Tonight’s TV Picks: October 23, 2009

white collar usa Tonights TV Picks: October 23, 2009

Shows we watch and recommend are in bold.

7:30/6:30c:

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Cartoon Network)
  • My Super Sweet 16 (MTV)

8/7c:

  • Smallville (The CW)
  • Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
  • Law & Order (NBC)
  • Brothers (FOX)
  • Supernanny (ABC, season premiere)
  • Friday Night SmackDown! (My Network TV)
  • My Super Sweet 16 (MTV)
  • Renovation Nation (Planet Green)
  • Trading the Globe (CNBC)
  • The Troop (Nickelodeon)
  • Washington Week (PBS)
  • Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)

8:30/7:30c:

  • ‘Til Death (FOX)
  • Ben 10: Alien Force (Cartoon Network)
  • My Super Sweet 16 (MTV)
  • Now on PBS (PBS)
  • Suite Life on Deck (Disney Channel)
  • The Troop (Nickelodeon)

9/8c:

  • Dollhouse (FOX)
  • Ugly Betty (ABC)
  • Medium (CBS)
  • Dateline NBC (NBC)
  • Bill Moyers’ Journal (PBS)
  • DietTribe (Lifetime)
  • Dog Whisperer (National Geographic)
  • Friday Night SmackDown! (My Network TV)
  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (BBC America)
  • How It’s Made 6 (Science Channel)
  • I’m Alive (Animal Planet)
  • Monk (USA Network)
  • Monty Python: Almost the Truth (IFC, season finale)
  • My Super Sweet 16 (MTV)
  • Say Yes to the Dress (TLC)
  • Stargate Universe (Syfy)

9:30/8:30c:

  • Bang For Your Buck (HGTV)
  • The Othersiders (Cartoon Network)

10/9c:

  • Numb3rs (CBS)
  • 20/20 (ABC)
  • The Jay Leno Show (NBC)
  • Ecopolis (Planet Green)
  • Ghost Stories (Travel Channel)
  • Heavy Metal Task Force (Science Channel)
  • Lobstermen (Discovery Channel)
  • Lock ‘n Load (History)
  • My Super Psycho Sweet 16 (MTV, original telefilm)
  • Pay It Off (BET)
  • Rescue Ink Unleashed (National Geographic)
  • Sanctuary (Syfy)
  • The Soup (E!)
  • White Collar (USA, 72-minute series premiere)-Review

10:30/9:30c:

  • Ghost Stories (Travel Channel)

11/10c:

  • Chelsea Lately (E!)
  • Live at Gotham (Comedy Central)

Tonight’s Talk Show Guests: October 23, 2009

julia louisdreyfus Tonights Talk Show Guests: October 23, 2009

  • The Jay Leno Show-Colin Firth, “10 @ 10″ with Michelle Obama
  • Chelsea Lately-Cory Monteith
  • Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (encore)-Robin Williams, Piers Morgan, All Time Low
  • Late Show with David Letterman (encore)-Amy Poehler, Nick Griffin, Judy Collins
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live-Terry Bradshaw, Catherine Keener, Echo and the Bunnymen performs
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (encore)-Kristen Wiig, David Wells, Christopher Cross and Michael McDonald perform
  • Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson-Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the Avett Brothers perform
  • Last Call with Carson Daly (encore)-Tucker Max, Emily Cook, Wild Light performs
  • Tavis Smiley-Andy Williams

Tonight’s TV Picks: October 22, 2009

© Ron Tom/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

© Ron Tom/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Shows we watch and recommend are in bold.

7:30/6:30c:

  • MLB Playoffs ALCS Game 5: Yankees at Angels (FOX)

8/7c:

  • FlashForward (ABC)
  • Survivor: Samoa (CBS)
  • Community (NBC)
  • MLB Playoffs ALCS Game 5: Yankees at Angels (FOX)
  • Chowder (Cartoon Network)
  • My First Place (HGTV)
  • This Old House (PBS)
  • Ultimate Factories (National Geographic)
  • WWE Superstars (WGN)

8:30/7:30c:

  • Parks and Recreation (NBC)
  • Ask This Old House (PBS)
  • The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (Cartoon Network)

9/8c:

  • Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
  • The Office (NBC)
  • MLB Playoffs ALCS Game 5: Yankees at Angels (FOX)
  • American Chopper (TLC, fall season premiere)
  • Deadly Women (ID)
  • E! Investigates: When a Child Vanishes (E!, one-hour special)
  • House Hunters (HGTV)
  • How Do They Do It? (Science Channel)
  • The Jeff Dunham Show (Comedy Central, series premiere)
  • Monty Python: Almost the Truth (IFC)
  • Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory (MTV, season finale)
  • Smoking Gun Presents: World’s Dumbest Criminals (truTV)
  • TNA iMPACT! (Spike)
  • Total Drama Action (Cartoon Network)

9:30/8:30c:

  • 30 Rock (NBC)
  • Nitro Circus (MTV, season finale)
  • Stoked (Cartoon Network)

10/9c:

