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Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday April 13

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Sunday marks the strike-induced season finale of Dirt on FX at 10/9c. It’s also the season finales of I Can Make You Thin with Paul McKenna on TLC at 9/8c & Rock of Love with Bret Michaels on VH1 at 9/8c (90 minutes!).

Tonight is also the 90-minute series premiere of Viva Hollywood! on VH1 at 10:30/9:30c. They’re gathering the hottest group of aspiring Latino actors who think they have the stuff to be America’s Numero Uno Telenovela Star. The cast of fiery wannabes will live together, fight together, make love together…while competing for the coveted title and a Hollywood prize package that includes a contract with Telemundo, the biggest telenovela production company in the United States. So it’s like Telemundo’s version of Big Brother? *laugh*

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Dirt – FX @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale* – I Can Make You Thin with Paul McKenna – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale* – Rock of Love with Bret Michaels – VH1 @ 9/8c (90-Minute Season Finale)
  • *Series Premiere* – Viva Hollywood! – VH1 @ 10:30/9:30c (90-Minute Series Premiere)
  • *Special* – Comedy Central Special: Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education – Comedy Central @ 8/7c (2-Hour Special)
  • *Special* – John Adams – HBO @ 9/8c (Part 6 of 7)
  • *New* – America’s Funniest Home Video – ABC @ 7/6c
  • *New* – Big Brother – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Celebrity Fit Club – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Cold Case – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Desperate Housewives – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dexter – CBS @ 10/9c (New to CBS)
  • *New* – Eli Stone – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – Everybody Hates Chris – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Keeping Up With the Kardashians – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – King of the Hill – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Oprah’s Big Give – ABC @ 8/7c (New Time Slot)
  • *New* – The Game – CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Simpsons – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Tudors – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union – Showtime @ 10/9c

Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday April 6

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Welcome to a new week of TV. Some great stuff this week, including the return of several of my favorites, NCIS & Samantha Who? There are several finales and a few premieres as well, so let’s get to it.

On tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Here Come the Newlyweds – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *Season Finale* – That’s Amore! – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *Special* – John Adams – HBO @ 9/8c (Part 5 of 7)
  • *New* – America’s Funniest Home Video – ABC @ 7/6c
  • *New* – Big Brother – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Celebrity Fit Club – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Cold Case – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dexter – CBS @ 10:02/9:02c (New to CBS)
  • *New* – Dirt – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Everybody Hates Chris – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – I Can Make You Thin with Paul McKenna – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Keeping Up With the Kardashians – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Kenny vs Spenny – Comedy Central @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New* – King of the Hill – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Oprah’s Big Give – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Pop Fiction – E! @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – Rock of Love with Bret Michaels – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Game – CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Tudors – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union – Showtime @ 10/9c

Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday March 30

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Sunday marks the first of the 2 part miniseries, , on Lifetime Movie Network at 8/7c. It stars Tom Cavanagh (Ed on Ed), Amy Davidson (Kerry Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules), James Marsters (Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer) & more and is based on a true story. Check out the site later for an interview with Amy Davidson and preview of the show! Part 1 begins with teenagers and close friends Helen & Natalie as they try to escape from their rough existence from a Seatle trailer park. Without their knowing, they are on a collision course with the Green River Killer, who targets runaways and prostitutes.

Tonight is also the series premiere of Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union on Showtime at 10/9c. The show will feature a kaleidoscope of original characters and impersonations in a wide collection of irreverent and hilarious skits that range from sardonic parody and social satire to Bollywood musicals. The series is a snapshot of modern day America as seen through the brilliant comedic mind of Tracey Ullman.

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Unhitched – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *Series Premiere* – Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – The Tudors – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *Special* – John Adams – HBO @ 9/8c (Part 4 of 7)
  • *Special* – The Capture of the Green River Killer – Lifetime Movie Network @ 8/7c (Part 1 of 2)
  • *New* – Big Brother – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Celebrity Fit Club – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Cold Case – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dexter – CBS @ 10:02/9:02c (New to CBS)
  • *New* – Dirt – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Everybody Hates Chris – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Here Come the Newlyweds – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – I Can Make You Thin with Paul McKenna – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Keeping Up With the Kardashians – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Kenny vs Spenny – Comedy Central @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New* – King of the Hill – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Oprah’s Big Give – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Pop Fiction – E! @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – Rock of Love with Bret Michaels – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – That’s Amore! – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Game – CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Simpsons – FOX @ 8/7c

Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday March 23

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Welcome to a new week of TV! A few big season & series finales, including my beloved Jericho (again! 🙁 ) and the return of others, including Greek & CSI: Miami. So let’s get to it!

Sunday marks the 2-hour season finale of Making the Band 4 on MTV on a special night at 8/7c. It’s also the season finale of The L Word on Showtime at 9/8c.

