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CAST MEMBERS OF “GLEE” sit down with host James Lipton on “Inside the Actors Studio." Pictured: Jane Lynch, left, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith and Lea Michele.

SERIES

2 Broke Girls:  Max and Caroline (Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs) decide to supplement their incomes with drugs in this new episode when they sign up to be test subjects in a clinical drug trial to earn money (8:30 p.m. CBS).

Hart of Dixie: Gary Cole guest stars as Zoe’s (Rachel Bilson) father, who comes to Bluebell at his daughter’s request to operate on George’s (Scott Porter) father (Eric Pierpoint) in this new episode (9 p.m. KTLA).

Being Human:  The series about a vampire, a werewolf and ghost ends its season (9 p.m. Syfy).

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations:  Bourdain is back for an eighth season of his epicurean travelogue series that takes viewers around the world in search of the best eating experiences. In the season premiere, he’s in the African nation of Mozambique (9 p.m. Travel).

Hawaii Five-0: Max (Masi Oka) believes that a recent murder is the work of a serial killer in this new episode (10 p.m. CBS).

Mama’s Boys of the Bronx: This new unscripted series revolves around five friends over 30 who live with their mothers (10 p.m. TLC). A second new episode follows at 10:30 p.m.

Hotel Impossible: What Gordon Ramsay is to restaurants, Anthony Melchiorri is to hotels. In each episode of this new series, he works with a hotel that’s fallen on hard times and shows the owners and staff what they need to do to turn their fortunes around (10 p.m. Travel).

SPECIALS

Titanic: The Final Word With James Cameron:  Filmmaker James Cameron brings together experts, including engineers, architects, artists and historians, to solve the mysteries of how an “unsinkable” ship sank (8 p.m. National Geographic). Explorer Robert Ballard works to protect the final resting place of the Titanic from the explosion of interest that attracts treasure hunters and tourists alike in “Save the Titanic With Bob Ballard” (10 p.m. National Geographic).

SPORTS

Baseball: The Angels visit the Minnesota Twins (1 p.m. FSN).

Basketball: The Lakers visit the New Orleans Hornets (5 p.m. KCAL); the Clippers visit the Memphis Grizzlies (5 p.m. FS Prime).

Photo: Anthony Behar / Bravo

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CBS This Morning Nicholas Sparks; Steve Harvey. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS 

Today April Bloomfield. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC 

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC 

Live With Kelly Samantha Ronson; Sofía Vergara; L.A. Reid; “American Idol” castoff; Howie Mandel. (N) 9 a.m. KABC 

The View Jenna Talackova; Gloria Allred; Dianna Agron; Magic Johnson; Carly Rae Jepsen performs. (N) 10 a.m. KABC 

The Talk Wellness expert Kathy Freston; Wilson Phillips performs. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS 

The Doctors (N) 2 p.m. KCBS 

Dr. Phil (N) 3 p.m. KCBS 

The Dr. Oz Show Warning signs; skin problems; uncommon cures for the common cold; women's digestive problems. (N) 3 p.m. KABC 

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Cee-Lo; Miranda Kerr; Chloe and Halle Bailey perform. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC 

Anderson A hypnotist says simple mind tricks can ward off cravings and prevent one from overeating. (N) 4 p.m. KTTV 

Tavis Smiley Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE 

Charlie Rose James Gorman; Mike Allen, Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas. (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; midnight KOCE 

Chelsea Lately Chris Klein; John Caparulo; Ryan Stout. (N) 11 p.m. E! 

Conan Cory Monteith; Matt Kemp; Tim Minchin. (N) 11 p.m. TBS 

Late Show With David Letterman Ricky Gervais; Cobie Smulders; Tennis performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS 

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Jane Lynch; Kevin Hart; Esperanza Spalding performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KNBC 

Jimmy Kimmel Live LL Cool J; James Van Der Beek. (N) midnight KABC 

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Billy Gardell; Ian Gomez. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS 

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Kevin Kline; Steve Harvey; Pulp performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC 

Last Call With Carson Daly Adam Levine; ZZ Ward; Jessie Baylin performs. (N) 1:36 a.m. KNBC

Veteran broadcast journalist Mike Wallace, who found his way into the homes of millions of people through his many years on CBS' "60 Minutes," died Saturday night at the age of 93.

No cause of death has been released, but Wallace's heath had been declining for years. 

