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• ESPN2 has a marathon of the 2007 World Series of Poker all night.
• At 8, FOX has the Allstate BCS Championship Game.
• ABC has Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Anne at 8, then a new October Road.
• There's a new American Gladiators on NBC at 8, followed by new episodes of Deal Or No Deal and Medium.
• Food Network has a new Good Eats at 8, then a new The Secret Life Of...
• Also at 8: PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow, then a new Great Performances.
• At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
• At 9:30, Food Network has a new Unwrapped, followed by a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.

Check your local TV listings for more.

There is an interesting article over at The Register about how long Australian TV fans have to wait to get programming from the US. A recent survey of some 119 shows reveals that the average delay for the programs is 16.7 months. As if they are putting videotapes on a rowboat and paddling them across the pond.

To be fair, that 16.7 months number is skewed a little bit by the inclusion of Antiques Roadshow which wrecked the curve with an 11 year delay in being broadcast. Still, there are many more popular shows that still have long delays once they leave their country of origin. Some of the average delays listed are: CSI: NY (9.3 months), Grey's Anatomy (4.9 months), Heroes (4.2 months), House (5 months), and Third Watch (22.1 months).