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• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then a new Big Brother and the two-hour season finale of There Goes The Neighborhood (Note: CBS' schedule might be changed due to U.S. Open tennis).
  
• NBC has Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Bears vs. the Packers.
• At 8, FOX has the series finale (two episodes) of King of the Hill.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8.
• At 9, ABC has a new Shark Tank, then a new Defying Gravity.
• PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery! at 9.
• ESPN2 has the U.S. Open Women's Final at 9.
• Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva at 9, followed by a new Army Wives.
• MTV has the 2009 Video Music Awards at 9.
• There's a new Total Drama Action on Cartoon Network at 9.
• Also at 9: HBO has the season finale of True Blood, then the season finale of Hung and a new Entourage.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• A 7, NBC has a new Dateline, then Pre-Season Football, the Bears vs. the Broncos.
  
• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother, followed by a new There Goes The Neighborhood.
• The CW has the Daytime Emmy Awards at 8.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by a new Iron Chef America.
• At 9, ABC has a new Shark Tank, then a new Defying Gravity.
• PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery! at 9.
• Comedy Central has Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder at 9.
• There's a new Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime at 8, then a new Army Wives.
• National Geographic Channel has the series premiere of The Human Family Tree at 9.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
• Also at 9: Syfy has the movie High Plains Invaders.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 10.
• History Channel has two new episodes of Pawn Stars at 10.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.

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If you haven't seen our game before, we give you a picture from a recent episode of a TV series and you provide the caption! Last week's winner is ac with this:

Proof that girls will not notice you if you overuse Axe deodorant.

This week's photo is from the season premiere of CBS' Big Brother. I have no idea what's going on here but I'm assuming it's some sort of challenge.

No, the next Food Network star isn't going to be Rachael Ray. She already has several shows on the network. "Rachael Ray" was the title of last night's episode, as the remaining contestants had to go on her show and do a team cooking presentation.

Does someone know if this episode is going to air or will it air when new episodes of the show start up again? It would be weird for the episode to air after the winner of NFNS is crowned.

• At 7, NBC has a new Dateline, then a new Merlin.
  
• The CW has a new episode of Valentine at 7.
• At 7:30, ABC has a new Just For Laughs.
• At 8, USA has two new episodes of Law and Order: CI, followed by a new In Plain Sight.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Next Food Network Star and Iron Chef America.
• At 8:45, Disney has a new Jonas.
• At 9, ABC has the continuation of the miniseries Impact.
• PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery at 9.
• A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, followed by a new Hammertime.
• Nickelodeon has a new Nick News at 9.
• Also at 9: HBO has a new True Blood, then the series premiere of Hung.
• At 10, Lifetime Movie Network has Killer Hair.

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• At 7, ABC has a new Just For Laughs.
• At 8, NBC has the two-hour series premiere of Merlin.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Next Food Network Star and The Best Thing I Ever Ate.
• Nickelodeon has the movie Mr. Troop Mom at 8.
• At 9, ABC has part one of the miniseries Impact.
• PBS has as new Masterpiece Mystery!
• USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9.
• A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, followed by a new Hammertime.
• History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, then a new Expedition Africa.
• Sci-Fi has the movie Rise of the Gargoyles at 9.
• Also at 9: WE has a new Bridezillas at 9.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• HGTV has the season finale of HGTV's $250,000 Challenge at 10.
  
• At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.

Check your local TV listings for more.

This should be fun. Damon Lindelof and Carton Cuse are big fans of Bravo's Top Chef, and this week they're actually going to make an appearance on the Top Chef Masters. The contestants (some have seen Lost and some haven't) have to make a meal for them. Here's a sneak peek.

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• At 7, ABC has a new Jimmy Kimmel Live, followed by the Lakers/Magic game.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7.
• At 8, CBS has a new Million Dollar Password.
• The CW has the original version of The Taking of Pelham 123 at 8.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by new episodes of Next Food Network Star and Chopped.
• Also at 8: TCM has To Have and Have Not, then The Big Sleep.
• At 9, USA has a new Law and Order: CI, then a new In Plain Sight.
• HBO has the season premiere of True Blood at 9.
• History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by a new Expedition Africa.
• A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, followed by the series premiere of Hammertime (followed by another new episode).
• Retro Television Network has two episodes of the 50s Mike Hammer show at 9, followed by The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
  
