Mossburg Karaoke When: 7-10 p.m.

Where: Mellow Mushroom patio, 33 Industrial Drive, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-831-1444 Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-5996

Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Karaoke with Billy 2 Bare When: 8 p.m.

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-235-0613 Bring Your Own Vinyl Records What: Featuring DJ Shon Don When: 9 p.m.

Where: The Peerless Saloon, 13 W. 10th St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-1899 DJ Sky When: 9 p.m.

Where: Pelham’s, 116 Ladiga St. SW, Jacksonville Cost: Free Contact: 256-435-7455 Open Mic with Riley Green When: 10 p.m.

Where: Heroes American Grille, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Jacksonville Cost: $10 Contact: 256-405-4366 event Wine Tasting When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: Tyson Art & Frame, 3326 Henry Road, Anniston Cost: $5 Contact: 256-236-9910 Darts When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free. Public welcome.

Contact: 256-238-8047

To list an event in the free calendar, contact Deirdre Long at dlong@annistonstar.com or 256-235-3580.

Events must be received at least seven days in advance.

To purchase a “Spotlight” ad, call Kim Jenkins at 256-235-9215

Documentary on life of rapper Heavy D to air

By Suzanne Gamboa Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The story of late rap pioneer Heavy D will be chronicled in a documentary airing Sunday on Centric TV. Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D will feature interviews with the Jamaican-born rapper’s family and artists such as Will Smith, Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah, according to Centric TV, the heavy d 24-hour channel that is part of the BET Network.

Heavy D, whose given name was Dwight Myers, is considered one of the most influential rap artists of the late 1980s and early 1990s, both as the front man for his group, Heavy D and The Boyz, and as a solo artist.

He died last November at age 44, from a blood clot in his lung.

Centric said the documentary includes footage from Heavy D’s last televised performance, at the BET Hip-Hop Awards last October.

In addition to building his own successful music career, Myers was a big part of the careers of other black artists. Queen Latifah discusses in the documentary being mentored by Myers. Myers also was a record label executive who hired Sean “Diddy” Combs as an intern, and was producer to other rappers, such as Jay-Z. Myers’ talents went beyond the studio to the theater and television.

He appeared in The Tracy Morgan Show, Law and Order, Boston Public and other shows. He most recently played a courthouse guard in Tower Heist.

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Which witch?

‘Wicked’s’ run in Birmingham inspires a quiz to test your knowledge of witches “I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too.”

— The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz, 1939

By Deirdre Long dlong@annistonstar.com

wicked WHAT: Award-winning Broadway musical based on the novel by Gregory Maquire.

When: Through March 4 Where: BJCC, 1500 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd., Birmingham How much: $80-$144 per ticket Contact: 205-458-8400

You won’t hear that famous movie line in Broadway in Birmingham’s current production of Wicked, this “untold story of the witches of Oz,” but there are plenty of references to that wonderful land.

In Wicked, a Broadway musical that has won 35 major awards, the story concentrates on the life of Elphaba, the “wicked” witch, and Galinda, the “good” witch, who later shortens her name to Glinda. Elphaba, born green, has always lived a difficult life, but things start to look up in college when she befriends Galinda and meets her love, Fiyero. When she’s sent on a special trip to the meet the beloved Wizard of Oz, she discovers that this wonderful man isn’t really that great. The wizard, fearing Elphaba will go public with his misdeeds, starts a mass witch hunt and Elphaba goes underground in fear for her life. The story stays somewhat true toward the end — Dorothy and her house kill Elphaba’s sister, and then the pig-tailed girl kills the witch by melting her with water.

By the end of the show, you’ve learned a lot about the life of these witches, who are some of the most wellknown in pop culture. So let’s see how much you know about other famous witches and their doings.

1. What was Samantha’s maiden name on the television show Bewitched? a) Baker b) Smith c) Dogood d) It’s never known 2. What 1987 movie starred Cher, Michelle Pfieffer and Susan Sarandon as a coven of witches? a) Witches of Eastwick b) Hocus Pocus c) The Craft d) Practical Magic 3. How many people were convicted and executed on charges of practicing witchcraft during the 1692 Salem Witch Trials? a) 2 b) 19 c) 145 d) 0 4. In which comic did Sabrina, the teenage witch, first appear? a) Buzzy b) Archie c) Suzie d) Patsy Walker

b) Louisiana c) Colorado d) Kentucky 7. In the 1990 movie, The Witches, based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name, what is the protagonist turned in to? a) cat b) mouse c) dog d) lizard 8. On the television show Charmed, what was the name of the fourth sister who appeared in the fourth season? a) Prue b) Piper c) Paige d) Phoebe 9. Who played Hermione in the Harry Potter movies? a) Emma Watson b) Emma Stone c) Emma Williams d) Emma Thompson

5. What kind of flower adorns the top of long-running comic strip character Broom Hilda? a) Rose b) Daisy c) Tulip d) Belladonna

10. Which Pevensie child was tempted by the White Witch in the book (or movie) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe? a) Peter b) Suan c) Edmund d) Lucy

6. In which state did the 1999 horror film The Blair Witch Project take place? a) Maryland

Answers: 1. d, 2. a, 3. b, 4. b, 5. b, 6. a, 7. b, 8. c, 9. a, 10. c

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Which witch?

‘Wicked’s’ run in Birmingham inspires a quiz to test your knowledge of witches “I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too.”

— The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz, 1939

By Deirdre Long dlong@annistonstar.com

wicked WHAT: Award-winning Broadway musical based on the novel by Gregory Maquire.

When: Through March 4 Where: BJCC, 1500 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd., Birmingham How much: $80-$144 per ticket Contact: 205-458-8400

You won’t hear that famous movie line in Broadway in Birmingham’s current production of Wicked, this “untold story of the witches of Oz,” but there are plenty of references to that wonderful land.

In Wicked, a Broadway musical that has won 35 major awards, the story concentrates on the life of Elphaba, the “wicked” witch, and Galinda, the “good” witch, who later shortens her name to Glinda. Elphaba, born green, has always lived a difficult life, but things start to look up in college when she befriends Galinda and meets her love, Fiyero. When she’s sent on a special trip to the meet the beloved Wizard of Oz, she discovers that this wonderful man isn’t really that great. The wizard, fearing Elphaba will go public with his misdeeds, starts a mass witch hunt and Elphaba goes underground in fear for her life. The story stays somewhat true toward the end — Dorothy and her house kill Elphaba’s sister, and then the pig-tailed girl kills the witch by melting her with water.

By the end of the show, you’ve learned a lot about the life of these witches, who are some of the most wellknown in pop culture. So let’s see how much you know about other famous witches and their doings.

1. What was Samantha’s maiden name on the television show Bewitched? a) Baker b) Smith c) Dogood d) It’s never known 2. What 1987 movie starred Cher, Michelle Pfieffer and Susan Sarandon as a coven of witches? a) Witches of Eastwick b) Hocus Pocus c) The Craft d) Practical Magic 3. How many people were convicted and executed on charges of practicing witchcraft during the 1692 Salem Witch Trials? a) 2 b) 19 c) 145 d) 0 4. In which comic did Sabrina, the teenage witch, first appear? a) Buzzy b) Archie c) Suzie d) Patsy Walker

b) Louisiana c) Colorado d) Kentucky 7. In the 1990 movie, The Witches, based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name, what is the protagonist turned in to? a) cat b) mouse c) dog d) lizard 8. On the television show Charmed, what was the name of the fourth sister who appeared in the fourth season? a) Prue b) Piper c) Paige d) Phoebe 9. Who played Hermione in the Harry Potter movies? a) Emma Watson b) Emma Stone c) Emma Williams d) Emma Thompson

5. What kind of flower adorns the top of long-running comic strip character Broom Hilda? a) Rose b) Daisy c) Tulip d) Belladonna

10. Which Pevensie child was tempted by the White Witch in the book (or movie) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe? a) Peter b) Suan c) Edmund d) Lucy

6. In which state did the 1999 horror film The Blair Witch Project take place? a) Maryland

Answers: 1. d, 2. a, 3. b, 4. b, 5. b, 6. a, 7. b, 8. c, 9. a, 10. c

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WASHINGTON — Before the death of Don Cornelius stirred pangs of Soul Train nostalgia in the American public, a group of black entrepreneurs already had begun working to revive Cornelius’ creation and carry it beyond the continued popularity of the show’s dances and television reruns.

What, exactly, can be done with Soul Train, given that it lasted nearly four decades and is considered an American institution, even though there hasn’t been a new episode in six years? Will the soul of Soul Train carry on, or drift into history?

Soul Train Holdings LLC, the entity created by NBA legend and entrepreneur Earvin “Magic” Johnson when he bought the Soul Train library and brand last year, has a lot of ideas. Among them are bringing a Soul Train variety show back to television, CEO Kenard Gibbs told The Associated Press. There have been discussions with writers about taking Soul Train to Broadway, Gibbs said, and also in the works are film opportunities, potential book deals and, in 2013, the first Soul Train cruise.

“The brand itself, we believe, has far, far other entertainment-based tentacles we can stretch,” Gibbs said.

During a memorial for Cornelius in Los Angeles last week, Johnson assured Cornelius’ son Tony, “The brand that your father has created will last a lifetime.”

Black Entertainment Network LLC, BET, and Centric TV, a BET Network, also has rights to the Soul Train brand and name, and have revamped the Soul Train Awards, which have aired on BET Networks since 2009. The awards show has been the network’s second highestrated special, said Paxton Baker, Centric executive vice president and general manager.

Baker said the show has held its own and plans are under way for a tribute to Cornelius for this year’s show, planned for broadcast Nov. 25, keeping its Sunday-after-Thanksgiving air date tradition, on BET and Centric.

“For our part, it was a great brand and made a lot of sense for us to go out and acquire the brand and put our stamp on it,” Baker said.

There are some 1,100 hours of Soul Train episodes and specials, many of which have only aired once on television. Some are posted on the Soul Train website, reminding viewers of celebri-

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In this Feb. 13, 2012, photo, people participate in the Soul Train dance line record attempt in Philadelphia. A group of black entrepreneurs is working to revive Don Cornelius’ creation, ‘Soul Train,’ and carry it beyond party line dances and television reruns. ties’ past lives.

There is no shortchanging the impact that Soul Train still has today.

Soul Train lines — some impromptu, some organized — popped up around the country in honor of Cornelius after his death Feb. 1. Well before Cornelius died, they were a staple at weddings or other festive gatherings, and even found their way into movies such as Spike Lee’s Crooklyn in 1994 and the family holiday story This Christmas in 2007.

“What Soul Train did was to make it so visible and make it almost a ritual for black America,” said Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African and AfricanAmerican Studies at Duke University.

In the 1970s, Soul Train alone provided a national, weekly showcase for R&B artists, black culture and fashion, and gave advertisers an entrée to the black consumer market. By the ’80s, mainstream audiences moved on while African Americans stuck with the show, said Christopher Lehman, author of A Critical History of Soul Train on Television.

“As a result, mainstream audiences begin to see Soul Train as a show that is a relic of the ’70s just because it hadn’t been showing music that was popular with the mainstream since the ’70’s, even though the music had been popular with African Americans all along,” Lehman said.

The success of Soul Train success

got many others in the game, some that had far more resources to devote to the programming, said Marc Lamont Hill, associate professor of education at Columbia University and an expert on the hip-hop generation. Soul Train had to compete with video shows on BET that broadcast black artists, and eventually MTV and VH-1. A plethora of awards shows also provide competition, including the BET Awards.

“I think that dance, fashion and music, the best of music, are really the tent poles for Soul Train going forward. I believe those things are enduring just as the ideas and ideals of love, peace and soul are enduring,” Gibbs said.

Whatever the future of the show and its progeny, black independent media — what was the “germ” of Soul Train — are increasing their foothold in American mainstream culture, Neal said. Radio show producers Tom Joyner and Michael Baisden and Issa Rae, creator of the Web-produced show The Misadventures of an Awkward Black Girl are carrying on the Soul Train legacy and “all benefitting from something Don Cornelius set in motion with Soul Train,” Neal said.

“When all is said and done, he wanted to be able to present black acts on television on what he saw as its most organic context .... He understood correctly there was an interest for that well beyond black communities,” Neal said.

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Pop culture Q&A

Availability of Nicholas Ray movies

By By Rich Heldenfels

torture.”) It also appears that it was released on VHS, although copies can be hard Question: In the ’80s to find, and there are varithere was a movie called ous online sellers offering When You Comin’ Back, unauthorized DVDs of it.

Red Ryder? It starred Mar- So it has not been erased joe Gortner, Hal Linden, from public memory. It may Candy Clark and others. simply be that ownership I can’t find it, or even a issues, or a lack of interest, mention of it listed with has kept it from current the many stars who were release. in it. Could someone have Q: There are two movbought the rights to it and ies I have been looking for. is that why it can’t be listed One is Savage Innocents anywhere? with Anthony Quinn as Answer: The 1979 film is an Eskimo. The other is a listed in several references I movie with Burl Ives as a consulted and on Linden’s Cajun hunting for feathwebsite, among other plac- ers of a certain bird. My es, (Turner Classic Movies’ husband doesn’t know the website sums it up in this name of it. I sure hope you unappealing way: “Marjoe can help me out.

Gortner plays a drug dealer A: Both of those films whose car breaks down in were directed by Nicholas a small U.S. town. In turn, Ray, famous for Rebel Withthe town’s people become out a Cause, In a Lonely victim to his unique brand Place and other films. The of physical and mental Burl Ives movie is called Akron Beacon Journal

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Director Nicholas Ray talks to reporters in New York City on Feb. 17, 1976. Ray is the director of films such as ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’ ‘Savage Innocents’ and ‘Wind Across the Everglades.’

