TVSquad

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• The History Channel has the two hour special Vampire Secrets at 8, followed by a new episode of The States.
• It's "Guy's Night" on Food Network: a new "men cooks" Emeril Live at 8, then a pizza episode of Unwrapped and a beer episode of The Secret Life Of...
• TCM has The African Queen at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• Sci-Fi has Ice Spiders at 9, which is about a bunch of giant mutated spiders that terrorize an Olympic ski team (I kid you not).
• ABC has the new movie Ruffian at 9.
• A&E has a new Flip This House at 9.
• Also at 9: WE has a new America's Cutest Puppies.
• At 10, HGTV has a new Design on a Dime.
• The Travel Channel has a new 5 Takes, with a tour of the Amazon and Brazil.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, FOX has the Jim Stewart 400 NASCAR race.
• At 8, NBC has a the new special Barbaro: A Nation's Horse. For some reason.
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8, with the winners of the channel's Hawaiian Wedding contest. It's followed by Food Network Caters Your Hawaiian Wedding.
• TCM has the original version of The Producers at 8.
• At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo, then new episodes of Naruto, One Piece, Mar, and The Prince of Tennis.
• At 9, TLC has a new episode of The Real Deal, then two new episodes of My First Home.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Also at 9: A&E has a new Flip This House.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• HGTV has a new Design on a Dime at 10.
• At 11:30, FOX has a new Mad TV, while NBC has a "Best of 2006/07" SNL special.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has two new episodes of Cops, followed by a new America's Most Wanted.
• At 9, TLC has a new episode of The Real Deal, then two new episodes of My First Home.
• BBC America has a new Robin Hood at 9.
• Also at 9: A&E has a new Flip This House.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• HGTV has a new Design on a Dime at 10.
• There's a new episode of The States at 10 on The History Channel.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten (Michael Rapaport guests on both shows).

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has coverage of Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR race.
• NBC has a Heroes marathon at 8, to prepare you for Monday's return.
• TLC has a new Little People, Big World at 8.
• Also at 8: TCM has Roman Holiday, with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.
• At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo, then new episodes of Naruto and One Piece.
• At 9, A&E has a new Flip This House.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• HGTV has a new Design on a Dime at 10.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Scarlett Johannson and Bjork.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• TLC has a new Moving Up at 8.
• The History Channel is showing the original Planet of the Apes at 8. Huh?
• There's a new Emeril Live on Food Network at 8, focusing on sweet treats, followed by Easter Unwrapped.
• TCM has That Touch of Mink at 8, with Cary Grant and Doris Day.
• Also at 8: Nickelodeon has two new episodes of Ned's Declassified.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• A&E has a new Flip This House at 9.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• HGTV has a new Design on a Dime at 10.
• Cartoon Network has two new eps of Naruto at 10.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV with guest Tom Bergeron, followed by a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• CBS has March Madness all night.
• TLC has a new Moving Up at 8.
• Disney has a new Kim Possible at 8.
• GSN is showing four classic episodes of Press Your Luck starting at 8.
• Also at 8: Nickelodeon has the annual Kid's Choice Awards.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• Suze Orman celebrates her 5th anniversary on CNBC at 9.
• A&E has a new Flip This House at 9.
• AMC has Deliverance at 9.
• Al Roker hosts Childhood Obesity: Danger Zone, on Food Network at 9.
• At 11, IFC is showing the documentary This Film Is Not Yet Rated.
• At midnight, USA has the 2007 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, followed by all the Trump/McMahon nonsense on a new WWE A.M RAW.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Recently Keith McDuffee posted an item about the lack of any original programming on Saturday nights. He mentioned that today's technology allows viewers to now go out and enjoy themselves and not miss any of their favorite programs, which couldn't be done in the days of The Bob Newhart Show, Gunsmoke and The Hollywood Palace. Hence, the concept of new network shows shouldn't be frowned upon. Like Keith, I too believe that there should be original programming on the last night of the week.

On the other hand . . .

There are some merits to this lack of original product. Playing devil's advocate, I present five of the reasons that a schedule full of repeats isn't such a bad idea.

You can catch up on all of the shows you recorded during the week: As Keith said, the technology is now there to record our favorite shows so we don't miss them. And, it's a blessing and a curse all in one. Especially if you have a TiVo or cable-provided DVR to record multiple shows at the same time. With this season perhaps being one of the best in a long time, there are many shows that are not being watched live. So, Saturday night is a good time to sit down and clear the queue of shows just waiting to be viewed.

I have a season pass to A&E's Flip This House, but this weekend my TiVo suggested I watch TLC's Flip That House. So I did. Besides the length-- This is one hour, while That is 30 minutes -- the differences between the two programs are subtle. A&E's program really digs into problems with contractors, negotiating prices, and time crunches. It's definitely more stressful to watch than the TLC version. I also think it has a different mission: to show exactly how hard it is to flip a house in a short amount of time and make money off of it. Whereas, Flip That House is less about the reality of being a house flipper and just more about the upgrades or fixes you can make to a house to improve its value. That said, I still like TLC's version better. I think the A&E version is way too long and I really hate some of the recurring flippers. Plus, I'm not considering going into the house flipping business but I would like to know how to get more money for my home someday when we do sell.

Which one do you like better?

Does anybody else want to reach into the television and choke Armando Montelongo? His family business, Montelongo House Buyers, has been featured on two episodes of A&E's Flip This House. He totally reminds me of the Two A-Holes sketch on SNL. He constantly degrades his wife and sister-in-law. He made them dress up in beekeeper outfits and exterminate a colony of bees so he could save $300 on a professional beekeeper. While they were running around choking on bug spray, he was drinking a beer and watching the action. When his sister-in-law proposed a website, he filled out a form she gave him, giving her a $0 budget. She made an ass of herself, calling around website companies and asking them to do it for free. He makes his wife negotiate her own pay for selling his houses. (What is wrong with these women?) He treats the labor like dirt, brings a big dog to intimidate a new contractor, and micro-manages foundation and drywall issues of which he has no knowledge. Please, television gods, don't let this guy get his own show.