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TV Junkie: Elizabeth Taylor Special on TV Guide; 'Justified' Builds to Finish
Joelle Carter and Timothy Olyphant star in FX's "Justified" (10pm)
Rest In Piece Elizabeth Taylor. If you were a fan of the violet-eyed beauty, you can see TV Guide Network's "Elizabeth Taylor: A Life, A Legacy" tonight at 8pm.
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Tonight we have the return of "Modern Family" from a brief hiatus then it's on to an excellent episode of FX's "Justified" (be sure to check out our interviews last week with Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins and our video interview with the beautiful Joelle Carter) - there is absolutely nothing else better than this program at 10pm tonight.
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Call us crazy but we actually kind of enjoyed our time away from Paul Reiser on TV. Looks like he has a new show on NBC this April that looks like a tame version of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Reiser-style.
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HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" favorite flapper girl (and old school punker!),Paz de la Huerta got into an altercation with some MTV reality show star (aka bimbo) last night, resulting in Paz's arrest. Nucky will have something to say about this.
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The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan: "Elizabeth Taylor: A Life, A Legacy," "Modern Family," "Mr. Sunshine," "Justified," "Chelsea Lately," "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"
8:00pm Elizabeth Taylor: A Life, A Legacy TV Guide - Documentary special
9:00pm Modern Family ABC - Claire and Phil are worried when they learn Luke has befriended their cantankerous old neighbor; Jay tries to avoid attending a symphony concert with Gloria and Manny; Haley baby-sits Lily.
9:15pm A Slight Case of Murder TCM - (1938) A reformed Prohibition-era beer runner finds a corpse hidden in his country home. Based on a Damon Runyon story
9:30pm Mr. Sunshine ABC - Ben and Alonzo compete against tennis legend Jimmy Connors and actor Fred Savage in a celebrity tennis tournament; a careless act brings Crystal closer to her son.
10:00pm Justified FX - Winona's blunder could put her behind bars, unless Raylan can weave his way through a locked down federal courthouse.
10:00pm Top Chef Bravo - The chefs design a challenge for their competitors; the chefs make a last supper for guests: Morimoto, Wolfgang Puck and Michelle Bernstein.
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11:00pm Conan TBS - Vanessa Hudgens, The Miz (Reigning WWE Champion), Grace Potter & the Nocturnals perform
11:00pm Chelsea Lately E! - Carla Gugino guests.
12:00am Lopez Tonight TBS - Matthew McConaughey, Micky Ward Ron Artest, Fat Joe, B Real, Lenny & Max
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Actor Jake Gyllenhaal; actor Jerry Weintraub.
12:35am Late Night With Jimmy Fallon NBC - Writers Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
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