  • Private Practice (ABC)
  • MLB Playoffs ALCS Game 5: Yankees at Angels (FOX)
  • The Jay Leno Show (NBC)
  • Ace of Cakes (Food Network)
  • E! Investigates: Last Days of Michael Jackson (E!, one-hour special)
  • Heavy Haulers (TLC, one-hour special)
  • It Only Hurts When I Laugh (truTV, series premiere)
  • It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX)
  • Naked Science (National Geographic)
  • Project Runway (Lifetime)
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo, season finale)
  • TNA iMPACT! (Spike)
  • Tosh.0 (Comedy Central)
  • Ultimate Parkour Challenge (MTV, series premiere)

10:30/9:30c:

  • It Only Hurts When I Laugh (truTV)
  • Real Estate Intervention (HGTV)

11/10c:

  • Chelsea Lately (E!)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
  • Models of the Runway (Lifetime)

11:30/10:30c:

  • The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)

Tonight’s Talk Show Guests: October 22, 2009

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

  • The Jay Leno Show-Hilary Swank, Jerry Jones
  • Daily Show with Jon Stewart-Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano
  • Colbert Report-Oceanographer Sylvia Earle (”The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean’s Are One”), former “Daily Show” writer David Javerbaum (”What to Expect When You’re Expected: A Fetus’s Guide to the First Three Trimesters”)
  • Chelsea Lately-Mike Epps
  • Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (encore)-Charlize Theron, Steven Ho, a performance by Dave Matthews Band
  • Late Show with David Letterman (encore)-President Barack Obama
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live-John C. Reilly, “Real Housewives of Atlanta’s” NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak, the Temper Trap performs
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (encore)-Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Miranda Lambert performs
  • Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson-Tim Gunn, Cobie Smulders, a performance by Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Last Call with Carson Daly (encore)-Mekhi Phifer, Ladyhawke performs
  • Tavis Smiley-Anthony Edwards

Tonight’s TV Picks: October 21, 2009

© Richard Foreman/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

© Richard Foreman/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Shows we watch and recommend are in bold.

8/7c:

  • The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
  • Hank (ABC)
  • Mercy (NBC)
  • So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
  • America’s Next Top Model (The CW)
  • 2 Months, $2 Million (G4, season finale)
  • Extreme Competitions (Travel Channel)
  • Great Performances (PBS, two-hour episode)
  • I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant (TLC)
  • Lock ‘n Load (Sundance, series premiere)

8:30/7:30c:

  • The Middle (ABC)
  • Gary Unmarried (CBS)
  • Property Virgin (HGTV)

9/8c:

  • Modern Family (ABC)
  • Glee (FOX)
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
  • Criminal Minds (CBS)
  • The Bureau (ID)
  • Ghost Hunters (Syfy)
  • Great Performances (PBS, two-hour episode)
  • Inside the NFL (Showtime)
  • King of the Crown (TLC)
  • Living with Ed (Planet Green, season premiere)
  • Mary Queen of Shops (BBC America)
  • Monty Python: Almost the Truth (IFC)
  • Most Daring (truTV)
  • MythBusters (Discovery Channel)
  • Nostradamus Effect (History)

9:30/8:30c:

  • Cougar Town (ABC)
  • Income Property (HGTV)
  • The Othersiders (Cartoon Network)

10/9c:

  • Eastwick (ABC)
  • CSI: NY (CBS)
  • The Jay Leno Show (NBC)
  • Alaska State Troopers (National Geographic)
  • Art in the Twenty-First Century (PBS)
  • Bank of Mom and Dad (SoapNet)
  • Clean House (Style)
  • Destination Truth (Syfy)
  • Dinner: Impossible (Food Network)
  • House Hunters International (HGTV)
  • Man Shops Globe (Sundance)
  • Man v. Food (Travel Channel)
  • MysteryQuest (History)
  • Nature, Inc. (Planet Green)
  • Nip/Tuck (FX)
  • The Real World/Road Rules Challenge (MTV)
  • The Shift (ID)
  • South Park (Comedy Central)
  • Sweat Equity (DIY)
  • Time Warp (Discovery Channel)
  • Toddlers & Tiaras (TLC)
  • Top Chef: Las Vegas (Bravo, 75-minute episode)
  • True Hollywood Story (E!)
  • The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights (Spike)

10:30/9:30c:

  • First In (BET)
  • Secret Girlfriend (Comedy Central)

11/10c:

  • Chelsea Lately (E!)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

11:30/10:30c:

  • The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)

Tonight’s Talk Show Guests: October 21, 2009

rainn wilson Tonights Talk Show Guests: October 21, 2009

  • The Jay Leno Show-Rainn Wilson
  • Daily Show with Jon Stewart-Pilot Chesley Sullenberger (”Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters”)
  • Colbert Report-Dr. Sanjay Gupta (”Cheating Death: The Doctors and Medical Miracles That Are Saving Lives Against All Odds”), former UN Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor
  • Chelsea Lately-David Alan Grier
  • Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (encore)-Jennifer Aniston, Melanie Oudin, Phoenix performs
  • Late Show with David Letterman (encore)-Paul McCartney, Bruce Willis presents the Top 10 list
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live-Salma Hayek, Rico Rodriguez, Dead by Sunrise performs
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (encore)-Elijah Wood, Taraji P. Henson, John Fogerty performs
  • Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson-James Spader, Cathy Ladman, Laura Izibor performs
  • Last Call with Carson Daly (encore)-Mike Henry, sneaker customizer Chris Hui, Paolo Nutini performs
  • Tavis Smiley-Author Vali Nasr (”Forces of Fortune”), Michelle Monaghan

