Could-See TV

Start off with Secrets of an Undercover Wife on Lifetime at noon. It’s got everything—international intrigue, a convoluted plot and a plucky, do-gooder wife who just wants to help her jailed husband. Afterward, tune in to the Food Network for a little foodie porn: Giada’s Weekend Getaways, on at 2pm and hosted by Giada De Laurentiis, will take you to Washington, D.C., and you won’t even have to get out of bed. At 3pm, relive the ‘80s (and your huge, ridiculous crush on Haim) with a full hour of The Two Coreys on A&E. Stay on that channel for Dog the Bounty Hunter at 4pm, and ponder when the channel strayed from the “Arts” in Arts and Entertainment. Bounce back to the Food Network at 5pm for punk-rock bakers on Ace of Cakes and, at 5:30pm, flip to MTV for scary teenage drama on Engaged and Underage. At 6pm, tune in to WE for their all-day wedding-a-thon: Bridezillas is on, which will likely scare you away from marriage. Reminisce about the days when Lindsay Lohan wasn’t such a train wreck with Mean Girls, on TBS at 8pm. And at 10pm, turn on HBO for an hour of not-so-brain-rotting comedy: Entourage at 10pm, and Kiwi folk-parody geniuses Flight of the Conchords at 10:30.

[Ed note: The times and channels for these recommendations apply specifically to listings on the night of Sunday, August 12, 2007, although many of the mentioned shows air weekly at the same time and place.]