Showtime, 8:00 p.m. ET
On Showtime, this 2004 comedy film will be presented without edits, and without looped-over “cleaner” dialogue, so Tina Fey’s story about nasty high school cliques will be presented with all its sharp edges intact. That’s a good thing – and so is Lindsay Lohan’s central performance, her last film role before starting to go off the rails a bit, or a lot, in her private life.
TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET
Natalie Wood already had clocked several seminal film roles, including the female leads in Rebel without a Cause and West Side Story, before playing a future movie star in this 1966 drama, opposite Robert Redford. But Redford’s real star-making role, in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, was, for him, just around the corner.
TNT, 8:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday’s Game 1 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference final was, in a word, ridiculous. (Well, for clarity, make it two words: Ridiculously dramatic.) The Indiana Pacers came back at the last minute to force an overtime period – then, after the last minute, in literally the last two seconds of overtime, the Miami Heat’s LeBron James bolted down the lane to shoot a soft layup and steal the win, 103-102. Tonight is Game 2 – and while the Heat will be pumped, it’ll be interesting to see whether the Pacers show up frustrated, or even more determined.
PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
Audra McDonald has a new album out, called Go Back Home – and to promote it, she goes home, or at least to Lincoln Center (where she usually hosts Live from Lincoln Center) and Avery Fisher Hall, to embrace her Broadway roots and show off her glorious singing talents. Check local listings.
Syfy, 10:00 p.m. ET
Next week is this show’s series finale, and tonight’s episode sets up the final conflict: a battle for supremacy with, on the one side, Merlin and Arthur and the knights of Camelot, and, on the other, evil sorceress Morgana. Keep an eye on her: She’s played by Katie McGrath, who, come fall, will slide into another fantasy genre series, starring as Lucy Westenra in NBC’s new Dracula.