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01:00 AM EST on Sunday, January 28, 2007
Best of Masterpiece Theatre: Derek Jacobi, I Claudius’ memorable star, is the host for a 90-minute look back at 35 seasons of PBS’ most honored program. Helen Mirren, Hugh Laurie, Diana Rigg, Jean Marsh, Robeson Green, Charles Dance, Damian Lewis, Gemma Jones and Alex Kingston join Jacobi to reminisce about their own roles on the series and comment on the series’ 12 most memorable programs as chosen in a nationwide viewers’ survey. (2) Repeats at 11 p.m.
Antiques Roadshow: The third hour of the Roadshow’s Hawaiian sojourn has special interest to Rhode Islanders familiar with Rough Point, the late heiress Doris Duke’s famous mansion in Newport. Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Anthony Slayter-Ralph pay a visit to Shangri La, Duke’s Oahu residence and one of Hawaii’s most architecturally significant homes. Items brought for appraisal include a first-edition copy of Jack London’s Call of the Wild; a 1915 Hawaiian flag quilt, bearing the coat of arms of King Kamehameha; and a violin and bow purchased for the owner’s aunt in 1921 and kept in storage for the last 40 years. (36)
Screen Actors Guild Awards: The acting profession honors its own in the 13th annual awards show telecast live from Los Angeles’ Shrine Exposition Center. Honorees are chosen for work in both film and television. TBS, TNT
King of the Hill: Another of FOX’s long-running animated series finally makes its 11th-season debut tonight, pushing American Dad back to 9:30 p.m. and sending The War at Home to a new night on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. (25) (64)
Rebels With a Cause!: Linda Ellerbee is back to host another edition of her award-winning Nick News specials. Tonight’s half-hour showcases kids who aren’t afraid to rock the boat for causes they believe in — from stopping the exploitation of child labor to animal rights. NICK
Masterpiece Theatre: Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens star in the conclusion of a new two-part adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Francesca Annis, Christina Cole, Tara Fitzgerald and Pam Ferris are also featured. Missed part one? Channel 36 will telecast it this Friday at 9 p.m., and follow up with part two next week. (2) Also Monday, 8 p.m. (44)
The Valley of Light: Chris Klein, Gretchen Mol and Robert Prosky star in a new Hallmark Hall of Fame drama about a returning World War II soldier haunted by his wartime experiences. See Andy Smith’s cover story. (4) (12)
Antiques Roadshow: Host Mark L. Walberg pays a visit to the shop and museum of appraiser Fred Oster for a look at his impressive collection of instruments and to learn more about Philadelphia’s long history as a center for musical instrument makers. Meanwhile, at the convention center the show’s appraisers uncover a Alexander Calder maquette (scale model) for a large sculpture commissioned for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair; a collection of Camera Work magazines, published in the early 20th century by famed American photographer Alfred Stieglitz to promote the idea of photography as art; and a very rare handcrafted chair by master Arts and Crafts furniture maker Charles Rohlf. (2) Also Tuesday, 8 p.m. (44)
American Experience: The opening engagement of the Cold War began June 24, 1948, when the Soviet Union decided to shut its former World War II Allies out of a divided Berlin by blockading the city. Allied forces refused to be moved, and for nearly a year, succeeded in doing what even the best military minds considered impossible — supplying 2 million civilians and 20,000 Allied soldiers entirely from the air in the “largest humanitarian campaign the world had ever seen” — The Berlin Airlift. (2) Also Friday, 8 p.m. (44)
Heroes: NBC’s surprise hit gets a lift tonight from a sci-fi hero of the past. Star Trek’s George Takei (Sulu) guest-stars as Hiro’s (Masi Oka) dad, who appears as Hiro continues his search for the sword, while chased by unknown assailants. Christopher Eccleston (Dr. Who) and Jessalyn Gilsig (Nip/Tuck) also guest star. (7) (10)
Angels Fall: Heather Locklear stars in the first of four Lifetime movie adaptations of Nora Roberts novels scheduled this February. Locklear plays Reese Gilmore, who’s trying to put her life back together after surviving a shootout in a Boston restaurant. A stop in a picturesque Wyoming town leads to a job in a local diner, but just as she’s beginning to feel comfortable a murder intervenes. Johnathon Schaech also stars. LIF
