TV: Friday Hot List

Jul. 17 2009, Published 2:20 p.m. ET

Tonighth's Olympics are all about speed skating, alpine skiing and bobsledding, oh my! Apolo Ohno makes the U.S. proud yet again as he goes for gold in the live 500m and leads his team in the 5000m relay in short track. And, Lindsay Vonn takes center stage for the last time these Olympic Games in the finals of the women's slalom in Alpine skiing.

And, the NAACP Image Awards honors the contributions of people of color to the arts. Tonight, Tyler Perry is slated to receive the Chairman's Award for outstanding achievement and distinguished public service. Other nominees include an impressive roster-Jay-Z, Whitney Houston, Mo'Nique, Zoe Saldana, Jamie Foxx, Sandra Bullock, Mariah Carey, Denzel Washington, Tracey Morgan are just the tip of the iceberg. So, it's worth tuning in to pay homage to these admirable stars!