"It is with tremendous sadness that we mark the passing of Mike Wallace," CBS president and CEO Leslie Moonves said in a statement on the CBS News website. "His extraordinary contribution as a broadcaster is immeasurable and he has been a force within the television industry throughout its existence. His loss will be felt by all of us at CBS."

Already an established fixture on CBS news circuit as host of an early version of "The CBS Morning News," Wallace became a correspondent on "60 Minutes" from its premiere in 1968 and quickly earned a reputation as a dogged interrogator. His tough interview style would carry him through 38 seasons with the program until his retirement in 2006.

Here's a look back at some of his most memorable moments:

(1964) 
A year before the death of Malcolm X, Wallace spoke with the activist leader about his position in the black Muslim community. 

(1982) Part of the CBS investigative report (“The Uncounted Enemy”) claiming the U.S. military had inflated body counts during the Vietnam War, the general in charge of most of the war, William Westmoreland, denied the claims and later sued Wallace and CBS for millions. The case was later settled.  

(1991) Things got heated between Wallace and Barbra Streisand during this sit-down. She even cried. While questioning her use of psychotherapy, Wallace famously told her, “I really didn’t like you back then, 30 years ago.”

(1996) Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and Wallace's discussion of corruption in Nigeria led to a tense exchange.  

(1996) It was the Wallace interview with tobacco company insider Jeffrey Wigand that inspired the Hollywood feature film "The Insider," and a flurry of debate. It's hard to find clips of it, but here's a link to the memorable interview. And here's a sample of it.

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Photo: Mike Wallace. Credit: Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images

If you told me we were going to get an episode of "Fringe" with barely any Walter, I would have called you crazy. Walter Bishop is "Fringe." He is the origin of the rift between the two universes, the cause of most of the crazy science they have to clean up. He’s the heart of the show, supplying the majority of emotion and by far the largest chunk of humor. Yet in "Everything in Its Right Place," Walter only gets two scenes, bookending the episode, and you know what? I barely noticed. This week was all Lincoln Lee.

At the beginning of the season, Seth Gabel moved up from a special guest start to "Fringe" cast member, and Lincoln got promoted to a full-fledged agent of Fringe Division. But it hasn’t been the best year for him. He lost his partner to a shape-shifting super soldier. Then he got promoted to Fringe Division and got to flirt with the beautiful and skilled Olivia Dunham. But as soon as he seemed to be making a connection, a guy who wasn’t supposed to exist appears out of thin air and woos her away. Talk about unlucky.

So now, Olivia, Peter, and Walter have bonded into a nice little family, Lincoln feels lost and out of place. They notice Gene the cow is depressed but don’t pick up the same cues from Lincoln. No wonder he needs a vacation. And what better place than an alternate dimension.

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ON “TANKED: UNFILTERED,” Heather King, center, swims with live sharks. With Brett Raymer, left, and Wayde King. 9 p.m. Animal Planet.

SERIES

Sea Rescue:  In the premiere of this new series, animal experts help a stranded pod of pilot whales and a baby dolphin trapped in a fishing line (11 a.m. ABC).

Shark Men:  The season premiere heads to the Revillagigedo Archipelago (8 p.m. National Geographic).

Southern Nights:  In this new unscripted series friends begin a southern experience moving into an historic mansion in Savannah, Ga. (10 p.m. CMT).

Live From Daryl’s House:  Nick Lowe performs in this new episode (11 p.m. KTLA).

Q’Viva! The Chosen:  The finalists arrive in Las Vegas in the talent show’s season finale. (11 p.m. Fox).

MOVIES

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest:  Director Milos Forman’s electrifying 1975 screen adaptation of Ken Kesey’s anti-establishment novel set in a mental hospital became one of only three films in history to sweep five top Oscar categories. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher and Brad Dourif star. Look for Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd in the cast (8 p.m. AMC).

Adopting Terror:  In this new chiller a married couple’s dream comes true when they adopt a baby girl, but the dream soon turns to a nightmare when the child’s biological father begins to stalk them. Sean Astin, Samaire Armstrong, Brendan Fehr and Monet Mazur star (8 p.m. Lifetime).

SPORTS

Golf:  Masters Tournament: Third round (12:30 p.m. CBS).

