Top TV picks for May 9: 'Gilmore Girls,' 'Peanuts,' 'Hello Goodbye'

May 8, 2016 at 7:50PM
"GILMORE GIRLS"
ONE BIRTHDAY, TWO PARTIES After her grandparents throw her an elegant birthday party, Rory (Alexis Bledel) invites them to the wild birthday bash that her mom (Lauren Graham) is throwing for her the following night. The episode titled "RoryÌs Birthday Parties" airs on Thursday, November 9 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on The WB.
Pictured (l-r): Alexis Beldel as Rory Gilmore, Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
Photo credit: The WB/Randy Tepper
Media contact: Pamela Morrison, The WB (818
Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham in a “Gilmore Girls” episode from Season 1. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Woodstock festival

Hard to guess what Minnesotan Charles Schulz would think of the recent Snoopy revival, which includes a new animated series, "Peanuts," which will air weekday mornings after an initial run in France. Re-imagining the legendary comic strip may attract a new audience, but the cartoonist was extremely protective of his pint-size gang and was wary of any use of them that stretched beyond his own ink-stained fingers. Cartoon Network will offer a sampling of episodes this week at 9:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m. Boomerang

Coffee break

Netflix's anticipated revival of "Gilmore Girls" won't drop until later this year, but those dying for some fast-paced gossip at Luke's Diner can get generous servings at UP, which airs a marathon of repeats every weekday afternoon. On Mondays and Tuesdays, the happy-hour special creeps into prime time with six straight hours of repeats.

3 p.m. UP

Flight plan

"Fox NFL Sunday" anchor Chris Menefee is spending at least part of his offseason hanging out in airports for the new series "Hello Goodbye," which captures the drama that can take place at arrival gates and baggage carousels. Ellen DeGeneres is among the producers, which is appropriate since her TV character famously came out of the closet in 1997 to Laura Dern over an airport intercom system. We don't necessarily expect Menefee to follow suit.

10 p.m. Travel Channel

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