Televised Tune: On the Tube This Weekend

Sure you’ve got the Sopranos to look forward to this weekend, but we endorse setting the DVR or TiVo to record these choice programs as well…

Friday Night (all times Eastern):

• Patti Smith performs on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson [CBS 12:35 AM]
• The recently reunited Crowded House stops by Late Night with Conan O’Brien [NBC 12:35 AM]
• A 1976 performance by Genesis in support of the album A Trick of the Tail is featured on Classic Concerts [VH-1 Classic 1:00 AM]

Saturday:

• Dickie Betts and Great Southern live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [HDNet 4:00 PM]
• Footage from three different Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble concerts are featured on PBS [PBS Check Local Listings]
• James Blunt and James McMurtry appear on an encore presentation of Austin City Limits [PBS Check Local Listings]

Sunday:

• A documentary on the making of the Diary of Alicia Keys [Ovation 12:00 PM]
• Many Motown all-stars perform on Motown: The Early Years [PBS Check Local Listings]
• The Osbournes are featured on Ozzfest:10th Anniversary [Mojo 7:30 PM]