What's On Tonight: American Idol, Better Off Ted, The Good Wife
by Bob Sassone, posted Jan 12th 2010 12:15PM

- At 8, CBS has a new NCIS, followed by new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8, then a new Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has the two-hour season premiere of American Idol at 8.
- PBS has new episodes of Nova and Independent Lens.
- At 8:30, ABC has a new Better Off Ted, followed by a new Scrubs, another new Better Off Ted, and a new episode of The Forgotten.
- At 9, Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs.
- History Channel has a new How The Earth Was Made at 9, then a new Life After People.
- Also at 9: BBC America has a new Last Restaurant Standing.
- At 10, Food Network has a new Chopped.
- TNT starts showing Southland at 10.
- A&E has a new Paranormal State at 10.
- Syfy has a new ECW at 10.
- Bravo has a new Tabatha's Salon Takeover at 10.
- At 10:30, Spike has a new Blue Mountain State.
Check your local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
- Charlie Rose: TBA
- Lopez Tonight: Jennifer Love Hewitt and Pitbull
- The Daily Show: Paul Ingrassia
- The Colbert Report: Raj Patel
- The Late Show with David Letterman: Whoopi Goldberg and Findlay Brown
- The Tonight Show: Tom Brokaw and Roseanne Cash
- Chelsea Lately: Aisha Tyler
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Chevy Chase, Elisha Cuthbert, and Melanie Fiona
- Tavis Smiley: Sandra Bullock
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Ringo Starr
- The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Carey Mulligan and Paula Poundstone
- Last Call with Carson Daly: Bill Simmons (repeat)