Baseball: The Kansas City Royals visit the Angels (1 p.m. Fox); the Dodgers visit the San Diego Padres (5:30 p.m. FS Prime)..

Soccer: The Galaxy visit Sporting Kansas City (1 p.m. ESPN); Club Deportivo Chivas USA visit the Portland Timbers (7:30 p.m. KDOC).

Pro hockey: The Ducks visit the Calgary Flames (1 p.m. FS Prime); the Kings visit the San Jose Sharks (7:30 p.m. MyNet).

College hockey: NCAA final (4 p.m. ESPN2).

Basketball: The Lakers visit the Phoenix Suns (7 p.m. KCAL); the Sacramento Kings visit the Clippers (7:30 p.m. FSN).

Photo: Animal Planet

Larry David isn't on Twitter, but he could be if people donate enough money to the Natural Resources Defense Council. At least that's the premise of Charity Bribes, a new website designed to bribe (or guilt) TV celebrities into doing good deeds that ultimately benefit charities.

The way the website works is that anyone can suggest a potential bribe (having Bill Clinton do the hokey pokey on camera, for instance) along with a charitable organization to benefit (Clinton Global Initiative). Get enough people to put in a few bucks and then approach the designated celebrity in hopes that a large donation to their favorite charity is worth a bit of bizarre behavior.

The website is the brainchild of Chris Baker and William Spencer, a pair of freelancing ad copywriters who have been working on the project for close to a year. They call it an experiment, and though according to Baker, they don't have plans for it other than raising some money and "using the crowd to have an effect on culture," there's one major question mark in the project.

The celebs aren't in on it.

Though the website, which has been online for three weeks now, has currently collected over $3,000 in pledges for the Larry David bribe, Baker and Spencer aren't even sure how they will get in contact with the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star. Of course, if he turns them down, no one gets charged.

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SATURDAY

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC 

The Chris Matthews Show 2012 election; Hillary Clinton in 2016: Dan Rather, HD Net; John Harris, Politico; Kathleen Parker, the Washington Post; and Nia-Malika Henderson, the Washington Post. (N) 5 p.m. KNBC, Sunday 5:30 a.m. KNBC 

McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET 

SUNDAY

Today (N) 6 a.m. KNBC 

Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC 

State of the Union 2012 election; the Democratic agenda: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.). Upcoming Supreme Court: Neal Katyal; Ken Starr. 2012 election; polls: Democratic strategist Mark Penn; Republican strategist Linda DiVall. Religion; religion in politics: David Brody, CBN; Ralph Reed; Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-Mo.). (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN 

CBS News Sunday Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS 

Fareed Zakaria GPS Iran and Israel: Ehud Barak, Israeli Defense Minister. Afghanistan: Ahmed Rashid; Peter Bergen. Debts and deficits: Philip Coggan, the Economist. Female genital mutilation in Liberia and elsewhere: Author Leymah Gbowee (“Mighty Be Our Powers”). (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN 

Meet the Press 2012 general election: Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.); Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio). Bishop William Lori; Anne Graham Lotz; Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-Mo.); Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho); Jon Meacham. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC 

This Week With George Stephanopoulos The spiritual state of the nation: Pastor Rick Warren and wife, author Kay Warren (“Choose Joy”). Panel: George Will; David Chalian; Michael Eric Dyson; Chrystia Freeland; Peggy Noonan. (N) 8 a.m. KABC 

FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace Newt Gingrich; Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.); Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). (N) 8 a.m. KTTV 

Reliable Sources Morning news shows; Keith Olbermann on “Late Night”: David Zurawik, the Baltimore Sun; Marisa Guthrie, the Hollywood Reporter; Sharon Waxman. Obama and Romney and the press: Erin McPike; John Aravosis; Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle (N) 8 a.m. CNN 

Face the Nation Cardinal Timothy Dolan; Richard Land. (N) 8:30 a.m. KCBS 

60 Minutes The European debt crisis; Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS 

Al Gore's Current TV is blasting back at fired host Keith Olbermann.

In a court filing Friday, the network attacked the liberal opinion-maker as "arrogant" and "immature" and said that he had failed to show up for nearly half of his recent workdays. The papers were a response to Olbermann's $70-million breach-of-contract lawsuit filed Thursday against Current, which hired him as its star last year but dismissed him in late March after months of turmoil.

