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• At 7, Sci-Fi has the movie Fire & Ice.
• Hallmark has the movie A Gunfighter's Pledge at 7.
• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• TCM has A Face in the Crowd at 8, then A Star Is Born.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• BBC America has the season finale of Primeval at 9, followed by a new Graham Norton Show.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• At 9:30, HGTV has a new Divine Design.
• At 10 CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Ben Affleck, John McCain, and David Cook.

• At 6:30, TBS has the Brewers/Phillies game, followed by the Cubs/Dodgers game.
• At 8, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery, then a new EliteXC Saturday Night Fights.
• ABC has College Football at 8, Ohio State vs. Wisconsin.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8.
• CNBC has the premiere of The Entrepreneurs at 8, followed by a new Suze Orman Show.
• Also at 8: Nickelodeon has a new iCarly, then a new H20.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• There's a new Primeval on BBC America at 9.
• Food Network has a marathon of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives starting at 9.
• At 10, TLC has a new Trading Spaces.
• At 10:30, Cartoon Network has a new Naruto, followed by a new Bleach.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
  
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Anne Hathaway and The Killers.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• ABC has College Football at 8, Illinois vs. Penn State.
• Nickelodeon has a new My Family's Got GUTS at 8, followed by a new iCarly.
• Disney has the series premiere of The Suite Life on Deck.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Hallmark has the movie Dear Prudence at 9.
• Sci-Fi has the movie Riddles of the Sphinx at 9.
• BBC America has a new Primeval at 9.
• Also at 9: Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new SNL, with Anna Faris and Duffy.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• ABC has College Football at 8, Georgia vs. Arizona State.
• TLC has a new Flip That House at 8, followed by a new Over Designed.
• E! has The Creative Emmy Awards at 8.
• At 8:30, HGTV has a new Deserving Design.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9.
• BBC America has the season premiere of Primeval at 9.
• Also at 9: CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
• At 10, TLC has a new Trading Spaces.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with guests James Franco and Kings of Leon.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• ABC has College Football at 8, Ohio State vs. USC.
• GSN has the special Play It Back: 70s Game Shows at 8.
• TCM has The Misfits at 8.
• Lifetime has the movie Coco Chanel at 8.
• At 8:30, HGTV has a new Deserving Design, followed by new episodes of Color Splash and Divine Design.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNN has specials on Sarah Palin and Joe Biden starting at 9.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9.
• Also at 9: BBC America has the season finale of Primeval.
• At 11, FOX has the season premiere of Mad TV, then the season premiere of Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
• At 11:30, NBC has the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, with Michael Phelps.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• TLC has two new episodes of Flip That House at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• BBC America has a new Robin Hood at 9, followed by a new Graham Norton Show.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto starting at 9, then a new Blue Dragon.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• At 11, FOX has the season finale of Mad TV, then the season finale of Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
• At 11:30, NBC has the season finale of Saturday Night Live, with Steve Carell and Usher.

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TV commercials are fairly easy to satirize. If you think about it, advertising is sort of ridiculous in the first place (a TV show is interrupted to ask you to buy toilet paper and gum?), so they're a natural for parody. There have been a lot of great parodies over the years, from shows such as Saturday Night Live and SCTV, and now Nerve has picked the 50 that they consider to be the best.

There are a lot of great choices, from SNL's "Colon Blow," "Schmitt's Gay Beer," and "Compulsion by Calvin Klein" to the Zoloft ad from Mad TV. One of my favorites is SNL's "Happy Fun Ball" spot, which was written by Jack Handey and included in his new book of essays What I'd Say To The Martians. It's a good list all around, though it's also one that I feel is missing a bunch of good ones, only I can't put my finger on which ones are missing at the moment.

