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• At 7, NBC has a new Dateline.
• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• Lifetime has a new Side Order of Life at 8, followed by new episodes of State of Mind and Army Wives.
• At 9, PBS has a new Mystery!
• There's a new Gene Simmons Family Jewels on A&E at 9.
• WE has a new Bridezillas at 9.
• HBO has a new John From Cincinnati at 9, followed by new episodes of Entourage and Flight of the Conchords.
• Also at 9: Spike has the series premiere of The Kill Point.
• At 10, HGTV has the season premiere of Design Star.
• Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia at 10, then a new American Body Shop.
• USA has a new Dead Zone at 10.
• The History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 10.

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• The Andy Griffith Show marathon continues on TV Land all night.
• At 7, NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline.
• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• Side Order of Life debuts on Lifetime at 8, followed by the debut of State of Mind and a new Army Wives.
• At 9, PBS has a new Mystery!
• USA has a new episode of The 4400 at 9, then a new Dead Zone.
• The ESPY Awards air on ESPN at 9.
• Also at 9: HBO has a new John From Cincinnati, followed by new episodes of Entourage and Flight of the Conchords.
• At 10, VH-1 has a new Gene Simmons Family Jewels.
• Food Network has a new Next Food Network Star at 10.
• Showtime has a new Meadowlands at 10 (repeated at 11).
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law.

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This article by TV critic Alan Sepinwall, where he talks about really disliking USA's Psych but loving the theme song, got me thinking: what bad TV shows have really great theme songs?

This is really hard, actually. I'm sure there are more examples of the opposite, great shows that have bad theme songs (or no theme song at all), but trying to come up with a list of bad TV shows that have great theme songs...that's pretty hard. The first one that comes to mind is John From Cincinnati, a show that has really disappointed me but has a great theme song ("Johnny Appleseed," performed by Joe Strummer) and great opening credits (old surfing footage). But other shows that I come up with - Gilligan's Island, for example - don't exactly have "great" theme songs, they're more fun in a nostalgic sort of way (and I'm not even sure I would call Gilligan's Island a "bad" show, because it goes beyond that to simple entertainment in that nostalgic way).

So what about you, readers? What TV shows can you think of that are bad but just happen to have a really cool theme song? (Edit: The Psych theme embeded after the jump)

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then a new Big Brother.
• NBC has a new, two hour Dateline at 7.
• At 9, PBS has a new Mystery!
• USA has a new episode of The 4400 at 9, then a new Dead Zone.
• There's a new Next Food Network Star at 9.
• HBO has a new John From Cincinnati at 9, then new episodes of Entourage and Flight of the Conchords.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 10.
• E! has a new Simple Life Goes To Camp at 10.
• Showtime has a new Meadowlands at 10.
• Also at 10: Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia, followed by the premiere of American Body Shop.

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• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7, then the Concert For Diana.
• FOX has a new episode of The Loop at 7 (new episodes air at 8:30 and 9:30 as well).
• At 9, PBS has a new Mystery!
• Food Network has a new Next Food Network Star at 9.
• WE has a new Bridezillas at 9.
• There's a new John From Cincinnati on HBO at 9, then new eps of Entourage and Flight of the Conchords.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• MSNBC has this morning's Meet The Press at 10, if you missed it.
• Showtime has a new Meadowlands at 10.
• Also at 10: E! has a new Simple Life Goes To Camp, followed by a new Sunset Tan.

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• Peter Jennings helped a lot of people to quit smoking.
• Aaron over at TV Barn calls John From Cincinnati "truly baffling."
• There's something truly wrong with Ann Coulter.
• Kevin Eubanks is one sexy vegetarian.
• Katee Sackhoff hates the original Battlestar Galactica.
• Watching Wimbledon this week? Check out ESPN.com's blog.
• TV Guide.com lists the Top 30 Cult Shows of All-Time. Can Star Trek and Lost be considered "cult" shows?

• At 8, CBS has a new Pirate Master.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader at 8, then a new So You Think You Can Dance.
• Tavis Smiley hosts a Presidential Candidates Forum with Democrats on PBS at 8.
• HBO has the first three episodes of John From Cincinnati, if you'd like to try to figure it out.
• At 9, Colin Powell guests on CNN's Larry King Live.
• USA has the series finale of Starter Wife at 9, followed by the premiere of Burn Notice.
• At 10, NBC has the series finale of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
• Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 10.
• Sundance has a new Live From Abbey Road at 10, with The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snow Patrol, and Madeleine Peyroux.
• Also at 10: Bravo has the premiere of the reality show Hey, Paula.

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• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes.
• NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7.
• At 7:30, FOX has a new episode of The Loop (another new episode airs at 8:30 and the series finale airs at 9:30).
• At 9, Disney has a new Hannah Montana.
• Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire perform together on a new Crossroads, on CMT at 9.
• HBO has a new John From Cincinnati at 9, then new episodes of Entourage and Flight of the Conchords.
• USA has a new episode of The 4400 at 9, followed by a new Dead Zone.
• At 10 there's a new Next Food Network Star on...well, you know.
• Lifetime has a new Army Wives at 10.
• Showtime has a new Meadowlands at 10.
• Also at 10: WE has a new Bridezillas.
• At 10:30, TCM has Martin and Lewis in At War With The Army.
• At midnight, Cartoon Network has new eps of Saul of the Mole Men and Moral Orel.

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• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes.
• NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7.
• At 8, Disney has a new Kim Possible.
• At 8:30, FOX has a new episode of The Loop (another new episode airs at 9:30).
• At 9, USA has the season premiere of The 4400, followed by the season premiere of The Dead Zone.
• A&E has a new Gene Simmons Family Jewels at 9.
• Watch Dustin Diamond flip out on a new Celebrity Fit Club, at 9 on VH-1.
• HBO has a new John From Cincinnati at 9, then the season premiere of Entourage.
• Also at 9: HGTV has highlights of the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.