Wind Across the Everglades, from 1958. Current Oscar nominee Christopher Plummer plays a game warden at odds with a band of bird hunters led by Ives’s character, who is named Cottonmouth. It was not a happy experience for Ray, who clashed with writer Budd Schulberg (On the Waterfront). In their book Live Fast, Die Young, film historians Lawrence Frascella and Al Weisel add that “bad weather and Ray’s drinking and ill health doomed the film.” Unfortunately, I do not know of an authorized, non-imported release.

The Savage Innocents, a 1960 film, is also said to have inspired Bob Dylan’s song Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn). It was also Peter Falk’s first movie. The international co-production was not a success, although Frascella and Weisel note that Ray later rebounded with King of Kings before his career went into its

final decline. He died in 1979. Savage Innocents was apparently released on DVD by Paramount at one point, and I saw a copy for sale on Amazon.com. But it is more commonly available on imports that may not work in the United States.

DVD players and that may be of poor quality.

Q: Do you have any information about a Canadian TV show that aired in 2008-09 called The Guard? In particular, when or if it will ever be out on DVD? I caught a couple of episodes when the WB or another small network ran them on Saturday nights a year or so ago.

A: The Guard aired for 22 episodes and dramatized life in the Canadian Coast Guard. The Ion network carried it briefly in 2010 but dropped it, reportedly because it did not have a big enough audience. I do not know of an authorized DVD release.

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Broadcasting convention. show. ’ Å On Freddie Roach (N) Real Time With Bill Maher ’ Å Real Time With Bill Maher ’ Å HBO › “Little Fockers” (2010) Robert De Niro. The whole clan arrives for the Focker twins’ birthday. ‘PG-13’ My Yard Goes Disney My Yard Goes Disney My House Goes Disney Å House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l H&G Hunters Int’l WWII In HD: The Air War American Pickers “Pandora’s Box” The guys try to find American Pickers “When Horses Fly” Jim’s spectacu- American Restoration American Restoration American Restoration American Restoration HIST Å an odor in the van. Å lar man-cave. Å “Top Dog” Å “Bumper Balls” Å “Cold Cuts” Å “Buck Wild” Å America’s Most Wanted Sex trafficking. (N) Å America’s Most Wanted Å LIFE America’s Most Wanted America’s Most Wanted Å ›› “Predators” (2010) Adrien Brody. Fearsome aliens hunt a band of human fighters. ’ ‘R’ Å Girl’s Guide to Depravity Lingerie “Screwed” ’ MAX ›› “Paul” (2011, Comedy) Simon Pegg, Nick Frost. ’ ‘R’ Å Ocean of Fear: Worst Shark Attack Ever (N) Ocean of Fear: Worst Shark Attack Ever (N) World War II in Color The Allied forces in Europe.

MILIT World War II in Color ’ World War II in Color The Allied forces in Europe.

Jersey Shore The roommates focus. ’ Å Jersey Shore “Sharp Objects” ’ Å › “How High” (2001) Method Man, Redman. Pot-smoking pals become unlikely students at Harvard. ’ MTV Pranked ’ Underworld Inc. “Grand Theft Auto” Street Heat: High Speed Justice LA Street Racers Street racing’s legacy.

Underworld Inc. “Grand Theft Auto” NGEO Wild Justice Fred: The Show (N) Å SpongeBob SquarePants George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å NICK Fred: The Show Å Biblical Mysteries Explained ’ Å Biblical Mysteries Explained “Lost Gospels” Å Search for the Star of Bethlehem ’ Å Biblical Mysteries Explained ’ Å SCIENCE Biblical Mysteries ●Boxing ShoBox: The New Generation. (N) (Live) ›› “The Mechanic” (2011, Action) Jason Statham. iTV. ’ ‘R’ Å LAFFMOBB Presents (iTV) (N) SHOW › “The Scenesters” (2009) Sherilyn Fenn. iTV. ‘R’ Days of our Lives Rafe disrupts E.J.’s proposal. ’ General Hospital Patrick must make a decision. ’ The Young and the Restless ’ Å Days of our Lives Rafe disrupts E.J.’s proposal. ’ SOAP Young & Restless Car Warriors “Camaro” (N) Countdown to UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson.

SPEED ●NASCAR Racing Camping World Truck Series: Daytona. From Daytona International Speedway, Fla. (N) (Live) ›› “Jurassic Park III” (2001) Sam Neill. A search party encounters new breeds of prehistoric terror. ’ SPIKE ››› “Jurassic Park” (1993) Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum. Cloned dinosaurs run amok at an island-jungle theme park. ’ ●Women’s College Basketball (N) (Live) Basketball Rev. SPSO ●Women’s College Basketball Baylor at Kansas. (N) (Live) ●WWE Friday Night SmackDown! Main event: Daniel Bryan takes on CM Punk. (N) ’ Å Merlin “Lamia” (N) ’ Å Being Human Aidan is hounded by his past.

SYFY ››› Drag Me to Hell Behind the Scenes Å The Hal Lindsey Report Bible Prophecy Manna-Fest/Perry Stone Praise the Lord (Live). Å TBN The Potter’s Touch Å House of Payne House of Payne House of Payne House of Payne ››› “Wedding Crashers” (2005, Comedy) Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken. Å TBS Seinfeld ’ Å ›› “Bless the Beasts ››› “The Harvey Girls” (1946, Musical Comedy) Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger. Young waitresses ›› “Ace in the Hole” (1951, Drama) Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Porter Hall. Newsman delays cave-in rescue TCM and Children” (1971) help civilize a rowdy 1870s Western town. Å (DVS) to milk story. Å Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Four Weddings “...and a power outage” (N) Å Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL TLC Four Weddings ’ Å ●NBA Basketball 2012 NBA Rising Stars Challenge. From Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla. (N) (Live) Å ●Inside the NBA (N) Law & Order A fire yields Law & Order “White Lie” A drug trail leads to a solLeverage The crew targets TNT evidence in an old case. dier’s wife. ’ Å (DVS) (Live) Å a funeral director.

Star Wars: Clone Wars Ben 10: Ultimate Alien King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å TOON Hall of Game Home Improvement ’ Home Improvement ’ Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond The King of Queens ’ TVLND M*A*S*H “George” Å Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Abomination” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Control” Å Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Hate” ’ Å CSI: Crime Scene Investigation “Say Uncle” ’ USA NCIS “Dog Tags” Å Mob Wives: Sit ››› “Pretty in Pink” (1986) Molly Ringwald. A poor eclectic teen is romanced by a wealthy classmate. ››› “Animal House” (1978, Comedy) John Belushi, Kevin Bacon. ’ VH1 Mob Wives ’ Å CABLE NEWS American Greed Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) The Celebrity Apprentice “Hero Worship” The teams raise cash selling sandwiches. ’ Å Piers Morgan Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 Å Erin Burnett OutFront CNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Politics & Public Policy Today CSPAN Politics & Public Policy Politics & Public Policy Today Tonight From Washington Capital News Today CSPAN2 Close-Up on C-SPAN The O’Reilly Factor (N) Å Hannity (N) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) Å The O’Reilly Factor Å FNC FOX Report The Rachel Maddow Show (N) “Semper Fi: Always Faithful” (2011) Premiere.

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Animal Atl. Lose 30lbs Cops Å Paid Prog. Cops Å Paid Prog. Cops Å Paid Prog. Whacked Harmony in Hard Time True Story Test Essential Baking Lidia’s Italy Sara’s Sara’s Quilt in a Sewing Love of South-Gar- American Hometime This Old Ask This Lawrence Kitchen Pépin ’ With Julia Å Weeknight Weeknight Day Å Room Quilting den Woodshop Å House (N) Old House Welk Willa’s Wild Pearlie (EI) Brown Skin ●Golf Cen- ●PGA Tour Golf WGC Accenture Match Play Championship, Quarterfinals. From the Ritz-Carlton Golf 13 News at Nightly 13 News at Life tral Live Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz. (N) ’ (Live) Å 5:00pm News 6:00pm ●College Basketball Arkansas at Auburn. (N) Yu-Gi-Oh! Paid Prog. Basketball ●College Basketball LSU at Mississippi. (N) (Live) Big Bang Two Men Big Bang Veterans Pierson Movie Paid Prog. Etowah Auto Show Movie Gaither Homecoming The Cross Basketball Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- The Acade- THE BIG TIME (N) Ali 70 From Las Vegas (N) Suffering ABC World News at Rev. gram gram gram gram my Joints?

News 6PM ●College Basketball Vanderbilt at Kentucky. (N) ●College Basketball UCLA at Arizona. (N) (Live) ●College Basketball Missouri at Kansas. (N) (Live) The Insider CBS Evening CBS 42 (Live) Å Å Å (N) ’ News News at 6 ›› “Dante’s Peak” (1997, Action) Pierce Brosnan. ’ Psych ’ Å Psych ’ L WPXH Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. ››› “The Client” (1994, Suspense) Susan Sarandon. ’ Heartland Å (DVS) College Basketball ›› “Hearts in Atlantis” (2001) Anton Yelchin Ring ¥ WABM Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. MY68 Auto Paid Prog. Hollywood Sports CABLE ENTERTAINMENT News Storms Local Programming News Local Prog Ent ^ TV-2 Local Programming Intervention Å Intervention Å Intervention “Cassie” Intervention “Jimbo” Parking Parking Parking Parking Parking Parking Parking A&E Sell House Sell House Flip This House Å ››› “The Last Wagon” (1956) ››› “The Shootist” (1976, Western) John Wayne, Lauren Ba- ››› “Rio Bravo” (1959, Western) John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson. ››› “The Fugitive” (1993) Harrison Ford. An innocent man AMC Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr. Å call. People pester old, dying gunfighter. Å Sheriff and deputies try to hold rancher’s brother in jail. Å must evade the law as he pursues a killer. Å Puppies vs. Babies ’ Puppies vs. Babies ’ Puppies vs. Babies ’ Dogs 101 “Puppies” Dogs 101 ’ Å America’s Cutest Pet America’s Cutest Cat America’s Cutest Dog Too Cute!

ANPL Who-Dogs Animals ●6 Nations Rugby England vs. Wales. (N) Å Being Human “Lia” Being Human Å Being Human Å Being Human Å Being Human Å Being Human Å Human BBC Top Gear Å Chris My Wife My Wife Parkers Parkers Parkers Parkers Parkers › “Hot Boyz” (1999, Action) Gary Busey. Å ››› “Ali” (2001, Biography) Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight. Å BET Chris Biography Billy Crystal. The Unexplained Å Psychic Psychic Haunted History Å Ghost Ghost Ghost Ghost Psychic Kids My Ghost Story Å Celebrity Ghost Stories Para-State BIO Top Chef: Texas Top Chef: Texas Top Chef: Texas Bethenny Ever After Housewives/OC Housewives/OC Housewives/NJ The Celebrity Apprentice ’ Å BRAVO Top Chef: Texas Music Top 20 Countdown ’ Å Bayou Redneck Vacation ›› “Miss Congeniality” (2000) Sandra Bullock. ’ Å ›› “Sweet Home Alabama” CMTV CMT Music ’ Futurama South Park South Park Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny 30 Rock 30 Rock Scrubs ’ Scrubs ’ ››› “Napoleon Dynamite” (2004) Jon Heder. ›› “Along Came Polly” (2004) COMEDY Yankers Toughest Trucker Bering Sea Gold Å Bering Sea Gold Å Gold Rush ’ Å Gold Rush DISC American Chopper ’ American Chopper ’ American Chopper ’ American Chopper ’ Toughest Trucker Phineas Fish Hooks “Radio Rebel” (2012, Drama) Debby Jessie ’ Good Luck Good Luck Shake It Shake It Good Luck Good Luck Good Luck Good Luck Good Luck Jessie ’ Austin & Shake It Jessie ’ DISN and Ferb (N) Ryan. ’ ‘NR’ Å Å Charlie ’ Charlie ’ Up! Å Up! Å Charlie ’ Charlie ’ Charlie ’ Charlie ’ Charlie ’ Å Ally Å Up! Å Å E! News (N) The Soup Ice-Coco Ice-Coco Khloe Khloe Fashion True Hollywood Story E! News Khloe Khloe Ice-Coco Ice-Coco The Voice ’ (Part 4 of 5) Å E! ●College Basketball North Carolina at Virginia.

College Basketball ESPN ●SportsCenter (N) Å ●College GameDay (N) ●NASCAR Countdown NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: DRIVE4COPD 300. (N) (Live) ●SportsCenter (N) Å ●College Basketball Notre Dame at St. John’s. ●College Basketball Creighton at Indiana State.

College Basketball College Basketball ESPN2 ●NFL Live Å ››› “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993, Comedy) Robin Williams, Sally Field. ›› “G-Force” (2009, Action) Bill Nighy. ›››› “Bambi” FAM ›› “Richie Rich” (1994, Comedy) ›› “Nanny McPhee” (2005) Colin Firth Paula Contessa Giada Chopped Cupcake Wars Worst Cooks Fat Chef Savoring Harlem Iron Chef America Chopped Restaurant FOOD Pioneer ●Boxing Cristian Favela vs. Jessie Vargas.

Hockey History College Basketball World Poker Tour World Poker Tour Gymnast FOXSS ShipShape Outdoors Connected Slumdog ››› “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008) Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett. ››› “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (2008) Ron Perlman, Selma Blair. ››› “Iron Man” (2008, Action) Robert Downey Jr. FX › “Killer Tomatoes Strike Back” ›› “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” (1993) Å ››› “Burn After Reading” (2008) Å › “Date Movie” (2006) Å FXM Pres. Epic Movie FXM › “Killer Tomatoes Eat France!”

