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• At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour episode of The Bachelor, followed by a new Castle.
• CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother at 8, then new episodes of Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami.
• NBC has new episodes of Chuck, Heroes, and The Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new House at 8, followed by a new Fringe.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8, then a new American Masters.
• ABC Family has The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, followed by a new Make It or Break It.
• TLC has a new Little People, Big World at 8.
• At 9, Food Network has a new Unwrapped.
• There's a new Monday Night RAW on USA at 9.
• TLC has a new Cake Boss at 9.
• At 10, TNT has a new Men of a Certain Age.
• A&E has a new Hoarders at 10.
• Discovery has a new Motor City Motors at 10.
• Bravo has a new Chef Academy at 10.
• Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations at 10.
• Also at 10: Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
• At 10:15, TCM has A Streetcar Named Desire.

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After the jump, the late night talk shows.

• At 8, ABC has Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home For Christmas, followed by a new Find My Family.
• CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother at 8, then new episodes of Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami.
• NBC has the two-hour series premiere of The Sing-Off at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
• ABC Family has Mary Poppins at 8.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 8.
• TLC has a new Little People, Big World at 8.
• Food Network has a Christmas Good Eats at 8.
• Also at 8: Cartoon Network has Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer, followed by Gotta Catch Santa Claus.
• At 9, FOX has a new Lie to Me.
• TNT has a new episode of The Closer at 9, then a new Men of a Certain Age.
• TLC has a new Cake Boss at 9.
• At 10, Bravo has a new Chef Academy.
• A&E has a new Hoarders at 10.
• History Channel has two new episodes of Pawn Stars at 10.
• Hallmark has the movie A Christmas Carol: The Musical at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

Bravo has a hit on its hands with 'Chef Academy,' so the Bravo TV Official News Site has every right to brag about the cast.

Of gorgeous French chef Emmanuel Delcour, the blog brags that in his four years living in Los Angeles, he's been full of commercial and television appearances. They say he enjoys swimming (cage-free!) with sharks, and has even served as a personal trainer.

Yeah, they ain't whistling Dixie. Because Delcour is getting Googled today more for his physical prowess out of an apron than in the kitchen.

We come to find out that Delcour is also said to be former French porn star Jean Val Jean (a Les Miz reference; how cultured!). Though the network is being a bit coy about Delcour's shady past, they are obviously pleased that it's cooking up ratings. And the word is out that Val Jean, ahem, Delcour, will reveal his past in an upcoming episode.