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Thursday, February 3
THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW The billionaire queen of daytime TV spends the hour behind the scenes of sexy soap Desperate Housewives and appears in a fantasy sequence with the cast. 4 pm on CTV/CBS
McLUHAN’S WAKE Laurie Anderson narrates this portrait of the prescient U of T professor who first envisioned the electronic merging of high and low culture back in the 50s. 8:30 pm on Bravo
PLAYBOOK: HOW TO MEET (& THEN BREAK UP WITH) QUALITY WOMEN Step one: change the channel. 10:30 pm on Spike
Friday, February 4
MOMENT BY MOMENT (1978, dir Jane Wagner , w/ Lily Tomlin and John Travolta ) A cult anti-classic. Two closeted superstars fall in love. Shortly after making this turkey, Travolta embraced Scientology. Written and directed by Tomlin’s long-time partner, incredibly enough. 9:15 pm on Prime
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS The Pixies on the comeback trail in concert. Midnight on PBS
Saturday, February 5
LUCHA LIBRE ¡Mexican wrestling! 4:30 pm on TeleLatino, repeated Fridays at midnight
MOVING UP MOVING UP
Trading Spaces’ Doug Wilson is the latest escapee from the make-over series (even host Paige Davis has been fired) and here launches his own high-concept show: recently sold redecorated homes get done over by new owners to the horror of their former residents.
8 pm on TLC, repeated at 11 pm, and at 8 pm Wednesday
Sunday, February 6
SUPERBOWL XXXIX The New England Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles before and after the main event – the half-time show. Will Paul McCartney suffer a wardrobe malfunction when his Beatle wig falls off during the inevitable Live And Let Die fireworks finale? Alicia Keyes , MC Hammer and Puffy keep it real, y’all. 6 pm on Fox
Monday, February 7
CITIZEN KING Two-part documentary follows the last five years of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr .’s life as he attempts – in his own words – to “transform and restructure the whole of American society.” 10 pm on TVO, repeated at 1:30 am concludes February 14
Tuesday, February 8
BERLIN: METROPOLIS OF VICE Legendary Sin City series continues with pre-WWII footage of Berlin, featuring Brit writer Christopher Isherwood , Dadaist painter/satirist George Grosz , Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels , playwright Bertolt Brecht , composer Kurt Weill and a young chorus girl named Marlene Dietrich playing the musical saw. 8 pm on CBC
Wednesday, February 9
THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW Tina Turner makes a rare TV appearance to belt out a couple of numbers from her new All The Best CD. 10 am on CKVR/CBS, repeated at 5 pm on Citytv
SLAVERY AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA Four-part doc tells the story of American slavery through the lives of oppressed men, women and children. Tonight’s episode – The Downward Spiral/Liberty In The Air – tracks the establishment of slavery in the U.S. colonies during the 17th century and its evolution from indentured servitude to enslavement for life. 9 pm on PBS, repeated at 3:30 am continues on Wednesdays