The one they pick as number one is undoubtedly a classic, though I think it's overrated. I've always loved the one after the jump.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• TLC has a new Flip That House at 8, then new episodes of Date My House, Trading Spaces, and Moving Up.
• Food Network has Deep Fried Foods Unwrapped.
• Disney has a new Cory in the House at 8, followed by a new Phineas and Ferb.
• At 8:30, Nickelodeon has a new Naked Brothers Band.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• BBC America has the season finale of Torchwood at 9.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Lifetime has a new movie at 9, Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi has the new movie Warbirds.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

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• Yup, CBS has March Madness all night again.
• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• TLC has two new episodes of Flip That House starting at 8, followed by new episodes of Trading Spaces and Moving Up.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Lifetime has the new movie The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall at 9.
• ABC Family has the new movie The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing The Dream at 9.
• There are two new episodes of Naruto on Cartoon Network at 9.
• Also at 9: BBC America has a new Torchwood.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

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• At 8, FOX has two new episodes of Cops, followed by a new America's Most Wanted.
• Food Network has America's Top Restauants: Bon Appetit Picks The Best at 8.
• At 8:45, Disney has a new Cory in the House.
• At 9, CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9, then a new One Piece.
• Lifetime has the new movie Racing For Time at 9.
• TLC has two new episodes of Flip That House at 9, then a new Trading Spaces.
• Also at 9: BBC America has a new Torchwood.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, followed by a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

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• At 7, CNN has Election Coverage of the Louisiana Primary.
• At 8, FOX has the Budweiser Shootout auto race.
• ABC has A Charlie Brown Valentine at 8.
• TLC has two new episodes of Flip That House at 8, then a new Trading Spaces.
• Also at 8: Nickelodeon has a new iCarly, followed by a new Naked Brothers Band.
• At 9, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Lifetime has the new movie Making Mr. Right at 9.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9, then a new One Piece.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, followed by a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

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• At 6, ESPN2 has a Super Bowl Highlights marathon.
• 8, FOX has two new episodes of Cops, followed by a new America's Most Wanted.
• TLC has two new episodes of Flip That House at 8, then a new Trading Spaces.
• Discovery has The AKC/Eukanuba National Dog Championship 2008 at 8.
• At 9, BBC America has a new Torchwood.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Lifetime has Janeane Garofalo in the new movie Girl's Best Friend at 9.
• Also at 9: Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto, followed by a new One Piece.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

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• TBS is showing A Christmas Story all day and night.
• Lifetime has Christmas episodes of shows all day, including Frasier, The Nanny, and The Golden Girls.
• HGTV has holiday shows on all day and night.
• TV Land has Christmas episodes all day, including All in the Family, Good Times, and Three's Company.
• FOX Movie Channel is showing Miracle on 34th Street all day.
• At 7am, NBC's Today, ABC's Good Morning America, and CBS' The Early Show have Christmas music and segments.
• ABC Family starts their marathon of Christmas movies and TV shows at 7.
• At 8, A&E has a Crossing Jordan marathon.
• Bravo has the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at 8.
• Comedy Central has a Mad TV marathon starting at 8.
• Sci-Fi has a Stargate SG-1 marathon at 8.
• Hallmark has a Christmas episode of The Waltons at 8.
• At noon, USA has Elf (also at 2, 7, and 9pm).
• At 9, NBC has Christmas Mass.
• At 10, ABC has the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade.
• At 11, CBS has a new Price Is Right.
• At 2, ESPN2 has a World Series of Poker marathon.
• At 4, TNT has a Cold Case marathon.
• At 6, FX has Home Alone.
• Also check your local listings for Christmas episodes of many shows, including Friends, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Still Standing, Everybody Loves Raymond, According To Jim, and That 70s Show.

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• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• ABC has college football at 8, Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech.
• Emeril cooks an "Ultimate Thanksgiving" dinner on a new Emeril Live on Food Network at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• There's a new Suze Orman Show on CNBC at 9.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9, then a new One Piece.
• Also at 9: BBC America has a new Torchwood, followed by a new Graham Norton Show, with guests Elle MacPherson, KT Tunstall, and Frankie Boyle.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

Check your local TV listings for more.