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Thursday: An old reality favorite reinvents itself yet again with "Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites." Plus: What did you think of "Project Runway" on Wednesday?

Published February 14, 2008 11:00AM (EST)

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CBS

Season after season, an old-time reality favorite manages to reinvent itself despite a chorus of naysayers announcing its demise. "Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites" (8 p.m. EST on CBS, premiered last Thursday) features a ragtag assortment of longtime fans of the show and some of our favorite players from past seasons. Sadly Jonny Fairplay (aka Hippie Wrongstockings), who's always good for a wicked laugh, has already been booted off the island, thanks to a disappointing performance by his tribe of "Survivor" veterans. The star of this show so far, though, has to be "Survivor" fan Kathleen, aka "The Crazy Lady," who greeted Chet by saying, "OK, you're a homosexual!" and then blurted, "It doesn't mean, like, you wanna be a girl, right?" Welcome to Earth, strange alien friend!

Also…

Barbra Streisand won an Oscar for her role in the 1968 film "Funny Girl," which airs at 7:30 p.m. EST on TCM. The "NAACP Image Awards" air at 8 p.m. EST on Fox, Locke takes a hostage on "Lost" (9 p.m. EST on ABC), Norman Lear chats with Starbucks founder Howard Schultz on a repeat of "Iconoclasts" (9 p.m. EST on Sundance), and "Smoking Gun" features the world's dumbest criminals (9 p.m. EST on TRU TV). Later, John Fogerty appears on "Soundstage" (10 p.m. EST on PBS, check listings).

Last night

What did you think of "Project Runway" on Wednesday? Go here to discuss.

On the talk shows

Regis and Kelly

ABC, 9 a.m. EST

Hayden Christensen, Isla Fisher

The View

ABC, 11 a.m. EST

Kathleen Turner, Michael Emerson

Ellen DeGeneres

Syndicated, check local listings

Mario Lopez, Bret Michaels

Oprah Winfrey

Syndicated, check local listings

"I Love You" Surprises

Charlie Rose

PBS, check local listings

Salam Fayyad

Larry King

CNN, 9 p.m. EST

Panel Discussion on Autism: Jason "J-Mac" McElwain, Holly Robinson Peete, Doug Flutie Toni Braxton, Dr. Jerry Kartzinel

Jon Stewart

Comedy Central, 11 p.m. EST

TBA

Stephen Colbert

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EST

TBA

David Letterman

CBS, 11:30 p.m. EST

Regis Philbin

Jay Leno

NBC, 11:35 p.m. EST

TBA

Tavis Smiley

PBS, check local listings

Dana Milbank, Al Jarreau

Jimmy Kimmel

ABC, 12:05 a.m. EST

TBA

Conan O'Brien

NBC, 12:35 a.m. EST

TBA

Craig Ferguson

CBS, 12:35 a.m. EST

Evangeline Lilly, Adam Goldberg, Bebel Gilberto

Contributors: Molly Eichel, Heather Havrilesky, Amy Reiter, Charly Wilder


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