Power of 10 ’ Å Deal or No Deal Å Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Newlywed Newlywed Newlywed Dancing With the Stars ’ Å GSN Whammy! Fam. Feud Newlywed Newlywed Million Dollar “Meet My Mom” (2010) Lori Loughlin. A woman ›› “A Kiss at Midnight” (2008) Faith Ford. A pro- “Second Honeymoon” (2001, Comedy-Drama) “Audrey’s Rain” (2003, Drama) Jean Smart, Carol “Meet My Mom” (2010) Lori Loughlin, HALL falls for her son’s pen pal, a soldier on leave. fessional matchmaker falls for a widower.

Roma Downey, Tim Matheson. Å Kane, Richard Gilliland. Å Johnny Messner. Å ››› “Rio” (2011) ’ ‘G’ Å › “Something Borrowed” (2011) ‘PG-13’ Å ››› “Runaway Jury” (2003) John Cusack.

HBO F. Roach ›››› “Titanic” (1997, Drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Yard Crashers Crashers Bath Bath Room Cr. Homes Homes Buck Buck High Low Dime Genevieve Love It or List It Å House Hunters House H&G Yard Top Gear Rutledge takes Top Gear “America’s Full Metal Jousting Å Full Metal Jousting Å Only in America With Only in America With Only in America With Swamp People Troy re- Swamp People “No Swamp HIST Tanner to Utah.

Toughest Trucks” Å Larry the Cable Guy Larry the Cable Guy Larry the Cable Guy unites with Clint. Å Guts, No Gator” Å People Chris › “Amber’s Story” (2006) Elisabeth Röhm. ›› “The Elizabeth Smart Story” (2003) Å ››› “Taken in Broad Daylight” (2009) Å “Perfect Husband: Laci” LIFE Paid Prog. WEN Hair Chris ››› “The Devil’s Own” (1997) Harrison Ford. ›› “The Dilemma” (2011) Vince Vaughn. Å ››› “Big Stan” (2007) Rob Schneider. ’ ‘R’ ›› “Man on Fire” (2004) ‘R’ Å MAX Love Don’t ››› “Big Stan” (2007) ‘R’ Å Great Planes ’ Å Clash of Wings Å Clash of Wings Å Clash of Wings Å Clash of Wings Å Clash of Wings Å Clash of Wings Å Clash of Wings Å Clash MILIT Great Planes ’ Å 10 on Top Jersey Shore ’ Å Jersey Shore ’ Å I Want Pants Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Ridiculous.

MTV Teen Mom It Gets Better ’ Alaska State Troopers Border Wars Border Wars Border Wars Border Wars Border Wars Border Wars Border Wars Drain NGEO Doomsday Preppers Sponge.

Kung Fu Kung Fu Kung Fu Kung Fu Big Time Big Time iCarly ’ iCarly ’ iCarly ’ iCarly ’ Victorious Victorious Victorious NICK Sponge. Sponge. Kung Fu Kung Fu Power Design Design Design Design Design How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? SCIENCE How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? Design ›› “Prefontaine” (1997) Jared Leto. ‘PG-13’ ››› “King of California” (2007) “Phunny Business” “Heart of Stone” (2009) iTV. ‘NR’ ›› “The Extra Man” (2010) ‘R’ SHOW ››› “The King’s Speech” (2010) Beverly Hills, 90210 ’ Beverly Hills, 90210 ’ Beverly Hills, 90210 ’ Beverly Hills, 90210 ’ Beverly Hills, 90210 ’ Gilmore Girls ’ Å Gilmore Girls ’ Å Gilmore Girls ’ Å The Young SOAP One Tree Hill ’ Å ●Monster Jam ●Trackside At... (N) On Edge Test Drive Ultimate Street Car In Mercedes-Benz On Edge Chasing Daytona Perform.

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MuscleCar ››› “Jurassic Park” (1993) Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum. ’ ›› “Jurassic Park III” (2001) Sam Neill. ’ Ink Master ’ Ink Master ’ Ink Master SPIKE Xtreme ●Women’s College Basketball ●College Basketball Memphis at Marshall. (N) Basketball ACC Future Tennis Women’s College Basketball SPSO Shoot ›› “Beyond Sherwood Forest” (2009) Å “Rock Monster” (2008) Chad Collins. Å “Monsterwolf” (2010, Horror) Leonor Varela.

“Red: Werewolf Hunter” (2010) Felicia Day. Black SYFY ››› “Enchanted” Bugtime Auto B. Hopkins God Rocks Goliath Ishine The Lads Hermie Caterpillr Paws/Tails Heroes & Legends News › “Love’s Unfolding Dream” Touch Memories TBN Wonder › “Mr. Deeds” (2002) Adam Sandler. Å ››› “Wedding Crashers” (2005) Owen Wilson. Å King King Friends ’ Friends Friends Friends ’ Seinfeld TBS Yes, Dear Yes, Dear TBS “Guess ››› “After the Thin Man” (1936, Comedy-Drama) ›››› “The Maltese Falcon” (1941) ›› “The House on Telegraph Hill” (1951) Richard ››› “Bullitt” (1968, Crime Drama) Steve Mc›››› “East of Eden” (1955) James TCM Who’s” William Powell, Myrna Loy. Å (DVS) Humphrey Bogart.

Basehart, Valentina Cortesa. Premiere.

Queen, Robert Vaughn. Å Dean, Julie Harris. Å 48 Hours: Hard Evid.

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Rizzoli & Isles Tommy The Closer “Home Im- ››› “King Kong” (2005, Adventure) Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody. ›› “The Mummy Returns” (2001) Brendan Fraser. Two evil ››› “The Matrix” (1999, Science Fiction) Keanu TNT returns home. Å provement” Å A beauty tames a savage beast. Å forces pursue the son of adventurer Rick O’Connell. Å Reeves, Laurence Fishburne. Å Looney “Tom and Jerry: Fast and Furry” Gumball Gumball Johnny T Johnny T Johnny T Regular Regular Adventure Adventure Inspector TOON Johnny T Johnny T Level Up Level Up Looney Extreme Makeover Extreme Makeover Murder, She Wrote ’ Murder, She Wrote ’ Murder, She Wrote ’ M*A*S*H “Crisis” Å M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Home Imp. TVLND The Nanny The Nanny Extreme-Home Psych Å ››› “The Aviator” (2004, Biography) Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett. Premiere. Å Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law-SVU USA White Collar Å Basketball Wives ’ T.I.-Tiny Mob Wives ’ Å MobWives ››› “Pretty in Pink” (1986) Molly Ringwald.

Women in Music Women in Music Women in Music Women VH1 Top 20 Count.

CABLE NEWS Hoover Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Hoover Paid Prog. Defrosting Get Ripped in 90 Days! Paid Prog. Show Sexy Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Take It Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Money in CNBC Paid Prog. Hair CNN Newsroom (N) CNN Newsroom (N) Your Money (N) Newsroom Fashion CNN Newsroom (N) CNN Newsroom (N) CNN Newsroom (N) Situation Room Newsroom CNN CNN Newsroom (N) Washington This Week Commun Washing CSPAN Washington This Week Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Encore Booknotes Book TV CSPAN2 Book TV Business Forbes Cashin’ In America’s News HQ America’s News HQ Jour.

FOX News The Five America’s News Headquarters (N) America’s News HQ Report FNC Bulls Weekends With Alex Witt Live news coverage.

Interview With The Mind of Manson The Confessions of a Serial Killer Lockup Orange County Lockup MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry (N) Mystery Design Squad Babar (EI) Å Tai Chi Auto ●Blazers All-Access

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30 Rock “Cooter” Å 30 Rock “Do-Over” ’ It’s Always Sunny Hollyscoop (N) ’ Å ¥ WABM Ring of Honor CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News Nightbeat Hot Topics ^ TV-2 Entertainment Tonight Parking Wars Å Parking Wars Å Parking Wars (N) Å Parking Wars (N) Å Billy the Exterminator (N) Billy the Exterminator (N) Billy the Exterminator Billy the Exterminator A&E Parking Wars Å ››› “The Fugitive” ››› “Coach Carter” (2005, Drama) Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Ri’chard, Rob Brown. Premiere. A high-school basketball coach pushes his team to excel. ›› “Two for the Money” (2005, Drama) Al Pacino, AMC (1993) Harrison Ford.

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Too Cute! Three kitten litters coming of age. Å Too Cute! Three litters of puppies grow up. (N) ’ America’s Cutest Dog 2010 ’ Å Too Cute! Three litters of puppies grow up. ’ ANPL Too Cute! ’ Å Being Human Herrick puts George against Mitchell.

Being Human Living under-the-radar. Å The Graham Norton Show Actor Mark Wahlberg.

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BBC Being Human Å ›› “John Q” (2002) Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall. Premiere. A father resorts to violence to obtain a heart for his son. Å › “Half Past Dead” (2002, Action) Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut. Å BET ››› Ali (2001) Å Paranormal State Å Celebrity Ghost Stories Å Celebrity Ghost Stories Å My Ghost Story Å Paranormal State Investigating apparition sightings.

BIO ››› “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004) Matt Damon, Franka Potente.

BRAVO The Celebrity Apprentice ››› “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004) Matt Damon, Franka Potente. Jason Bourne fights back when the CIA tries to kill him.

Bayou Billionaires (N) ’ My Big Redneck Vacation (N) ’ Å Bayou Billionaires Å My Big Redneck Vacation ’ Å CMTV ›› “Sweet Home Alabama” (2002) Reese Witherspoon. Premiere. ’ ››› “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005, Romance-Comedy) Steve Carell, Catherine Keener. Å ›› “Super Troopers” (2001) Jay Chandrasekhar. Budget cuts threaten the jobs of five state troopers.

COMEDY ›› Along Came Polly Gold Rush Running the dozer on ice ends badly. ’ Gold Rush Hoffman’s struggle to hit their goal. ’ DISC Gold Rush “Man Down” Gold Rush Hoffman crew runs through the night. ’ Gold Rush Hoffman’s struggle to hit their goal. ’ A.N.T. Farm “some enShake It Up! “Copy Kat It Jessie “Romancing the Austin & Ally “Club Own- Good Luck Charlie “Teddy Good Luck Charlie “Ted- Good Luck Charlie “Meet Good Luck Charlie “The Good Luck Charlie “Let’s DISN chANTed evening” Å Up” ’ Å Crone” ’ Å ers & Quinceaneras” ’ on Ice” ’ Å dy’s Bear” ’ Å the Parents” Å Break Up” ’ Å Potty” ’ Å The Voice Å › “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” (2007, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel.

The Soup Fashion Police Chelsea Lately E! ●College GameDay (N) (Live) ●College Basketball Syracuse at Connecticut. (N) (Live) ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN College Basketball ●College Basketball Richmond at Xavier. (N) (Live) Ali 70 From Las Vegas (N) ESPN2 College Basketball ››› “The Lion King” (1994, Musical) Voices of Rowan Atkinson, Matthew Broderick. Premiere. ››› “Aladdin” (1992) Voices of Scott Weinger. Animated. A genie helps Baghdad thief and princess.

FAM ›››› Bambi (1942) Restaurant: Impossible “Cap’n and the Cowboy” Restaurant: Impossible “Hoffman’s Bistro” Iron Chef America “Morimoto vs. Bogle” FOOD Restaurant: Impossible Restaurant: Impossible “Chatterbox” ●College Basketball Tennessee at South Carolina. (N) (Live) ●Boxing Cristian Favela vs. Jessie Vargas.

FOXSS ●College Gymnastics ››› Iron Man (2008) UFC 144 Japan Preliminary (N) (Live) ››› “Star Trek” (2009) Chris Pine. Chronicles the early days of the starship Enterprise and her crew.

FX FXM Presents Å › “Date Movie” (2006) Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell, Fred Willard. Å FXM Presents Å › “Epic Movie” (2007, Comedy) Kal Penn. Å FXM › “Epic Movie” (2007, Comedy) Kal Penn. Å Dancing With the Stars The couples compete. ’ Å Dancing With the Stars ’ Å The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game GSN Dancing With the Stars ’ Å “Meet My Mom” (2010) “Beyond the Blackboard” (2011, Docudrama) Emily VanCamp, Treat Williams, Steve Talley. Teacher Stacey “Audrey’s Rain” (2003, Drama) Jean Smart, Carol Kane, Richard Gilliland. A former flame gives a woman a HALL Lori Loughlin. Å Bess inspires homeless students. Å second chance at happiness. Å 2 Days: Portrait Boxing Devon Alexander vs. Marcos Maidana, Welterweights. (N) ’ (Live) Å HBO ››› Runaway Jury ’ › “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son” (2011) Martin Lawrence. ‘PG-13’ Candice Tells All (N) Dear Genevieve (N) Color Splash (N) Å Interiors Inc (N) Å House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l H&G Hunters Int’l Swamp People “Divide to Mudcats “Outlaw Country” Six hand fishing teams hit Mudcats “Hot Spots” Marion worries about his secret Mudcats “Nightmare Holes” Katt Daddy tries to deCajun Pawn Stars A rare Cajun Pawn Stars “Joker’s HIST Conquer” Å the water. Å spot. Å throne his rival. Å World War II biplane.

Wild” Å “The Craigslist Killer” (2011, Docudrama) Jake McDorman, Billy Baldwin, Agnes Bruckner. Å LIFE Perfect Husband: Laci › “Drew Peterson: Untouchable” (2012, Docudrama) Rob Lowe, Kaley Cuoco, Cara Buono. Å ›› “Unknown” (2011) Liam Neeson. An accident victim finds a man using his identity. ‘PG-13’ Å MAX ›› Man on Fire (2004) ›› “The People Under the Stairs” (1991, Horror) Brandon Adams, Everett McGill. ’ ‘R’ Å ››› “Kelly’s Heroes” (1970, War) Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles. An American soldier hatches a plan to steal Nazi gold. ’ Å ››› “Kelly’s Heroes” (1970) Clint Eastwood. ’ MILIT Clash of Wings ’ Å Teen Mom 2 Jenelle and Kailyn reflect.

