TV Daily

Salon’s guide to what to watch

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Prime Pick

TV Daily

Sundance Channel

In the mood for a little green viewing? "Escape From Suburbia: Beyond the American Dream" (9:35 p.m. EDT on Sundance) examines the effects of a global decrease in oil production and investigates a grass-roots effort by individuals to "power down," or decrease their excessive energy consumption.

-- H.H.

Also…

"Nova" focuses on flowers (8 p.m. EDT on PBS, check listings), while tempers flare on "The Deadliest Catch" (9 p.m. on Discovery). "40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s" profiles -- you guessed it! -- the top hotties of the past decade (9 p.m. on VH1), and "Dreamgirls" airs at 9:30 p.m. on HBO.

Last night

What did you think of "American Experience" on Monday? Go here to discuss.

On the talk shows

Regis and Kelly

ABC, 9 a.m. EDT		 Melina Kanakaredes, John Walsh, Gavin DeGraw

The View

ABC, 11 a.m. EDT		 Jo Frost

Ellen DeGeneres

Syndicated, check local listings		 Robin Williams

Oprah Winfrey

Syndicated, check local listings		 TBA

Charlie Rose

PBS, check local listings		 TBA

Larry King

CNN, 9 p.m. EDT		 TBA

Jon Stewart

Comedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT		 Fareed Zakaria

Stephen Colbert

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 TBA

David Letterman

CBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 Ashton Kutcher, Mac King, Steve Winwood

Jay Leno

NBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT		 Julie Scardina and animals, Christina Ricci, KT Tunstall

Tavis Smiley

PBS, check local listings		 John Dean, Barry Goldwater Jr., KT Tunstall

Jimmy Kimmel

ABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT		 Robert Downey Jr., the eighth eliminated celebrity from "Dancing With the Stars," Lyfe Jennings

Conan O'Brien

NBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 Jason Lee, Galactic

Craig Ferguson

CBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 John Goodman, Jason Aldean

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