Whats Hot On TV

Apparently Michael Phelps wasn’t happy with his fifteen minutes of fame being over, as now he’s appearing in an interview on 60 Minutes tonight. Honestly, aren’ we done with him yet? Aside from the football, we also have the final four facing off on The Amazing Race, and Tinker Bell making its primetime debut on Disney, as the fairy strikes out on her own away from Peter Pan. Maybe she wants another fifteen minutes as well.

1. Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Teen comedy from the 80s which made a star of Sean Penn after he appeared in this as a stoner. The cultural references are reason alone to watch this as they talk about Cheap Trick and Pat Benatar, with the more fashionable people wearing leg warmers. 10:45 AM PM CT @Max

2. NFL Football: Panthers at Packers. Carolina is having a great year, but Green Bay really needs this win. At one point they were tied at the top of the NFC Central for first place, but now with the Bears and Vikings playing each other tonight, one of them will have first place, leaving the Packers to either tie for second or take third with a loss. 12:00 PM CT Fox

3. NFL Football: Steelers at Patriots. Pittsburgh is at the top of their division, and New England wants to be at the top of theirs. Bill Belichick is looking for his 150th win as a head coach. 3:15 PM CT CBS

4. Shrek the Third. Every Shrek movie is always a good time. Some people have panned this third installment in the series, but to me, Michael Myers is still giving me just as good of a time as I had with the first two. 4:00 PM CT HBO East

5. 60 Minutes. Cheating internet poker players are investigated, and the second woman since WWII to receive the Silver Star of gallantry in combat, Monica Brown, is featured. Anderson Cooper profiles Michael Phelps, as apparently his two months out of the limelight have been too much. 6:00 PM CT CBS (time approx. after football)

6. America’s Funniest Home Videos. One of the featured videos is a woman’s skin care routine that scares a child. The only thing running through my head is Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire. 6:00 PM CT ABC

7. The Amazing Race. Four teams left, with the Frat Boys being saved last week in a non-elimination. The Speed Bump was easy for Ken and Tina it seemed, but I don’t think it will be for Andrew and Dan. In addition, they have no residual money after big cab rides and having to buy new shoes. 7:00 PM CT CBS (time approx. after football)

8. The Simpsons. Lisa gets a new Mypod, and Home isn’t too sure about Bart’s new Muslim friend. 7:00 PM CT Fox (time approx. after football)

9. Tinker Bell. The famous fairy strikes out on her own away from Peter Pan this time, and searches for a way to use her talents, but ends up a little to clumsy. Mae Whitman, Kristen Chenoweth, Raven-Symone, Lucy Liu, and America Ferrera provide voices. 7:00 PM CT Disney

10. Sunday Night Football: Bears at Vikings. It’s Chicago vs. Minnesota tonight in the Mike Ditka-described Rollerdome. They’re going for first place of the division. One way or another someone will have the sole possession of it tonight. Both teams are coming off big wins, and if Kyle Orton has a good day, so will the Bears. 7:15 PM CT NBC

11. King of the Hill. Hank and the new neighbor get into a row over how to run the local chapter of the Order of the Straight Arrow. Andy Richter provides a guest voice. 7:30 PM CT Fox (time approx. after football)

12. Cold Case. A 2005 murder case of a black politician who had promised to eliminate drug dealers from the neighborhood is reopened up. 8:00 PM CT CBS (time approx. after football)

13. Desperate Housewives. The community attempts to recover from the fire, as Gaby and Carlos’ injuries lead to a discovery, but the others don’t seem to be as lucky with their own injuries. Lynette and Tom want to protect their son at all costs, and Susan has to let go of the one man she loves. Bree is put in a precarious position before her cooking demonstration as Orson attempts to get a good night’s sleep. 8:00 PM CT ABC

14. Family Guy. Peter finds himself making friends with none other than Jesus Christ, who is working in a record store that Peter visits to replace his copy of Surfin’ Bird that Brian and Stewie destroyed because Peter was playing it nonstop. 8:00 PM CT Fox (time approx. after football)

15. American Dad. Stan hosts a CIA telethon to raise money for the agency’s torture budget that Congress has slashed. Roger wants to sabotage it since Stan got the idea from him. 8:30 PM CT Fox (time approx. after football)

16. The Unit. Jonas and the team have their planned anthrax lab raid thwarted by the Department of Defense who believe his high-tech intelligence is worth more than their field experience. Kim’s boss commits murder then wants her to help him get rid of the body. 9:0o PM CT CBS

17. Brothers & Sisters. Sarah finds humility with her risky career move, and Nora needs her family to help her with her charity venture. Tommy is shocked when Holly decides to give Rebecca a job at the winery without checking with him first. Kitty and Robert face adoption hurdles. Check in with Celebrity Today later for a full recap of this episode. 9:00 PM CT ABC

Photo courtesy of ruggedelegantliving.com

Trackback URI | Comments RSS