Jersey Shore The roommates focus. ’ Å Jersey Shore “Sharp Objects” ’ Å MTV Teen Mom 2 “Love Will Tear Us Apart” Corey arranges visitation. ’ Ultimate Factories Europe’s largest brewery. (N) Doomsday Preppers “Back to the Stone Age” Alaska State Troopers “Ice Patrol” Ultimate Factories Europe’s largest brewery.

NGEO Drain the Great Lakes Victorious ’ Å How to Rock (N) Å Bucket & Skinner’s Epic iCarly “iBalls” ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å NICK Victorious ’ Å Oddities (N) ’ Å Oddities (N) ’ Å An Idiot Abroad: The Bucket List “Route 66” (N) An Idiot Abroad: The Bucket List ’ Å SCIENCE How Do They Do It? ’ An Idiot Abroad: The Bucket List ’ Å ››› “The King’s Speech” (2010, Historical Drama) Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush. iTV. ’ ‘R’ Å ›› “The Tempest” (2010, Drama) Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Djimon Hounsou. iTV Premiere. ‘PG-13’ SHOW ›› The Extra Man ‘R’ The Young and the Restless ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless Battlecross Motorcycle Racing SPEED ●Motorcycle Racing AMA Supercross Special - Atlanta. From the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (N) (Live) Ink Master Photo Realism tattoo competition. ’ Ink Master “Game On” Josh calls Shane out. ’ Ink Master The artists are inundated with mistakes. ›› “Starsky & Hutch” (2004) Ben Stiller.

SPIKE Ink Master ’ ●Women’s College Basketball Texas Tech at Texas A&M. (N) (Live) ●Tennis Regions Morgan Keegan Championship: Semifinal Two. (N Same-day Tape) SPSO Wm. Basketball “Witchslayer Gretl” (2012) Shannen Doherty. Witch hunter Hansel learns that his sister, Gretl, is alive.

“Black Forest” (2012) Tinsel Korey, Ben Cross.

SYFY “Black Forest” (2012, Fantasy) Tinsel Korey, Ben Cross. Premiere.

In Touch With Dr. Charles Stanley Å Hour of Power Å Billy Graham Classic Crusades Not a Fan Å Travel the Road Å TBN Precious Memories The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ › “My Best Friend’s Girl” (2008) Dane Cook. A cad falls in love with the ex-girlfriend of his best pal.

TBS Seinfeld “The Subway” ›››› “East of Eden” ›››› “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940, Drama) Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine. A Depression-era ››› “Bound for Glory” (1976, Biography) David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon. Oscar-winning portrait TCM (1955) Å Oklahoma family migrates to California. Å of singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie. Å 48 Hours: Hard Evidence “My Mother’s Murder” ’ 48 Hours: Hard Evidence ’ Å 48 Hours: Hard Evidence Gotti family. ’ Å TLC 48 Hours: Hard Evidence 48 Hours: Hard Evidence Gotti family. ’ Å ››› “The Matrix” (1999) ●NBA Tip-Off (N) (Live) Å ●NBA Basketball 2012 NBA All-Star Saturday Night. Featuring Shooting Stars, Skills Challenge, Three-Point contest and Slam Dunk con- Falling Skies “Live and Learn” A father wants to proTNT Keanu Reeves. test. (N) (Live) Å tect his family. (Part 1 of 2) Å MAD God, the Devil and Bob King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Aqua Teen Hunger Metalocalypse TOON › “Inspector Gadget” (1999) Matthew Broderick.

Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond The King of Queens ’ TVLND Home Improvement ’ Home Improvement ’ Home Improvement ’ Everybody-Raymond Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Risk” ’ Å Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Hothouse” ’ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Quickie” Å ››› “No Country for Old Men” (2007) Å USA Law & Order: SVU 100 Greatest Women in Music Women 20-1. ’ Basketball Wives Jen and Evelyn’s friendship. ’ ››› “Barbershop 2: Back in Business” (2004, Comedy) Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer. ’ Å VH1 Women in Music CABLE NEWS The Suze Orman Show “Family Feud” (N) Å Til Debt Do Us Part ’ Princess “Laura” ’ American Greed CNBC How I Made My Millions American Greed Gupta Reports: Big Hits, Broken Dreams Piers Morgan Tonight CNN Newsroom (N) Gupta Reports: Big Hits, Broken Dreams CNN CNN Newsroom (N) CSPAN Washington This Week Book TV Book TV Book TV: After Words Book TV CSPAN2 Book TV Huckabee (N) Justice With Judge Jeanine (N) The Five Journal Editorial Report FOX News Watch FNC FOX Report (N) Lockup: Raw Time behind bars changes everyone.

Lockup: Raw “The Thin Line” (N) Lockup California’s Kern Valley State Prison.

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RightSide Punk’d ’ Punk’d ’ How I Met How I Met Big Bang 5 WTTO Van Impe Paid Prog. Paid Prog. RECLAIM On Spot Gospel Music Parker Church Movie Rick & Bubba Å Movie Southern Gospel Music Pierson 8 WJXS Crosspoint Culture Paid Pro- This Week W/ George Natural Ad- Tummy Natural Ad- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- We Have a Dream Inspirational black Americans. Academy Awards Pre Show: On the News at ABC World Red Carpet H WJSU Click Å gram Stephanopoulos vantage Tuck vantage gram gram Red Carpet 5PM News ●Supercross The Path ●Epic Poker Mix-Max ●College Basketball Pittsburgh at Louisville. (N) ●College Basketball Wisconsin at Ohio State. (N) CBS Evening News CBS News Face the Dawson Memorial 60 Minutes J WIAT Sunday Nation (N) Church to Las Vegas (N) Å Main Event. (Taped) (Live) Å (Live) Å News ’Å ›› “The Replacements” (2000, Comedy) ’ ›› “Heartbreak Ridge” (1986) Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason. ’ ›› “Commando” (1985) ’ L WPXH Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Inspiration Today Camp Meeting ’ Faith NewHope Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Whacked Natural Women’s College Basketball Raymond ›› “Stealth” (2005, Action) Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel.

The Unit ¥ WABM Church CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming News High Q (EI) ›› “Courage to Love” (2000) Gil Bellows Local Programming Chan. 2 Action News Local Prog ^ TV-2 Chan. 2 Action News Breakout Kings Å Breakout Kings Å Breakout Kings Å Breakout Kings Å Breakout Kings Å Breakout Kings Å Breakout Kings Å Storage Storage Storage A&E Breakout Kings Å ››› “Coach Carter” ›› “Commando” (1985, Action) Arnold ››› “The Fugitive” (1993, Suspense) Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones. An › “Thinner” (1996, Horror) Robert John Burke, Joe › “Lake Placid” (1999, Horror) Bill AMC (2005) Robert Ri’chard Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong. Å innocent man must evade the law as he pursues a killer. Å Mantegna, Michael Constantine. Å Pullman, Bridget Fonda. Å Wild Kingdom ’ Wild Kingdom ’ Å Super Snake Swamp Wars ’ Å Swamp Wars ’ Å Swamp Wars ’ Å Rattlesnake Republic Rattlesnake Republic Bigfoot ANPL Dogs 101 ’ Top Gear Å Top Gear Å Top Gear Å Top Gear Å Top Gear Citroen’s C2. Top Gear Å Top Gear Å Top Gear BBC Amazon: Super River Top Gear Å “Having Our Say-Delany Sisters” ›› “John Q” (2002, Drama) Denzel Washington. Å ››› “Eve’s Bayou” (1997) Jurnee Smollett.

BET BET Takes Hollywood “Of Boys and Men” (2008) Robert Townsend.

Biography Å Biography Å Biography Å Biography Å Biography Å Crime Stories Å Crime 360 Å American Gangster I Survived Å I Survived BIO Jerseylicious Å It’s a Brad, Brad World It’s a Brad, Brad World Tabatha Takes Over Tabatha Takes Over Bethenny Ever After Housewives/OC Housewives/OC Atlanta BRAVO Jerseylicious Å Music Top 20 Countdown ’ Bayou Bayou ›› “Sweet Home Alabama” (2002) Reese Witherspoon. ››› “Grease” (1978) John Travolta. ’ CMTV CMT Music ’ Scrubs ’ Scrubs ’ Scrubs ’ Scrubs ’ ››› “Napoleon Dynamite” (2004) Jon Heder. › “Vegas Vacation” (1997) Chevy Chase. Å ››› “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005) Å COMEDY ›› “Along Came Polly” (2004) Gold Rush ’ Å Gold Rush ’ Å Gold Rush ’ Å Gold Rush ’ Å Gold Rush ’ Å Gold Rush ’ Å Gold Rush ’ Å Gold Rush ’ Å Gold Rush DISC Bering Sea Gold Å Good Luck Shake It A.N.T. Farm Austin & WizardsWizardsGood Luck Good Luck Shake It Shake it Jessie ’ Austin & Phineas Phineas Good Luck A.N.T. Farm So RanShake It Austin & DISN Charlie ’ Up! Å Å Ally Å Place Place Charlie ’ Charlie ’ Up! Å Up! Å Å Ally Å and Ferb and Ferb Charlie ’ Å dom! Å Up! Å Ally Å The Voice The coaches build their teams. Å E! News (N) The Soup Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2012 Academy Awards Oscar nominees. (N) (Live) Red Carpet: 2012 Academy Awards E! ●College Basketball Indiana at Minnesota. (N) ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å PBA Bowling U.S. Open. (N) Å Challenge CrossFit CrossFit ESPN ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ●SportsNation Å ●Women’s College Basketball LSU at Georgia.

The Sports First Take NBA Cheerleading (N) Cheerleading (N) Women’s College Basketball SportCtr ESPN2 Outside ››› “The Mask” (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey. ›› “G-Force” (2009, Action) Bill Nighy. ›››› “Bambi” (1942, Fantasy) ››› “The Lion King” (1994, Musical) Aladdin FAM ›› “Dennis the Menace” (1993) Guy’s, Bite Sand. King Secrets Paula Not My Restaurant: Impossible Restaurant: Impossible Restaurant: Impossible Restaurant: Impossible Best Thing Best Thing Diners Diners Cooks FOOD Dinners ●College Basketball California at Colorado. (N) Horse.

Snow M’tn Boater John C. Mitchell Women’s College Basketball Women’s College Basketball Behind FOXSS Count.

How I Met How I Met ››› “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (2008) Ron Perlman, Selma Blair. ››› “Iron Man” (2008, Action) Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard. ››› “Star Trek” (2009) Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto.

FX ›› “Once Upon a Forest” (1993) ›› “The Pagemaster” (1994) ›› “Bartok the Magnificent” Å “Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties” FXM Pres. ››› “Horton Hears a Who!” FXM Pres. Cheaper FXM Mighty Dancing With the Stars ’ Å Dancing With the Stars Dancing With the Stars ’ Å Dancing With the Stars Are You Smarter Smarter GSN Whammy! Fam. Feud Newlywed Newlywed 1 vs. 100 ’ Å We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love We Love HALL Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å Lucy Å F. Roach Real Time/Bill Maher ›› “Just Wright” (2010) Queen Latifah. ‘PG’ ›› “The X-Files” (1998) David Duchovny. ’ Big Mom HBO REAL Sports Gumbel Boxing Room Cr. Love It or List It Å First Place First Place Property Property Property Property House Hunters For Rent For Rent House Hunters Holmes H&G Disaster Disaster Yard Ice Road Truckers “No Ice Road Truckers “Ice Ice Road Truckers “The Ice Road Truckers Ice Road Truckers “The Ax Men Papac returns as Ax Men Shelby Stanga is Ax Men Jimmy Smith’s Ax Men “Hell Hole” Å Ax Men Å HIST More Mr. Nice Guy” Rogue Trucker” Å Heat Is On” Å “Judgement Day” Å Last Dash” Å reigning king. Å hired to move a log. new assistant. Å ›› “Murder in the Hamptons” (2005) Å › “Karla” (2006) Laura Prepon. Å “The Craigslist Killer” (2011) Jake McDorman. › “Drew Peterson: Untouchable” LIFE “Date With Darkness-Andrew Luster” ›› “The Losers” (2010) Jeffrey Dean Morgan. ›› “Wild Things” (1998) ‘R’ Å ››› “Stakeout” (1987) Richard Dreyfuss. ‘R’ ››› “Win Win” (2011) Paul Giamatti. ‘R’ Å › “Sniper 2” (2002) MAX ››› “Breakdown” Triggers: Change Triggers: Change Triggers: Change Triggers: Change Triggers: Change Greatest Tank Battles Greatest Tank Battles Greatest Tank Battles Battles MILIT Triggers: Change Teen Mom 2 The Challenge: Battle Jersey Shore ’ Å Jersey Shore ’ Å I Want Pants The Challenge: Battle Teen Mom 2 Jersey Shore ’ Å Jersey MTV ›› “Blue Crush” ’ Underworld Inc. Outlaw Bikers Outlaw Bikers Outlaw Bikers ’ Å Outlaw Bikers Outlaw Bikers Outlaw Bikers Outlaw Bikers Lockdown NGEO LA Street Racers NICK Sponge. Sponge. Kung Fu Kung Fu Kung Fu Kung Fu Big Time Big Time Victorious iCarly ’ Big Time Big Time iCarly ’ iCarly ’ Victorious Victorious Sponge. Sponge. Sponge.

