Weekend TV: Coiffed dogs, gutsy drama and a frozen world
A guide to weekend television viewing
With Fashion Star, product placement is the program
This isn’t just another reality show – the whole thing is a prime-time infomercial
Weekend TV picks: Sanjay Gupta on head shots
Also: firing offences and two ways to travel without leaving home
Whitney's pain, Oprah's redemption
Enough with the blame, Oprah rebroadcasts her conversation with Whitney Houston and celebrates her musical magic
Weekend TV highlights: So farewell, then, Prime Suspect
Killer waves, Alcatraz, Million Dollar Neighbourhood, and Prime Suspect
For real entertainment, watch the Republicans debate
The GOP race has lost a bit of lustre since Michele Bachmann and Jon Huntsman withdrew, but Thursday’s tilt should feature fireworks
American Idol sticks to the formula, dawg
Nothing new about the decade-old talent contest, but people still tune in to watch J-Lo cry
Ragged format and no surprises make Globes a fitting mid-January diversion
Broadcast not terribly exciting but enough to take people’s minds off troubled times
Oops, this undercover boss pulls rank
Back for a third season, this freakishly popular reality series is sneaky but madly entertaining
The chef’s polite, the Queen’s on message and the West’s in trouble
Too much pudding? TV offers the ideal respite from seasonal excess
