Archive for Sunday, February 10, 2008
Today’s Highlights
WASHED AWAY: The possible cataclysmic effects of global warming are explored in ‘Six Degrees Could Change the World,’ airing at 5, 7 and 9 p.m. on National Geographic Channel.National Geographic Channel
Back in black: Jack Black lends his voice to an encore episode of “The Simpsons” (8 p.m. Fox).
Used as bait: The endangered horseshoe crab is profiled in “Crash: A Tale of Two Species” on “Nature” (8 p.m. KCET).
Austen’s powers: “Masterpiece” (9 p.m. KCET) encores an Emmy-winning 1995 production of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth.
Morning shows: “Today” (6 a.m. NBC); “Good Morning America” (6 a.m. ABC); “CBS News Sunday Morning” (7 a.m. CBS).
Public affairs: “Meet the Press” (8 a.m. NBC); “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” (8 a.m. ABC); “Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace” (8 a.m. Fox); “Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer” (8 a.m. CNN); “Face the Nation” (8:30 a.m. CBS); “The Chris Matthews Show” (9 a.m. NBC); “60 Minutes” (7 p.m. CBS).
Yes, we can: Prominent black Americans share their stories of triumph in “The History Makers: Success” (noon BET).
Grammy pre-shows: TV Guide Channel offers the specials “2008 Grammy Awards Preview With Joey Fatone” (3 p.m. TVG), “2008 Countdown to the Grammy Awards” (4 p.m. TVG) and “2008 Live at the Grammy Awards With Lisa & Joey” (6 p.m. TVG); E! presents “Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2008 Grammy Awards” (5 p.m. E!), and “Live From the Red Carpet: The 2008 Grammy Awards” (6 p.m. E!), hosted by Ryan Seacrest.
Bloody good shows: BBC America spotlights the “British Academy Television Awards” (5, 7:30 and 10 p.m.).
1, 2, 3, 4…: The singer-songwriter known as Feist is among the musical acts scheduled to perform at “The 50th Annual Grammy Awards” (8 p.m. CBS), as are Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley and Foo Fighters.
Who’s a good dog? Find out as talented canines compete at the “AKC Agility Invitational” (8 p.m. Animal Planet).
Love hurts: TV Guide channel puts the spotlight on “Hollywood Romances and Breakups” (8 and 11 p.m. TVG).
Super bloopers: NBC recalls television’s “100 Most Outrageous Moments” (9 p.m. NBC).
Yeah, baby! Mike Myers is “Austin Powers” (8 p.m. MyNet) in this initial 1997 entry in the spy-spoof series.
Vikings vs. Native Americans: Karl Urban, Clancy Brown and Moon Bloodgood star in the 2007 action-adventure tale “Pathfinder” (8:15 p.m. Cinemax).
Well, duh! “Beavis and Butthead” creator Mike Judge directed the futuristic 2006 satire “Idiocracy” (10 p.m. Cinemax); Luke Wilson stars.
Basketball: The Clippers meet the Miami Heat (12:30 p.m. ABC).
Football: The NFL’s best take part in the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (1:30 p.m. Fox).
College basketball: The Bruins battle Washington (1:30 p.m. FSPrime).
- Greetings from the energized GOP base
- CT scans can be better medicine for doctors than for patients
- Sarah Palin's appeal to working-class women may be limited
- How to determine your bank's financial health
- In Mexico, a police victory against smuggling brings deadly revenge
- Before Rielle Hunter was linked to John Edwards, she searched for enlightenment -- not scandal.
- L.A.'s Wilshire Boulevard Temple rebuilds on past glory
- California's community colleges having a swell time
- Sarah Palin's style: the issue at hand
- Yes, there are options in treating cancer
- Andy Murray upsets Rafael Nadal to reach U.S. Open final
- Police: Gary Coleman hit man with truck in Utah
- Russia ships to join Venezuela naval exercises in Caribbean
- Luck is what the Dodgers make of it
- Hurricane Ike pounds Caribbean, worries U.S.
- Task force cracks down on South L.A. trash dumpers
- Sarah Palin to sit down with ABC News anchor Charles Gibson
- It isn't getting old for Serena
- Belarus teen staying with Petaluma family is focus of diplomatic tussle
- Sarah Palin's leadership style has admirers and critics