Also tonight is the 4 part (2 hours total) special of Futurama: Bender’s Big Score on Comedy Central at 8/7c. If you are a Futurama fan, don’t miss it!

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Making the Band 4 – MTV @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale* – The L Word – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *Special* – Futurama: Bender’s Big Score – Comedy Central @ 8/7c (2-Hour Special)
  • *Special* – John Adams – HBO @ 9/8c (Part 3 of 7)
  • *New* – Aliens In America – CW @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Big Brother – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Dexter – CBS @ 10/9c (New to CBS)
  • *New* – Dirt – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Everybody Hates Chris – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Here Come the Newlyweds – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – I Can Make You Thin with Paul McKenna – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Keeping Up With the Kardashians – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Oprah’s Big Give – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Pop Fiction – E! @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – Rock of Love with Bret Michaels – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – That’s Amore! – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Game – CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom – TLC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Unhitched – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)

Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday March 16

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Sunday marks the first 2 (of 7) episodes of the new mini-series on HBO called John Adams, starting at 8/7c & 9:10/8:10c. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book & historical biography about the life of John Adams. It stars Paul Giamatti (The Nanny Diaries) as the title character, Laura Linney (The Nanny Diaries) as Abigail Adams, Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson, Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) as Sam Adams, David Morse (Hack & House) as George Washington, Tom Wilkinson (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) as Benjamin Franklin, Rufus Sewell (The Holiday) as Alexander Hamilton & Sarah Polley (Dawn of the Dead) as Nabby Adams/Abigail Adams Smith and is produced by Tom Hanks among others.

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Scott Baio is 46… and Pregnant – VH1 @ 10/9c (1-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Series Premiere* – I Can Make You Thin with Paul McKenna – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *Special* – Cutting Edge 3 – ABC Family @ 8/7c
  • *Special* – John Adams – HBO @ 8/7c & 9:10/8:10c (2 New Episodes Including Mini-Series Premiere)
  • *Special* – World’s Funniest Commercials – TBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Aliens In America – CW @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – America’s Funniest Home Videos – ABC @ 7/6c
  • *New* – Big Brother – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Dexter – CBS @ 10/9c (New to CBS)
  • *New* – Dirt – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Everybody Hates Chris – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Here Come the Newlyweds – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – Keeping Up With the Kardashians – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Kenny vs Spenny – Comedy Central @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New* – King of the Hill – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Oprah’s Big Give – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Rock of Love with Bret Michaels – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – That’s Amore! – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The L Word – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Unhitched – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c

2008 Paley Festival: Questions Not to Ask

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Rather than remain incredibly bitter and resentful that virtually the entire world seems to be attending this weeks 25th Annual Paley Festival [and yes, I’m talking to you GMMR and DUCKY!] This TV Addict will yet again take the high road in an effort to ensure my fellow TV Addicts and Paley Fest attendees have the time of their life.

As a two time Paley Festival veteran, one of the highlights of the event is the audience Q&A, where fans can ask questions to their favorite show’s stars and show-runners. Of course, with great power comes great responsibility. Thus, the TV Addict proudly presents: 5 Questions NOT to ask* should you get the opportunity.

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TV Addict Interview: Alyssa Milano

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By: Amrie Cunningham [My Take on TV]

I’ve been a TV Addict forever, watching hours of TV when my mom told me not to. One of my favorite characters ever to grace the small screen is Samantha Micelli from WHO’S THE BOSS?, played so wonderfully by Alyssa Milano. I recently had the great pleasure of catching up with Alyssa to talk about her new Lifetime movie airing this weekend.

The movie, called WISEGAL, is the true story of Patty Montanari, a widowed mother, trying to make ends meet, who in doing so, joins the mafia. Alyssa portrays the title character with strength and vulnerability. James Caan and Jason Gedrick costar in a movie that fits the mold of a Lifetime film – the kind that gets you all teary-eyed – but goes above and beyond that to make you really think about what you would do for your family.

I love the movie. Lifetime has been doing some really great stuff lately.
Alyssa Milano: Yeah, it’s definitely, it’s interesting. It’s an interesting combination. It’s definitely a movie that Lifetime audiences will enjoy because the crux of it is a single mother trying to make ends meet.

What made you want to play Patty?
There were a lot of elements. When I first read the script, before we started production, I just felt like I had a really good grasp on who she was. And what motivated her to make the choices that she makes. And also, I think it shows the mafia in a way that we’ve never seen before, through the eyes of a woman. What that enabled us to do was to really show a side that where it cares about family and about being accepted in a family and about feeling protected and taken care of. And I think that because Patty never had those things, it was very attractive to her.

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Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday March 9

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Welcome to a new week of TV. Some big stuff this week, including the series finale of The Wire on Sunday and the series premieres of Canterbury’s Law on Monday and The Return of Jezebel James on Friday. So let’s see what else is on this week.

