Perhaps it's unfair to prejudge, but I am really, really disappointed in the Food Network. The announcement that they are planning a new series that involves competitive eating called Eat the Clock sounds like a sell-out.

It sounds like Food Network is following in the footsteps of classy shows like Hurl and Fear Factor. I expect better from the network that espouses to be about the best in food and cooking, not how fast you can jam it down your throat.

The same company that's behind Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels, Pie Town Productions, has cooked up Eat the Clock. They're comparing it to The Amazing Race, but with eating contests thrown up -- I mean, in. There will be travel involved, which relates to Rachael's travel show. Maybe they'll have Rachael try her gullet at consuming mass quantities. (Oh wait, that's the Coneheads.)

• At 8, PBS has a new Washington Week, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• There's a new iCarly on Nickelodeon at 8.
• At 8:30, Food Network has a new Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Doctor Who, then the summer finale of Battlestar Galactica.
• At 9:30, VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
• History Channel has a new Shockwave at 10.
• Travel Channel has a new Ecoluxe at 10.
• Also at 10: Comedy Central has a new Live at Gotham.

Check your local TV listings for more.