Friday, Feb, 24
5:30 p.m. “Unwrapped”
Tonight’s episode examines famous New York foods including the knish, the egg cream, the bagel and that thing the hot dog stand guy swore was sausage. Food Network
6 p.m. “Twister”
Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton play meteorologists chasing tornadoes through a storm system of over-realized digital special effects. If tornadoes were really that much fun, we’d all have one. (1996) TNT
6 p.m. “Waiting to Exhale”
Four women form a unique bond as they tackle the challenges of love and life. The men’s version, “Waiting to Belch Musically,” is still in production. (1995) Oxygen
6 p.m. “Ancient Evidence”
Examining the book of Revelations, arcane words of prophecy in the bible that detail the end of the world and provide a rough outline of the Fox primetime line-up. Discovery Times
7 p.m. “Winter Olympics”
At this point, with ratings down, the network is willing to pay for a good figure skating scandal. Tonya Harding has been placed on retainer. NBC
8 p.m. “Less Than Zero”
The film version of Brett Easton Ellis’s novel provides a time capsule of the ’80s, a time when hair was big, cocaine was cheap and Robert Downey was exploring the boundaries of method acting. (1987) Fox Movie Channel