Friday’s TV Highlights: ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ on TLC

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Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 25 - May 1 in PDF format This week’s TV Movies

ALTAR-ATIONS: The bridal-themed reality series “Say Yes to the Dress” returns with new episodes at 9 p.m. on TLC.

SERIES

Who Do You Think You Are? Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon explores her heritage in this new episode (8 p.m. NBC).

Live From Abbey Road: Antony and the Johnsons are among the acts performing in this new installment (8 p.m. Sundance).

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution:The nutrition-minded reality series ends its first season (9 p.m. ABC).

Bill Moyers Journal: Internet access and financial reform are tonight’s topics (9 p.m. KCET).

Private Chefs of Beverly Hills: The chefs cater a CD release party for an aging 1980s hair-metal band in this new episode (10 p.m. Food).

Gravity: Krysten Ritter and Ivan Sergei star in this edgy new series (10:30 p.m. Starz)

SPECIALS

Smokejumpers: This special salutes the heroic efforts of firefighters who parachute into remote areas to tackle wildfires (10 p.m. CMT).

MOVIES

2001: A Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick directed this futuristic 1968 sci-fi fable. (5 p.m. TCM).

Revenge of the Nerds: Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards get theirs in this goofy 1984 comedy (8 p.m. Encore).

SPORTS

Baseball: The Dodgers visit the Nationals (4 p.m. KCAL); the Tigers take on the Rangers (5 p.m. MLB); the Cubs battle the Brewers (5 p.m. WGN America); and the Angels host the Yankees (7 p.m. FS Prime).

Basketball: The playoffs continue as the Celtics meet the Heat (4 p.m. ESPN), the Mavericks face the Spurs (6:30 p.m. ESPN) and the Nuggets play the Jazz (7:30 p.m. ESPN2).

Hockey: In playoff action, the Canadiens challenge the Capitals (4 p.m. VS), the Kings visit the Canucks (7 p.m. FSN) and the Red Wings go up against the Coyotes (7 p.m. VS).