TV-Reviewed

Welcome to TV-Reviewed’s Boob Tube Alert, our feature which highlights the evening’s television shows. With our lives becoming all the more busy and the number of television channels ever increasing, it can be difficult to find something good on the old boob tube (television). So let us help you find something worth your time. We include new episodes, repeats, movies, and sports. Everything is organized by timeslot.

SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2008

60 Minutes — 7:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Scott Pelley reports on the large numbers of Iraqi Christians who are either leaving the country or are being killed; Lesley Stahl reports on the new field of genetic genealogy which uses DNA to trace ancestry back hundreds of years; Steve Kroft profiles actor Will Smith.

Olympic Swimming and Track Trials — 7:00pm ET/PT on NBC.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park — 7:00pm ET/PT on Fox. The eccentric billionaire responsible for the creation of Jurassic Park tries to redeem himself by sending a team to a secret “Site B” to study dinosaurs in a natural state before a crew sent by his greedy nephew can bring them to the mainland. Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Attenborough, and Vince Vaughn.

The Bourne Supremacy — 7:30pm ET/PT on TNT. A former CIA assassin, living in seclusion and struggling to regain the memories of his past, finds himself on the run again after he is framed for the murder of a government operative. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, and Karl Urban.

Million Dollar Password: “Steve Schirripa/Sara Evans” — 8:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Steve Schirripa (The Sopranos) and country singer Sara Evans are the celebrity contestants set to play this week.

MLB Baseball — 8:00pm ET/PT on ESPN.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: “Luther Family” — 8:00pm ET/PT on ABC. Repeat — Renee Sherrard-Luther grew up on a 156-acre farm known as Rolling Hills Ranch. When she was two, her father passed away and the farm was left in the care of her hardworking mother, who hosted families in need. Dedicated to the farm and helping her mother, Renee had a strong love for riding and helping those in need, especially children. Majoring in Equine Studies and volunteering at a therapeutic riding program, she later became an instructor and opened her own facility and non-profit organization, the Freedom Hills Riding Program, which is now in its 25th year of operation. The organization has helped thousands of people enjoy and benefit from their therapeutic riding lessons, including a roster of students who suffer from a wide range of physical problems that include brain injuries, broken necks, autism, cerebral palsy and other developmental issues. Renee has also been involved with her community’s Special Olympics programs in Equestrian, helping many of its participants win gold medals. She’s accomplished much for her community, all the while facing personal tragedy: her husband, Carl, was diagnosed with liver cancer and passed away a few months ago. On her own, Renee now has to raise and support her kids, in addition to maintaining her riding facility. Struggling with finances, she fears she will have to close the facility, which she had promised her husband she would renovate. In addition her house has many problems, including foundation issues, lack of insulation, unsafe windows and doors and a kitchen with broken appliances.

The Wedding Singer — 8:00pm ET/PT on SpikeTV. In this romantic comedy set in 1985, Adam Sandler plays a singer who, after being left at the altar, tries to piece his life back together with a waitress. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Allen Covert, and Matthew Glave.

Wedding Crashers — 8:00pm ET/PT on TBS. Womanizing friends who sneak into weddings to prey on romantically inspired female guests come to be at odds when one of them falls in love. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, and Isla Fisher.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls — 8:00pm ET/PT on Cartoon Network. This sequel follows the pet detective to Africa to locate a rare bat. Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi, and Bob Gunton.

The Last Samurai — 8:00pm ET/PT on AMC. A disillusioned Civil War vet undergoes a spiritual rebirth after he’s taken prisoner by samurai warriors in 1876 Japan. A gripping story with sumptuous visuals and textured characters. Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe adds solid support as a samurai leader. The film scored three other Oscar nominations, including Best Sound. Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, and Tony Goldwyn.

Ice Road Truckers: “Arctic Whiteout” — 9:00pm ET/PT on History Channel. It’s week two on the frozen tundra and the name of the game is Rig Move. MGM is breaking down camp and moving every last piece of equipment to a new base at Langley to continue exploring for natural gas. While Alex and Hugh continue to prove themselves, Rick’s only drive is into the repair shop where he spends two days doing nothing but sitting around. Fellow southerner Drew finally takes his first big rig solo on the northern ice–to deliver junk food. Northern veteran Eric picks up a survival shack from the new site at Langley to return to Inuvik. His load is too high to fit under the power lines in Inuvik, so he spends the night on the ice with his load just outside of town. Just as the trucks are ready to roll for the big move, another storm strikes. Jerry is concerned about dangerous whiteout conditions. With lives and money on the line, the risk is too great and the move is called off.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent: “Assassin” — 9:00pm ET/PT on USA Network. When the leader of a war-torn nation’s Democracy Movement is exiled to the United States, she is immediately targeted by assassins. Detectives Logan and Wheeler race to identify and capture her killers before they succeed in silencing the woman and her cause.

Dateline — 9:00pm ET/PT on NBC.

Cold Case: “Spiders” — 9:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — Though a 17-year-old girl’s abusive father is, at first, the team’s primary suspect for her 1998 murder, they soon uncover that the victim ran off with a Neo-Nazi ex-con shortly before her slaying.

Ice Princess — 9:00pm ET/PT on Disney. A high-school student wants to become a champion figure skater, but her mom wants her to go to Harvard. Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Michelle Trachtenberg, Hayden Panettiere, and Trevor Blumas.

Harold & Kumar go to White Castle — 9:00pm ET/PT on Comedy Central. Two stoners with the munchies take a whopper of a trip through New Jersey in search of a hamburger joint. John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garces, David Krumholtz, Neil Patrick Harris, Ryan Reynolds, Fred Willard, Ethan Embry, and Eddie Kaye Thomas.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story — 9:00pm ET/PT on FX. Learning that their beloved gym is being bought out by the competition, a gang of unlikely “athletes” bands together to train for a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament that holds their only hope for raising the money they need. Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Rip Torn, Justin Long, and Jason Bateman.

The Bourne Supremacy — 9:30pm ET/PT on TNT. A former CIA assassin, living in seclusion and struggling to regain the memories of his past, finds himself on the run again after he is framed for the murder of a government operative. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, and Karl Urban.

In Plain Sight: “Who Shot Jay Arnstein” — 10:00pm ET/PT on USA Network. Mary works to solve the mystery of who tried to kill her witness, an art dealer. To complicate matters, both his mistress and his wife are in the program… and key suspects.

Mary McCormack as Mary Shannon

The Factory: “Pilot” — 10:00pm ET/PT on SpikeTV. Series Premiere

Desperate Housewives: “If There’s Anything I Can’t Stand” — 10:00pm ET/PT on ABC. Repeat — Edie is shocked when she receives some news at the gynecologist’s office, an unexpected visitor discovers Bree’s pregnancy is a hoax, and Wisteria Lane welcomes new neighbors who happen to be partners.

Cold Case: “Family 8108″ — 10:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — While investigating whether a man’s internment at a camp for Japanese-Americans in California during World War II had any bearing on his 1945 murder shortly after his release, Lilly also attempts to get Stillman to withdraw his retirement papers.

Wedding Crashers — 10:30pm ET/PT on TBS. Womanizing friends who sneak into weddings to prey on romantically inspired female guests come to be at odds when one of them falls in love. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, and Isla Fisher.