Chef Aaron Sanchez loves Super Bowl season.

"It's one of the few times that it's quiet at the restaurants," the 'Chopped' judge confessed to me in a phone interview. "This is an opportunity for me to get together with my parents, family and people that I love that I don't get to see very often because of my work schedule."

When Sanchez isn't at one of his restaurants in New York City, Centrico and Paladar, he's judging 'Chopped' or filming something else for the Food Network. While 'Chefs vs. City' has come to an end, he teased he's working on some new show concepts.

Read what he had to say about 'Chopped,' his upcoming Food Network projects and that infamous battle with Masaharu Morimo on 'Iron Chef America.' Plus, Chef Sanchez gives us three Super Bowl recipes.

• At 8, FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• At 8:30, Disney has a new Suite Life on Deck.
• Cartoon Network has a new Ben 10: Alien Force at 8:30.
• At 9, USA has a new Monk, then a new Psych.
• Syfy has a new Eureka at 9.
• Also at 9: BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• Food Network has a new Chefs vs. City at 10.
• HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher at 10.
• Current has a new SuperNews at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

This week on TV: The students of 'Greek' go back to school, FX puts out 'Rescue Me' and 'So You Think You Can Dance' celebrates its best pieces ever. -- By Kimberly Potts

MONDAY, AUGUST 31

'Greek' (9PM, ABC Family) 3rd season premiere
When last we left the Cyprus-Rhodes gang, Casey had finally 'fessed up to her feelings for ex-boyfriend Cappie, only to have him turn her down. When we meet up with them in the season premiere, Casey's still trying to deal with the sting of Cappie's rejection, while Cappie is just finding out that Max isn't on campus. Rusty, meanwhile, has bigger issues on his plate, as his failing grade in organic chemistry puts him at risk of being kicked out of the honors program.

'Weeds' – 5th season finale (10PM, Showtime)
'Dance Your Ass Off' – 1st season finale (10PM, Oxygen)
'The T.O. Show' – Everyone heads to Vegas to celebrate Mo's upcoming wedding (10PM, VH1)
'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock' – Taylor Swift, Sugarland and Brad Paisley perform (8PM, ABC)
'The Soup Presents: Duck! TV's Most Dysfunctional Couples' – Surprise – not – the Gosselins are among the couples (10PM, E!)

• At 8, CBS has Neil Diamond: Hot August Night: NYC.
• FOX has the two-hour season finale of Mental at 8.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• ESPN has Little League Baseball at 8.
• The N has the movie Degrassi Goes Hollywood at 8.
• At 9, NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline.
• USA has a new Monk at 9, followed by a new Psych.
• Syfy has a new Eureka at 9.
• History Channel has a new Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey at 9.
• Travel Channel has a new Whale Wars at 9.
• Also at 9: VH-1 has Woodstock: Now & Then.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher at 10.
• Food Network has a new Chefs vs. City at 10.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10, then Comedians of Chelsea Lately.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

• At 8, ABC has a new Surviving Suburbia, followed by a new episode of The Goode Family.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 9, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place at 8, followed by a new Suite Life on Deck.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
• At 9, FOX has a new Mental.
• NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 9.
• USA has the season premiere of Monk at 9, followed by the season premiere of Psych.
• Syfy has a new Eureka at 9.
• At 9:30, ABC has another new episode of The Goode Family, then a new 20/20.
• At 10, Food Network has the series premiere of Chefs vs. City.
• There's a new episode of The Soup on E! at 10.
• HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.