The Planets “Giants” The Planets “Life” ’ The Planets “Moon” The Planets “Sun” ’ The Blue Planet Å The Blue Planet Å The Blue Planet Å Planet SCIENCE The Planets “Destiny” The Planets ’ Å ›› “Casino Jack” (2010) Kevin Spacey. ‘R’ ››› “World’s Greatest Dad” ‘R’ ›› “Freakonomics” (2010) ’ ‘PG-13’ Å ››› “Tabloid” (2010) ‘R’ Å Shameless SHOW ›› “Alive” (1993) Ethan Hawke. ‘R’ Gilmore Girls ’ Å Gilmore Girls ’ Å One Tree Hill ’ Å One Tree Hill ’ Å One Tree Hill ’ Å General...

SOAP Beverly Hills, 90210 ’ Beverly Hills, 90210 ’ Beverly Hills, 90210 ’ Gilmore Girls ’ Å Car Warriors “Camaro” Test Drive National Arenacross Motorcycle Racing Motorcycle Racing Dumbest Dumbest NASCAR Victory Lane ●The 10 SP Center SPEED ●NASCAR RaceDay (N) (Live) ●Trucks!

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MuscleCar Auction Auction ›››› “Jaws” (1975, Horror) Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw. ’ ›› “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006) SPIKE Auction Woods Staley Horn C. Martin Summitt Women’s College Basketball My Words Women’s College Basketball Stansbury C. Martin Summitt Staley SPSO Ken “Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave” ››› “Planet Terror” (2007) Rose McGowan. ››› “Dawn of the Dead” (2004, Horror) Sarah Polley.

Resident SYFY Twi. Zone ›› “Clive Barker’s Book of Blood” (2008) Win Walk Miracle Redempt. Love In Touch PowerPnt. Is Written B. Conley From Heart King Is J. Franklin John Hagee Today Prince Changing T.D. Jakes J. Meyer Youssef TBN Rhema ›› “Uptown Girls” (2003) Brittany Murphy. › “The Sweetest Thing” (2002) “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” ›› “The Holiday” (2006) Cameron Diaz. Å TBS ›› “Herbie: Fully Loaded” (2005) Å ››› “What Price Holly- ›››› “A Star Is Born” (1937, Drama) Janet ›››› “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952) Gene Kelly, ››› “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952, Drama) ›››› “A Star Is Born” (1954) Judy Garland. An actor turns to TCM wood?” (1932) Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou. Å Debbie Reynolds. Å (DVS) Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas. Å (DVS) alcohol as his wife becomes a megastar. Å Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Bizarre ER Bizarre ER Bizarre ER Bizarre ER Bizarre ER Bizarre ER Bizarre ER Bizarre ER Bizarre ER Bizarre ER My 600-lb Life Å My 600-lb TLC Say Yes ●NBA Tip-Off Å Law & Order “Hate” ’ Å Law & Order “AtoneLaw & Order Mentally ›› “Blade: Trinity” (2004) Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson. ›› “Van Helsing” (2004) Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale. A TNT (DVS) ment” ’ Å (DVS) disturbed suspect. ’ Blade and a pair of vampire slayers battle Dracula. Å monster-hunter battles creatures in Transylvania. Å Hall of Game Gumball Gumball Johnny T Johnny T MAD Regular Regular Adventure Adventure › “Inspector Gadget” (1999) TOON Johnny T “Scooby Doo-Phantosaur” Extreme Makeover Murder, She Wrote ’ Murder, She Wrote ’ Murder, She Wrote ’ M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H TVLND Divorced Divorced Cleveland Cleveland Extreme Makeover NCIS “Chained” Å NCIS “Under Covers” NCIS “Probie” Å NCIS “Once a Hero” NCIS “Driven” Å NCIS ’ Å NCIS “Angel of Death” NCIS Å USA NCIS “The Bone Yard” NCIS “Forced Entry” Basketball Wives ’ Mob Wives ’ Å MobWives T.I.-Tiny T.I.-Tiny T.I.-Tiny T.I.-Tiny ››› “Barbershop 2: Back in Business” (2004) Ice Cube.

VH1 ›› “Stomp the Yard” (2007, Drama) Columbus Short. ’ CABLE NEWS Show Sexy WEN Hair Paid Prog. Defrosting Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Butt Lift Bikini Bodies Hoover Paid Prog. Jillian Paid Prog. Butt Lift Paid Prog. Ripped!

Paid Prog. Diabetes CNBC Hair Reliable Sources (N) State of the Union Fareed Zakaria GPS Next List Newsroom Your Money (N) CNN Newsroom (N) CNN Newsroom (N) CNN Newsroom (N) Newsroom CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS Washington This Week Washington This Week News Washington This Week CSPAN News Book TV Book TV: After Words Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV: After Words Book TV CSPAN2 Book TV America’s News Headquarters (N) Fox News Sunday America’s News HQ America’s News Headquarters (N) Fox News Sunday Report FNC America’s News Headquarters (N) Weekends With Alex Witt Live news coverage.

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Dateline NBC Animal sto- The Celebrity Apprentice ’ Å The Celebrity Apprentice “Getting Medieval” Creating and performing a show. (N) ’ Å ` WVTM ries. ’ Å The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The Andy Griffith Show Seinfeld ’ Å 5 WTTO The Big Bang Theory ’ ›› “Big Momma’s House” (2000, Comedy) Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti.

Gospel Truth Lighthouse Dugger Mt. Music Rick & Bubba Å 1st Baptist Church Saks Rick & Bubba Å 8 WJXS Can-U-Relate Show Oscars Red Carpet Live Guests arrive for the Acade- The 84th Annual Academy Awards Honors for achievements in film. (N) ’ (Live) Å ABC 33/40 News at 10PM H WJSU my Awards. (N) ’ (Live) Å (N) 60 Minutes ’ Å The Amazing Race “You Know I’m Not as Smart as The Mentalist “Ring Around the Rosie” Jane is suspi- CSI: Miami “Killer Regrets” Protecting a Mexican police Inside Sports ’ NUMB3RS The leader of a J WIAT You” (N) ’ Å cious of a man at a rally. ’ Å chief. ’ Å polygamous sect. Å ››› “The Terminator” (1984, Science Fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton. ’ ›› “Fast & Furious” (2009, Action) Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez. ’ L WPXH ›› Commando (1985) Everybody Hates Chris House of Payne Meet the Browns Men’s Triverex ¥ WABM The Unit “Five Brothers” ›› “Perfect Stranger” (2007) Halle Berry. A reporter investigates the unsolved murder of a friend.

CABLE ENTERTAINMENT 84th-Academy Awards Action News Nightbeat ^ TV-2 Local Programming Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å A&E Storage Wars Å › “Lake Placid” (1999, The Walking Dead “Triggerfinger” Rick, Hershel and The Walking Dead “18 Miles Out” Rick and Shane are Comic Book Men “Commercial” The Stash’s first com- The Walking Dead “18 Miles Out” Rick and Shane are AMC Horror) Bill Pullman. Å Glenn try to survive. Å in conflict. (N) mercial. (N) Å in conflict.

Hillbilly Handfishin’ “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” (N) ’ Rattlesnake Republic “Deadly Surprise” (N) ’ Finding Bigfoot “Best of Special” (N) ’ Rattlesnake Republic “Deadly Surprise” ’ ANPL Finding Bigfoot ’ Å The Best of Top Gear “2003” Å Top Gear Highlights from the season. Å Top Gear Highlights from the season. Å Top Gear Highlights from the season. Å BBC Top Gear Å ›› “A Mother’s Courage: The Mary Thomas Story” (1989) Alfre Woodard, Garland Spencer. Å The Game ’ Å Let’s Stay Together Let’s Stay Together Let’s Stay Together BET ››› Eve’s Bayou Å I Survived Å I Survived Ambushed on a trail; adrift at sea. Å I Survived...Beyond & Back “Ann, Peter, Jennifer” Twisted Fate A woman is forced to face the truth.

Twisted Fate A family falls prey to a home invasion.

BIO The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta “Kim & Kroy” (N) The Real Housewives of Atlanta “Kim & Kroy” Watch What Happens: Live “Atlanta Housewives” BRAVO Housewives/Atl. My Big Redneck Vacation “Too Legit to Etiquitte” My Big Redneck Vacation “Come On Irene” Å My Big Redneck Vacation “Hans Polo” ’ Å My Big Redneck Vacation ’ Å CMTV ››› Grease (1978) ’ Tosh.0 Å Katt Williams American Hustle: The Movie Å COMEDY The 40-Year-Old Virgin ›› “Super Troopers” (2001) Jay Chandrasekhar. Budget cuts threaten the jobs of five state troopers.

Gold Rush Running the dozer on ice ends badly. ’ Gold Rush Hoffman’s struggle to hit their goal. ’ DISC Gold Rush “Man Down” Gold Rush Hoffman crew runs through the night. ’ Gold Rush Hoffman’s struggle to hit their goal. ’ So Random! Julia takes Austin & Ally “Deejays & Shake It Up! “Egg It Up” A.N.T. Farm “some enJessie The gang ends up Austin & Ally Austin and Austin & Ally “Bloggers & A.N.T. Farm “ignorANTs is Jessie Jessie accepts a DISN her show on the road. ’ Demos” (N) ’ Å (N) ’ Å chANTed evening” Å in medieval times. Å Ally spend time together. Butterflies” ’ Å bliss” ’ Å job as a nanny. ’ Å Red Carpet: 2012 Academy Awards Ice Loves Coco The E! True Hollywood Story “Lindsay Lohan” ’ Khloe and Lamar Ice Loves Coco Ice Loves Coco After Party-Awards E! ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å Goose (N) ESPN ●Track and Field U.S. Indoor Championships. From Albuquerque, N.M. (Taped) ●The Real Rocky Å ››› “Catching Hell” (2011) Citizens of Chicago blame baseball fan Steve Bartman for a Cubs loss.

Goose (N) ESPN2 SportsCenter (N) Å ››› “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003, Action) Johnny Depp. A blacksmith and a pirate must rescue a kidnapped damsel.

FAM ››› “Aladdin” (1992, Fantasy) Voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams.

Worst Cooks in America “Extreme Flavor” (N) Iron Chef America “Flay vs Hastings” (N) Chopped Pickle juice in the first round.

FOOD Worst Cooks in America Cupcake Wars Bakers scare in the Scream Fest. ●The Game 365 ●UFC Unleashed World Poker Tour: Season 10 (Taped) FOXSS ●College Basketball Oregon at Oregon State. (N) (Live) ››› Star Trek (2009) ››› “Zombieland” (2009) Woody Harrelson. Survivors of an apocalypse join forces against zombies. ››› “Zombieland” (2009) Woody Harrelson. Survivors of an apocalypse join forces against zombies.

FX ››› “Horton Hears a Who!” (2008) Jim Carrey, Voices of Steve Carell. Å FXM Presents Å ›› “Cheaper by the Dozen 2” (2005) Å FXM ›› “Cheaper by the Dozen 2” (2005) Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt. Å Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? ’ Å Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? ’ Å Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? ’ Å Lingo Lingo GSN Are You Smarter We Love Lucy (Part 2 of We Love Lucy “The We Love Lucy “The We Love Lucy Lucy We Love Lucy The race to We Love Lucy “Lucy Wins We Love Lucy Lucy enters We Love Lucy Ricky can- We Love Lucy “Lucy Goes HALL 2) Å Celebrity Next Door” Å Celebrity Next Door” Å searches for uranium. stake uranium claim. a Race Horse” her horse in a race. cels second honeymoon. to Sun Valley” Luck Ace forces Escalante to swap jockeys. (N) ’ Eastbound & Down (N) Life’s Too Short (N) ’ Luck Ace forces Escalante to swap jockeys. Å HBO › “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son” (2011) Martin Lawrence. ’ ‘PG-13’ Holmes on Homes Bathroom and kitchen remodel.

Holmes Inspection “Through the Roof” ’ Å Holmes Inspection A foul odor in a home. ’ Å Property Brothers Relinquishing suburban life. Å H&G Holmes on Homes Å Ax Men Big Gun Logging Ax Men “Fists of Fury” Shelby Stanga fights to the Ax Men “Wake-up Call” Travis earns his stripes. (N) Å ●Full Metal Jousting The red team tries an unusual Top Gear “Muscle Cars” Rutledge takes Tanner to HIST hits a snag. Å death. Å training technique; two jousters battle it out. (N) Utah. Å ››› “The Capture of the Green River Killer” (2008, Docudrama) Tom Cavanagh, Amy Davidson, Sharon Lawrence. Detective David Reichert searches for a serial killer. Å LIFE Drew Peterson ›› “Dinner for Schmucks” (2010, Comedy) Steve Carell, Paul Rudd. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å ››› “Gladiator” (2000) Russell Crowe. A fugitive general becomes a gladiator in ancient Rome. ’ ‘R’ MAX › Sniper 2 (2002) ‘R’ Greatest Tank Battles The most studied tank battle. Inside the Kill Box: Fighting the Gulf War President Bush, Gen. Schwarzkopf and other key players. ’ Greatest Tank Battles The most studied tank battle.

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General Hospital Patrick must make a decision. ’ SOAP General Hospital Å ●Wind Tunnel With Dave Despain (N) (Live) ●SPEED Center NASCAR Victory Lane Two Guys Garage Car Crazy SPEED ●SPEED Center (N) ››› “Seven” (1995, Suspense) Brad Pitt. A killer dispatches his victims via the Seven Deadly Sins. ’ SPIKE Pirates of the Caribbean ››› “The Rundown” (2003) The Rock. A bounty hunter must find his boss’ son in the Amazon. ’ ●Tennis Regions Morgan Keegan Championship: Final. (N Same-day Tape) ●Women’s College Basketball Central Florida at Houston.

