TV This Weekend - Jan. 18, 2008

News Type: Event — Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:11 PM EST

Tonight Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank. Saturday night the MythBusters look at James Bond. Sunday night Breaking Bad debuts on AMC.

US television highlights for the weekend of Jan. 18, 2008 to Jan. 20, 2008. Times are ET, shows are new unless noted otherwise. TV This Week will be published Monday. Tagged for your pleasure: tvtw.

Friday

Ghost Whisperer, First Do No Harm. 8:00pm, CBS.
Melinda deals with an angry ghost who blames Jim for his death in a gas explosion.

Flash Gordon, Blame. 8:00pm, Sci-Fi.
Flash and Aura go on a trek to find an antidote to prevent a catastrophic loss of life after water supplied to the Cantons is found to be contaminated.

Moonlight, The Mortal Cure. 9:00pm, CBS.
Mick discovers Coraline's secret to becoming fully human again, but he also learns that it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Beth receives some heartbreaking news and deals with it alone, since she is angry with Mick.

Friday Night Lights, Who Do You Think You Are?. 9:00pm, NBC.
The Taylors consider day care for Gracie; Lyla takes a job at a Christian radio station; Matt has a realization about his feelings for Carlotta; Smash's love life is scrutinized by those close to him.

Monk, Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank. 9:00pm, USA.
Monk will stop at nothing to solve his own case when a treasured possession is stolen from his safe deposit box at the bank. Dan Castellaneta, Eve Gordon, Cathy Cahlin Ryan, Jonathan Chase and Bill Chott guest star.

Numb3rs, Power. 10:00pm, CBS.
Don's team tracks a serial rapist who uses his position as a cop to entrap his victims.

Las Vegas, Secrets, Lies and Lamaze. 10:00pm, NBC.
When Piper runs afoul of the gaming commission, Cooper raises eyebrows by forking over $1 million to bail her out. Meanwhile, speedy driving lands Sam and Polly (Suzanne Whang) in traffic school; and Danny and Delinda try to make the grade in parenting school.

Stargate Atlantis, Quarantine. 10:00pm, Sci-Fi.
A quarantine begets a lockdown on Atlantis, trapping Rodney in the botany lab with Katie Brown (Brenda Jame

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Saturday

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, 2003 movie, 2½ hrs., 8:00pm, FX.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's smashing third go-round as the futuristic robot, or "cybernetic organism," battles a female terminator (Kristanna Loken), who is sent to assassinate John Connor (Nick Stahl), who's destined to become the leader of a worldwide resistance movement. The film picks up 10 years after the last installment of the sci-fi series. Eric Boen, who plays Dr. Silberman, is the only other actor to appear in all three "Terminator" films. Jonathan Mostow directed.

MythBusters, James Bond. 9:00pm, Discovery.
Part 1 of 2. Adam and Jamie investigate spy myths, specifically those involving James Bond-inspired gadgets, getaways and guns.

48 Hours Mystery, Secrets in Palm Beach. 10:00pm, CBS.
A Palm Beach socialite's secret may have led to murder.

MonsterQuest, Giganto: The Real King Kong. 10:00pm, History Channel.
An exploration of the Giganto (King Kong) legend through science and technology.

Saturday Night Live. 11:30pm, NBC.
A compilation of skits featuring Tracy Morgan. (repeat)

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Sunday

Amazing Race. 8:00pm, CBS.
The three remaining teams race to the finish line, with the first-place pair winning the $1 million top prize.

March of the Penguins, 2005 movie, 2 hrs., 8:00pm, Discovery.
Morgan Freeman narrates this exceptional and surprisingly moving documentary about the intricate and often hazardous mating rituals of penguins living in Antarctica.

Iron Chef America, Morimoto vs. Nicotra. 9:00pm, Food Network.
Fortunato Nicotra faces Masaharu Morimoto. Ted Allen, Kelly Choi and John Nihoff are judges.

Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed, special 1½ hrs. 9:00pm, Comedy Central.
The comic provides cutting commentary on the Bush administration, gay marriage, the war in Iraq and performing at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Taped in Washington, D.C., at the Warner Theatre.

Breaking Bad, pilot. 10:00pm, AMC.
Debut: A high-school chemistry teacher (Bryan Cranston) is diagnosed with a deadly cancer, so he puts his expertise to use and teams with an ex-student (Aaron Paul) to manufacture top-grade crystal meth in hopes of providing for his family after he's gone.

Nip/Tuck. 10:00pm, FX.
Dawn Budge (Rosie O'Donnell), now a "Hearts 'n' Scalpels" producer, objects when the show is invited to participate in a gay-pride parade. Meanwhile, Christian falls back into old habits; Sean, on the outs with Christian over Julia, hires Gina (Jessalyn Gilsig) as a receptionist to get back at him; and Rachel Ben Natan (Maggie Siff), Matt's disfigured rehabilitation counselor, sees Sean when she experiences pain in her face, but her case proves to be more complicated than that.

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