Friday, June 14
7 p.m. “Dispatch from the Danger Zone”
In this new series a pair of reporters travel to hot spots around the globe, dropping in on Cambodia, Yemen, the Sudan and the parking lot at a Raiders game. Discovery Channel.
7 p.m. “From Dusk Till Dawn”
A pair of brothers on the lam hole up in a club with vampire strippers. They’re just like regular strippers: they shrivel up in direct sunlight. (1996) TNT.
7 p.m. “Biography”
Examining the history of game shows from the early radio call-in quizzes to elaborate modern programs like “Who Wants to be a Millionaire,” “The Weakest Link“ and “Jack Abramoff’s Fortune and Favor.” A&E Network.
7 p.m., “As Seen on TV”
Fifty years of fitness contraptions, including the Ab Roller, the Thigh Burner, the Health Rider and that thing with the rubber bands in the back of your closet. Fit TV.
8 p.m. “Ed the Sock’s Night Party”
He’s not just a sock puppet with his own talk show. He’s a (ital)Canadian(ital) sock puppet with his own talk show. G4 TV.
9 p.m. “Bible Battles”
Reviewing military conflict in the Bible provides background on the Middle East peace process. History Channel.
9 p.m. “Numb3rs”
An executive at an energy company is murdered. But the murder weapon was a gas pump nozzle and the list of suspects is in the millions. CBS.
10:35 p.m. “The Tonight Show”
When David Hasselhoff shows up on a talk show it can’t mean anything good. NBC.