SPSO Darrin Horn ›› “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” (2004) Milla Jovovich. Survivors of a deadly virus battle zombies. Å › “The Hills Have Eyes 2” (2007) Jessica Stroup SYFY › “Resident Evil” (2002, Horror) Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez. Å Joel Osteen Å Kerry Shook Ministries Believer’s Voice-Victory Creflo Dollar Å ›› “Moses, the Lawgiver” (1976, Historical Drama) Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quayle, Ingrid Thulin.

TBN Jack Hayford Å ››› “Mean Girls” (2004) Lindsay Lohan. A teen becomes friends with three cruel schoolmates. Å TBS ›› The Holiday (2006) ››› “Mean Girls” (2004) Lindsay Lohan. A teen becomes friends with three cruel schoolmates. Å ›››› “A Star Is Born” ››› “The Star” (1952, Drama) Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden, Natalie Wood. A fad- ››› “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” (1962, Horror) Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono. Hollywood has-been torments faTCM (1954) Å ing actress chooses between a comeback and true love. mous sister in wheelchair. Å My 600-lb Life Love motivates Donald’s journey. ’ My 600-lb Life: Melissa’s Story Melissa’s weight loss journey. ’ Å My 600-lb Life: Melissa’s Story ’ Å TLC My 600-lb Life ’ Å ●2012 NBA All-Star Game From Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla. (N) (Live) Å ●2012 NBA All-Star Game From Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla. Å

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LIFE To Be Announced ››› “The Town” (2010) Ben Affleck. A woman doesn’t realize that her new beau is a bank robber. ‘R’ ›› “Stag Night” (2008, Horror) Kip Pardue, Vinessa Shaw. ’ ‘R’ Å Online Crush (2010) ‘NR’ MAX Beavis and Butt-head Killing bin Laden ’ Å The Terror Matrix “Raid at Entebbe” (N) ’ Secrets of Seal Team 6 ’ Å MILIT World at War “Red Star” Secrets of Seal Team 6 ’ Å The Challenge: Battle of the Exes “Crazy in Love” Ridiculousness ’ Ridiculousness ’ Ridiculousness ’ Ridiculousness ’ Caged Daniel focuses on dating. (N) ’ MTV Pranked ’ Secret Service Files “Battlefront Colombia” Alaska State Troopers “Highway Hijinks” Outlaw Bikers FBI suspects the Hells Angels.

Secret Service Files “Battlefront Colombia” NGEO Wild Justice My Wife and Kids Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show Å That ’70s Show ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants My Wife and Kids Å Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Å Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Å Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Å SCIENCE Through the Wormhole Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Å Homeland Carrie and Saul get surprising news. ’ ››› “Blue Valentine” (2010, Drama) Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Faith Wladyka. ’ ‘R’ Å ›› “I’m Still Here” (2010) Joaquin Phoenix. ‘R’ SHOW ››› The Hurt Locker Days of our Lives ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless ●Pass Time ●Monster Jam Pass Time Pimp My Ride ’ Pimp My Ride ’ SPEED ●NASCAR Race Hub (N) ●Monster Jam ›› “Payback” (1999) Mel Gibson. A betrayed thief launches a single-minded quest for revenge. ’ SPIKE ››› “Seven” (1995, Suspense) Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman. A killer dispatches his victims via the Seven Deadly Sins. ’ ●Tennis Regions Morgan Keegan Championship: Final. ●Women’s College Basketball Oklahoma at Texas.

SPSO ●Tennis Regions Morgan Keegan Championship: Semifinal Two. Being Human Aidan is hounded by his past.

Being Human Sally’s tormentor is revealed. (N) Lost Girl Kenzi does a spiritual cleanse. (N) Å Being Human Sally’s tormentor is revealed.

SYFY Resident Evil Behind the Scenes Å Creating Your World Kingdom Connection Jesse Duplantis Å Praise the Lord Å TBN The Potter’s Touch Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Conan Kathryn Hahn; Artie Lange; Nick DiPaolo. (N) TBS Seinfeld ’ Å ››› “The House of the ››› “I Married a Witch” (1942, Fantasy) Fredric March, Veronica Lake. A Salem ››› “Come to the Stable” (1949, Comedy-Drama) Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe. Premiere. ›››› “Who’s Afraid of TCM Seven Gables” witch enchants a candidate for governor about to marry.

French nuns in New England raise funds for children’s hospital.

Virginia Woolf?” Å Obsessive Complusive Hoarder (N) ’ Å Undercover Boss: Abroad (N) ’ Å Undercover Boss: Abroad “Sodexo” (N) ’ Å Obsessive Complusive Hoarder ’ Å TLC Separation Anxiety Law & Order Woman on The Mentalist “Paint It Red” A $50 million painting is The Mentalist “Crimson Casanova” Cho go under cov- The Closer “A Family Affair” Capt. Raydor focuses her Rizzoli & Isles “Rebel Without a Pause” A war re-enTNT life support. Å (DVS) stolen. ’ Å er as a ladies man. ’ Å efforts. Å actment is a murder scene. Å Regular Show (N) MAD (N) King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å TOON Adventure Time Home Improvement ’ Home Improvement ’ Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond TVLND M*A*S*H Å ●WWE Monday Night RAW (N) ’ (Live) Å NCIS Jimmy Palmer is targeted by a killer. ’ Å White Collar The crew of a wealthy Yankees fan.

USA NCIS “Recoil” ’ Å Basketball Wives (N) ’ T.I. and Tiny Basketball Wives ’ T.I. and Tiny Basketball Wives ’ VH1 Basketball Wives ’ CABLE NEWS How I Made My Millions How I Made My Millions Love at First Byte: The Secret of Online Dating Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) 60 Minutes on CNBC “Big Money, Big Deals” Piers Morgan Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 Å Erin Burnett OutFront CNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Politics & Public Policy Today CSPAN House of Reps.

The Communicators Tonight From Washington Capital News Today CSPAN2 U.S. Senate Coverage The O’Reilly Factor (N) Å Hannity (N) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) Å The O’Reilly Factor Å FNC FOX Report The Rachel Maddow Show (N) The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (N) The Ed Show MSNBC Hardball Chris Matthews The Ed Show (N)

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BROADCAST CHANNELS American Idol “Semifinalist Boys Perform” The male semifinalists perform. (N) ’ (Live) Å & WBRC Inside Edition (N) Å PBS NewsHour (N) ’ Å The Amish: American Experience Contemporary Amish faith and life. (N) ’ Å (DVS) _ WCIQ

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FOX6 News at 9:00 PM FOX6 News at 9:30 PM FOX6 News at 10:00 PM America Now (N) Å Frontline “Inside Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown” Japan’s Rick Steves’ Europe Lon- Capitol Journal Å nuclear complex. (N) ’ Å don; cathedral. Å Access Hollywood ’ Å The Biggest Loser The contestants go home for 18 days. (N) ’ Å Parenthood “My Brother’s Wedding” (Season Finale) Alabama’s 13 News at The Tonight Show With ` WVTM Celebrating a momentous occasion. (N) Å 10:00pm (N) Å Jay Leno (N) ’ Å Ringer Andrew proposes again. (N) ’ Å Seinfeld ’ Å 30 Rock ’ Å The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show 5 WTTO The Big Bang Theory ’ Hart of Dixie “The Crush & the Crossbow” Å In. Gamecock Most Wanted The Andy Griffith Show Cheers ’ Å TV24 News at Nine Rick & Bubba Å 8 WJXS The Lucy Show Å Wheel of Fortune “Hawaii” Last Man Standing Kristin Cougar Town “Lover’s The River “Peaches” A shocking discovery leads to Body of Proof “Home Invasion” Megan’s romantic life ABC 33/40 News at 10PM Nightline (N) Å H WJSU (N) Å goes back to school.

Touch” (N) ’ Å tears. (N) ’ Å heats up. (N) ’ Å (N) Entertainment Tonight (N) NCIS “Need to Know” (N) ’ Å (DVS) NCIS: Los Angeles “Blye, K., Part 2” The team search- Unforgettable “Blind Alleys” A suspect’s father takes CBS 42 News at 10 (N) Late Show With David J WIAT ’ Å es for evidence. (N) Å (DVS) hostages. (N) ’ Å Letterman (N) ’ Å Criminal Minds Targeted killings in Florida. ’ Criminal Minds Bodies are found buried in Florida.

Flashpoint Teen gang members seek revenge. ’ Flashpoint A man stumbles into a drug bust. Å L WPXH Criminal Minds ’ Å Cold Case Re-examining a 1972 POW murder. ’ Cold Case A woman loses her fourth son. ’ Å The King of Queens ’ American Dad ’ Å House of Payne House of Payne ¥ WABM Seinfeld ’ Å CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News Nightbeat Local Programming ^ TV-2 Entertainment Tonight Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å A&E Storage Wars Å CSI: Miami “Show Stop- ›››› “The Godfather, Part II” (1974, Crime Drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton. Michael Corleone moves his father’s crime family to Las Vegas. Å AMC per” ’ Å Natural World A marine biologist tags 50 sharks. ’ Man-Eating Super Snake ’ Å Drug Kingpin Hippos ’ Å Natural World A marine biologist tags 50 sharks. ’ ANPL River Monsters ›› “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” (1991) Å BBC Kitchen Nightmares ’ ›› “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” (1991, Adventure) Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman. The legendary outlaw rallies villagers against tyranny. Å Let’s Stay Together The Game ’ Å The Game ’ Å The Game (N) ’ Å Let’s Stay Together (N) The Game ’ Å Let’s Stay Together BET 106 & Park: Top 10 Live Let’s Stay Together I Survived Å Inside Story: Animal House Celebrating the 30th anniversary. Å Biography “John Belushi” An iconic comedian, actor and musician. Å BIO The Real Housewives of Orange County Å The Real Housewives of Orange County (N) Å Tabatha Takes Over Tabatha gives a wake-up call.

What Happens Housewives/OC BRAVO Housewives/OC ››› “Speed” (1994, Action) Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper. A transit bus is wired to explode if it drops below 50 mph. ’ Å ›› “Miss Congeniality” (2000) Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine. ’ Å CMTV The Dukes of Hazzard Tosh.0 Å Tosh.0 Å Tosh.0 Å Tosh.0 (N) Å Key & Peele (N) Daily Show/Jon Stewart The Colbert Report (N) COMEDY 30 Rock “Subway Hero” Key & Peele Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å DISC Auction Kings ’ Å Austin & Ally “Deejays & Jessie The gang ends up A.N.T. Farm “some enShake It Up! “Copy Kat It Phineas and Ferb ’ Å Good Luck Charlie “Mon- Good Luck Charlie Amy Jessie The gang ends up Austin & Ally “Deejays & DISN Demos” ’ Å in medieval times. Å chANTed evening” Å Up” ’ Å key Business” ’ deems the family unfit. in medieval times. Å Demos” ’ Å E! News (N) Fashion Police The Academy Awards fashion.

The E! True Hollywood Story “Lindsay Lohan” ’ Khloe and Lamar Khloe and Lamar Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●College Basketball Florida at Vanderbilt. (N) (Live) ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●College Basketball Michigan State at Indiana. (N) (Live) NBA Coast to Coast (N) (Live) Å Goose ESPN2 ●College Basketball Kansas State at Texas A&M. (N) (Live) Switched at Birth “Write a Lonely Soldier” (N) Å Jane by Design “The Getaway” (N) ’ Å Switched at Birth “Write a Lonely Soldier” ’ Å The 700 Club God restores a couple’s marriage.

FAM Switched at Birth Å Cupcake Wars Bakers scare in the Scream Fest.

Chopped Smoked turkey leg dishes.

Chopped A sweet bread in the first round.

Chopped “Flower Power” FOOD Cupcake Wars ●Boxing Cristian Favela vs. Jessie Vargas. ●Connected with Jason Whitlock ●UFC Unleashed FOXSS Football ›› “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (2009) Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber. Wolverine becomes involved with the Weapon X program.

Justified Raylan’s feud Quarles heats up. (N) Å Justified Raylan’s feud Quarles heats up. Å FX FXM Presents Å ›› “Flightplan” (2005) Jodie Foster. A frantic widow searches for her daughter on an airplane. Å FXM ››› “Changeling” (2008) Angelina Jolie. A woman insists that another boy has replaced her son. Å The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game GSN The Newlywed Game Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “The Lost Ones” Charles Little House on the Prairie “The Reincarnation of Nel- Frasier Daphne’s family ar- Frasier Daphne’s ex-fiance Frasier Donny and Mel Frasier Frasier uses Martin HALL Prairie “The Lost Ones” looks for the orphans. (Part 2 of 2) Å lie” Olesons go to find a daughter. Å rives. Å wants revenge. seek revenge. Å as bait for a date. ’ › “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son” (2011, Comedy) Martin Lawrence. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Eastbound & Down Å Luck Ace forces Escalante to swap jockeys. Å HBO ›› “Exporting Raymond” (2010) ’ ‘PG’ Å My First Place (N) Å My First Place Å Property Virgins Å Property Virgins (N) ’ House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l Love It or List It Steven and Rita’s suburban home.

