Premieres and Notables; April 7-13, 2007

Monday, 4/13

Extreme Fisherman; Bio. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere
A reality show that looks at professional fishermen off the coast of Scotland.

Return:
Samantha Who? ABC @ 8:32 pm

Season finales:
Canterbury's Law; FOX @ 7 pm
Cheerleader U; WE @ 10:30 pm


Tuesday, 4/14

Secret Talents of the Stars; CBS. 9 pm. Series premiere
Clint Black tries being a stand-up comedian, Marla Maples tries gymnastics, Danny Bonaduce rides a unicycle and George Takei takes up country music singing.

American Idol (FOX, 7-9 pm) has its second "Idol Gives Back" episode to raise money for charities. Guests this year include Fergie, Brad Pitt, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, Reese Witherspoon, and Bono. Note: this could also take place on Wednesday; I've got conflicting information from TV Guide. Because f-bombing Blogger won't let me cut-and-paste, I'm leaving it here.

The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo; HBO. 9 pm. Special.
Rape survivor Lisa F. Jackson filmed rape victims in the Congo-- and then turned the camera on the rapists.

Just For Laughs (ABC, 7 & 7:30 pm) has its season finale.


Wednesday, 4/9

High School Reunion (TV Land; 9 pm) has its season finale-- and an appearance by an "awesome" '80s band.


Thursday, 4/10

Returns (all on NBC):
30 Rock; 7:30 pm
The Office; 8:00
Scrubs; 8:31
ER; 9:01


Friday, 4/11

The Sarah Jane Adventures; Sci Fi. 6:30 pm. Series premiere
The 90-minute opener for the second Dr. Who spin-off; this one focuses on former Who companion Sarah Jane, who rolled with the Doc from 1973-1976.


Saturday, 4/12

Groomer Has It; Animal Planet. 8 pm. Series Premiere
Another cleverly titled cable show... yawn. Queer Eye's Jai Rodriguez hosts this new reality competition based around dogs. Poor Jai-- he always was the forgotten Queer Eye guy...


Sunday, 4/13

Night of Too Many Stars: An Overlooked Benefit for Autism Education; Comedy Central. 7 pm. Special.
A live fundraiser with guests such as Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Tina Fey, and Stephen Colbert hosted by Jon Stewart.

Return:
Desperate Housewives; ABC, 8 pm.

Season finales:
Rock of Love 2 (VH1, 8 pm)-- My fingers are crossed he finds his true soul mate among the skanks VH1 surely picked out for him...
Dirt; FX, 9 pm. Wow, that was a fast season. I swear I wrote the season premiere notable just a few weeks ago.