Queerview television guide for the weekend of July 11

Friday

The Young and the Restless (CBS) Check local listings
Today's installment features an appearance of Judge David Young in his first acting job ... and, no, he won't be playing himself.

Doctor Who (SciFi) 9:00 PM EDT
We're down to Russell T. Davies's final four episodes on Doctor Who, as Davies starts to build things up for his big finale (this is also the 50th episode since Davies took charge of the franchise). 

E! True Hollywood Story (E!) 9:00 PM EDT
THS takes a look at the life and tragic death of Heath Ledger.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC) 12:37 AM EDT
Tonight's guest list includes Will & Grace scene-stealer Sean Hayes, and with luck we'll get to hear more about Hayes' intriguing new project, "Bi-Coastal".

Saturday

Catherine Tate and James Nesbitt

The Graham Norton Show (BBC America) 10:00 PM EDT
Oh boy, it's Catherine Tate and James Nesbitt chatting with Graham this week. If they could capture the energy of that conversation, they could power a major city for weeks.

Sunday

Big Brother (CBS) 8:00 PM EDT
So. Uhm. Yeah. Big Brother is back and after the nastiness of the last two seasons, the mere idea of watching Big Brother just leaves me feeling exhausted. On the other hand, gay rodeo bull rider Steven seems not to have the catty "I'm here to stir things up" personality that Big Brother usually seeks in gay men. He says his strategy will involve using his gayness to befriend the women and his macho pastime to befriend the guys, which, annoyingly, gets me interested a bit.

Big Brother's gay housemate, Steven

Design Star (HGTV) 9:00 PM EDT
The final five designers face the dreaded kitchen challenge this week ... considering the difficulty that one usually gives hopefuls (or so the HGTV site tells me), should we worry about the newly re-enforced team gay?

Brooke Knows Best (VH1) 10:00 PM EDT
The Hogan Knows Best spin-off sees the Hogan daughter out on her own and living with a gay roommate, Glenn, dragging me into a corner of the VH1 reality universe I've avoided until now.