Sunday marks the 95-minute series finale of The Wire on HBO starting at 9/8c. I know this is a popular show, but I’ve never seen it. Maybe one of these days I’ll have to rent it.

Tonight is also the final 5 episodes of Quarterlife. It’s moved to Bravo for the rest of its short run and starts at 9AM/8AMc and runs through 1PM/12PMc.

Also on tonight:

  • *Series Finale* – The Wire – HBO @ 9/8c (95-Minute Series Finale)
  • *Series Finale* – Quarterlife – Bravo @ 9AM/8AMc through 1PM/12PMc (5 New Episodes Including Series Finale)
  • *Season Finale* – Breaking Bad – AMC @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale* – My Fair Brady… Maybe Baby? – VH1 @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Season Finale* – Russell Simmons Presents: Def Comedy Jam – HBO @ 10:35/9:35c
  • *Season Premiere* – Keeping Up with the Kardashians – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Aliens In America – CW @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – America’s Funniest Home Videos – ABC @ 7/6c
  • *New* – Big Brother – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Dexter – CBS @ 10/9c (New to CBS)
  • *New* – Dirt – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Everybody Hates Chris – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Here Come the Newlyweds – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – King of the Hill – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Oprah’s Big Give – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Scott Baio is 46… and Pregnant – VH1 @ 10/9c
  • *New* – That’s Amore! – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The L Word – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Simpsons – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Unhitched – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c

Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday March 2

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Welcome to a new week for This Week on TV and the first week of March. What a crazy week for TV. Lots of premieres, several finales and TONS of new TV. Weeeee! So let’s see what’s going on, shall we?

Sunday marks the series premiere of 4 new shows! First up is Oprah’s Big Give on ABC at 9/8c. It defies television convention with the bold idea of people competing to give rather than get. In eight one-hour episodes, a diverse, determined and competitive group of ten people are given the challenge of a lifetime — to change the lives of complete strangers in the most creative and dramatic ways. In this intense competition, the contestants criss-cross the country, scrambling to find ways to impact the fates and fortunes of unsuspecting people who are in for the surprise of their lives. Lives will be changed in the blink of an eye as contestants race against time to create once-in-a-lifetime experiences and also give away hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Next up is Here Come the Newlyweds on ABC at 10:02/9:02c. Seven just-married couples compete for a nest egg worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to kick-start their new lives together and help them realize their dreams in this new romantic comedy reality series.

Also tonight is the series premiere of That’s Amore! on MTV at 10/9c. This romantic comedy-reality elimination series features Domenico Nesci, the Italian native from the hit series A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila. Domenico may have gone home broken-hearted, but this Italian bachelor hasn’t given up on love. He’s still looking for the perfect match, and MTV is going to help him find her.

Finally, it’s the series premiere of Unhitched on FOX at 9:30/8:30c. Executive-produced by the Farrelly Brothers, this single-camera comedy revolves around four unattached friends who actually want to be married and must navigate the tricky waters of dating in their 30s. The series stars Craig Bierko, Rashida Jones, Johnny Sneed and Shaun Majumder.

Also, don’t miss the season premiere of Dirt on FX at 10/9c! Lucy returns to the magazine to reclaim her position as “Tabloid Queen”; Don experiences life on medication; a chance encounter between Lucy and a young pop star results in a surprising opportunity.

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood – E! @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Season Finale* – The Girls Next Door – E! @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – Here Come the Newlyweds – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *Series Premiere* – Oprah’s Big Give – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere* – That’s Amore! – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – Unhitched – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *Season Premiere* – Dirt – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Aliens In America – CW @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – America’s Funniest Home Videos – ABC @ 7/6c
  • *New* – Big Brother – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Breaking Bad – AMC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Deal or No Deal – NBC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Dexter – CBS @ 10/9c (New to CBS)
  • *New* – Everybody Hates Chris – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Family Guy – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New* – King of the Hill – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – My Fair Brady… Maybe Baby? – VH1 @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – Rock of Love with Bret Michaels – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Russell Simmons Presents: Def Comedy Jam – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Scott Baio is 46… and Pregnant – VH1 @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The L Word – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Simpsons – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Wire – HBO @ 9/8c

Shame on You Parents Television Council

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In yesterday’s ADWEEK, the Parents Television Council called on advertisers to boycott CBS’ airing of DEXTER on Sundays at 10PM.

“Despite countless public calls for restraint and corporate responsibility, CBS broke its own promise to the public that it would employ careful editing and accurate ratings guidelines for Dexter,” said PTC president Tim Winter. “Depictions of violence were barely altered from the Showtime network original format.”

Not surprisingly, the TV Addict yet again finds himself absolutely flabbergasted by the complete lack of common sense shown by this so called council of responsible TV watching parents.

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