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This week’s TV highlights
Hundreds of channels, hours and hours of programming. So much to watch, so little time. Here are some highlights to get you started on your week of viewing.
Sunday
“The 51st Annual Grammy Awards,” 7 p.m. on CBS — The sometimes outrageous festivities in Los Angeles honor excellence in the recording industry. Katy Perry, Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, the Jonas Brothers, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood and Lil’ Wayne are among those who are scheduled to perform.
Monday
“Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show,” 7 p.m. on USA, continues at 8 p.m. on CNBC — The 133rd edition of the classy canine carnival opens in New York’s Madison Square Garden. The hound, terrier, non-sporting and herding groups compete tonight.
“American Experience: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln,” 8 p.m. on PBS — The film takes a look at America’s first (and sadly not the last) assassinated president two months after Lincoln’s second inaugural address. “Fashion Police: The 2009 Grammy Awards,” 9 p.m. on E! — Celebrity fashion highlights, lowlights and disasters at the Grammys. Expect a nightmarish hoot, as always.
Tuesday
“Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show,” 7 to 10 p.m. on USA — The sporting, working and toy groups are judged, followed by that all-important best-in-show crowning. There may never be another champ like Uno, the Central Texas beagle who won last year, but we’ll be pulling for our favorite contender. Go pointers!
“Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown,” 7 p.m. on ABC — Get in the mood for Saturday’s heart holiday with Charlie and the Peanuts gang.
Wednesday
“American Idol,” 7 p.m. on Fox — We’re winnowing down to the Top 36 contenders tonight in a 2-hour episode from Hollywood.
“Top Chef,” 9 p.m. on Bravo — It’s the last supper, and the final five chefs go to extremes to impress the judges before the finale. Fire and maybe even a bit of brimstone.
Thursday
“The 40th NAACP Image Awards,” 7 p.m. on Fox — Halle Berry and Tyler Perry host a celebration of the accomplishments of African Americans working in music, TV, film and literature. Jennifer Hudson and Seal are scheduled to perform.
“Burn Notice,” 9 p.m. on USA — We sometimes forget this is on, but it is and it’s still very good. Tonight a federal agent returns to Miami to force Michael to hand over blackmail material, and the two enemies must work together during a bank robbery.
Friday
“Friday Night Lights,” 8 p.m. on NBC — It’s been two weeks since our last reminder. Tonight Cash’s dark side comes to light for a stunned Tyra, and Coach Taylor makes a painful decision in the quarterback war.
“O Brother, Where Art Thou?” 7 p.m. on WGN — George Clooney is hilarious in this 2000 Coen Brothers film about a lawman who tracks three escaped convicts in 1930s Mississippi. Allegedly based on Homer’s “The Odyssey,” but really, not so much.
Saturday
“Sleepless in Seattle,” 7 p.m. on Oxygen — Need a romantic movie for Valentine’s Day? This 1993 offering stars Meg Ryan as a Baltimore newswoman and Tom Hanks as a Seattle widower. The two are tricked into romance by the guy’s super-cute, motherless son.
“Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre,” 7 p.m. on History — Not feeling the love? Check out this documentary about the bloody Chicago bootlegging war of 1929, when Al Capone’s gang slaughtered seven of Bugs Moran’s gang. Pop some corn and enjoy.
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