merry madagascar

• At 8, ABC has a new V, then new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Forgotten.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, followed by new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
• NBC has Merry Madagascar at 8, then new episodes of The Biggest Loser and The Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance.
• The CW has a new 90210 at 8, followed by a new Melrose Place.
• PBS has a new Nova at 8, then a new Frontline.
• AMC has the finale of The Prisoner at 8.
• At 9, Syfy has two new episodes of Scare Tactics.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9, followed by a new Ghost Lab.
• BBC America has a new Dragon's Den at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
• Spike has a new ECW at 10.
• Lifetime has a new Sherri at 10.
• Bravo has a new Tabatha's Salon Makeover at 10.
• MTV has a new episode of The Hills at 10, followed by a new episode of The City.
• Also at 10: A&E has a new Parking Wars.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

Chris Rock has the kind of status as a comedian that allows him to work on any project he wants. He produced the documentary Good Hair, he's writing a book, and he has been working on back-to-back film shoots.

Tuesday at 8 PM on NBC, you'll hear his voice in Merry Madagascar, playing Marty the zebra for the third time, along with returning regulars Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett Smith. He's confident it's not the last time he'll voice Marty, either, with Madagascar 3 in the works.

So why does a guy who can do anything he wants spend time in front of a microphone pretending to be a cartoon animal?

"Money," he says jokingly, speaking on a conference call on Wednesday. "No, no they're good. You realize as you get longer in this business, the only thing that keeps you working is doing good stuff. You know, I mean the box office is great, too, but if people don't like what you do the moment the box office isn't fair, they don't want to work with you anymore."