• USA has a Monk marathon all night.
• Food Network has an Unwrapped marathon.
• At 8, CBS has two new episodes of Game Show In My Head at 8.
• FOX has the Cardinals/Panthers playoff game at 8.
• FOX News Channel has a new Huckabee at 8.
• HGTV has a new Deserving Design at 8.
• At 9, CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
• At 9:30, Cartoon Network has a new Naruto.
• At 10, BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show.
• At 11, FX has a marathon of The Shield.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Neil Patrick Harris and Taylor Swift.
• At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Bleach.

• FOX has the Packers/Giants game all night (starts at 6).
• ESPN has The Australian Open all night.
• At 7, CBS has the special The Age of Warming, followed by the season finale Amazing Race.
• NBC has a new, two hour Dateline at 7.
• Also at 7: The CW has a new CW Now.
• At 8, ABC has a new, two hour Extreme Makeover.
• The CW has a new Life is Wild at 8.
• At 9, NBC has a new Masterpiece.
• CNBC has the Detroit Auto Show All Access special at 9.
• Food Network has a new Iron Chef America at 9, then a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
• There's a new episode of The Wire on HBO at 9, followed by a new Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam.
• At 10. AMC has the season premiere of Breaking Bad.
• Showtime has a new L Word at 10.
• At midnight, AMC starts to run the first season of Mad Men again.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

Wow, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is really making an impact, eh? The first episode got over 18 million viewers! I don't know if that's because people were really excited about seeing what the pilot was like or because it was a benefit of the writers strike or a combo of both, but those are good numbers.

1. NFC Playoffs (FOX)
2. AFC Playoffs (CBS)
3. Allstate BCS National Game (FOX)
4. CSI (CBS)

• At 8, CBS has the Patriots/Jaguars game.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Lifetime has the new movie Queen Sized at 9.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9.
• Also at 9: Food Network has two new episodes of Rachael's Vacation.
• At midnight, FOX has a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

If aliens were to monitor our TV viewing and ratings, they might think that our entire civilization is structured around the game of football. Playoff games, bowl games, post-game coverage, even a "bridge" made the top 20 this week. Earth is a football-based society! NBC must be happy, not just about the football games that got on the list but the appearance of Celebrity Apprentice and the return of Law and Order.

1. NFL Playoff Game (NBC)

• At 7, ABC has Presidential debates from NH (Republicans at 7, followed by the Democrats).
• NBC has the Jaguars/Steelers playoff game at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• TLC has a new Flip That House at 9.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Also at 9: Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto, followed by a new One Piece.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show, with Sharon Osbourne, David Boreanaz, and Stereophonics.

Check your local TV listings for more.