Friday’s TV Highlights: Mourning becomes ‘Spartacus’ on Starz
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Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 28 - March 6 in PDF format This week’s TV Movies
ASHES TO ASHES: Our hero (Andy Whitfield) grieves the death of his beloved wife on a new episode of ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’ at 10 p.m. on Starz. SERIES
Who Do You Think You Are? Celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker search for the roots of their family trees in this new genealogically minded series (8 p.m. NBC).
Live From Abbey Road: Pop music’s Seal, Irish singer Imelda May and country music duo Sugarland are tonight’s featured performers (8 p.m. Sundance).
Medium: Laura Prepon (“That ‘70s Show”) guest stars on a new episode of the supernatural drama (9 p.m. CBS).
Bill Moyers Journal: The ever-contentious debate over healthcare reform is examined in this new installment (9 p.m. KCET).
American Idol Rewind: Chris Daughtry, the rocker who rose to fame on the singing competition, is profiled (9 p.m. TV Guide).
20/20: A new edition of the newsmagazine profiles Hollywood’s notorious “Burglar Bunch” (10 p.m. ABC).
NOW on PBS: Robert Kenner discusses food safety and his Oscar-nominated documentary “Food, Inc.” in this new episode (10:30 p.m. KCET).
SPECIALS
2010 Spirit Awards: Eddie Izzard is master of ceremonies for the 25th edition of the event saluting the best in independent film (8 p.m. IFC).
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2009: Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon and the Dave Matthews Band perform in this concert special (11 p.m. VH1).
MOVIES
Airplane! Robert Hays, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves and Julie Hagerty star in this hilarious 1980 sendup of airborne disaster movies (7 p.m. TCM).
The Silence of the Lambs: Oscars for best picture, actor and actress went to this 1991 thriller starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster (8 p.m. AMC).
SPORTS
Preseason baseball: The Angels host the Colorado Rockies in Tempe, Ariz. (12:05 p.m. FSN).
Pro basketball: The Lakers battle the Bobcats (4 p.m. KCAL); the Pistons play the Cavaliers (4 p.m. ESPN); the Hornets face the Spurs (6:30 p.m. ESPN); and the Clippers host the Thunder (7:30 p.m. FS Prime).