TV Daily

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Prime Pick

TV Daily

Left: "Big Ideas for a Small Planet," right, "The Greening of Southie" / Sundance Channel

In honor of Earth Day, Sundance has some eco-focused viewing in the works, starting with "Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Gen Y" (9 p.m. EDT on Sundance), a look at how the habits of Generation Y indicate how the planet will be cared for over the next century. After that, the documentary "The Greening of Southie" (9:30 p.m. on Sundance) follows the development of the first green residential building in Boston, a condominium complex called the Macallen.

-- H.H.

Also…

Coverage of the Pennsylvania presidential primary starts at 6 p.m. EDT on MSNBC, 7 p.m. on CNN and 8 p.m. on Fox News. Then for some crazy reason, Tom and Ray of NPR's "Car Talk" learn more about future automobiles on tonight's episode of "Nova" (8 p.m. on PBS, check listings). "The Universe" (9 p.m. on History) explores the power of gravity, while a plan is hatched to mess with the devil on "Reaper" (9 p.m. on the CW).

Last night

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

On the talk shows

Regis and Kelly

ABC, 9 a.m. EDT		 Amy Poehler, Colin Firth, Kat Deluna

The View

ABC, 11 a.m. EDT		 Mia Farrow, Deirdre Imus, Dee Dee Myers

Ellen DeGeneres

Syndicated, check local listings		 Randy Jackson, Wayne Dyer

Oprah Winfrey

Syndicated, check local listings		 Oprah's Earth Day event

Charlie Rose

PBS, check local listings		 TBA

Larry King

CNN, 9 p.m. EDT		 TBA

Jon Stewart

Comedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT		 John Waters

Stephen Colbert

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 Susan Jacoby

David Letterman

CBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 Helen Hunt, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Kathleen Edwards

Jay Leno

NBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT		 Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Segel, Goldfrapp

Tavis Smiley

PBS, check local listings		 E. Benjamin Skinner, Don Siegelman

Jimmy Kimmel

ABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT		 Brad Garrett, the sixth eliminated celebrity from "Dancing With the Stars," Paul Thorn

Conan O'Brien

NBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 Andy Richter, She & Him

Craig Ferguson

CBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 Laurence Fishburne, Rashida Jones, Joe DeVito (repeat)

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