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TV This Weekend - Mar. 28, 2008

News Type: Event — Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:14 AM EDT

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Tonight Canterbury's Law moves to its new (temporary?) night. Saturday night is the Kids' Choice Awards. Sunday night Cold Case has a new episode.

US television highlights for the weekend of Mar. 28, 2008 to Mar. 30, 2008. Times are ET, shows are new unless noted otherwise. TV This Week will be published Monday. Tagged for your pleasure: tvtw.

Friday

Note: CBS has college basketball all evening.

Lethal Weapon, 1987 movie, 2½ hrs., 8:30pm, Bravo.
A Los Angeles policeman is trying to be careful because of his upcoming retirement, but he's assigned a devil-may-care partner who feels he has nothing to live for; together they uncover a massive heroin-smuggling operation run by Vietnam veterans.

Canterbury's Law, What Goes Around Comes Around. 9:00pm, Fox.
Russell and Chester circle the wagons when Elizabeth comes under fire from Zach Williams after he mounts a grand-jury investigation of her defense of Ethan Foster. Meanwhile, Molly prepares for her first case, and a faculty event exposes Matt and Elizabeth's marital problems.

Most Haunted, Plas Mawr, Conwy. 10:00pm, Travel Channel.
Plas Mawr, an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, Wales, is allegedly haunted by two former inhabitants from the 16th century. (repeat)

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Saturday

Note: CBS has college basketball all evening.

Catch Me If You Can, 2002 movie, 3 hrs. 8 min. 8:00pm, ABC.
Steven Spielberg's breezy fact-based story stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a charming 1960s con man who poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer. Tom Hanks plays the FBI agent on his trail, and Christopher Walken received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his quirky work as DiCaprio's dad.

Kids' Choice Awards, special, 1½ hrs., 8:00pm, NIK.
Jack Black hosts the 21st annual celebration, which honors kids' favorites in sports, film, television, music, books and video games. Miley Cyrus and the Naked Brothers Band are scheduled to perform. Slated to appear: Cameron Diaz; Steve Carell; Harrison Ford; Shia LaBeouf; Drake Bell; and Ryan Seacrest. Note: repeats at 10pm.

Unsolved History, D.B. Cooper. 9:00pm, Discovery.
High tech methods and techniques are used to challenge what is known about history's greatest moments.

The Great Escape, 1963 movie, 3 hrs., 8:00pm, TCM.
Absorbing tale of Allied officers in a German POW camp in 1942. Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, David McCallum, James Coburn, Donald Pleasence. Directed by John Sturges.

The Godfather, 1972 movie, 4 hrs., 8:00pm, AMC.
Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-winning version of Mario Puzo's story about a power struggle among organized-crime factions in the 1940s. Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, Diane Keaton. Barzini: Richard Conte. Sollozzo: Al Lettieri. Johnny: Al Martino. Fredo: John Cazale. Brando won an Oscar but refused to accept it.

Saturday Night Live. 11:30pm, NBC.
Ellen Page; Wilko (repeat)

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Sunday

Big Brother 9. 7:59pm, CBS.
Nominations for eviction are announced.

The Simpsons, Smoke on the Daughter. 8:00pm, Fox.
With Lisa's encouragement, Marge pursues her dream of becoming a ballerina. But when Marge auditions at the ballet academy, Lisa is invited to enroll. Unfortunately, Lisa becomes addicted to secondhand smoke from the other dancers. Meanwhile, Homer's beef-jerky operation runs into a snag.

Oprah's Big Give. 9:00pm, ABC.
Race-car driver Danica Patrick sends the contestants on a "Big Give Road Test" challenge.

Cold Case, Andy in C Minor. 9:00pm, CBS.
A deaf teen, who was thought only to be missing since 2006, is discovered to have been murdered when his blood is found in a storage room at the high school for the deaf he attended.

Unhitched, Pole-Dancing Toddler. 9:30pm, Fox.
In the first-season finale, the carnivorous Gator considers playing a chameleon to go out with an animal-rights activist; Kate wades into a different dating pool; Tommy teaches Freddy how to drive.

Dexter, Circle of Friends. 10:00pm, CBS.
The squad identifies the Ice Truck Killer; Rita's ex-husband, an abusive addict, is paroled.

Breaking Bad, ...and the Bag's in the River. 10:00pm, AMC.
Walter and Jesse fight about the latter's drug use, so he leaves, forcing Walter to deal with their captive, Krazy-8 (Max Arciniega); Hank uses scared-straight tactics with Walter Jr. when his aunt suspects he's smoking pot; Skyler is furious when Walter stays away from home.

Dirt, What Is This Thing Called .... 10:00pm, FX.
As Lucy's love life gets more complicated, she and Holt try to figure out where they stand with each other; Don is conflicted about his profession after he becomes friendly with the pop star he's been assigned to photograph in compromising poses.

Throwdown with Bobby Flay, Pretzels. 10:00pm, Food Network.
Famous for their Philadelphia-style soft pretzels, "The Pretzel Boys" get a surprise visit from Bobby Flay as he challenges them to a competition.

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Michael Sautter

A few cancellation notes: Return of Jezebel James has been canceled and won't air tonight (will anyone miss it?). Also since Jericho has been canceled by CBS, it looks like the Sci-Fi channel will not air first season repeats of Jericho any more.

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Reply#1 - Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:22 AM EDT
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backroads

Another SNL repeat? Oh, well.

Cameron Diaz is a kids' favorite? I remember when she appeared on Oprah and emotionally exclaimed that millions of American women would die if Dubya was elected.

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Reply#2 - Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:47 AM EDT
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