the loop

MediaPost pretty effectively goes through some of the reasons why the airline industry should do whatever it can to keep The Loop on the air. The show is all about the airline industry, and features a lead character that is enthusiastic about the job, even if he doesn't do it too often. More than that, it features great opportunities for product placement by airline companies looking to pull their reputation out of the gutter. The constant chatter about the industry leaves plenty of room for casual name-dropping of competitors to the fictional airline the show's characters work for.

Of course Bob might have some problems with the show sticking around based on his last review. Then again I think we should devote ourselves to encouraging that which irritates Bob Sassone. Sounds like a mission statment if I ever heard one.

• ABC has a new Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at 8, followed by new eps of American Inventor and Primetime.
• CBS has a new Survivor, followed by new eps of CSI and Without A Trace.
• NBC has a new Will and Grace at 8, followed by a repeat My Name Is Earl and then new eps of My Name Is Earl, The Office, and ER.
• FOX has a repeat That 70s Show, a new The Loop, then a new The O.C.
• The WB has a new Smallville at 8, followed by a new Supernatural.
• UPN has repeats of Everybody Hates Chris, Love, Inc, Eve, and Cuts.
• At 10, HGTV has a new House Hunters.
• Comedy Central has a new The Showbiz Show With David Spade at 10:30.
• At midnight, FLIX has the shark thriller Open Water.

• A complete guide to all the characters on FOX's Prison Break, from (as EW
  puts it) "antihero Michael to scuzzy T-Bag." And let's hope that's the last time I have to type the words "scuzzy T-Bag."
• Michael Slezak gives some advice to the remaining American Idol hopefuls (Paris  has to watch her attitude, Chris needs to do more classic rock, etc).
• A guide to the greatest slackers in TV history. Wait a second: how can the guy from The Loop get on this list after only two episodes?
• Guess what? The Lost producers hate all the reruns too!

• For some reason, Bones is now on at 8pm on FOX, and it's followed by the results show of American Idol and the premiere of the new sitcom The Loop (which is getting some good reviews).

• CBS has Survivor at 8 (because of the annoying March Madness coverage), followed by repeats of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY.
• ABC has a new George Lopez, a new Freddie, a repeat Lost (again!), and a new Invasion.
• NBC has another special edition of The Biggest Loser (how can they all be special?), then two repeats of Law and Order.
• The WB has a repeat One Tree Hill at 8, followed by a repeat Beauty and the Geek.
• UPN has new eps of America's Next Top Model and Veronica Mars.
• American Life has I Spy, followed by The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Superman.
• 8pm movies: AMC has The Princess Bride, while FOX Movie Channel has Big Trouble In Little China and FLIX has Boyz N The Hood.
• At 9, HGTV has a new ep of I Want That!
  
• At 10, A&E has two new eps of the reality show Spying on Myself.
• Bravo has the new reality show Top Chef at 10.
• Also at 10: FX has a new episode of Black. White (it's repeated at 11).
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Drawn Together.

• The Sopranos, Sundays @ 9 pm on HBO (Sixth season premieres March 12)
• They're back.
  

• Big Love, Sundays @ 10 pm on HBO (premieres March 12)
• Bill Paxton stars as a polygamist in Salt Lake City who has three wives, seven children and three adjoining houses. Also stars Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin. Great tagline: Polygamy Loves Company.