TV Daily

Salon’s guide to what to watch

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Prime Pick

South Park

Comedy Central

This season of "South Park" has captured the avarice and stupidity of American popular culture better than ever, and tonight's finale (10 p.m. EDT on Comedy Central) should be no exception. As long as it involves Eric Cartman, Tom Cruise, Scientology, a gaggle of angry Canadians and the return of dog (and child) whisperer Cesar Millan, we're happy.

-- H.H.

Also…

Gene Wilder stars in 1971's charmer "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (8 p.m. EDT on ABC Family). The premiere of "National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth" (9 p.m. on PBS, check listings) highlights the problems associated with overfishing and contaminated oceans, while "Drug Years" focuses on the '80s crack epidemic (9 p.m. on Sundance). Last but not least, don't forget "Top Chef" (10 p.m. on Bravo) and Lewis Black's Root of All Evil," (10:30 p.m. on Comedy Central), in which Black and his side-demons compare the evils of Kim Jong Il to Tila Tequila.

Last night

What did you think of Sundance's Earth Day programming on Tuesday? Go here to discuss.

On the talk shows

Regis and Kelly

ABC, 9 a.m. EDT		 Helen Hunt, Eric Mabius

The View

ABC, 11 a.m. EDT		 Maria Shriver, Bob Guiney

Ellen DeGeneres

Syndicated, check local listings		 Neil Patrick Harris, child sky divers Kayla and Justin Tinucci

Oprah Winfrey

Syndicated, check local listings		 "What Would You Do?"

Charlie Rose

PBS, check local listings		 TBA

Larry King

CNN, 9 p.m. EDT		 TBA

Jon Stewart

Comedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT		 Howard Fineman

Stephen Colbert

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 Mitch Albom

David Letterman

CBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 Tina Fey, Russell Brand, Tokyo Police Club

Jay Leno

NBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT		 Patrick Dempsey, Ed Begley Jr., Tegan and Sara

Tavis Smiley

PBS, check local listings		 Judi Dench

Jimmy Kimmel

ABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT		 Eric Dane, Bill Hader, Vampire Weekend

Conan O'Brien

NBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 Seth Green, Peter Greenberg, Radiohead

Craig Ferguson

CBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jonny Lee Miller (repeat)

Contributors: Molly Eichel, Heather Havrilesky, Amy Reiter, Charly Wilder

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