H&G House Hunters Å Pawn Stars World War II Pawn Stars Hotchkiss Re- Pawn Stars A first edition Top Gear “Dangerous Cars” Restoring dangerous car’s Top Shot “Shotgun Showdown” Chris Reed returns to Top Shot “Shotgun Showdown” Chris Reed returns to HIST bomb-sight. Å volving Cannon. Å of “Walden” comes in. reputations. (N) Å help the shooters. (N) Å help the shooters. Å Dance Moms “Bullets and Ballet” Å Dance Moms “The Runaway Mom” (N) Å Dance Moms “The Runaway Mom” Å Project Runway All Stars “O! Say, Can You Sew?” LIFE Dance Moms Å ›› “Eurotrip” (2004, Comedy) Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts. ’ ‘NR’ Å ›› “Paul” (2011, Comedy) Simon Pegg, Nick Frost. ’ ‘R’ Å Girl’s Guide to Depravity MAX ›› “Judge Dredd” (1995) Sylvester Stallone. ‘R’ Missions That Changed the War: Enola Gay Å Missions That Changed the War: Enola Gay Å The Secret War “Fatal Femmes” (N) ’ Missions That Changed the War: Enola Gay Å MILIT Nazi Collaborators Å Jersey Shore “Sharp Objects” ’ Å Teen Mom 2 Jenelle and Kailyn reflect.

Teen Mom 2 Chelsea and Leah discuss challenges.

Teen Mom 2 Chelsea and Leah discuss challenges.

MTV Pranked “Pet Store” ’ Doomsday Preppers “Back to the Stone Age” Doomsday Preppers “You Shall Not Fear” (N) Diggers “Montana Juice” Diggers “Digging Dixie” Doomsday Preppers “You Shall Not Fear” NGEO Wild Justice My Wife and Kids Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants My Wife and Kids Å Killer Ants Some ants may be deadly. ’ Å Monster Bug Wars! “Mothers of All Wars” ’ Å Monster Bug Wars! “Super Slayers” (N) ’ Å Killer Ants Some ants may be deadly. ’ Å SCIENCE Alien Insect Penn & Teller: Bulls...!

Inside Comedy (iTV) ’ ››› “The King’s Speech” (2010, Historical Drama) Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush. ’ ‘R’ Å SHOW ›› “The Tempest” (2010, Drama) Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones. ‘PG-13’ Days of our Lives ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless Pimp My Ride ’ Pimp My Ride ’ Å Dumbest Stuff Dumbest Stuff My Ride Rules (N) My Ride Rules Pimp My Ride ’ Pimp My Ride ’ Å SPEED ●Pass Time Ink Master “Game On” Josh calls Shane out. Å Ink Master The artists are inundated with mistakes.

Ink Master Messed up their Portrait tattoos. (N) ’ Ink Master Messed up their Portrait tattoos. ’ SPIKE Ink Master ’ Å ●XTERRA USA Championship ●Tennis Memphis International: Final.

SPSO TEVA Mountain Games ●Women’s College Basketball Texas at Missouri. (N) (Live) Paranormal Witness Paranormal Witness Å Paranormal Witness Å Paranormal Witness Strange lights in the sky. Å SYFY Paranormal Witness Behind the Scenes Å Joyce Meyer John Hagee Today Å Breakthrough W/Parsley Praise the Lord Å TBN The Potter’s Touch Å The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ Conan Actress Betty White; Ne-Yo; Young Jeezy.

TBS Seinfeld “The Doodle” ››› “To Catch a Thief” ›››› “The Man Who Would Be King” (1975, Adventure) Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plum- ›››› “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962, Adventure) Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn. A controversial TCM (1955) Cary Grant. mer. Two mercenaries con their way to a remote Eastern kingdom.

British officer unites Arab tribes against the Turks. Å 19 Kids and Counting (N) 19 Kids and Counting (N) Obsessive Complusive Hoarder (N) ’ Å My 600-lb Life Henry hopes to transform himself.

TLC My Strange Addiction ’ My 600-lb Life Henry hopes to transform himself.

Bones A cryptic message › “Rush Hour 3” (2007, Action) Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Hiroyuki Sanada. Carter and Lee battle Chinese Southland “Fallout” (N) ’ Å CSI: NY “Blink” Taylor and Flack track a serial killer. ’ TNT written in blood. ’ Å gangsters in Paris. Å Å Level Up “Sole Provider” Adventure Time King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å TOON World of Gumball Home Improvement ’ Home Improvement ’ Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond TVLND M*A*S*H “Bombed” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Branded” Å Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Bully” ’ Å White Collar “Judgment Day” Neal’s commutation.

Royal Pains Hank struggles to cope. Å USA Law & Order: SVU T.I. and Tiny T.I. and Tiny Basketball Wives ’ Mob Wives Drita’s conversation with Karen. Å ››› “Grease” (1978, Musical) John Travolta. ’ VH1 T.I. and Tiny CABLE NEWS 60 Minutes on CNBC “The Working Life” 60 Minutes on CNBC “The Billionaires” Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippie Piers Morgan Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 Å Erin Burnett OutFront CNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Capitol Hill Hearings CSPAN House of Reps.

Tonight From Washington Capital News Today CSPAN2 U.S. Senate Coverage The O’Reilly Factor (N) Å Hannity (N) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) Å The O’Reilly Factor Å FNC FOX Report The Rachel Maddow Show (N) The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (N) The Ed Show MSNBC Hardball Chris Matthews The Ed Show (N)

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BROADCAST CHANNELS American Idol “Semifinalist Girls Perform” The female semifinalists perform. (N) ’ (Live) Å FOX6 News at 9:00 PM FOX6 News at 9:30 PM FOX6 News at 10:00 PM America Now (N) Å & WBRC Inside Edition (N) Å PBS NewsHour (N) ’ Å Nature “Echo: An Elephant to Remember” The eleNOVA “Japan’s Killer Quake” Earthquake and tsunami Secrets of the Dead “Japanese SuperSub” Japan’s Rick Steves’ Europe Capitol Journal Å _ WCIQ phant matriarch Echo. ’ Å (DVS) strikes Japan. ’ Å aircraft carrier submarine. ’ Å (DVS) “Slovenia and Croatia” Access Hollywood ’ Å Whitney Whitney is con- Are You There, Chelsea? Rock Center With Brian Williams (N) ’ Å Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Child’s Welfare” Alabama’s 13 News at The Tonight Show With ` WVTM fronted with a mugger.

“Those Damn Yankees” Olivia’s brother asks for help. (N) ’ Å 10:00pm (N) Å Jay Leno (N) ’ Å One Tree Hill Haley receives potentially tragic news. America’s Next Top Model: British Invasion Å 5 WTTO The Big Bang Theory ’ ●College Basketball Auburn at Alabama. (N) (Live) Bonanza Cheers ’ Å Cheers ’ Å TV24 News at Nine Rick & Bubba Å 8 WJXS The Lucy Show Wheel of Fortune “Hawaii” The Middle Sue wants to Suburgatory New poetry Modern Family Mitchell Happy Endings “Cocktails Revenge “Scandal” Amanda’s location is questioned. ABC 33/40 News at 10PM Nightline (N) Å H WJSU (N) Å celebrate her birthday. teacher. (N) ’ Å plans Cam’s birthday. (N) & Dreams” (N) Å (N) ’ Å (N) Entertainment Tonight (N) Survivor: One World (N) ’ Å Criminal Minds “A Family Affair” A series of murders in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation “CSI Unplugged” A CBS 42 News at 10 (N) Late Show With David J WIAT ’ Å Atlanta. (N) ’ Å (DVS) child is abducted during a blackout. (N) Å (DVS) Letterman (N) ’ Å Cold Case Suicide is reclassified as a murder. Å Cold Case A boy who allegedly died in a fire. Å Criminal Minds “Charm and Harm” ’ Å Criminal Minds The team tries to expose a mole.

L WPXH Cold Case ’ Å Burn Notice Corporate security specialist. ’ Å Burn Notice “Bad Breaks” Blackmail materials. ’ The King of Queens ’ American Dad ’ Å House of Payne House of Payne ¥ WABM Seinfeld “The Stall” ’ CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News Nightbeat Local Programming ^ TV-2 Entertainment Tonight Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Dog the Bounty Hunter “A Family Affair” Å Dog the Bounty Hunter “Tears for Fears” Å Dog the Bounty Hunter “Father of the Bride” Å A&E Storage Wars Å CSI: Miami A man is mur- ›››› “The Godfather” (1972, Crime Drama) Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan. A mafia patriarch tries to hold his empire together. Å AMC dered in outer space.

Call of the Wildman ’ Call of the Wildman ’ Finding Bigfoot “Best of Special” ’ Finding Bigfoot The team goes to Rhode Island. ’ Call of the Wildman ’ Call of the Wildman ’ ANPL Swamp Wars ’ Å Top Gear Interstate road trip w/ challenges. Å The Tudors The king’s health is weakened. Å The Hour Hector’s marriage is failing. Å The Tudors Henry marries Catherine Parr. ’ Å BBC Top Gear Å ›› “Dr. Dolittle” (1998) Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis. A 20th-century doctor can talk with animals. Å BET ›› “Roll Bounce” (2005, Comedy-Drama) Bow Wow, Chi McBride, Mike Epps. A roller-skater prepares for a big showdown. Å I Survived Å Mobsters Heroin kingpin Frank Lucas. Å Mobsters Virginia Hill, Arlyne Brickman. Å Mobsters Gun-for-hire Joe “Mad Dog” Sullivan.

American Gangster “Monster Kody” BIO Top Chef: Texas “Culinary Games” Top Chef: Texas “Fire and Ice” Top Chef: Texas “Finale” (Season Finale) (N) What Happens Top Chef: Texas BRAVO Top Chef: Texas ›› “Kindergarten Cop” (1990, Comedy) Arnold Schwarzenegger. ’ Å CMTV Kitchen Nightmares ’ ›› “Miss Congeniality” (2000, Comedy) Sandra Bullock. A clumsy FBI agent goes under cover at a beauty pageant. ’ Å Chappelle’s Show Å South Park Å South Park Å South Park Å South Park Å Daily Show/Jon Stewart The Colbert Report (N) COMEDY 30 Rock “Sandwich Day” Chappelle’s Show Å Sons of Guns A Vegas demo of the Desert AR. ’ Sons of Guns “This Time It’s Personal” ’ Å Top 10 Shootouts (N) ’ Å Sons of Guns “This Time It’s Personal” ’ Å DISC Sons of Guns ’ Å So Random! ’ Å Austin & Ally “Club Own- ›› “101 Dalmatians” (1996, Adventure) Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson. A flamboyant fashion Good Luck Charlie “Dun- Austin & Ally “Club Own- So Random! ’ Å DISN ers & Quinceaneras” ’ plate plans to skin pups for a coat. ’ ‘G’ Å can vs. Duncan” Å ers & Quinceaneras” ’ E! News (N) Khloe and Lamar Khloe and Lamar Fashion Police The Academy Awards fashion.

The Soup (N) Khloe and Lamar Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs. From the AT&T Center in San Antonio. (N) (Live) ●SportsCenter (N) Å ESPN ●College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) ●College Basketball Oklahoma at Texas. (N) (Live) ●SportsCenter (N) Å ●NFL Live (N) Å ESPN2 ●College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) ›› “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” (2009, Comedy) Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O’Donnell.

The 700 Club Condoleezza Rice. Å FAM ›› “The Pacifier” (2005, Comedy) Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Faith Ford.

Restaurant: Impossible A dirty Italian eatery.

Restaurant: Impossible “Del’s” (N) Worst Cooks in America “Extreme Flavor” FOOD Restaurant: Impossible Restaurant: Impossible “Mamma D’s” ●College Basketball Miami at North Carolina State. (N) (Live) World Poker Tour: Season 10 FOXSS ●College Basketball Georgia Tech at Boston College. (N) (Live) Two and a Half Men ’ ››› “Role Models” (2008, Comedy) Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse. ›› “Post Grad” (2009) Alexis Bledel. A recent graduate moves back in with her eccentric family.

FX FXM Presents Å ›› “Death Sentence” (2007, Suspense) Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston. Å FXM ›› “Death Sentence” (2007, Suspense) Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston. Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å GSN Baggage Å Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “Dark Sage” Dr. Baker is Little House on the Prairie “A Wiser Heart” College Frasier Frasier’s new boss Frasier Frasier hires a but- Frasier Frasier experiFrasier Frasier goes HALL Prairie “Growin’ Pains” Å shocked by his new partner. Å brings romantic pressure. Å copies his decor. ler. ’ Å ences a midlife crisis. ’ camping with his son. ’ ››› “Rio” (2011, Comedy) Voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement. ’ ‘G’ Å Luck ’ Å 2 Days: Portrait Real Time With Bill Maher ’ Å HBO ›› Tooth Fairy (2010) Property Brothers (N) Å Income Property Å Kitchen Cousins Å House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l Property Brothers First-time buyers need help.

H&G House Hunters Å American Restoration American Restoration American Restoration Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy “America American Restoration Å American Restoration Å Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy The great HIST “Smoking Hot” Å “Keep on Trucking” “Tyler’s Promotion” After Dark” Shrimping family; exterminators. (N) American used car salesman. Å Wife Swap A cop and a stay-at-home mother. Å Wife Swap A religious woman and an atheist swap.

Wife Swap Ohio and Maryland moms switch places. Wife Swap Two disparate mothers trade places. ’ LIFE Wife Swap ’ Å “House of the Rising Sun” (2011, Action) Dave Bautista. ’ ‘R’ Å ›› “Unknown” (2011) Liam Neeson. An accident victim finds a man using his identity. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å MAX ›› “Predators” (2010) Adrien Brody. ’ ‘R’ Å Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World Å Ultimate Weapons The power of sniper rifles. ’ Greatest Tank Battles “The Battle of Stalingrad” Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World Å MILIT Greatest Tank Battles The Challenge: Battle of the Exes “Tainted Love” The Challenge: Battle of the Exes “Tainted Love” MTV Pranked “Barber Shop” Teen Mom 2 Chelsea and Leah discuss challenges. The Challenge: Battle of the Exes “Crazy in Love” Drugs, Inc. “Marijuana” The Cannabis industry.

American Weed Moving a $250,000 crop.

American Weed “Weed-Jacked!” (N) Drugs, Inc. “Marijuana” The Cannabis industry.

