TV picks for Jan. 16:  "The Price of Gold," "Under the Gunn," "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo"

January 15, 2014 at 7:52PM
ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, DEC. 23 - FILE - In this Feb. 22, 1994, file photo, American figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan, left, and Tonya Harding work out during an Olympic practice session at Hamar Olympic Amphitheater in Hamar, Norway. it's been nearly 20 years since Kerrigan was clubbed after practice in Detroit by a member of a bumbling goon squad hired by Harding's ex-husband with the hope of eliminating his former wife's top competition for the U.S. Olympic team. The assault led to a soap opera that
U.S. figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan, left, and Tonya Harding during an Olympic practice session at Hamar, Norway, in 1994. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here comes the judge

People going through withdrawal after the "Project Runaway" season finale will be happy to know that the show will go on — sort of. "Under the Gunn" (8 p.m., Lifetime) features longtime "Runway" coach Tim Gunn doing pretty much what he does on the other series: make aspiring designers think they know nothing and he knows everything.

Wild child

Lock the doors, turn off the lights and close the shades. That way none of your neighbors will know you're watching the season premiere of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" (8 p.m., TLC). As a rule, I don't think you should ever be ashamed of liking a show, but in this case, I'm willing to make an exception.

Thin ice

With Olympics fever in the air, it's as good a time as any to look back on the Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding scandal, which ended up with a clubbed knee — and an endless number of tabloid stories. Harding participates in "The Price of Gold" (8 p.m., ESPN), the latest in the excellent "30 for 30" series.

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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2009 file photo, Tim Gunn, host and mentor of the cable television show "Project Runway," poses for photos during an interview in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
Tim Gunn (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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