Michael Starr

Michael Starr

TV

Anthony Bourdain meets ‘Sanjay and Craig’ in Nick ‘toon mashup

CNN’s Anthony Bourdain (“Parts Unknown”) has lent his pipes to an upcoming episode of Nickelodeon’s animated ’toon “Sanjay and Craig” as “Anthony Gourmand,” the host of Craig’s favorite TV show, “Foodventurer.”

Gourmand is looking for the “ultimate” food, which 12-year-old Sanjay (Maulik Pancholy) and his talking snake, Craig (Chris Hardwick), are convinced he will find in Lundgren (that’s where they live).

But when it turns out that Gourmand’s “ultimate food” is snake, Sanjay has to figure out a way to save Craig from Gourmand’s clutches.

“I’m a mega fan of ‘Sanjay and Craig.’ I’ve seen absolutely every episode,” says Bourdain via e-mail. “This is a show I wish had existed when I was a kid. It has all the elements that I looked for in my childhood for entertainment and was deprived of — stinky stuff, farts, toilet humor, gross stuff. Awesome.”

The episode will air early next year.

Weather, or not …

Irv Gikofsky, a k a “Mr. G.”

Irv Gikofsky, better known to New Yorkers as “Mr. G,” delivered his final weather report on WCBS-FM Tuesday morning, ending a 37-year run on the station.

Over on the TV side, Gikofsky will continue his nightly weather reports on Ch. 11’s 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts.

“I thought I could do [the radio spots] forever, but the kicker is, as I’m approaching my seventh decade, I cannot do it forever,” Gikofsky told me afterward. “I’d like to reconcentrate and refocus on Ch. 11. I think I’ve got my finger on the pulse of where the station is going, and I like their long-term plan. And the amount of time I’ve given [to WCBS-FM] throughout 37 years … it’s time to sleep later.”

Gikofsky said he was “really touched” by listeners who sent him “heartfelt” messages after hearing the news. Insiders say WCBS-FM plans to replace Gikofsky on Scott Shannon’s morning show. Stay tuned.

Speaking of weathercasters, Al Roker’s Weather Channel show, “Wake Up With Al,” has made some ratings hay over the past two months, with guests including Josh Duhamel, Judith Light, Dolly Parton and NASCAR’s Kurt Busch.

Over the past nine weeks, “WUWA” (5:30-7 a.m.) has averaged 74,000 viewers among adults 25-54 — a whopping 335 percent advantage over CNBC.

“I’m very proud of the show we have created and the success it has had,” says Roker. “What makes ‘Wake Up With Al’ unique is our focus on weather, and how it affects our viewers and our guests, who are on the show to discuss a topic with a weather focus.”