Current said it doesn't have to "pay a dime" to Olbermann, "who, having already been paid handsomely for showing up sporadically and utterly failing to keep his end of the bargain, now seeks to be paid tens of millions more for not working at all." The papers also point out that Olbermann told David Letterman, "I screwed up" at Current during a TV appearance this week.

The network, founded by the former vice president with legal entrepreneur Joel Hyatt, accuses Olbermann of leaking his $10-million salary to the media to help justify his decision to join Current, which has roughly 68 million subscribers but very low ratings. In "utter disregard" of his contract, the host rejected every idea to promote his program, the papers say, and even banned his staff at "Countdown" from speaking with the executive vice president of communications.

"[H]e arrogantly and falsely calls 'cheap' the company that has paid him the highest compensation he had ever received in his career, provided him the largest staff of any program he had ever anchored, given him the largest studio and custom-designed set on which he had ever worked, and paid over $50,000 in an eight-month period to eight different limousine companies because none of the previous seven were able to meet his patrician standards for how to drive him around New York City," the papers say. 

[UPDATE, 3 p.m.: Patty Glaser, Olbermann's attorney, said the Current filing "has no merit, presents no defense and is no problem for us."]

What do you think of the Current-Olbermann legal battle?

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Photo: Keith Olbermann is in a legal fight with former employer Current TV. Credit: Jason Kempin / Getty Images

On "American Idol" this week, DeAndre Brackensick got the heave-ho, while on "The Voice," Charlotte Sometimes and Naia Kete from Blake Shelton's team and Sera Hill and Moses Stone from Christina Aguilera's group said goodbye.

But the shows go on, as does our "Idol"-"Voice" mash-up that takes all the singers from both shows and puts them head to head each week. I will be choosing my top five performers from among the two shows, along with Times music writers Todd Martens and Chris Barton -- and you can cast your votes too, at the bottom of this post.

Below are my picks for the week. To see what my co-judges have to say, and to view the performances, click here.  

INTERACTIVE | 'Idol' vs. 'The Voice': Who's the best?

1. Phillip Phillips, "American Idol": There's no other contestant on either "American Idol" or "The Voice" I love more than Phillip Phillips at the moment. He earned my love all over again during '80s week on "Idol," taking "That's All" by Genesis and phillip-phillipsing it into something totally his and totally appealing. And then his crazy chicken-necked stroll across the stage while dueting with Elise Testone on "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" put him right over the top.

2. Jesse Campbell, "The Voice": Campbell has been my "Voice" favorite from the start, and even more so during the battle rounds, when he stutter-stepped his vocals straight into a deep pocket of my heart. Singing "What a Wonderful World" during his performance on the first live show this week, he made his sweet voice stretch and bend and melt and expand in ways I can't recall hearing from anyone else before. Wonderful.

3. Jessica Sanchez, "American Idol": Sanchez is the total diva package: She can sing, she can move, she can emote, and she can wear pretty much anything onstage and make it look fab. She showed she was up to an up-tempo with "How Will I Know" this week, tackling it with the complete command with which she tackles everything. She even introduced her alter ego, Bebe Chez (a la her idol Beyonce's Sacha Fierce), who she says "likes to party and have fun." See? She really is only 16. Oh, and her "I Knew You Were Waiting" duet with Joshua Ledet wasn't too shabby either.

4. Lindsey Pavao, "The Voice": There's something about Pavao's offbeat vibe, weird tone, asymmetrical hair and frank glare I can't get enough of. It's friendly and familiar, yet totally fresh and a little bit fierce. Her "Somebody I Used to Know" had a strange, haunting quality -– and it wasn't just the freaky guys in the masks. I'm looking forward to watching her stare down her adversaries -– and to seeing what she tackles next.

5. Erin Willett, "The Voice": She's kind of a dark horse, Willett. During the battle rounds, when she dedicated her performance to her dying father, it would have been easy to dismiss her as a sympathy-vote contender. But this week, with "Living for the City," she did her late dad, and herself, proud –- and proved herself worthy of our admiration as well as our sympathy. I didn't really care for the hokey "Smokey Joe's Cafe"-esque staging. But Willett's soulful, full-throttle vocals cut right through the visual clutter. She nailed it.

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Photo: Phillip Phillips performs on "American Idol." Credit: Michael Becker / Fox

Get ready for more Matt Lauer — although NBC isn't saying how much more.