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• There's a new HGTV's $250,000 Challenge on HGTV at 10.
• At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, ABC has a new Jimmy Kimmel Live, followed by the Lakers/Magic game.
• NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7.
• At 8, CBS has The 63rd Annual Tony Awards.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by the season premiere of Next Food Network Star and Iron Chef America.
• Disney has a new Sonny with a Chance at 9, then a new Jonas.
• At 9, Retro Television Network has two episodes of the original Mike Hammer, with Darren McGavin.
• USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
• History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by a new Expedition Africa.
• G4 has the series premiere of Web Soup at 9.
• WE has a new Bridezillas at 9.
• Also at 9: Nickelodeon has a new Nick News Special Edition.
• At 10, Lifetime has the season premiere of Army Wives.
• HGTV has a new HGTV's $250,000 Challenge at 10.
• At 11, E! has the season premiere of Denise Richards: It's Complicated.
• A&E has the season premiere of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 11.
• At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has the season premiere of Million Dollar Password.
• NBC has the Penguins/Red Wings game at 8.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then a new Iron Chef America.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
• USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, followed by a new In Plain Sight.
• History Channel has the season premiere of Ice Road Truckers, then the series premiere of Expedition Africa.
• MTV has the 2009 MTV Movie Awards at 9.
• Lifetime has the miniseries Maneater at 9.
• Also at 9: GSN has a new High Stakes Poker.
• At 10, AMC has the season finale of Breaking Bad.
• HGTV has HGTV's $250,000 Challenge at 10.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has the season finale of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, then a new Squidbillies.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, ABC has two new episodes of Extreme Makeover, then the two-hour season finale of Desperate Housewives.
  
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, followed by the season finale of Survivor.
  
• NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7, then Saturday Night Live Just Shorts.
• At 8, FOX has the season finale of The Simpsons, then the season finales of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• PBS has a new Nature at 8, followed by a new Masterpiece Mystery!
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8.
• Disney has a new Jonas at 8, followed by a new Sonny with a Chance.
• Also at 8: TNT has the Celtics/Magic game.
• At 9, USA has a new Law and Order: CI, then a new In Plain Sight.
• HBO has two new episodes of In Treatment at 9, followed by a new Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices.
• There's a new episode of The Tudors on Showtime at 9, then a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
• GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
• At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos.
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then a new Amazing Race and the movie The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler.
  
• NBC has the Miss USA 2009 Pageant at 7, followed by a new Celebrity Apprentice.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then the series premiere of Sit Down, Shut Up and new episodes of Family Guy and American Dad.
• There's a new Challenge on Food Network at 8.
• ABC Family has the movie My Fake Fiance at 8.
• Also at 8: HBO has a new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, followed by two new episodes of In Treatment.
• At 8:30, Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• At 9, ABC has a new Desperate Housewives, then a new Brothers & Sisters.
• PBS has a new Masterpiece Classic at 9.
• USA has the season premiere of Law and Order: CI at 9, then the season premiere of In Plain Sight.
• GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
• Nickelodeon has a new Nick News at 9.
• G4 has a new G4 Underground at 9.
• Showtime has a new episode of The Tudors at 9, then a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
• At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
• At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.

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• Travel Channel has a new Man vs. Food marathon all night.
• Discovery has a Who Was Jesus? marathon all night.
• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by the Academy of Country Music Awards.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7, then new episodes of Kings and Celebrity Apprentice.
• At 8, FOX has a new episode of The Simpsons.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8.
• Also at 8: HBO has a new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, then the season premiere of In Treatment (two episodes).
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Classic.
• Showtime has the season premiere of The Tudors at 9, then a new United States of Tara.
• MTV has a new Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory at 9, followed by new episodes of Bully Beatdown and Nitro Circus.
• At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
• At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Mighty Boosh.

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• TCM is showing Elvis Presley movies all night.
• At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, then new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
  
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• NBC has Saturday Night Live Just Game Show Parodies at 7, then Saturday Night Live Just Commercials, and then a new, two-hour Celebrity Apprentice.
  
• FOX has a new Hole in the Wall at 7, followed by new episodes of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• At 8, Food Network has a new Challenge.
  
• Discovery has two new episodes of Rampage at 8, then Hudson Plane Crash: What Really Happened.
• Showtime has The L Word Finale Special at 8, followed by the series finale and new episodes of The United States of Tara and Secret Diary of a Call Girl.
• At 9, HBO has a new Big Love, followed by new episodes of Flight of the Conchords and East Bound & Down.
• MTV has a new Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory at 9, then new episodes of The CollegeHumor Show, Nitro Circus, and How's Your News?
• At 10, AMC has the season premiere of Breaking Bad.
  
• At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Delocated, followed by a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.

Check your local TV listings for more.

So last night was the premiere of Chopped, The Food Network's latest entry in the cook-for-money food competition genre. Is it bad? No, but there's nothing special about it either (rather dull actually, and over-edited). You have your three judges, you have your host (Ted Allen), you have your contestants making meals quickly. It's a lot like Challenge meets Iron Chef America, only a player is eliminated after each round, with the winner winning $10,000 for making the best meals out of secret ingredients that are revealed. A lot of the ingredients are pretty basic, and it's fairly obvious what the contestants can make out of them. I'd like to see a show where the host unveils ingredients like smoked salmon, chocolate, 4 limes, and a tin box of Sucrets. There, make something out of that.

While watching the show I asked myself, what shows on the Food Network are my favorite food and cooking shows? And I decided: none of them, really. While I enjoy several shows on FN, my favorite cooking shows are on PBS.