Showtime / Monty Brinton
Video killed the radio star! Ira Glass may not be the most riveting guy to watch on the small screen, but that doesn't mean that "This American Life" (10 p.m. EDT Sunday on Showtime) doesn't belong there. The second season of the show returns with all of the cinematic beauty and understated storytelling of the first, making it a must-see show for the NPR set. (Imagine that!)
-- H.H.
On Friday, "20/20" (8 p.m. EDT on ABC) investigates whether Michelangelo included coded messages on the Sistine Chapel (hello, Celestine prophets!), and Starbuck continues her search for Earth on "Battlestar Galactica" (10 p.m. on Sci Fi). On Saturday, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is featured on the Wonderful World of Disney (8 p.m. on ABC), then "Robin Hood" airs at 9 p.m. on BBC America. And fans of Rosamunde Pilcher's novel "The Shell Seekers" may want to check out the movie starring Vanessa Redgrave (9 p.m. on Hallmark). On Sunday, the finale of "Wire in the Blood" airs at 8 p.m. on BBC America, and Masterpiece features "Cranford," a three-part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel starring Judi Dench (9 p.m. on PBS, check listings).
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Regis and KellyABC, 9 a.m. EDT | Jeff Probst, Penn Badgley, Carly Simon |
The ViewABC, 11 a.m. EDT | Gwyneth Paltrow, Ward Connerly |
Ellen DeGeneresSyndicated, check local listings | Terrence Howard |
Oprah WinfreySyndicated, check local listings | Tom Cruise |
Charlie RosePBS, check local listings | TBA |
Larry KingCNN, 9 p.m. EDT | TBA |
David LettermanCBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT | Patrick Dempsey, Isabella Rossellini, Nick Lowe |
Jay LenoNBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT | Sally Field, Jesse Ventura, Sleepercar |
Tavis SmileyPBS, check local listings | Tobias Wolff, Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina |
Jimmy KimmelABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT | Terrence Howard, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, Estelle |
Conan O'BrienNBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT | Matthew Broderick, Michelle Monaghan, NASA contestant Brian Turner |
Craig FergusonCBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT | Helen Hunt, Kal Penn |
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