Monday, March 8th 2010

4:00am
WKRP in Cincinnati 2.13 - "God Talks To Johnny" (1979)
When Johnny thinks he's heard God's voice talking to him, everyone, including Johnny, thinks he's going insane.

4:30am
WKRP in Cincinnati 2.19 - "In Concert" (1980)
At a concert by The Who in Cincinnati on December 3, 1979, eleven kids were trampled to death when the crowd rushed to get seats. The first part of this episode takes place before that concert; the second act takes place the day after, and presents the characters' reactions to the tragedy.

5:00am
WKRP in Cincinnati 2.21 - "Filthy Pictures (1)" (1980)
Mr. Carlson convinces Jennifer and Andy to pose in bathing suits for a "Surf's Up in Cincinnati" poster. After the photo session, the photographer secretly takes nude photos of Jennifer while she's changing.

5:30am
WKRP in Cincinnati 2.22 - "Filthy Pictures (2)" (1980)
The gang from the station make an attempt to save Jennifer's reputation, but they mess up in the process.

6:00am
WKRP in Cincinnati 3.01 - "The Airplane Show" (1980)
Trying to compete with WPIG's traffic helicopter, Les starts doing traffic reports from a World War I biplane piloted by a crazy war veteran.

6:30am
WKRP in Cincinnati 3.08 - "Baby, It's Cold Inside" (1981)
On a day when the furnace has broken down, Mama Carlson pays a surprise visit to the station and catches Johnny drinking in the broadcast booth. She joins, letting the staff see a new side of her.

7:00am
WKRP in Cincinnati 3.12 - "Venus and the Man" (1981)
The station's cleaning woman asks Venus to convince her big, tough teenage son not to drop out of school.

7:30am
WKRP in Cincinnati 3.13 - "Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide (1)" (1981)
When Johnny is forced by contractual obligations to host a TV disco dance show, he adopts the persona of Rip Tide, a sleazy, phony, disco-spinning host.

8:00am
WKRP in Cincinnati 3.14 - "Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide (2)" (1981)
Johnny regrets his new TV persona when, off the air, he is soon bouncing back and forth between his Rip Tide and Johnny Fever personas, until he starts to realize that the dark side of his personality, as represented by Rip, is taking over.

8:30am
WKRP in Cincinnati 3.22 - "Clean Up Radio Everywhere" (1981)
Dr. Bob Halyers, head of the organization Clean Up Radio Broadcasting (CURB), visits Mr. Carlson with a list of "obscene" songs that he wants the station to stop playing- or else.

9:00am
WKRP in Cincinnati 4.01 - "An Explosive Affair (1)" (1981)
The station receives a bomb threat from the terrorist group Black Monday, and Andy sends Johnny and Venus out to broadcast from the transmitter while the station is being searched. Joyce Armor, Mr. Carlson's former receptionist, visits the station and tells Mr. Carlson she has a "hot proposition" for him. Johnny smashes the transmitter phone in a fit of rage after he's unable to place a call to his bookie.

9:30am
WKRP in Cincinnati 4.02 - "An Explosive Affair (2)" (1981)
Because of the smashed phone, Andy is unable to warn Johnny and Venus when he realizes that the bomb is at the transmitter. Meanwhile, Mr. Carlson visits Joyce Armor in her hotel room.

10:00am
WKRP in Cincinnati 4.09 - "The Consultant" (1981)
Mama Carlson hires a professional radio consultant to evaluate WKRP. The man she's hired, Norris Breeze, is an old friend of Andy's who also runs a radio programming service. Andy soon realizes that Breeze intends to give the station a bad report unless it subscribes to the service.

10:30am
WKRP in Cincinnati 4.12 - "Pills" (1982)
Herb sells ad spots to a seller of "diet pills"; after it turns out that the pills are a legalized way of selling speed to teenagers, it also turns out that the station can't legally get out of running the ads.

11:00am
WKRP in Cincinnati 4.19 - "The Creation of Venus" (1982)
When Venus lets it slip that he was a schoolteacher before he came to WKRP, Andy has to tell Mama Carlson the truth about how he hired Gordon Sims as a DJ and how they came up with the persona of Venus Flytrap.

11:30am
WKRP in Cincinnati 4.22 - "Up And Down the Dial" (1982)
Series Finale
Just as WKRP hits #6 in the ratings, Mama Carlson announces that she plans to switch the format of the station to 24 hours a day of news.

noon
Knots Landing 5.17 - "Second Chances" (1984)
Gary finds out that Cathy was in prison for 2nd-degree murder. He asks Abby about it. Abby tells Cathy to leave and threatens to tell her ex-husband Ray where she is. Cathy counters that if she does, she'll tell Gary that Abby hired her to distract him so she could steal him blind. Abby calls Ray. Greg breaks a date with Abby and sleeps with Laura. Mac goes to the DA who tells him that he might be disbarred. Mac goes to the Apaloon address and finds out it's a mail service. Some guys beat him up. Ben tells Val he is taking a job in South America, and Val doesn't want him to. They hug. Michael, Eric and Gary talk to Diana about making up with Karen. Finally, Diana and Karen make up. Mac has Eric drop off a bright orange mailer for Apaloon at the mail service, and then watches to see who picks it up. He sees Laura go in and come out with the bright orange mailer.

1:00pm
Radio Simulcast
Democracy Now!

2:00pm
Movie: "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984)
Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold
A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.

4:00pm
Radio Simulcast
The Great Canadian Talk Show /w Marty Gold

5:30pm
Slice of Life - Tracy Morgan (actor, #0 Rock, Cop Out)

6:00pm
Miami Vice 1.17 - "The Maze" (1985)
Tubbs is taken hostage by a gang in an abandoned hotel, thanks to the would-be heroics of a cop trying to avenge his partner's murder.

7:00pm
Movie: "Die Hard" (1988)
Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia
New York cop John McClane gives terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building.

9:10pm
Movie: "Lethal Weapon" (1987)
Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
A veteran cop, Murtough, is partnered with a young homicidal cop, Riggs. Both having one thing in common, hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one and other to stop a gang of drug smugglers.

11:05pm
The West Wing 3.14 - "Hartsfield's Landing" (2002)
On the day before the New Hampshire primary, Josh drafts Donna as his frontwoman to ensure that Bartlet wins the nation's first primary in the small town of Hartsfield's Landing; C.J. and Charlie play an ever-escalating game of practical jokes; Jed plays simultaneous chess games with Sam and Toby while he plays delicate diplomatic and military games with the Chinese government over Taiwan.

midnight
Mad Men 1.02 - "Ladies Room" (2007)
Betty consults with a specialist about her health issues; Don is pressured to help with Nixon's presidential campaign; Peggy fends off the advances of one of the copywriters.

1:00am
Stingray 2.06 - "The First Time is Forever" (1987)
After a TV reporter who Ray refused to help is killed, Ray decides to find out what the man was working on.

2:00am
Welcome Back Kotter 1.17 - "Follow the Leader (2)" (1976)
The Sweathogs soon tire of Freddie as leader. Mr. Woodman even admits that he misses Barbarino. Julie and Vinnie turn up at the apartment, and Mr. Kotter has a heartfelt talk with them about the situation. Fortunately, all is forgiven, with Julie moving back home and Vinnie returning to class.

2:30am
Movie: "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984)
Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold

4:30am