All night long
Hello, is it the '80s you're looking for? If so, we've got "ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends -- In Concert" (8 p.m. Friday, WCCO, Ch. 4), featuring countrified versions of the singer's classics. Richie will duet with Kenny Rogers on "Lady," the song that earned Rogers enough to buy a fast-food chain and earned Richie enough to pay for daughter Nicole's wardrobe.
Ring my Bell
Call it the return of the snark. "Veronica Mars" (7 a.m. Sunday, Soapnet), starring the quick-witted Kristen Bell as a modern-day Nancy Drew, returns with an 11-episode marathon. Repeats of the cult favorite move into its regular 4 and 5 p.m. weekday slots, starting Monday.
The Price you pay
Richard Price is responsible for some gritty storytelling ("The Wire," "Clockers"), so it's a little strange to see him create a PG-version of a cop series in "NYC 22" (9 p.m. Sunday, WCCO, Ch. 4). Not that the series is bad. The rookies, who include Leelee Sobieski and Adam Goldberg, are engaging, but I expected something a little more ambitious from one of our best crime writers.
Down with the ship
ABC must think it has a sinking ship on its hands. "Titanic" (7 p.m. Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday, KSTP, Ch. 5) may be written by red-hot "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes, but the network is treating this four-hour project like it was penned by Dear Abby. By burning off the first three hours on a Saturday, programmers seem to be indicating that we should avoid this production like it was an iceberg.
