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Thursday, February 24
LIFE & TIMES: NORVAL MORRISSEAU Unflinching portrayal of an artist struggling with creativity and self-destruction. 7 pm on CBC
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN Hotly hyped post-punkers the Futureheads and Barbara Walters guest. 12:35 am on NBC/CKVR, repeated 10 am Thursday on Star and 7 pm on CNBC
Friday, February 25
BIOGRAPHY: COLONEL SAUNDERS Find out how the finger-lickin’ chicken huckster ended up kicking the bucket in Mississauga. 10 pm on A&E, repeated at 2 am
DEFORD BAILEY: A LEGEND LOST One of the first Grand Ole Opry stars of the early 40s, this extremely influential black country singer mysteriously faded into obscurity until being rediscovered by a new generation of music fans shortly before his death in 1982. 4 am on PBS
Saturday, February 26
DEAN MARTIN: MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS Compilation of black-and-white clips featuring the ultimate Rat Packer in full swing. Who knew that was really apple juice in his highball glass? 10 pm on Bravo
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Sideways non-nominee Paul Giamatti hosts with musical guests Ludacris and Ajax punks Sum 41 . 11:30 pm on NBC/Global
Sunday, February 27
THE 2005 BARBARA WALTERS SPECIAL Double Oscar nominee Jamie Foxx , former SNL funny dude Will Ferrell and Desperate Housewife Teri Hatcher play Baba’s crying game. 7 pm on ABC
THE 77TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS Chris Rock hosts, but we’re looking forward to Robin Williams , Drew Barrymore and Kirsten Dunst . Counting Crows and Beyoncé perform the nominated songs. 8:30 pm on ABC/CTV
Monday, February 28
THE BACHELORETTE Will needy Jen choose inexperienced John Paul or noncommunicative Jerry in the two-hour series finale? Followed by After The Rose at 10 pm, a where-are-they-now look at the losers. 8 pm on ABC/Citytv
BLACK HOLLYWOOD Is Hollywood institutionally racist in pursuit of the box office dollar? Henry Louis Gates Jr . interviews Hotel Rwanda’s Don Cheadle , Samuel L. Jackson , Quincy Jones , Alicia Keys and director John Singleton . 3:30 am on PBS
Tuesday, March 1
JOSS STONE: LIVE IN NEW YORK The astounding 17-year-old British R&B sensation performs numbers from her Soul Sessions and Mind, Body And Soul CDs barefoot in concert. 8 pm on Bravo
THE AMAZING RACE The globe-trotting game show launches its seventh series. 9 pm on CBS
NASHVILLE STAR LeAnn Rimes returns as host for the third season of the American Idol-style country music talent contest. 10 pm on CMT
Wednesday, March 2
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME Cosmologist Stephen Hawking explains the meaning of life in this 91 doc directed by Errol Morris (The Fog Of War, The Thin Blue Line). 1:30 am on TVO R
