What to Watch Thursday, Sept. 4

'Republican National Convention'
(10PM, ABC, CBS, NBC)
Now that both major party presidential contenders and their potential veeps are set ... it's on like Donkey Kong, as Peyton Manning says in that Oreo commercial we love.

But first, John McCain has to make it official tonight, as he accepts the Republican party bid for himself and his Tina Fey-lookalike running mate Sarah Palin.

McCain's speech wraps up the RNC in St. Paul, meaning both Team Obama/Biden and Team McCain/Palin can now focus all their energies on the two-month race to the White House. May the best men -- or co-ed team -- win.


'Republican National Convention'
(10PM, ABC, CBS, NBC)
Now that both major party presidential contenders and their potential veeps are set ... it's on like Donkey Kong, as Peyton Manning says in that Oreo commercial we love.

But first, John McCain has to make it official tonight, as he accepts the Republican party bid for himself and his Tina Fey-lookalike running mate Sarah Palin.

McCain's speech wraps up the RNC in St. Paul, meaning both Team Obama/Biden and Team McCain/Palin can now focus all their energies on the two-month race to the White House. May the best men -- or co-ed team -- win.

'Kitchen Nightmares'
(8PM, Fox) 2nd season premiere
Gordon returns to some of his season one haunts to see if his eatery first aid stuck, including Finn McCool's, the Irish pub in the Hamptons that's run by an ex-cop and his sons.

'Sunday Night Football'
(7PM, NBC)
We're all about seeing defending Super Bowl champs the New York Giants kick off the new season, but premiering Sunday Night Football on a Thursday is sorta like airing 'Friday Night Lights' on Wednesdays, which NBC also did ...

'The Gong Show With Dave Attell'
(10PM, Comedy Central) 1st season finale
The remake ends its season with acts as odd as the ones who kicked it off, including an "extreme pogo," um, pogo-er.

'The E! True Hollywood Story: Kate Hudson'
(9PM, E!)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, she's won a Golden Globe, she's been nominated for an Oscar ... but you really just want more scoop on that drama-fraught relationship with Owen Wilson, right?

'Reality Bites Back'
(10:30PM, Comedy Central) 1st season finale
You don't have to be smarter than a 5th grader to figure out which reality shows get the spoof treatment in tonight's challenge, which is called "American Surv-idoler's Kitchen."


What's on tomorrow: 'Stand Up 2 Cancer,' 'Samurai Girl' and more

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