What to Watch: January 30-31
by Kim Potts, posted Jan 30th 2010 6:00AM
'Grammys' (Sun., 8PM, CBS)There'll be a special tribute to Michael Jackson, but it promises to be ladies night at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, as Beyonce and Taylor Swift not only perform, but lead all nominees with 10 and eight nominations, respectively. Pink and Lady Gaga, another pair of Grammy nominees, are also among the scheduled performers, along with Green Day, Bon Jovi, Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and the Dave Matthews Band. Meanwhile, the Jackson tribute will include a 3-D clip of the late singer performing the tune 'Earth Song,' a clip that was filmed to be a part of the UK comeback concerts he had scheduled before his death last June. Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson are among the celebs who will participate in the MJ tribute.
'Grammys' (Sun., 8PM, CBS)There'll be a special tribute to Michael Jackson, but it promises to be ladies night at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, as Beyonce and Taylor Swift not only perform, but lead all nominees with 10 and eight nominations, respectively. Pink and Lady Gaga, another pair of Grammy nominees, are also among the scheduled performers, along with Green Day, Bon Jovi, Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and the Dave Matthews Band. Meanwhile, the Jackson tribute will include a 3-D clip of the late singer performing the tune 'Earth Song,' a clip that was filmed to be a part of the UK comeback concerts he had scheduled before his death last June. Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson are among the celebs who will participate in the MJ tribute.
'Miss America Pageant' – Mario Lopez hosts the annual pageant, live from Planet Hollywood in Vegas, and among the pageant judges: Rush Limbaugh (Sat., 8PM, TLC)
'Saturday Night Live' – It's a handsome convention in Studio 8H, as Jon Hamm returns as host and Michael Bublé makes his first appearance as musical guest (Sat., 11:30PM, NBC)
'A Family Is a Family Is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration' – O'Donnell traces the history of the modern family, including children raised by single parents, in mixed-culture marriages and by homosexual 'rents (Sun., HBO, 8PM)
'The Simpsons' – Homer scores a winning lottery ticket, but even one million dollars might not be enough to save him from Marge's wrath when he misses their big date because of it (Sun., 8PM, Fox)
'Big Love' – Bill's got stress at work, when it comes to light that someone's been doing some funny business with the Home Plus books, and at home, when he finds out something disturbing about Margene and Ben (Sun., 9PM, HBO)
'Desperate Housewives' – It didn't end so well for Julie Benz on 'Dexter,' but maybe she'll have better luck on 'DH,' where she's guest starring as a ... stripper. M'kay, maybe not ... (Sun., 9PM, ABC)
'Family Guy' – Not only does Meg have a secret boyfriend, but a) he's in jail and b) he's voiced by 'Gossip Girl' star Chace Crawford (Sun., 9PM, Fox)
