Televised Tune: On the Tube This Weekend

Music fans were left in the lurch when the writers’ strike led to the temporary cancellation of all the late night shows. The hosts have returned, and we’re back to rockin’ out to incredible performances from the likes of MGMT and Rogue Wave. Tonight, Spoon peddles their wares on Craig Ferguson’s Late Late Show.

Friday [all times Eastern]:

• Ringo Starr gets a little help from his friends Jack Blades and Joe Walsh for an episode of Storytellers [VH-1 Classic 9:00 PM]
• 1993’s Backbeat explores the early days of The Beatles [VH-1 Classic 10:00]
• Carlos Santana speaks to Tavis Smiley about all the recent turmoil in his life [PBS 11:30 PM]
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson welcomes Spoon to the show [CBS 12:37 AM]

Saturday:

• Check out a Montreux Jazz Festival compilation featuring Feist, Bright Eyes and Mos Def [Rave HD 11:00 AM]
• BB King guest stars on a classic episode of Sanford and Son [TV Land 2:00 PM]
• Enjoy 30 minutes of White Stripes videos on Loaded [Fuse 6:00 PM]
• Thanks to the writer’s strike we get an old episode of Saturday Night Live with The Shins [NBC 11:30 PM]

Sunday:

• The HDNet concert series brings us the Best of the Jammys [HD Net 2:30 PM]
• Lynyrd Skynyrd drops the most epic version of Freebird ever on BBC Crown Jewels [VH-1 Classic 4:00 PM]
• Matt Pinfield interviews The Kinks’ Ray Davies on Sound Off [HD Net 8:00]
• This week’s Classic 60 Minutes focuses on Billy Joel [VH-1 Classic 10:30]