Honoring Murphy, remembering Liz Taylor

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AWARDS ALERT Eddie Murphy gets the Comedy Icon award at "The Comedy Awards" (Sunday at 9 p.m., Comedy Central, also Spike /VH1/CMT/Logo/TV Land), saluting the funny in late night, viral videos and more. Lady Gaga is the primary honoree at this year's "NewNowNext Awards" (Monday at 10 p.m., Logo), crowning pop culture's next big things. More at the comedyawards.com and newnownext.com.

LOTS OF LIZ Watch Elizabeth Taylor's career progress through 24 years in 24 hours on Turner Classic Movies. She's a child star in "Lassie Come Home" (Sunday at 6 a.m.) and "National Velvet" (7:30 a.m.), a luminous teen in "Father of the Bride" (11:30 a.m.), and an Oscar winner in both "Butterfield 8" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (8 and 10 p.m., TCM). Lineup at tcm.com/schedule.

CELEBREALITY PREMIERES Which star doesn't have a show these days? "The Judds" (Sunday at 9 p.m., OWN) follows Naomi and Wynonna on their reunion tour. "Khloe and Lamar" (Sunday at 10 p.m., E!) captures the Kardashian and the basketballer. "Braxton Family Values" (Tuesday at 9 p.m., WE) eyes Toni and her sisters. In "Sinbad: It's Just Family" (Tuesday at 10 p.m., WE), the comedian is remarried to his ex and living with their two "semi-grown" kids. Previews at wetv.com/shows.

UNSCRIPTED ABUNDANCE Dancers, medical detectives, city couriers -- there's more reality debuting. Choreographer Laurieann Gibson hits "The Dance Scene" (Sunday at 10:30 p.m., E!) with her troupe of aspiring performers who back stars onstage or in music videos. "Triple Rush" (Thursday at 10 p.m., Travel) captures the chaos of courier companies racing to compete on Manhattan streets. "Killer Outbreaks" (April 15 at 9 p.m., Animal Planet) watches local doctors and elite scientists from the Centers of Disease Control trying to stop the title catastrophe from taking place. "American Restoration" (April 15 at 10 p.m., History) works on vintage candy machines, old gas pumps, air raid sirens and other antiques in Las Vegas, not far from those "Pawn Stars." Video at history .com/restoration.

CIVIL WAR STUFF The docu-flood begins, as America marks 150 years since the April 12, 1861, firing on Fort Sumter. "Civil Warriors" (Monday 8-11 p.m., NatGeo) follows 11 descendants exploring their ancestors' involvement in the conflict. "The Conspirator: The Plot to Kill Lincoln" (Tuesday at 9 p.m., NatGeo) explores whether there was a conspiracy behind the leader's assassination. And History channel runs Civil War programs all day Tuesday, including "Battlefield Detectives" (noon and 6 p.m.) and even "Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy" (8 p.m., History), where the comic joins a group of Civil War re-creators. Look deeper into the war at history.com.

CHARLIE SHEEN DOES IMPROV Nope, not his Internet ramblings or his "Torpedo of Truth" tour. He's on Tuesday's episode of the new series "Drew Carey's Improv-a-Ganza!" (weeknights at 8 and 11, GSN), also featuring Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and other usual suspects. Go behind the scenes at tv.gsn.com.

SPORTS SATIRE He memorably sent up news on "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update. Now he tackles athletics in "Sports Show With Norm Mac-Donald" (Tuesday at 10:30 p.m., Comedy Central), a timely lampoon taped before a live audience. The show's team is already blogging at sports show.comedycentral.com.