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SUNDAY, JANUARY
N "The Amazing Race" with three teams left for
the season finale, our money is on the father-daughter duo
of Ronald and christina. Surely she deserves something for
handling his constant putdowns with grace and optimism.
(CBS,8 p.m.)
N$ "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Always
good for a cry, and this new episode is no exception. A newly
widowed woman who runs a home for ailing horses gets a
new facility, a new indoor riding ring and a refurbished barn.
(ABC,8 p.m.)
t'IONDAY,
"JANUARY 21
N "Charles Burnett
Festival" celebrate
Martin Luther King Day with
a powerhouse collection of
films by director charles
Burnett. His landmark 1977
film, "Killer of Sheep," is
followed by "My Brother's
Wedding" and two shorts.
(Turner clbsic Movies,
a p,m.)
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 3?
N'lAmerican ldol"
okay, ratings are still huge
but not as big as they used
to be. All it will take is some
major talent to spike the
audience. Will tonight's
auditions reveal the next
Kelly or carrie? Gox,8 p.m.)
$S "The Real Hustle" ln this new series from the
tormerly named Court TV, New Yorkers who pride themselves
0n their street savvy might be surprised to see how easily
hustlers can lift wallets, steal identities, rip off a jewelry store
under the unsuspecting eyes of employees and even con a
parking attendant into giving them a car. (TruTV, 10 p-m.)
WEDI.{F5DAY,
JANUARY 23
N "American ldol" t',tore
auditions from the kinder.
gentler "ldol" that tries not
to be too heavy-handed when
making fun of performers.
But not when it comes to
the iudges: Simon has been
merciless in teasing Paula
about always agreeing with
Randy. (Fox, 6 p.m,)
F "Moment of Truth"
A new game show combines
grllling sports pros about
their Dersonal lives with a lie-detector test Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens will not be the
first contestant. (Fox, 9 p.m.)
THURSDAY. JANUARY 24
$\ "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
Sure, but are you dumber than a Dallas cowboy cheerleader?
Find out when the football rah-rah squad shows uo to serve as
'helpers" for contestants squaring oJf with those darn kids.
(Fox,8 p.m-)
N "Chuck" Hey, not every show burned through all the
new episodes. This amiable spy series about a nerdy store
clerk turned super secret
agent returns with Chuck
(Zachary Levi) taking on
Russian arms dealers. (NBc,
I p.m.)
FRIDAY,
JANUARY 25
s "Garth Brooks -
Liye ln L,A.!" He hasn't
put out a new album in more
than six years (in fact, he
insists he is retired), but
Brooks is still just about the
biggest act around, with a
string of smash albums that
most acts can only dream
of and enough pull to get
on prime time to celebrate
them. (CBS, 9 p.m.)
S "Flash Gordon"
Flash (Eric Johnson) is
stranded in the snow fields
of Frigia, where he must
rescue the Frigian Queen
and fulfill the Prophecy
- all without trying not to
be distracted by wondering
if she might not be as icy as
her name and the conditions
would suggest. li you think
this is cold, Flash, try playing
for the Giants in Green Bay.
(SciFi,8 p.m.)
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 26
S "Supet
Bowl's Greatest
Commercials" Jim Nantz
and Daisy Fuentes host this
look at the ads that stood out
in the frenzy of Super Bowl
hype - look for that famous
"1984" Apple ad, lots of beer
and car sDots and a whole
lot of talking animals. (CgS,
I D.m.)
Michael Giltz
N "The Amazing Race" with three teams left for
the season finale, our money is on the father-daughter duo
of Ronald and christina. Surely she deserves something for
handling his constant putdowns with grace and optimism.
(CBS,8 p.m.)
N$ "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Always
good for a cry, and this new episode is no exception. A newly
widowed woman who runs a home for ailing horses gets a
new facility, a new indoor riding ring and a refurbished barn.
(ABC,8 p.m.)
t'IONDAY,
"JANUARY 21
N "Charles Burnett
Festival" celebrate
Martin Luther King Day with
a powerhouse collection of
films by director charles
Burnett. His landmark 1977
film, "Killer of Sheep," is
followed by "My Brother's
Wedding" and two shorts.
(Turner clbsic Movies,
a p,m.)
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 3?
N'lAmerican ldol"
okay, ratings are still huge
but not as big as they used
to be. All it will take is some
major talent to spike the
audience. Will tonight's
auditions reveal the next
Kelly or carrie? Gox,8 p.m.)
$S "The Real Hustle" ln this new series from the
tormerly named Court TV, New Yorkers who pride themselves
0n their street savvy might be surprised to see how easily
hustlers can lift wallets, steal identities, rip off a jewelry store
under the unsuspecting eyes of employees and even con a
parking attendant into giving them a car. (TruTV, 10 p-m.)
WEDI.{F5DAY,
JANUARY 23
N "American ldol" t',tore
auditions from the kinder.
gentler "ldol" that tries not
to be too heavy-handed when
making fun of performers.
But not when it comes to
the iudges: Simon has been
merciless in teasing Paula
about always agreeing with
Randy. (Fox, 6 p.m,)
F "Moment of Truth"
A new game show combines
grllling sports pros about
their Dersonal lives with a lie-detector test Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens will not be the
first contestant. (Fox, 9 p.m.)
THURSDAY. JANUARY 24
$\ "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
Sure, but are you dumber than a Dallas cowboy cheerleader?
Find out when the football rah-rah squad shows uo to serve as
'helpers" for contestants squaring oJf with those darn kids.
(Fox,8 p.m-)
N "Chuck" Hey, not every show burned through all the
new episodes. This amiable spy series about a nerdy store
clerk turned super secret
agent returns with Chuck
(Zachary Levi) taking on
Russian arms dealers. (NBc,
I p.m.)
FRIDAY,
JANUARY 25
s "Garth Brooks -
Liye ln L,A.!" He hasn't
put out a new album in more
than six years (in fact, he
insists he is retired), but
Brooks is still just about the
biggest act around, with a
string of smash albums that
most acts can only dream
of and enough pull to get
on prime time to celebrate
them. (CBS, 9 p.m.)
S "Flash Gordon"
Flash (Eric Johnson) is
stranded in the snow fields
of Frigia, where he must
rescue the Frigian Queen
and fulfill the Prophecy
- all without trying not to
be distracted by wondering
if she might not be as icy as
her name and the conditions
would suggest. li you think
this is cold, Flash, try playing
for the Giants in Green Bay.
(SciFi,8 p.m.)
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 26
S "Supet
Bowl's Greatest
Commercials" Jim Nantz
and Daisy Fuentes host this
look at the ads that stood out
in the frenzy of Super Bowl
hype - look for that famous
"1984" Apple ad, lots of beer
and car sDots and a whole
lot of talking animals. (CgS,
I D.m.)
Michael Giltz