Sneek-IT: 2014-12-28

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Donna Douglas, who starred on The Beverly Hillbillies, died Thursday at the age of 81. Douglas's niece, Charlene Smith, told the Associated Press that Douglas passed away on New Year's Day in Baton Rouge, from pancreatic cancer.

Douglas began her career by competing in beauty pageants, winning Miss Baton Rouge and Miss New Orleans before traveling to New York to pursue work in show business. She landed a starring role opposite Elvis Presley in the 1966 film Frankie and Johnny, and appeared as the woman in bandages in one of The Twilight Zone's most memorable episodes, "Eye of the Beholder."

She eventually beat out 500 other actresses for the role of the bombshell tomboy Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies, which ran on CBS from 1962 to 1971.

Following The Beverly Hillbillies, Douglas worked in real estate, recorded country and gospel music, and wrote a Biblical-themed children's book. She was so dedicated to Christianity, she even signed her autographs with a quote from the Bible.

Douglas is survived by her son Danny P. Bourgeois.

What to watch on Friday, January 2...

9pm, PBS
Billy Joel: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize
The Piano Man receives the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and performs some of the ditties that earned it, in a ceremony recorded in November at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington. Also taking the stage are Tony Bennett, Josh Groban,Natalie Maines, John Mellencamp, Kevin Spacey, and many more.

9pm, CBS
Hawaii Five-0
Five-0 teams up with an old-school private dick (William Forsythe) to solve a murder in “Wawahi Moe’uhane (Broken Dreams).” What? No, not like that. It’s an old slang term for “detective.” Honestly, you people.

10pm, CBS
Blue Bloods
In “Sins of the Father,” Frank pursues a case against a suspected cop killer who had plugged one of Henry’s fellow officers years prior. Meanwhile, Danny and Baez probe a spate of murders involving adult film stars, possibly having gotten hold of an old Silk Stalkings script by mistake.

WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING TONIGHT?

What to watch on Saturday, January 3...

9pm, Starz
The Missing
Another child’s disappearance in 2009 complicates the case in “Return to Eden,” while Emily and Tony endure marital discord. In the present, new information comes to light for Tony, Julien, and Emily.

10pm, TNT
Transporter: The Series
In “Chimera,” the FBI tasks Frank with liberating a chemical weapon from a Triad crime lord based in Chicago’s Chinatown. Come to think of it, this may explain those guys in the dark suits and sunglasses hauling a massive crate covered with skull-and-crossbones symbols who I saw on the Red Line last week.

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What to watch on Sunday, January 4...

SERIES PREMIERE, 8pm, ABC
Galavant
This musical comedy centers on the titular medieval hero, a dashing but down-on-his-luck knight looking for redemption. “Pilot” and “Joust Friends” sally the series forth with Galavant accepting a quest to rescue a kingdom from its odious monarch, with hopes of winning back his lost lady love in the process. Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater provide the show’s original songs.

8pm, TNT
The Librarians
The team tangles with a town full of living and violent fairy tales in “And the Fables of Doom.” Wait, a town populated by fairy tales come to life? That’ll never work on a TV show in the Sunday-at-8pm timeslot.

WINTER PREMIERE, 8pm, CBS
Madam Secretary
Elizabeth and Henry plan to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary in New York, but she’s waylaid by a political crisis stemming from a Mexican cartel’s murder of a Texas state trooper. Meanwhile in “Standoff,” Jason injures himself while under Blake’s care.

8pm, Fox
The Simpsons
A wrong turn at the amusement park lands the family on Kang and Kodos’s home planet in “The Man Who Came to Be Dinner.” Sounds like another winning Simpson family vacation, except for the part where they’re kept in a zoo and the natives want to chow down on Homer.

8:30pm, Fox
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The gang is stoked for a weekend getaway in “Beach House,” but Jake puts a damper on the fun by inviting Capt. Holt. In non-ruined amusements, Charles coaches Rosa on the fine art of romantic texting, and Gina gets her jollies by plying Amy with booze.

SEASON 5 PREMIERE, 9pm, PBS
Downton Abbey
Robert feels excluded after a working-class prime minister moves into Number 10, while Thomas puts the squeeze on Bates and Edith flirts with danger. Following the season premiere, at 10:15pm, The Manners of Downton Abbey explores the etiquette and mores of Edwardian England, with the help of the show’s historical advisor and cast.

WINTER PREMIERE, 9pm, CBS
The Good Wife
Cary enlists a prison consultant (Domenick Lombardozzi) to prepare him for life in the joint, and Robert and Michelle King cross one more name off their list of actors from The Wire to find guest spots for. Meanwhile in “Hail Mary,” the Florrick Agos Lockhart team keeps searching for ways to help their jail-bound colleague, and Alicia kicks off her debate prep with an English professor (Chris Elliott).

SEASON 14 PREMIERE, 9pm, NBC
The Celebrity Apprentice
Ian Ziering, Vivica A. Fox, Lorenzo Lamas, and Keshia Knight Pulliam are among this season’s 16 people who have nothing better to do with their time than seek the approval of one of America’s leading doofuses. “May the Gods of Good Pies Be With Us” kicks off the competition with a pastry-peddling task.

9pm, ABC
Resurrection
A maelstrom triggers a power outage in “Prophecy,” complicating Bellamy and the Langstons’ search for a missing Jacob and Margaret. Elsewhere, a mysterious stranger decides that the perfect time to roll into town is during a devastating storm, so you know there won’t be anything at all sinister about him.

9pm, Fox
Family Guy
“Stewie, Chris & Brian’s Excellent Adventure” sends the trio into the time machine to help Chris pass his history exam. But after a snafu strands them in the past, will they be forced to spend the rest of their days in an era without Facebook, climate change, and Michael Bay movies?

9:30pm, Fox
Bob’s Burgers
Aided by Louise and Gene, Tina pulls out all the stops to secure a powerful hall-monitor promotion in “Midday Run.” At the restaurant, Linda turns customers’ napkin art into decor.

10pm, CBS
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
After their main suspect in the Gig Harbor killings is released for insufficient evidence, the CSI team steps up its efforts in “The Greater Good.” Well, most of the team, anyway. Russell is still stuck on level 65 of Candy Crush.

10pm, ABC
Revenge
While Emily and Victoria grieve in “Epitaph,” David takes steps to keep his loved ones safe. Now he just has to convince them that full-body armor made of bubble wrap can be fashionable as well as practical.

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