The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman: The 90-minute documentary profiles the Nobel Prize-winning economist whose theories have had a huge influence on the world we live in. (2)
Frontline: The Cell Next Door spotlights a terror cell accused of planning mayhem and mass murder in Atlanta and Toronto in the summer of 2006 through the eyes of self-proclaimed Muslim fundamentalist Mubin Shaikh, who spent two years inside the cell as a police informant. (2)
Big Day: This ABC comedy looking at one couple’s wedding day wraps up tonight with back-to-back episodes. Will Alice (Marla Sokoloff) and Danny (Josh Cooke) actually make it down the aisle? (5) (6)
What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann: Emmy Award winner Steven Cantor’s film takes a daring journey into the world of photographer Sally Mann, whose newest undertaking, What Remains, is a provocative, controversial meditation on death and its bodily consequences. MAX
America’s Ballroom Challenge: What’s been good for ABC (Dancing With the Stars) is good enough for PBS. Actress Marilu Henner and former U.S. Latin Dance Champion Tony Meredith are the hosts as PBS drops in on the world’s largest ballroom dancing competition. The five one-hour programs follow the competition, held in Columbus, Ohio, with each major style — American Smooth, American Rhythm, International Standard and International Latin — getting its own hour. The final hour features the winners of each style competing against each other across all styles in a grand finale. Smooth leads off tonight. (2) Repeats Friday, 9 p.m.
The Supreme Court: It is the court of last resort, the final arbitrator of our nation’s laws, and a major player in the some of the most momentous events in the United States’ history. But the workings of the court have long been cloaked in mystery and the people at the center of that immense power shielded from public view. This four-hour series, telecast in two-parts, looks at the inner workings of the Court. Tonight’s first hour begins with the court’s creation and its history through the brink of the Civil War, while the second looks at the issues before the court during the period after the Civil War. Parts three and four air next Wednesday, same time and channel. (2) Also Friday, 9 p.m. (44)
Top Chef: Host Padma Lakshmi introduces the winning chef at the end of tonight’s second-season finale. BRV
Top Design: Todd Oldham is the host as Bravo changes from the culinary arts to interior design in the premiere of a new 10-episode “reality” competition. Designer Jonathan Adler, Margaret Russell, editor in chief of Elle Décor magazine, and interior designer Kelly Wearstler are the judges as twelve of the country’s hottest new interior designers compete for a $100,000 Grand Prize. The series moves to 10 p.m. next Wednesday. BRV
Oprah’s Roots: Harvard University Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr. guides Oprah Winfrey, arguably the world’s most famous African-American woman, on a remarkable journey of discovery about her ancestors in a continuation of their quest begun last season on Gates’ four-part African-American Lives. The program includes portions of Gates’ original interview with Winfrey and new material about her family’s history, thanks to state-of-the-art DNA analysis and new genealogical research. (36)
Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2007: CBS gets its Super Bowl weekend off to a quick start tonight with a one-hour special looking back at some of the most memorable commercials aired during previous games. Jim Nantz and Daisy Fuentes count down the top 15 of all time. (4) (12)
World’s Greatest Sports Bloopers: ABC has no Super Bowl at stake but they know an opportunity when they see it for a sports theme hour. (5) (6)
Love Is A Four Letter Word: Teri Polo and Robert Mailhouse star as cynical divorce lawyers who meet at the wedding of friends. The attraction is immediate, but the flames get a quick dousing when they turn up in court the next day on opposite sides of a divorce case. Barry Bostwick and Donna Mills guest star. HALL
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