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TV Junkie: Series Premieres: "WIRED" on TV; 'Knights of Prosperity'; 'In Case of Emergency'
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So Courteney Cox Arquette's new venture, 'Dirt', was, as Borat would say, "Dirt from anus". Also, did anyone catch Letterman last night? The first half of the show was devoted to jokes about Saddam's execution, including the Top Ten. I don't think it went over that well, except for maybe at the White House.
Tonight - Wednesday - January 3rd, 2007
Blue Jackets @ Kings (Fox Sports, 7:30 p.m.)
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"Friday Night Lights" (NBC, 8:00 p.m.) Is back from hiatus. The Panthers prepare for yet another game that they just can't afford to lose.
"Beauty and the Geek" (the CW, 8:00 p.m.) Season Premiere.
"The King of Queens" (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) Season finale.
"Wired Science" (PBS, 8:00 p.m.) Series premiere. This show translates WIRED magazine to broadcast TV. The premiere episode features meteorite hunters; virus harvesting in Yellowstone; and NASA's astronaut training facility.
"According to Jim" (ABC, 8:00 p.m.) Season Premiere.
"Knights of Prosperity" (ABC, 9:00 p.m.) Series Premiere.
"American Masters: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens" (PBS, 9:00 p.m.) Profile of the photographer, her work and her philosophy.
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"In Case of Emergency" (ABC, 9:30 p.m.) Series Premiere.
"Larry King Live" (CNN, 9:00 p.m.) James Brown tribute show featuring his widow, Tommie Raye Hynie, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Little Richard, etc.
"Medium" (NBC, 10:00 p.m.) Is back. And now our housewife-clairvoyant's daughter can communicate with the spirits.
"The Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS, 11:30 p.m.) Matt Lauer (Today on tonight), Artie Lange with his incredible insight, Augustana perofrms
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (NBC, 11:35 p.m.) purportedly Cameron Diaz-free(??) (what an idiot) Justin Timberlake brings sexy to Leno, Masi Oka, Matisyahu performs Hasidic dreddd
"Jimmy Kimmel LIVE" (ABC, 12:05 a.m.) Courteney Cox Arquette talks about her embarassingly bad show, Andy Dick embarasses himself for us, Twilight Singers simply perform
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (NBC, 12:35 a.m.) Placido Domingo(!)
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