What's Playing in the Media Room - February 11th 2011

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown - 8:00 - ABC
The gang celebrate Valentine's Day while Charlie Brown hopes for at least one valentine for a change.

Thoughts from the Media Room: I'm not sure if I've actually watched this before.


The Defenders - 8:00 - CBS/CITYTV - Season 1 Episode 14
Episode Title: Nevada v. Doug The Mule
When a young man is pulled over carrying 30 bricks of cocaine, Nick and Pete look to prove their client was duped by a girl he met on spring break.


Who Do You Think You Are? - 8:00 - NBC/CityTV - Season 2 Episode 2
Episode Title: Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw researches his father's past and discovers an industrious ancestor.

Thoughts from the Media Room: Mrs Media Room LOVES him!


Kitchen Nightmares - 8:00 - Fox/Global - Season 5 Episode 4
Episode Title: Revisted #1
Chef Ramsay visits restaurant owners he helped in the past to check on their progress.

Thoughts from the Media Room: I'm sure Ramsey will be re-acting a calm manor in seeing these restaurents. I'm guessing they've gone to shit again, if they didn't, it would be very boring.


Smallville - 8:00 - The CW/CHCH - Season 10 Episode 13
Episode Title: Beacon
Martha returns to Metropolis to speak out against the VRA, but a sniper's bullet brings her down. With his mother in critical condition, Clark's friends try to cheer him up with videos showing Blur supporters. Meanwhile, the Earth-2 Lionel impersonates his dead counterpart and takes control of LuthorCorp back from Tess and Oliver.

Thoughts from the Media Room:I wonder if one day, I'll actually watch this.


Something to Talk About - 8:00 - SunTV
Grace Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie deceives her with another woman. After confronting him in the middle of the night on the streets of their small home town, she decides to stay at her sister Emma Rae's house for a while, to make up her mind. Breaking out of her everyday life, she starts to question the authority of everyone, especially her father's, thus causing a stir in her parent's marriage, too.

Stars: Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick


The Color Purple - 8:00 - PBS
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering years of abuse from her father and others over 40 years. Based on the book by Alice Walker.

Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard Pugh


Forrest Gump - 8:00 - Bravo Canada
Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny, eludes him.

Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field


20/20 - 9:00 Two Hours - ABC
Episode Title: Wrong Turn: The Kati Kim Story
After getting lost deep in the woods during a blizzard, a man, his wife and two young children face starvation and sub-zero temperatures while trapped in their car for nine days.


CSI:NY - 9:00 - CBS - Season 7 Episode 14
Episode Title: Smooth Criminal
When the CSIs track down a suave and charming hitman, their investigation uncovers a conspiracy with far-reaching implications.


Dateline NBC - 9:00 - NBC
Episode Title: Inconceivable
When a woman finds out she is pregnant with another couple's child as a result of a mix-up at the in-vitro clinic, she decides to carry the baby to term and return him to his parents.


Fringe - 9:00 - FOX/CityTV - Season 3 Episode 13
Episode Title: Immortality
As the story shifts back to life "over there," the absence of Colonel Broyles shifts the dynamic of the Fringe Team as they investigate a bioterrorist armed with an insect that has a taste for human flesh. Meanwhile, alternate Olivia is reunited with her beau, and Walternate remains determined to save his world but discovers there are certain lines he will not cross.

Thoughts from the Media Room:Tonight's episode is supposed to be crazy good.


Supernatural - 9:00 - The CW/CHCH - Season 6 Episode 13
Episode Title: Unforgiven
Sam starts to have flashbacks to a case he worked on with Samuel before he reconnected with Dean. Sam receives a mysterious text with coordinates to a small town, so the brothers decide to investigate. Dean is surprised when the townspeople start telling him some of the things Sam did while he lived there.


The Ricky Gervais Show - 9:00 - HBO/HBO Canada - Season 2 Episode 4
Episode Title: Insects
Karl shares the fact that he often goes on walks to observe ants, moths and other insects; Karl ponders the best animal to be if everything were the same size as humans; Stephen asks Karl a question posed to guests.


Say Yes To The Dress - 9:00 - TLC - Season 7 Episode 13
Episode Title: Mom's Way Or The Highway
Jesyca wants a dress that is flattering; Duvae wants a dress that makes her look grown up; Sara is back for her fitting.

Thoughts from the Media Room: Please welcome to the stage, Jesyca! What's the deal with that spelling?


Dateline NBC - 10:00 - NBC
Episode Title: Internal Affairs
Detectives take another look at a 20-year-old murder and discover the evidence points to one of their own.


90210 - 10:00 - Global - Season 3 Episode 14
Episode Title: All About a Boy
Navid's opinion changes when he learns how Adrianna used the baby she gave up for adoption. Adrianna goes to Silver for support and learns some shocking new information. Emily makes plans to sabotage Annie's upcoming play audition. Naomi returns home after a spiritual retreat and decides to throw a party for Guru Sona, but she realizes that the Guru may not be the person she first thought she was. Ivy is afraid to return to surfing her accident. Someone is blackmailing Teddy, and he's surprised when he finds out who it is.


Knocked Up - 10:00 - MuchMusic
For fun loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant.

Stars:Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jay Baruchel


Four Weddings - 10:00 - TLC - Season 3 Episode 13
Episode Title: ...and a Fast Food Diet
Tulisa and her garden nuptials; Crystal's rockabilly beach party; Erica splurges on wine; Alli's chicken fingers and fries.


Spartacus:Gods of The Arena - 10:00 - Starz - Season 1 Episode 4
Episode Title: Beneath The Mask
The power struggle between the younger and the elder Batiatus shakes the roots of their house and sees alliances formed and loyalties divided. Lucretia sides with her husband albeit reluctantly in performing a risky plan while Gannicus finds himself on unstable ground.


Tonight on The CBC:
8:00 - Marketplace, 9:00 - The Fifth Estate


Repeat Rundown:
8:30 - Rick Mercer
9:00 - Haven
10:00 - Blue Bloods, Mantracker



A Look At Late Night:
Late Show: Ed Helms, Ted Alexandra, performance by The Dears
Tonight Show: Kathy Griffin, Gayle King, performance by The Black Keys
Kimmel: Ryan Seacrest, Melissa Leo, Cage the Elephant perform (repeat)
Late Late Show: Jason Biggs, Jennifer Ouellette
Late Night: Adam Sandler, Aziz Ansari, Mike Gordon

What will I be watching?: None of that I'll tell ya. My pvr is around 90 percent full, so I gotta work on clearing that up before Monday and it starts all over again. Not enough hours in the day I tell ya.