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Thursday, January 20
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION Hail to the thief! Some countries call it a coup, but Dubya’s Amerika throws a congratulatory four-day $40-million black-tie ‘n’ boots Texas-style barbecue. Musical guests Kelsey Grammer , Ted Nugent and the Hee Haw Honeys join in the fun. Noon on ABC/CBS/NBC
THE APPRENTICE As the Bush gang prepare for their second, the Trumpster returns for a third season of corporate intrigue and deception. 8:30 pm on NBC/Global
Friday, January 21
GIA (1998, dir Michael Cristofer , w/ Angelina Jolie, Mercedes Ruehl and Faye Dunaway ) Sensationalized HBO-produced account of troubled 70s supermodel Gia Marie Carangi , one of the first women in the U.S. to die of AIDS-related illness. Jolie’s breakthrough role. 12:45 am on Bravo
Saturday, January 22
TOWN HAUL Trading Spaces’ Genevieve Gorder spins off into her own make-over series, which finds her transforming the entire town of Jeffersonville, New York. Let’s hope she leaves her wacky Cuban cigar-box bedroom motifs at home. 10 pm on TLC
Sunday, January 23
SURREAL LIFE First episode of the new season of the C-level celeb fest introduces a new crew of clueless has-beens: Cuchi Cuchi Charo , Full House’s Dave Coulier , ex-New Kid on the Block Jordan Knight , American Idol loser Ryan Starr (the slack-jawed, off-key rawk singer in the fringe outfits who came in fifth the first season, remember?) and instant soulmates rap flake Flavor Flav and former Mrs. Sylvester Stallone and B-movie glamazon Brigitte Nielsen . 1 pm on MuchMoreMusic
SPAM COOK-OFF The 25th annual food fest from Austin, Texas, celebrates the versatility of canned luncheon meat with Spam-eating contests, Spam sculptures and Spam sushi. Seriously. 8 pm on Food
Monday, January 24
THE FIGHT Repeat showing of the poignant doc chronicling what’s been called “the most important sporting event in history,” the 1938 world heavyweight fight between African American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling , an event charged with social significance as a harbinger of the civil rights movement and prelude to the second world war. 9 pm on PBS, repeated at 3:30 am
Tuesday, January 25
DEATH AT IPPERWASH Ongoing weekly coverage of the government-commissioned inquiry into the police shooting death of native activist Dudley George in 1995. Noon Tuesdays on APTN
AUTOROX Pneumatically enhanced Carmen Electra hosts this salute to America’s ultimate muscle cars. Naturally, Kid Rock performs. 9 pm on Spike
Wednesday, January 26
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN Make your own sex video when guests Paris Hilton and the Scissor Sisters join the lanky redhead on the couch for a three-way. Seven-way? 10 am on Star, repeated at 7 pm on CNBC
