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TV Junkie: Piven Smells Fishy; More 'Survivor'
"Battlestar Galactica" on SciFi tonight
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"Battlestar Galactica" on SciFi tonight
"Entourage"-man Jeremy Piven is still in hot water over his departure from David Mamet's Broadway play, "Speed the Plow" - the plays producers claim Piven was seen partying all over town while supposedly suffering from debilitating mercury poisoning.Fans of "Survivor" (are there any LAist fans of "Survivor"? Speak up) should be elated that the series has been picked up for two more seasons. No word yet on what exotic locations have been selected.
This weekend is kind of slow other than the dogpile that Sundays have become. The TV Junkie will have a couple really cool interviews up next week, including Chris Isaak his new show, "The Chris Isaak Hour", and Kenny Johnson from "The Shield" and "Saving Grace" for the premiere of the new season starting Monday.
The TV Junkie Plan: Tonight - "Terminator", "Mistresses", "Battlestar Galactica". Saturday - "Great Performances: The Police". Sunday - "Storm Stories", "Big Love", "Flight of the Conchords", "Secret Diary of a Call Girl"
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Tonight
8:00pm Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles FOX - Haunted by nightmares, Sarah enters a sleep clinic
9:00pm Friday Night Lights NBC - Landry thinks he is over Tyra when he meets Devin, who seems to be the perfect girl.
9:00pm Mistresses BBC America - Time Slot Premiere
10:00pm Battlestar Galactica SciFi - Someone to Watch Over Me
10:00pm Real Time With Bill Maher HBO - New one.
10:00pm NUMB3RS CBS - Charlie's plan to stop a new drug from hitting the streets puts Liz in danger after she decides to go under cover.
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10:00pm American Loggers Discovery - Series Premiere
10:00pm Comedy Central Presents Comedy Central - Standup comedy with Eddie Ifft followed by Chris Porter
10:00pm The Soup E! - Let's rehash the week with Joel!
Saturday
8:30pm Great Performances: The Police Certifiable PBS/KCET - Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland and Sting reunite as the Police for a farewell tour; performance footage from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
9:00pm It's Me or the Dog Animal Planet - Victoria helps a Hollywood family take control of their chaotic household with four dogs, and three cats.
9:00pm The Harder They Fall TCM - (1956) A fight promoter (Rod Steiger) hires a hard-luck sportswriter (Humphrey Bogart) to hype a simple Argentine boxer for the mob.
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Sunday
5:00pm Storm Stories Weather Channel - A helicopter rescue during Tropical Storm Erin, then a rescue in Peublo, Colorado.
7:00pm Orangutan Island Animal Planet - Season Finale
9:00pm Big Love HBO - Nicki treads on dangerous ground at home and at work; Glory smuggles a church document to Bill; Joey hopes to add Kathy as a second wife.
9:00pm Jesse Stone: Thin Ice CBS - A police chief (Tom Selleck) lands in trouble with the town council after a shootout on the streets of Boston.
9:00pm The Celebrity Apprentice NBC - Two-hour Season Premiere
9:00pm The L Word Showtime - Rumors fly about Alice and Tasha's relationship troubles; someone plans a move to New York
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10:00pm United States of Tara Showtime - Charmaine decides to get a breast augmentation and asks Tara to help with recovery
10:00pm Flight of the Conchords HBO - Murray arranges a presidential meeting for the visiting Prime Minister of New Zealand; Jemaine gets mixed up with an Art Garfunkel fanatic.
10:30pm Eastbound & Down Showtime - Kenny enlists Stevie as his personal assistant; Dustin's wife offers to sell Kenny's baseball memorabilia; Kenny gets serious about getting in shape.
10:30pm Secret Diary of a Call Girl Showtime - Belle takes a respectable job to pursue Alex; Ben is on the verge of confessing his feelings to Hannah.
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