Prime Pick
Photo: Fox
When Oscar-winning director/producer Steven Spielberg and Emmy-winning reality producer Mark Burnett teamed up to create their own reality competition for aspiring directors, most of us assumed it would be worth watching -- and it is, at least once, because you'll never quite understand how bad Fox's "On the Lot" is (the first part of a two-part season finale airs at 8 p.m. EDT) until you see it with your own eyes. Despite the high-caliber résumés of its creators, what's most amazing about this show is that the network has kept it on for so long, turning a blind eye to weak ratings and some of the least inspired short films ever seen. When someone as smart and charming as judge Carrie Fisher comes off as grumpy and unlikable, you know the producers are doing something wrong. But then, who wouldn't be as annoyed as Fisher seems after watching so many crappy films, night after night? Whether or not the winning director is moderately talented, at least we're nearing the end of what should've been called "Project Redlight."
Also…
Dying to know what new mother Tori Spelling has been up to lately? Tune in for the second season of "Tori and Dean: Inn Love" (premieres at 10 p.m. EDT on Oxygen). Oxygen follows it up at 10:30 p.m. EDT with "I Am Mandy Moore," a one-hour look at the singer/actress as she pulls together an album and promotional tour. And if that's all too fluffy for you, ESPN airs Part 6 of its eight-part miniseries "The Bronx Is Burning," at 10 p.m. EDT.
On the talk shows
Regis and KellyABC, 9 a.m. EDT |
Tony Shalhoub |
The ViewABC, 11 a.m. EDT |
Anderson Cooper, guest co-hosts Caroline Rhea and Melissa Claire Egan (repeat) |
Ellen DeGeneresSyndicated, check local listings |
America Ferrera, Keane, David Frei (repeat) |
Oprah WinfreySyndicated, check local listings |
Elizabeth Vargas (repeat) |
Charlie RosePBS, check local listings |
Esther Dyson |
Larry KingCNN, 9 p.m. EDT |
Bill Maher |
Jon StewartComedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT |
Denis Leary |
Stephen ColbertComedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT |
Jerry Miller, Spencer Wells |
David LettermanCBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT |
Don Cheadle, Smashing Pumpkins, a Top Ten List presented by Venus Williams (repeat) |
Jay LenoNBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT |
Michelle Pfeiffer, Jonah Hill, MIMS (repeat) |
Tavis SmileyPBS, check local listings |
Danica McKellar, Dennis Ross |
Jimmy KimmelABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT |
Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Cynthia McFadden, Ne-Yo (repeat) |
Conan O'BrienNBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT |
Ice Cube, B.J. Novak, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (repeat) |
Craig FergusonCBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT |
Jonah Hill, Natascha McElhone, Taylor Williamson |
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