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Donnie and Marie Osmond are hosting the "Miss USA" pageant (Friday at 9 p.m. EDT on NBC)? Are we reading that right, or did we get beamed back to the '70s? That sounds like the TV event of our dreams... when we were 8 years old, that is. But yes, there are still swimsuit, evening gown and interview competitions, the abs are just firmer than they used to be. What we really want to know is, what do these women spend the rest of the year doing, besides Pilates? Here's hoping that Donnie wears his purple socks, and Marie comes out in an elaborate wooden dress. (Does anyone else remember her wooden dress, or are we creating false memories again?)

-- H.H.

Also…

On Friday, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" airs 8 p.m. EDT on AMC, a new episode of "Canterbury's Law" airs at 9 p.m. on Fox, and "Battlestar Galactica" airs at 10 p.m. on Sci Fi. On Saturday, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" airs at 8 p.m. on AMC and "Torchwood" airs at 11 p.m. on BBC America. On Sunday, celebrity poker reigns on the "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" (begins at 12 noon on NBC). Later, the "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education" airs at 8 p.m. on Comedy Central, followed by "John Adams" (9 p.m. on HBO), "Masterpiece's" "A Room With a View" (9 p.m. on PBS, check listings) and "The Tudors" (9 p.m. on Showtime).

Thursday night

What did you think of "Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans Vs. Favorites" on Thursday? Go here to discuss.

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