“Scare Tactics: Season 3, Part 1″ DVD Review

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“Scare Tactics: Season 3, Part 1″-Own it on DVD October 6, 2009

  • Release Date: October 6, 2009
  • Publisher: Warner Home Video
  • Price: $21.99 on Amazon.com amazonbuynow Scare Tactics: Season 3, Part 1 DVD Review
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 284 minutes
  • Special Features: “Tracy Morgan’s Frighteningly Funny Bloopers and Outtakes,” “Flesh Flash!” Never-Before-Seen Footage
  • Starring: Tracy Morgan
  • Genre: Comedy, Reality

Ah, the prank show. A longtime staple of television that can either be downright hilarious or incredibly stupid depending on the episode. “Scare Tactics” ranks as one of the better prank shows I’ve seen but it’s still just as inconsistent as every other show in the genre. It’s worth watching but I doubt anyone needs a DVD of a prank show.

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Tonight’s TV Picks: October 20, 2009

© Adam Larkey/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

© Adam Larkey/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Shows we watch and recommend are in bold.

7:30/6:30c:

  • MLB Playoffs ALCS Game 4: Yankees at Angels (FOX)

8/7c:

  • Shark Tank (ABC, season finale)
  • The Biggest Loser (NBC, two-hour episode)
  • NCIS (CBS)
  • 90210 (The CW)
  • MLB Playoffs ALCS Game 4: Yankees at Angels (FOX)
  • 30 for 30 (ESPN)
  • My First Place (HGTV)
  • Nova (PBS)
  • Web Soup (G4)

9/8c:

  • The Biggest Loser (NBC, two-hour episode)
  • Melrose Place (The CW)
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
  • MLB Playoffs ALCS Game 4: Yankees at Angels (FOX)
  • Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
  • 18 Kids & Counting (TLC)
  • Dirty Jobs (Discovery Channel)
  • Dragons’ Den (BBC America)
  • Frontline (PBS)
  • Monty Python: Almost the Truth (IFC)
  • Planet Mechanics (Planet Green)
  • Scare Tactics (Syfy)
  • Top 10 (Golf Channel)
  • The Universe (History)
  • Weird, True, & Freaky (Animal Planet)
  • World Series of Poker (ESPN)

9:30/8:30c:

  • Weird, True, & Freaky (Animal Planet)

10/9c:

  • MLB Playoffs ALCS Game 4: Yankees at Angels (FOX)
  • The Forgotten (ABC)
  • The Good Wife (CBS)
  • The Jay Leno Show (NBC)
  • Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World (Travel Channel)
  • Chopped (Food Network)
  • CoolFuel (Planet Green, season finale)
  • Deliver Me (Discovery Health)
  • ECW (Syfy)
  • Flipping Out (Bravo, season finale)
  • Ghost Lab (Discovery Channel)
  • The Hills (MTV)
  • Independent Lens (PBS)
  • Lost Tapes (Animal Planet)
  • The Naughty Kitchen with Chef Blythe Beck (Oxygen)
  • Parking Wars (A&E)
  • Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel (truTV)
  • The Secret Lives of Women (WE)
  • Sherri (Lifetime)
  • Sons of Anarchy (FX)
  • Sports Soup (Versus)
  • World Series of Poker (ESPN)

10:30/9:30c:

  • The City (MTV)
  • Parking Wars (A&E)
  • Rita Rocks (Lifetime)

11/10c:

  • Chelsea Lately (E!)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
  • Surviving Disaster (Spike)

11:30/10:30c:

  • The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)

Tonight’s Talk Show Guests: October 20, 2009

martha stewart Tonights Talk Show Guests: October 20, 2009

  • The Jay Leno Show-Martha Stewart, Ludacris
  • Daily Show with Jon Stewart-Historian Jennifer Burns (”Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right”)
  • Colbert Report-Mississippi investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell
  • Chelsea Lately-Kelly Osbourne, Louis van Amstel
  • Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (encore)-Jon Hamm, freestyle motocross athletes, Cobra Starship and Estelle
  • Late Show with David Letterman (encore)-Kristin Davis, Barry Sonnenfeld
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live-Edward Norton, late-night bandleader Paul Shaffer (”We’ll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin’ Show-biz Saga”), the latest “Dancing with the Stars” castoff, the Sounds perform
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (encore)-Seth Meyers, NBA player Chris Paul, Landon Pigg performs
  • Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson-Ted Danson, Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
  • Last Call with Carson Daly (encore)-Ryan Friedlinghaus, Katie Uhlaender, Amazing Baby performs
  • Tavis Smiley-Author Vali Nasr (”Forces of Fortune”), Michelle Monaghan