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Friday, April 25, 2008

Weekend Pick

Battlestar Galactica

Sci Fi

"Battlestar Galactica" (10 p.m. EDT Friday on Sci Fi) is back and bleaker than ever -- if that's even possible. From Starbuck spiraling around in outer space in search of planet Earth to Callie's ugly breakdown, the show has actually been difficult to watch since it returned. And with Tory turning into some kind of seductress-demon Cylon out of the blue, there's no relief in sight. May the gods have mercy on all of them!

-- H.H.

Also…

On Friday, Jennifer Garner stars in "13 Going on 30" (8 p.m. EDT on Fox) and a new episode of vampire drama "Moonlight" airs (9 p.m. on CBS). On Saturday, needy families get dream vacations but have to spend them with Pauly Shore on "Paid Vacation With Pauly Shore" (premieres 9 p.m. on CMT), while the second season of "Robin Hood" premieres at 9 p.m. on BBC America. On Sunday, "Everybody Hates Chris" airs at 8 p.m. on the CW, followed by "The Tudors" (9 p.m. on Showtime) and the season finale of "Tracey Ullman's State of the Union" (10 p.m. on Showtime).

Last night

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On the talk shows

Regis and Kelly

ABC, 9 a.m. EDT		 Mariah Carey, Chris Meloni, John Walsh

The View

ABC, 11 a.m. EDT		 Richard Lewis, Kate Nash

Ellen DeGeneres

Syndicated, check local listings		 Nicolette Sheridan

Oprah Winfrey

Syndicated, check local listings		 "Nate's Kitchen of the Year Makeover"

Charlie Rose

PBS, check local listings		 TBA

Larry King

CNN, 9 p.m. EDT		 TBA

Jon Stewart

Comedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT		 Off

Stephen Colbert

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 Off

David Letterman

CBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 Craig Ferguson, Ira Glass, the Black Crowes

Jay Leno

NBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT		 Hugh Laurie, Doug Fine, Prince

Tavis Smiley

PBS, check local listings		 John Cho, Richard Thaler

Jimmy Kimmel

ABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT		 Neil Patrick Harris, Marilu Henner, the Swell Season

Conan O'Brien

NBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 Tina Fey, Fred Willard, Say Anything

Craig Ferguson

CBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 Jason Segel, Connie Schultz

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

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