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TV Junkie: LAist Takes on the 15th Annual SAG Awards

This Sunday is the SAG awards and while we're excited that there (probably) won't be a strike any time soon we're even more excited to be covering the SAG awards from the red carpet to the winners. Follow our posts here on Sunday or this Twitter feed as we'll be taking photos and posting them from around 3:30pm Pacific until whenever the event wraps up.
James Earl Jones will be receiving a lifetime achievement award and it's generally regarded that the SAG award nominees list is a lot more reasonable and representative than the list the Oscars posted this week.
Tonight has some great late night options, Saturday looks awful (do you have any suggestions for Saturday?), and Sunday we have the SAG Awards
The TV Junkie Plan: Tonight - "Comedy Central Presents", Kimmel; Saturday - ???; Sunday - The 15th Annual SAG Awards
Tonight
9:00pm Comedy Central Presents Comedy Central - Standup featuring Jasper Redd and then Rob Stapleton
9:00pm Friday Night Lights NBC - Smash has confidence issues as he works with Coach Taylor to prepare for college tryouts
10:00pm Miss America: Countdown to the Crown TLC - Season Finale
11:35pm The Tonight Show With Jay Leno NBC - Actress Marisa Tomei; animal handler Grey Stafford; will.i.am performs.
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Actor Tim Roth; TV personality Joan Rivers.
12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Actor James Earl Jones; actress Rosemarie DeWitt.
Saturday
8:00pm Figure Skating: U.S. Championships: Ladies Free Program NBC - From Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Blades of Glory it won't be.
8:00pm Miss America 2009 TLC - Mario Lopez hosts in Las Vegas, as 52 women compete in the 87th annual pageant. Again, it's crazy that this is on TLC of all networks.
Sunday
8:00pm The 15th Annual SAG Awards TNT/TBS - LAist will be there! Watch the awards, follow our Tweets and posts.
8:00pm Nature PBS/KCET - Skunks
9:00pm The L Word Showtime - An old acquaintance threatens Bette and Tina's future
9:00pm The Last Templar NBC - Indiana Jones on the cheap. medieval Knights Templar.
9:00pm Big Love HBO - Bill and his family try group-dating with Ana; Barb anxiously awaits test results; Sarah resists when Scott offers to join her in Arizona
10:00pm The United States of Tara Showtime - When Tara feels that she is failing her children, she turns to her perfect homemaker personality for help.
10:00pm Flight of the Conchords HBO - Bret's purchase of a new cup throws the boys' budget out of whack.
10:30pm Secret Diary of a Call Girl Showtime - Belle considers her future and agrees to a date with Alex
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