

While some catches take hours to complete, the time constraints of a TV show make it impossible to show all the compnents of a gator catch. The new season will be filled with adventures and mishaps - including a trip to Mexico to study crocodiles - new faces and even a new job opportunity that could mean the departure of a key team member.īedard and Riffle are quick to remind everyone that they are trained professionals with years of experience and a specific skill set that makes what they do look easy. He’s almost been killed probably seven or eight times filming the show.” I’ve had gators take parts of his camera off. “Mark Rackley is the best underwater videographer on the planet,” says Bedard. Of course, this being “Gator Boys,” there’s no shortage of nuisance gator calls, and whether it’s in tight quarters under a house - or in the mud and manure of a horse stable - the team’s top priority is keeping the public safe from these dangerous beasts.Īnd, as always, there’s extraordinary camera work documenting the team’s catches, many of them underwater. The show’s new episodes find Bedard focused on catching a gator that’s been stealing fish off people’s lines in Florida’s so-called “Alligator Alley.” But after several attempts with different team members, Bedard turns to Riffle - wondering if Jimmy’s new restaurant is more important to him than rescuing gators. Only time will tell if Riffle’s new pre-occupation will pull him away from his gator business - and with him splitting his time between these two pursuits, it looks like the rest of the “Gator Boys” team will have to step up to the (gator) plate. In the premiere, Bedard and Riffle - licensed to catch dangerous alligators who’ve invaded swimming pools, garages and backyards in Florida’s Palm Beach and Broward Counties - try to find ways to work around Riffle’s new business venture, a barbecue joint called Jimmy Riffle’s Old Florida Bar-B-Q. Jay Leno welcomes Chris Rock, Hilary Swank and Sean Paul on "The Tonight Show" (10:35 p.m., NBC).‘Gator Boys” Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle take a bite out of 2014 with 10 new episodes starting Sunday night at 9 p.m. John Travolta and D4 appear on "Late Show with David Letterman" (10:35 p.m., CBS). George Hamilton is host of "The Family" (9 p.m., ABC). Clark's new girlfriend seems to know the secrets of his past on "Smallville" (8 p.m., WB).Īmy doles out tough justice to a child victim on "Judging Amy" (9 p.m., CBS). Time travel on "The Twilight Zone" (8 p.m., UPN). A look back on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (7 p.m., UPN). Bill Moyers is host of "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience" (8 p.m., PBS, check local listings), a three-part examination of immigration, discrimination and assimilation.ĭating woes on "8 Simple Rules" (7 p.m., ABC).The President prepares retaliation against the nations behind the attempted bombing on "24" (8 p.m., Fox).


And then there were 10, on "American Idol" (7 p.m., Fox)."Dateline" (9 p.m.) will recap war news from Iraq. With all programming in flux, NBC has scrambled its Tuesday night schedule to air repeats of "Friends" (7 p.m.), "Scrubs" (7:30 p.m.), "Will & Grace" (8 p.m.) and "Good Morning, Miami" (8:30 p.m.)."Celine in Las Vegas: Opening Night Live" (8 p.m., CBS) kicks off her three-year-long stint at a 4000-seat venue at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Tonight marks a new stage in her performing career. Several years ago, the Quebecois chanteuse Celine Dion retired from touring. The basic cable network clearly put some money on the screen for "Big Spender." The acting and the production values of the film are a vast improvement over earlier Animal Planet movies. There, he catches the attention of the farm's stern ranch hand, Jake (Graham Greene), who puts him in charge of Big Spender, an abandoned and abused thoroughbred.Ī subplot about a custody battle over Eddie's estranged son and the arrival of Big Spender's pretty jockey round out this tale of man-meets-horse. Life changes for Eddie when he's assigned to a prison work detail job at a horse farm. Casper Van Dien ("Starship Troopers," "Titans") stars as Eddie Burton, an improbably handsome small-time criminal who has spent much of his life behind bars.
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And it returns with the 2003 cable movie "Big Spender" (7 p.m., Animal Planet). This simple theme has animated dozens of movies over the years. Men can be beasts, and sometimes only a critter's love can return us to our humanity.