On Friday's "Today," the highly paid cohost announced he would remain on the show, confirming a published report the day before that said he had concluded a new deal. His old contract was set to expire at the end of this year, touching off speculation of what that might mean for TV's No. 1 morning show.

However, NBC would say only that Lauer's extension is a "multi-year" deal; the network also did not issue a release, an unusual step for such a high-profile talent. His pay is believed to have increased from $17 million to $25 million per year, making him among the most handsomely compensated hosts on TV.

“This is my family. I love this job," Lauer said on the air. "I love working with you guys and all the people behind the scenes. I’m excited. Let’s keep going." 

Lauer has been the cohost of "Today" since 1997. He joined the program as a news reader in 1994.

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Photo: Matt Lauer chats with "Today" guest host Sarah Palin on Tuesday. Credit: Peter Kramer / Associated Press.

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SUNDAY

That sinking feeling: “Titanic: The Final Word With James Cameron,” hosted by the A-list director and sometime undersea explorer, is one of myriad offerings this week commemorating the 100th anniversary of the most famous disaster in maritime history. (National Geographic, 8 p.m.)

It’s all about women behaving badly when “Nurse Jackie” and “The Big C” return with new episodes. And Jennifer Love Hewitt, above, rubs some folks the wrong way in the new drama “The Client List.” (Showtime, 9 and 9:30 p.m.; Lifetime, 10 p.m.)

MONDAY

Who puts the “pop” in pop culture? Find out at the “NewNowNext Awards 2012,” the fifth edition of the annual event celebrating TV, music, film and fashion. Kelly Osbourne hosts and “American Idol’s” Adam Lambert performs. (Logo, 10 p.m.)

TUESDAY

Gleek out! The special “Glee: Don’t Stop Believing” gives fans a behind-the-scenes tour of the tune-filled comedy-drama, complete with cast interviews. Plus, there’s actually a new episode of “Glee.” (Biography, 6 and 10 p.m.; Fox, 8 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY

He was “Lawrence of Arabia.” Nominated for eight Oscars, he took home zero … so finally they just gave him one. Now, the Irish-born actor discusses his illustrious career in “Peter O’Toole: Live From the TCM Film Festival.” (TCM, 5 and 8:30 p.m.)

THURSDAY

More Paleolithic than prurient, the new documentary “Sex in the Stone Age” details a remarkable discovery in the Siberian wilderness: archaelogical evidence of a heretofore-unknown species of prehistoric human. (National Geographic, 10 p.m.)

FRIDAY

Hello, is it him you’re looking for? The special “ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends — A Lifetime of Hits” has the pop-music veteran sharing the stage with country-music stalwarts including Martina McBride and Kenny Rogers. (CBS, 9 p.m.)

SATURDAY

Show me the “Moneyball.” In an effort to field a winning team, Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane (Oscar nominee Brad Pitt, below) crunches numbers while sifting through stats in this fact-based 2011 baseball drama. Jonah Hill also stars. (Starz, 9 p.m.)

Photos: "Moneyball" Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon / Columbia TriStar. "The Client List" Credit: Michael Desmond / Lifetime 

Stephen Hawking may have an impeccable understanding of space-time, but his comedic timing is pretty good too. At least that's according to recent costar Simon Helberg on Twitter, who noted the theoretical physicist's "understanding of comedy in relation to time" during his appearance on "The Big Bang Theory" on Thursday.

In the episode, Howard (Helberg) subjects Sheldon (Jim Parsons) to a series of humiliating acts before he will hand Sheldon's research thesis over to the scientist. Of course, Hawking wants to compliment Sheldon in person (and point out an error in his work), so the famous scientist appears in person.

It's probably the first and only time you'll ever hear a brilliant scientist say the word "boner" on network TV.

Even though Hawking suffers from the degenerative disease related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which leaves him almost completely paralyzed and requires him to communicate through a computerized voice, he's managed to be a very visible media presence over the years.

He always plays himself, making guest appearances on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Futurama," "The Simpsons" and serving as host on the anthology series "Masters of Science Fiction."

Hawking is just the latest geek icon to guest star on the hit CBS sitcom. In past episodes, Leonard Nimoy, LeVar Burton, Stan Lee and Steve Wozniak all have made appearances.

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Photo: Stephen Hawking and Jim Parsons on "The Big Bang Theory." Credit: Sonja Flemming / CBS