Saturday
Queen Sized, LIFETIME, 9/8c
Permanently perky Nikki Blonsky stars as a plus-sized high school student who competes for homecoming queen. Cue the cheesy ending music…
SEASON PREMIERE ALERT: Jamie at Home, FOOD NETWORK, 9:30am/8:30c
Jamie’s gone from London to the country with his new show. His recipes will showcases fresh veggies from his garden and cooking with a wood-burning oven. Sign us up!
SEASON PREMIERE ALERT: Rachael’s Vacation, FOOD NETWORK, 9/8c
TV is fast becoming all Rachael Ray, all the time. In this latest show, she travels to Provence to report on tasty treats like tapenade, artisan cheeses and the famous wines of the region.
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder, Hallmark, 9/8c
Lea Thompson stars in this DaVinci Code-like mystery about the theft of a very expensive painting with ties to the Nazis.
Sunday
The Wire, HBO, 9/8c
Pissed by budget cuts, and a botched case against Marlo, McNulty crosses the line big time… which freaks out even his partner, Bunk.
MINI-SERIES ALERT: Comanche Moon, CBS, 9/8c
This is a prequel to the much beloved Lonesome Dove series, and deals with the early years of Texas Rangers Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call (played by Steve Zahn and Karl Urban).
SEASON PREMIERE ALERT: Masterpiece (as in Theatre), PBS, 9/8c
Hosted by Gillian Anderson (The X Files), the first third of this season concentrates on classic drama pieces, starting tonight with Persuasion by Jane Austen.
Brothers & Sisters, ABC, 10/9c
Ken Olin comes back to TV to play opposite real life wife, Patricia Wettig. Awwww. Also, Nora and Sarah go on unusual outings with the new dudes in their lives.
NEW SERIES ALERT: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, FOX, 8/7c
We can’t wait to see this TV version of the insanely popular Terminator films… especially since the previews are so explosively delicious.