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Tonight's TV Hot List: Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010
Winter Olympics8/7c NBC Sequins and spandex and boas, oh my! Figure skating's medal winners hit the ice with a sense of satisfaction (and without pressure) in the traditional Champions Gala, a star-studded finale in Vancouver. Still trying to get some satisfaction are Steve Holcomb and his four-man bobsled team, sliding for the first U.S. gold medal since 1948. "We weren't the 'U.S.' team headed into Torino," he says. "It has been an easier and happier ride this season." His main opposition includes Germany's Andre Lange, who piloted both the two and four-man sleds to gold in 2006. Over on the ski slopes, Ted Ligety and Bode Miller are the American hopes in the slalom, an event in which the U.S. has won only a single gold medal (Phil Mahre, 1984). And snowboarding competition concludes with the men's parallel giant slalom, one of host nation Canada's strongest events. Also today are the men's and women's speedskating pursuit finals (NBC this afternoon), and the men's curling final (CNBC this evening).Read on for previews of Beauty and the Beasts: A Dark Tale, TV Guide Close Up, Pit Boss and America's Most Wanted.
Winter Olympics
8/7c NBC
Sequins and spandex and boas, oh my! Figure skating's medal winners hit the ice with a sense of satisfaction (and without pressure) in the traditional Champions Gala, a star-studded finale in Vancouver. Still trying to get some satisfaction are Steve Holcomb and his four-man bobsled team, sliding for the first U.S. gold medal since 1948. "We weren't the 'U.S.' team headed into Torino," he says. "It has been an easier and happier ride this season." His main opposition includes Germany's Andre Lange, who piloted both the two and four-man sleds to gold in 2006. Over on the ski slopes, Ted Ligety and Bode Miller are the American hopes in the slalom, an event in which the U.S. has won only a single gold medal (Phil Mahre, 1984). And snowboarding competition concludes with the men's parallel giant slalom, one of host nation Canada's strongest events. Also today are the men's and women's speedskating pursuit finals (NBC this afternoon), and the men's curling final (CNBC this evening). — Dave Roeder
Beauty and the Beasts: A Dark Tale
9/8c Syfy
Straight-to-DVD horror film veteran Rhett Giles of "Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove" fame pads his resumé with a pivotal role in this dark take on the forbidden love story that's far removed from the beloved Disney version. Victor Parascos plays the titular beast, and you can guess which role model-turned-actress Estella Warren landed. — Michael Chant
TV Guide Close Up
8/7c TV Guide Network
Stand-up comic; talk-show host; sitcom actress — funny lady Wanda Sykes wears many hats in the entertainment industry. In this profile, she discusses her versatile career. Costars and friends Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jane Fonda, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle provide additional insight into the world of this successful comedian. — Jennifer Sankowski
Pit Boss
10/9c Animal Planet
Shorty and his crew have a lot of love for pit bulls, but rescuing and placing them is not easy — or cheap. To offset the cost of his efforts, Shorty organizes a car-wash fund-raiser, but as luck would have it a looming thunderstorm threatens to close up shop. Even so, the work goes on as a man from South Central L.A. begs Shorty for help with his uncontrollable pit bull in the Season 1 finale. — Rhoda Charles
America's Most Wanted
9/8c Fox
Host John Walsh casts a worldwide net tonight as he goes after international fugitives. One case spotlighted: that of chess master Robert Snyder, the author of a series of Chess for Juniors books. But Snyder was convicted of other activities with minors, and after being released from prison in 2008, he was supposed to have registered as a sex offender in Colorado. He didn't, and Walsh picks up the story in Belize. — Paul Droesch