NGEO Wild Justice My Wife and Kids Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants My Wife and Kids Å Prophets of Science Fiction “Jules Verne” Å Stephen Hawking’s Sci Fi Masters “Watchbird” ’ Prophets of Science Fiction “Robert Heinlein” (N) Prophets of Science Fiction “Jules Verne” Å SCIENCE Twisted but True ●Inside NASCAR (N) ●Inside NASCAR LAFFMOBB Presents SHOW › “Next Day Air” (2009, Comedy-Drama) Donald Faison. ’ ‘R’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless Dumbest Stuff Dumbest Stuff Car Warriors Rebuilding a Pontiac Le Mans. (N) Stuntbusters Stuntbusters Dumbest Stuff Dumbest Stuff SPEED Pass Time 1,000 Ways to Die (N) ’ 1,000 Ways to Die (N) ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ SPIKE ››› “Seven” (1995, Suspense) Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman. A killer dispatches his victims via the Seven Deadly Sins. ’ ●Hawks Live! Postgame Hawks Chrlder ●Volvo Ocean Race (N) ●XTERRA Adventures SPSO ●NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Atlanta Hawks. From Philips Arena in Atlanta. (N) (Live) Ghost Hunters “Lemp Mansion” ’ Å Ghost Hunters International (N) ’ Å Face Off Characters in the style of Tim Burton. (N) Ghost Hunters International ’ Å SYFY Face Off Behind the Scenes Å Dr. David Jeremiah Å Joseph Prince Å End of the Age Praise the Lord Å TBN Billy Graham Crusade Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ Conan Khloe Kardashian; Lamar Odom. (N) TBS Seinfeld ’ Å ››› “Battleground” ›› “The Shanghai Gesture” (1941, Drama) Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Ona Munson. A man discovers his ››› “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” (1955, Romance) Jennifer Jones, William Holden, Torin Thatcher.

TCM (1949) Van Johnson. daughter in an Oriental gambling den.

Eurasian doctor loves married U.S. newsman in Hong Kong. Å Untold Stories of the E.R. “Stabbed in the Heart” Breathless Bride: Dying to Live Kirstie Mills’ story.

Untold Stories of the E.R. “Stabbed in the Heart” TLC Dr. G: Medical Examiner Hoarding: Buried Alive “I’m Dumbfounded” Å Law & Order “Equal Law & Order “Captive” Former sexual predator. ’ Å Law & Order “Who Let the Dogs Out” A woman is Law & Order “Shangri-La” High-school love triangle. ’ Southland “Fallout” ’ Å TNT Rights” ’ Å (DVS) (DVS) mauled to death by a dog. ’ Å (DVS) Å (DVS) NinjaGo: Masters Level Up “Sole Provider” King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy “Peterotica” Family Guy ’ Å TOON Johnny Test ’ Å Home Improvement ’ Home Improvement ’ Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond TVLND M*A*S*H “Aid Station” NCIS “Dead Air” The team uncovers a sinister plan.

NCIS “Defiance” A suicide bomber kills a Marine.

Psych Searching for a mythical dagger. (N) Å NCIS “Judgment Day” The team hunts a killer.

USA NCIS: Los Angeles Å ››› “Grease” (1978) John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John. Disparate summer lovers meet again as high-school seniors. ’ Å 40 Champions of Cute Adorable clips. ’ VH1 100 Greatest Artists of All Time Artists 20-1. ’ CABLE NEWS American Greed American Greed An attorney burns clients.

Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) Mexico’s Drug War Piers Morgan Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 Å Erin Burnett OutFront CNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Capitol Hill Hearings CSPAN House of Reps.

Tonight From Washington Capital News Today CSPAN2 U.S. Senate Coverage The O’Reilly Factor (N) Å Hannity (N) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) Å The O’Reilly Factor Å FNC FOX Report The Rachel Maddow Show (N) The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (N) The Ed Show MSNBC Hardball Chris Matthews The Ed Show (N)

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Without a Trace A pregnant woman disappears. ’ Without a Trace “Clare de Lune” ’ Å The King of Queens ’ American Dad “Pilot” ’ House of Payne House of Payne ¥ WABM Seinfeld ’ Å CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News Nightbeat Local Programming ^ TV-2 Entertainment Tonight The First 48 A man is shot dead in a scrap yard.

The First 48 “The Chase; One Shot” Å The First 48 A woman is shot and then immolated.

The First 48 A brutal convenience-store slaying.

A&E The First 48 Å CSI: Miami Horatio’s son ›››› “The Godfather, Part II” (1974, Crime Drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton. Michael Corleone moves his father’s crime family to Las Vegas. Å AMC seeks his help. ’ Å The Haunted A family home is inhabited by spirits.

Infested! A farmer fights deadly spiders. ’ Å Infested! “Night Terrors” ’ Å The Haunted A family home is inhabited by spirits.

ANPL The Haunted ’ Å Top Gear Latest Porsche’s 911; Reliant Robin.

Top Gear “Season 15 Special” The trio travels to America. Å Top Gear “Season 16 Special” A road trip across the Middle East. Å BBC Top Gear Å ›› “Notorious” (2009, Biography) Angela Bassett, Derek Luke. Based on the life of slain rapper Christopher Wallace. Å BET ›› “National Security” (2003, Comedy) Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore. Å I Survived Å Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals Å Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals Å Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals Å Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals Å BIO The Real Housewives of Orange County Å The Real Housewives of Orange County Å Housewives/OC What Happens To Be Announced BRAVO The Real Housewives of Atlanta ›› “Kindergarten Cop” (1990, Comedy) Arnold Schwarzenegger. A two-fisted L.A. cop poses as a kindergarten teacher. ’ Å ››› “The Terminator” (1984) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton. ’ CMTV ››› The Terminator Futurama ’ Å Futurama ’ Å Futurama Å Futurama Å Futurama Possible life.

Futurama Å Daily Show/Jon Stewart The Colbert Report (N) COMEDY 30 Rock “Do-Over” ’ Dirty Jobs ’ Å U.S. Drug Wars “Show of Force” (N) ’ Å First Week In ’ Å U.S. Drug Wars “Show of Force” ’ Å DISC Dirty Jobs ’ Å Jessie “Romancing the Phineas and Ferb ’ Å ›› “Sky High” (2005, Comedy) Michael Angarano, Kurt Russell. Two superheroes Fish Hooks “Sixteen Cla- Good Luck Charlie “Ter- Phineas and Ferb ’ Å Jessie “Romancing the DISN Crone” ’ Å send their reluctant son to a training school. ’ ‘PG’ Å mandles” ’ Å mite Queen” ’ Å Crone” ’ Å E! News (N) The Soup Ice Loves Coco Kourtney & Kim Take New York Kourtney & Kim Take New York “Three’s a Crowd” Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) ●College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) ●College Basketball New Mexico State at Nevada.

ESPN2 ●College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) ›› “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox, Sean Young.

The 700 Club Å FAM ›› “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” (2009, Comedy) Kevin James, Jayma Mays.

Chopped “Ladies First!”

Chopped Canned spiced ham in the first basket.

Fat Chef A 33 year old obese pizza shop owner. (N) Cupcake Wars “Monster Cupcakes” FOOD Chopped ●Women’s College Basketball ACC Tournament, First Round: Teams TBA. From Greensboro, N.C. (N) ●Runnin’ With the PAC ●College Basketball (N) (Live) FOXSS Wm. Basketball How I Met Your Mother Two and a Half Men ’ Two and a Half Men ’ Two and a Half Men ’ Two and a Half Men ’ Archer “Crossing Over” Unsupervised (N) Archer “Crossing Over” Unsupervised FX ›› “Final Destination” (2000) Devon Sawa. Death stalks the survivors of a doomed airliner. Å ›› “Urban Legend” (1998) Jared Leto. Å FXM ›› “Final Destination” (2000, Horror) Devon Sawa, Ali Larter. Å Deal or No Deal A farmer from Iowa returns. Å Deal or No Deal Single mother competes. ’ Å Deal or No Deal Southern woman plays the game.

Deal or No Deal ’ Å GSN Deal or No Deal ’ Å Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “Chicago” Suspecting the Little House on the Prairie “For the Love of Nancy” A Frasier “Motor Skills” Auto- Frasier Frasier, Niles pro- Frasier Frasier’s different Frasier Frasier tries to HALL Prairie Å death of his son. Å boy withstands classmates’ taunts. Å mobile-repair class. duce show. ’ Å love lives. ’ Å save Kenny’s marriage.

REAL Sports With Bryant Gumbel ’ Å On Freddie Roach Å Life’s Too Short Å Game of Thrones Ned sits for the king. ’ Å Atlantic City Hookers: It Ain’t E-Z Being a Ho Å HBO Percy Jackson My First Place (N) Å My First Place Å Selling LA (N) Å Selling New York (N) House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l H&G House Hunters Å Swamp People “No Guts, Swamp People “Divide to Conquer” Troy and Junior Swamp People (N) Å Mudcats “Boiling Point” Amateur contestants flock to 10 Things You Don’t 10 Things You Don’t HIST No Gator” Å use the same strategy. Å Oklahoma. (N) Å Know About Å Know About Å Project Runway All Stars Using lighting technology. Project Runway All Stars 24 Hour Catwalk A whimsical look using astro turf.

Project Runway All Stars LIFE Project Runway All Stars Project Runway All Stars “O! Say, Can You Sew?” ››› “Carrie” (1976) Sissy Spacek. A teen with unusual powers seeks revenge on her classmates. ‘R’ ›› “Robin Hood” (2010) Russell Crowe. Robin and his men battle the Sheriff of Nottingham. ‘PG-13’ MAX ››› Unstoppable ’ FutureWeapons “First Strike” ’ Å Futureweapons No place to hide. ’ Å Futureweapons “Massive Attack” ’ Å FutureWeapons “First Strike” ’ Å MILIT Futureweapons ’ Å The Challenge: Battle of the Exes “Tainted Love” Jersey Shore “Sharp Objects” ’ Å Jersey Shore Mike decides to reveal the truth. (N) I Want Pants Jersey Shore ’ Å MTV Pranked ’ Cradle of the Gods (N) Russia and the West: Putin’s Rise to Power (N) Cradle of the Gods NGEO Wild Justice My Wife and Kids Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants My Wife and Kids Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å Inside the Design (N) ’ Inside the Design Å Heavy Metal Task Force ’ Å SCIENCE How Do They Do It? ’ Heavy Metal Task Force (N) ’ Å ››› “Exit Through the Gift Shop” (2010) Narrated by Rhys Ifans. ‘R’ Inside Comedy (iTV) (N) Beach Heat: Miami (iTV) SHOW ››› “Hotel Rwanda” (2004) Don Cheadle. A hotelier saves 1,200 Tutsi refugees from slaughter.

Days of our Lives ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless Dangerous Drives Wrecked “False Alarms” Wrecked American Trucker American Trucker Dangerous Drives SPEED ●Pass Time ●iMPACT Wrestling (N) ’ Å Jail ’ Å Jail ’ Å MMA Uncensored Live Jail ’ Å SPIKE Jail ’ Å ●Under the Lights ●Women’s College Basketball SEC Tournament, First Round: Teams TBA. From Nashville, Tenn. (N) SPSO ●Women’s College Basketball SEC Tournament, First Round: Teams TBA. From Nashville, Tenn. (N) ›› “The Brothers Grimm” (2005, Fantasy) Matt Damon, Heath Ledger. Traveling con men probe a magical mystery. Å ›› 9 (2009, Adventure) SYFY ››› “Enchanted” (2007, Fantasy) Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey.

Behind the Scenes Å Joel Osteen Å Joseph Prince Å Houston at Hillsong TV Praise the Lord Å TBN The Potter’s Touch Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ Conan Actress Megan Mullally; actor Steven Ho. (N) TBS Seinfeld ’ Å ››› “A Majority of One” ››› “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970, War) Martin Balsam, Soh Yamamura, Joseph Cotten. Premiere. History of Pearl Harbor attack, seen from ››› “From Here to Eternity” (1953, Drama) Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift.

TCM (1961) Ray Danton both sides.

Lives intertwine at a Pearl Harbor base before the attack. Å Tattoo School ’ Å NY Ink Ami confronts Chris face to face. (N) Å Cellblock 6: Female Lock Up ’ Å NY Ink Ami confronts Chris face to face. ’ Å TLC Extreme Forensics Å ●NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Orlando Magic. From Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla. (N) (Live) Å ●NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Portland Trail Blazers. From the Rose Garden in Bones A skull smashes TNT the windshield of a car.

Portland, Ore. (N) (Live) Å MAD Regular Show King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy “Petergeist” Family Guy ’ Å TOON Adventure Time Home Improvement ’ Home Improvement ’ Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond TVLND M*A*S*H “Big Mac” NCIS Gibbs second-guesses himself. ’ Å NCIS The team must play a dangerous war game.

NCIS Criminal targets government secrets. ’ Å Burn Notice Michael’s brother seeks help. Å USA NCIS “Murder 2.0” Å Behind the Music “Nelly” ’ Å Behind the Music “Lil Wayne” ’ Å 40 Most Shocking Hip Hop Moments Controversial and surprising moments. ’ VH1 Basketball Wives ’ CABLE NEWS Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies (N) Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) The New Age of Wal-Mart CNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Presidential Debate (N) (Live) Capitol Hill Hearings CSPAN House of Reps.

Tonight From Washington Capital News Today CSPAN2 U.S. Senate Coverage The O’Reilly Factor (N) Å Hannity (N) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) Å The O’Reilly Factor Å FNC FOX Report The Rachel Maddow Show (N) The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (N) The Ed Show MSNBC Hardball Chris Matthews The Ed Show (N)

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