ON THE TUBE
By Pat St. Germain

Winnipeg Sun, Canada
Wed, September 20, 2006

Famous for his Campbell’s soup can art, silkscreens of the rich
and famous and "factory" films — and, oh, yeah, getting shot by
a nutbar — oddball artist Andy Warhol earns a four-hour bio on
two-part American Masters special Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film,
on PPTV Ch. 3 at 8 p.m. today and tomorrow. Part 1 depicts the shy
son of Polish immigrants who makes it big.

A crime-conscious female FBI profiler leaves her window open while
she’s out of town? Her boss sends her home alone knowing she’s under
threat? We’re not buying it for a second — but we are dying to know
how the cliffhanger of Criminal Minds plays out on CBS Ch. 4 at 8 p.m.

It’s the end of the world as we know it. A small town in Kansas may
be the last safe haven after a presumed nuclear attack in serial
drama Jericho, premiering on CBS Ch. 4 at 7 p.m. Luckily, the mayor’s
prodigal son Skeet Ulrich and a mysterious stranger arrived in town
shortly before a mushroom cloud was spotted on the horizon.

A wealthy couple (Timothy Hutton and Dana Delany) hire a private
retrieval expert (Jeremy Sisto) after their son — whose talent
for holding his breath is likely to come in handy — is abducted,
sparking a season-long hunt on Kidnapped, premiering on NBC Ch. 6
and Global Ch. 12 at 9 p.m.

After six seasons, we know they aren’t really gonna be "top" models,
but the catty competition is still fun on the seventh season premiere
of America’s Next Top Model on The CW (WPIX Ch. 62 and WGN Ch. 61),
and City Ch. 8 at 7 p.m.

Modern cop Sam steps in to release a suspect when he discovers
old-school partner Gene planted evidence on the man. Unfortunately,
tragedy ensues on Life on Mars, on BBC Canada at 9 p.m.

Nancy pretends her husband is a Canadian hockey player injured by
a goon from Moose Jaw when she needs an electricity hookup, and the
crew are threatened by Armenian rivals on Weeds, on Showcase Ch. 28
at midnight.

Mac has sex with Dee and Dennis’s mom on It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia, on Showcase Ch. 28 at 12:40 a.m.

A serial killer on death row may be engineering a fresh string of
murders on Bones, on Fox Ch. 49 at 7 p.m.

A young socialite is accused of killing her ex-beau in a rehab centre
on Justice, on Fox Ch. 49 at 8 p.m.

Mac’s girlfriend (Claire Forlani) signs on as the new medical examiner
when a man who projects a giant marriage proposal on a highrise gets
a definite no — right in the heart — on the season premiere of CSI:
NY, on CBS Ch. 4 at 9 p.m.