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What to Watch on Wednesday: 'Top Chef' hosts Pee-wee's Big Dinner Party

One Tree Hill (8pm, CW) - A new cafe in town gives Haley unexpected competition. Also, Chase's new girlfriend has a puzzling secret.

NC State at Boston College (8pm, WRAL) - The only CBS programming you'll miss because of this is a special about Super Bowl commercials and a repeat of "Criminal Minds." If you really want to see those, you know the drill.

Ghost Hunters (9pm, Syfy) - Jason and Grant investigate a Tennessee bed and breakfast, where there are reports of shadowy figures and images of a little girl.

Top Chef: Texas (10pm, Bravo) - The chefs make pancakes for Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens with Padma Lakshmi at right) and later hit the streets of San Antonio on bikes to gather ingredients for Pee-wee's big dinner party.

Royal Pains (10pm, USA) - Dr. Van Dyke fills in for Hank while he's sideline with back problems. Elsewhere, Divya and Jill come to the aid of a thief who robbed them, and Jack starts a clinical trial that yields disappointing results.

Hot in Cleveland (10pm, TV Land) - Victoria's enemy Susan Lucci comes looking for support after the cancellation of "All My Children," but Victoria warns her friends that the soap star is not to be trusted. Also, Elka (SAG Award winner Betty White) talks hoops with Baron Davis of the Cleveland Caveliers.

What to Watch on Saturday: Dylan, cats, and Pee-wee Herman on Broadway

NCAA Tournament (CBS, TNT, TBS, truTV) - Games start at noon and continue all day. Go team.

Must Love Cats (8pm, Animal Planet) - Touring the southeast for the show's season finale, host John Fulton (right) travels into the foothills of the Smokey Mountains in North Carolina, home to a heroic cat named Leroy and a team of cat-rescuing firefighters. In Raleigh, he learns how to prevent the cat owner's worse nightmare: cat spray (more about John's NC visit). Lastly, John ventures to the Sunshine State to visit Key West, home of Hemingway's famous polydactyl cats.

Time After Time (9pm, Hallmark) - A reporter (Kaj-Erik Eriksen) with a penchant for running from his problems returns to his hometown and meets a new coworker (Richard Thomas) who turns out to be himself, 30 years in the future. His future self has come back to change the course of their lives, save the town from corporate tyranny, and win back his high school sweetheart (Christine Chatelain).   

Guitar Center Sessions: Jakob Dylan (9pm, DirecTV 101) - Jakob Dylan performs and is interviewed by Nic Harcourt in a special for DirecTV. Dylan is supported by vocalist Kelly Hogan and guitarist Paul Pigat (Neko Case), who both appeared on Dylan's 2010 solo album titled "Women + Country." Dylan plays tunes from his solo projects and also the Wallflowers hit, "Three Marlenas." He also  discusses the making of "Women + Country" and shares his personal experience working with legendary producer T Bone Burnett.

The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway (10pm, HBO) - A version of the popular stage production featuring the antics of Paul Reubens' beloved, bow-tied character of 1980s TV and movie fame, who is reunited with such familiar faces as Mailman Mike, Jambi, Cowboy Curtis and Miss Yvonne. Filmed at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New Your City, and directed by Marty Callner. Check out the trailer.

Pit Boss (10pm, Animal Planet) - Shorty participates in a seance to help with an adoption.

Gwyneth hosts a strong "SNL" with an assist from Pee-wee

Gwyneth Paltrow hosted a pretty strong "Saturday Night Live" last night.

Miracle of miracles, even the opening skit, which is almost always a snoozer, delivered a redeeming James Carville appearance. Bill Hader was great as the deranged liberal pundit  making a visit to a new "civil" Fox News, antagonizing Greta Van Susteren, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannity. 

But if you only watch two skits from the show, they should be these two: Andy Samberg and Pee-wee Herman beating up Anderson Cooper, and Gwyneth Paltrow's negotiations with the FCC to get Cee Lo Green's famous "F- You" song on the air. 

Click below to watch those videos.

Honorable mention goes to a clip in which SNL makes fun of its own network's ridiculous new show, "The Cape," with a promo of new shows for those who like shows about people who get magical powers from articles of clothing. Also, the Fresh Prince of Bel Air Lost Episodes skit gave Jay Pharoah a chance to indict Will Smith's early acting skills. The bar mitzvah skit was also decent, but no video was posted online.

HBO revives 'Pee-wee Herman Show'

Okay, everyone, scream real loud!

Because HBO announced today that it is shooting the Broadway version of Paul Reubens' 'Pee-wee Herman Show' for a special broadcast next year.

Reubens' Pee-wee Herman persona began as a live stage show in 1980. Pee-wee became a pop culture phenomenon in 1985 after a Tim Burton movie ('Pee-wee's Big Adventure') and an Emmy-winning CBS Saturday morning children's show, 'Pee-wee's Playhouse,' which featured Reubens' fellow Groundlings Phil Hartman, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Laurence Fishburne.

The Broadway show opened in October and runs through January 2. The HBO special will reunite Mailman Mike, Chairy, Cowboy Curtis, Miss Yvonne and other Playhouse characters.

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