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Thursday, March 24
THE OFFICE The Daily Show’s Steve Carell takes the Ricky Gervais role in the American interpretation of the hit UK mock reality series set in a stationery factory. 9:30 pm on Global, repeated at 9:30 pm Tuesday on CHCH
THE TAKE Naomi Klein THE TAKE Naomi Klein
and Avi Lewis travel to Argentina to investigate the DIY phenom where workers seize factories to hold onto their jobs. 8 pm on CBC
Friday, March 25
NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Chris Tucker hosts, and Halle Berry , Don Cheadle , Jamie Foxx , Kanye West , Queen Latifah , Stevie Wonder , American Idol Fantasia and Michael Moore (?) present or perform. Prince accepts the Vanguard Award, and Oprah gets enshrined in the Hall o’ Fame. 8 pm on Fox
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS The always amusing Flaming Lips in concert alongside indie faves the Shins . Midnight on PBS
Saturday, March 26
UNMENTIONABLES: A BRIEF HISTORY From the fig leaf to Victoria’s Secret, today’s underwear industry takes in $32 billion annually. Maude’s busty daughter, Adrienne Barbeau , explains why. 5 pm on A&E
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE WHITE BOX ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE WHITE BOX
In this 2004 reunion special, Pats ‘n’ Edina ditch fashion for interior design but haven’t a clue where to begin. 10 pm on Comedy
CARPOCALYPSE CARPOCALYPSE
Teams of good ‘ol boys – and gals – turn junkyard clunkers into demolition derby kings before wreckin’ them real good in a death match involving school buses and RVs. 8 pm on Spike, repeated at 2 pm Sunday
Sunday, March 27
RETURN OF THE CHEF Michelin star John Burton Race launches a new seven-part series that finds the celebrity chef running a restaurant in the English countryside with his wife and six children. 7 pm on Food
FASHION VICTIM: THE KILLING OF GIANNI VERSACE FASHION VICTIM: THE KILLING OF GIANNI VERSACE
Did the decadent lifestyle celebrated by the late Italian fashion designer lead to his murder? 1 am on TVO
Monday, March 28
HOCKEY NOMAD IN RUSSIA The Rheostatics’ Dave Bidini takes the Trans-Siberian Express to Omsk to see how hockey reflects life in the former Soviet Union. 9 pm on CBC
Tuesday, March 29
THE REAL PATSY CLINE Late 80s overview separates fact from fiction in the legendary country singer’s tragically short but inspirational career. 8 pm on Bravo
INVASION IOWA William Shatner INVASION IOWA William Shatner
and a fake movie crew descend on a Midwest town and, instead of shooting a Hollywood blockbuster, film the townsfolks’ horrified reaction to their boorish behaviour. Continues nightly through April Fools’ Day. 9 pm Tuesday on Spike
Wednesday, March 30
AMERICAN DREAMS The season finale of this feel-good family drama set in the turbulent 60s finds teenage Meg torn between her folks and a cute potential draft dodger. Everclear’s Art Alexakis offers Country Joe and the Fish’s Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag in commiseration. 8 pm on NBC
