Off the Wall: Cloo's 'Mannix' marathon
Actor Eddie Cibrian and singer LeAnn Rimes backstage at the Monique Lhuillier Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Theater at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. (Sept. 10, 2011) Credit: Getty Images
Off the Wall is always on the lookout for fierce and funky fun.
FISTFIGHT CENTRAL That would be the 24-hour marathon of "Mannix" (Saturday 6 a.m.-Sunday 6 a.m., Cloo), in which Mike Connors' title private eye gets pummeled with clockwork regularity. A young Diane Keaton guest stars in 10 p.m.'s 1971 episode. More at thrilling detective.com/manj.html.
OTHER UNSCRIPTED PREMIERES LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian get their Chicago loft renovated in "Interiors Inc." (Saturnight at 9:30, HGTV). American college life moves to the U.K. in "Sorority Girls" (Tuesday at 9 p.m., TLC), while royals from India, Sri Lanka and South Africa arrive in England as "Undercover Princes" (Tuesday at 10 p.m., TLC). Alligators, pythons, tiger sharks and other wild animals get moved from expanding human domains in "Beast Tracker" (Wednesday at 9 p.m., Discovery).
SUPER STUFF! With the Super Bowl only next weekend, TV is ramping up for The Big Game. Former Giants runner Tiki Barber hosts "Hollywood's Gridiron Greats" (Saturday night at 7:30. and midnight, Reelz), spotlighting players turned actors and actors playing players. "Iron Chef America" (Saturday night at 10, Food) has a tailgate showdown. Boomer Esiason and Jillian Michaels host "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials" (Wednesday at 8 p.m., CBS/2), the game's annual ads salute. And "Costas Tonight" (Thursday 8-10 p.m., NBC Sports Network) debuts as a town hall series live from the Super Bowl site of Indianapolis. Get game day recipes at food network.com/biggame and cbs.com/superbowl.
AWARDS ALERT(S) Praise music is praised in "The Stellar Gospel Music Awards" (Sunday at 5 p.m., WWOR/9). Actors honor individual performers and ensemble casts at "The 18th Annual SAG Awards" (Sunday 8-10 p.m., TNT/TBS), where Mary Tyler Moore receives SAG's life achievement award from Dick Van Dyke. Live red carpet show Sunday at 6 p.m. at tnt.tv/sag.
STRAIGHT-TALK TED He's never pulled any punches, so expect unbridled honesty when Ted Turner is the guest on "Oprah's Master Class" (Sunday at 10 p.m., OWN). He'll discuss his founding of CNN, marriage to Jane Fonda and billion-dollar gift to the United Nations. Sneak peek at oprah.com/masterclass.
IS ANYBODY COOLER THAN CLOONEY? Decide for yourself when George Clooney meets James Lipton in a two-hour "Inside the Actors Studio" (Tuesday 7-9 p.m., Bravo). Need more celeb grilling? Get up early Tuesday for "Actors Studio" encores with James Franco (6 a.m.) and the cast of "Modern Family" (7 a.m.). More at bravo tv.com/inside-the-actors-studio.
MUSIC MUST-SEES Michael Jackson songs provide the soundtrack for this week's "Glee" (Tuesday at 8 p.m., Fox/5). Director Cameron Crowe shoots Elton John and Leon Russell working with acclaimed producer T. Bone Burnett in "The Union" (Thursday at 9 p.m., HBO). And Adele graces the season premiere of "Live From the Artists Den" (Friday at 10 p.m., WNET/13; Feb. 4 at 10 p.m., WLIW/21).
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION That's how Turner Classic Movies organizes this year's 31 Days of Oscar salute, starting Wednesday with Florida films like "Some Like It Hot" (Wednesday at 5:45 p.m.) and Pennsylvania tales like "Rocky" (8 p.m.) and "The Philadelphia Story" (10:15 p.m., all TCM). Full lineup at tcm.com/31days.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
