MONDAY
SERIES PREMIERE
11AM-NOON
Martha (Syndicated)
This week's slew of daytime-talk-show premieres is
overwhelming in its level of pop insanity: anklet-free Martha in one
corner, finger-snapping Tyra in the other, and Tony Danza in the middle,
welcoming any guest who'll stoop that low. Trusty blowhard Dr. Phil
roars back with more tough love, while warhorses Montel and Maury return
for their 408th seasons. And don't forget NBC's reality train wreck
Starting Over! It's almost enough to make me stop watching soaps all
day. The key word being almost. —Nicholas Fonseca
SERIES PREMIERE
11:30AM-NOON
Jack's Big Music Show (Nick Jr./Noggin)
Jack's a puppet who plays an
instrument. Like Rolf!
SEASON PREMIERE
8-9PM
Wife Swap (ABC, TV-PG-L)
More puppets! Madame Elegante and Dear Princess
teach etiquette. I want Jack back.
SERIES PREMIERE
2-2:30PM*
Judge Alex (Syndicated, TV-PG) Is it wrong to lust after a daytime
judge? *check local listings
9-11PM Ambulance Girl (Lifetime, TV-PG-L) Kathy Bates plays a food writer who has an identity crisis and becomes an EMT. Honey, a good old chocolate binge would have worked just as well.
10-11PM* In the Balance: Bioattack (PBS, TV-G) A dramatization about a tape claiming a dirty bomb will go off at a shopping mall. Hello, doctor? Klonopin refill, please. *check local listings
11PM-12AM The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) The fake news show offers kicks off a weeklong series titled ''Evolution Schmevolution: A Daily Show Special Report,'' which should settle the evolution debate once and for all.
