TV This Weekend - Feb. 22, 2008

Tonight Mr. Monk is still on the run. Saturday night the Independent Spirit Awards are on AMC and Sunday night the Academy Awards are on ABC.

US television highlights for the weekend of Feb. 22, 2008 to Feb. 24, 2008. Times are ET, shows are new unless noted otherwise. TV This Week will be published Monday. Tagged for your pleasure: tvtw.

Friday

Price Is Right, special, 1 hr., 8:00pm, CBS.
'Come on down!' Contestants guess retail values for prizes on TV's longest-running game show. Bob Barker racked up over a dozen hosting Emmys since CBS first aired the daytime staple in 1972, though it originated with Bill Cullen on NBC (1956-63) and ABC (1963-65). However, it was the genial, ageless Barker who really sold viewers on the show, which spawned several syndicated offshoots and a string of prime-time specials. When Barker retired in 2007, Drew Carey stepped in to ably fill his shoes.

Monk, Mr. Monk is on the Run, Part II . 9:00pm, USA.
After being falsely arrested for murder, a presumed dead Monk must find a way to clear his name; Natalie sets up a memorial service.

Most Haunted, Tatton Park Mansion. 10:00pm, Travel Channel.
The mansion at Tatton Park in Knutsford, Cheshire, UK, is probed.

Stargate Atlantis, The Kindred, Part 1. 10:00pm, Sci-Fi.
Humans living in the Pegasus galaxy fear getting sick when a strange illness begins affecting several residents; Teyla (Rachel Luttrell) is visited by the father of her child in a vision, and she and Sheppard go on a mission.

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Saturday

Four Brothers, 2005 movie, 2 hrs., 8:00pm, TNT.
After their foster mother is killed in a robbery, four men return to the old neighborhood and their criminal roots in order to catch the murderers. Stars: Mark Wahlberg and Terrence Howard.

Independent Spirit Awards, special, 2 hrs., 10:00pm, AMC.
Rainn Wilson hosts the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards, live from Santa Monica, Cal., honoring the year's best achievements in independent film. Best Feature nominees include "Juno," "I'm Not There," "A Mighty Heart," "Paranoid Park" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."

Saturday Night Live, NEW!! 11:30pm, NBC.
Tina Fey hosts; Carrie Underwood performs.

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Sunday

Pride and Prejudice, Masterpiece Theatre, 2 hrs., PBS, check local listings for time.
The conclusion of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" finds the Bennet family scandalized when Lydia (Julia Sawalha) hightails it to London with Wickham (Adrian Lukis). Also, Elizabeth (Jennifer Ehle), reassesses her judgment of Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth); Bingley (Crispin Bonham-Carter) proposes to Jane (Susannah Harker); and Elizabeth argues with Darcy's aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Barbara Leigh-Hunt). Mrs. Bennet: Alison Steadman. Mr. Bennet: Benjamin Whitrow.

Big Brother 9. 8:00pm, CBS.
Houseguests are nominated for eviction.

Academy Awards, special, 3 hrs., 8:30pm, ABC.
Jon Stewart makes his second hosting appearance at the 80th annual ceremonies. Telecast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Presenters include Denzel Washington, Nicole Kidman, George Clooney, Cameron Diaz, Tom Hanks and Helen Mirren.

Breaking Bad, Gray Matter. 10:00pm, AMC.
At a birthday party for a successful former science colleague, Walter is offered a job; Jesse tries gaining legitimate employment but winds up back cooking meth, and an inferior kind at that; Skyler assembles the family for an intervention to get Walter to agree to chemotherapy, but he's concerned about quality-of-life issues and their financial difficulties.

Iron Chef America, Flay vs. Rathbun Brothers. 10:00pm, Food Network.
The two siblings must prepare five different dishes including the surprise ingredient within one hour as Chef Trey Wilcox provides additional assistance.

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