TV This Weekend - Jan. 25, 2008

Tonight night Ne-Yo appears on Las Vegas. Saturday night watch Thailand's premier martial artist in Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior. Sunday night it is time for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

US television highlights for the weekend of Jan. 25, 2008 to Jan. 27, 2008. Times are ET, shows are new unless noted otherwise. TV This Week will be published Monday. Tagged for your pleasure: tvtw.

Friday

Flash Gordon, Cold Day In Hell. 8:00pm, Sci-Fi.
Flash finds himself facing his last test in proving everything that was included in the prophecy involving his life; Flash is sent to the frigid landscape of Frigia in order to save the Queen of the land from the forces that wish to do her harm.

Garth Brooks: Live in LA!, special, 1 hr., 9:00pm, CBS.
Garth Brooks performs some of his hit songs from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Friday Night Lights, Humble Pie. 9:00pm, NBC.
Smash deals with the consequences of his confrontation at the movies; Street gets a new job; Tami coaches the girls volleyball team; and Riggins struggles to express his feelings to Lyla.

Monk, Mr. Monk Goes and the Three Julies. 9:00pm, USA.
A rash of murders in the city surrounding women named Julie has the police and Monk on high alert; as Monk investigates the scenes of the crimes on a search for the culprit, Natalie worries for her daughter Julie's safety.

Las Vegas, Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast. 10:00pm, NBC.
Sam's deep-pocketed clients sojourn to a strip club. Elsewhere, Mike and Piper stir things up by luring a notable new bartender to the Montecito; Cooper tasks Danny to make the casino a more popular destination; and Delinda presides over a most unusual shindig. R&B tunesmith Ne-Yo makes an appearance.

Stargate Atlantis, Harmony. 10:00pm, Sci-Fi.
Dr. Rodney McKay and Lt. Colonel John Sheppard are tasked with accompanying a princess on her journey in order to protect her, but some of her enemies who don't want her to become queen, attack the girl and her protective escorts.

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Saturday

Batman Begins, 2005 movie, 3 hrs. 8:00pm, FX.
A billionaire, haunted by the death of his parents and spurred on by the thirst for vengeance, decides to rid his beloved city of crime and corruption; with the aid of cutting edge technology, he adopts an alternate persona.

Just Shoot Me, Launch Party Marathon. 9:00pm, TV Land.
Sixteen episodes of the popular sitcom (1997-2003) about the antics at a glossy women's magazine. Guest stars include Brian Dennehy, Carmen Electra and Mark Hamill.

Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior, 2003 movie, 2 hrs. 9:00pm, Spike.
Exciting action-adventure film about an orphan's quest to recover the head of a Buddha statue stolen by a Bangkok drug lord. Tony Jaa, Petchthai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Rungrawee Borrijindakul. Directed by Prachya Pinkaew.

Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics, special, 1 hr. 10:00pm, VH1.
Christina Aguilera performs in Australia in July of 2007.

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Sunday

Screen Actors Guild Awards, special, 2 hrs. 8:00pm, TNT & TBS.
Movie and television stars gather together at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center in Hollywood to honor some of the best in their fields, including "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" star and nominee for Outstanding Female Actor Cate Blanchett.

Shark, Partners in Crime. 8:00pm, CBS.
Sebastian's friend and former law partner is gunned down while with Sebastian. Later, dark secrets from Sebastian's past surface when it's learned that the fatal shooting was actually a failed attempt to kill him.

The Simpsons, That 90s Show. 8:00pm, Fox.
Flashbacks follow Marge and Homer back to their dating days, when she was a college student and he was working for his father to support her. Then Marge becomes smitten with a professor, so a sorrowful Homer turns to music---and invents grunge. Kurt Loder and "Weird Al" Yankovic have cameos as themselves.

Crude, special, 2 hrs. 8:00pm, History Channel.
Scientists and experts examine the origins of the lifeblood of modern society, oil; with the help of the Carbon Cycle, oil provides energy for society and threatens to run dry in only a matter of time despite its relatively recent introduction.

The Russel Girl, special, 2 hrs. 9:00pm, CBS.
A superb 2008 drama starring Amber Tamblyn as a young Chicago woman who learns she is sick and then returns to her small-town home to inform her parents and to face the consequences of a tragedy that occurred years earlier.

Iron Chef America, Batali vs. Chalermkittichai. 9:00pm, Food Network.
Iron Chef Mario Batali faces challenger Ian Chalmerkittichai, known for his cutting-edge cuisine.

Breaking Bad, Cat's in the Bag. 10:00pm, AMC.
After the accident in the desert, Walter and Jesse need to dispose of the unfortunate mess in their rolling lab of an RV, and Skyler begins to suspect that Walter and Jesse are involved in some mysterious goings-on.

Dane Cook: Vicious Circle, special, 1 hr. 10:00pm, Comedy Central.
The comic comes home to Boston for an in-the-round performance that includes riffs on lying, crying, criminal behavior, relationships, movies and one-night stands. Taped at the TD Banknorth Garden in April 2006.

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