As a TV Squad contributor who, admittedly, could be considered a "niche viewer" (in that I watch few shows, but never miss an episode), I was naturally hesitant to check out Roommates on ABC Family. A friend guaranteed me that the show was not only as bad as one might expect, but that it was so utterly, bafflingly wretched that investing thirty minutes in it turned out way more entertaining than I'd expected, and not just in the so-bad-it's-funny way, either.

Roommates is so atrocious, its production should be considered a criminal offense, considering that, even as a basic cable program, hundreds of thousands of dollars (at the very least) have surely been invested in the show. And that's money that could have easily gone toward refugees or food banks or, say, into the budget of ABC Family's other critically lauded programming like Greek or Secret Life of The American Teenager.

'Secret Life of the American Teenager'
(8PM, ABC Family) 1st season finale
Though Amy's been fretting about and preparing for the big day, the actual arrival of her little bundle of teenage pregnancy leaves her reeling, and, understandably, not quite knowing what to do with herself or the baby.

Adding to the upheaval in the Juergens household: Amy's mom, Anne (Molly Ringwald), is shocked when her cheating hubby George takes Amy's little sis Ashley and moves out of the house.

As for Amy's BF, Ben, and her babydaddy, Ricky, the two fellas have decided to become friends for her sake, but, since season two has already gotten a greenlight, it's a good bet that their truce won't last for long.

• Sci-Fi is showing Lost all night.
• At 8, ABC has the season premiere of The Bachelor, then the premiere of True Beauty.
• NBC has a new, two-hour Superstars of Dance at 8, followed by a new Momma's Boys.
• The CW has new episodes of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8.
• ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Top Gear.
• At 8:15, FOX has The Tostito's Fiesta Bowl.
• At 8:30, Lifetime has a new Rita Rocks.
• At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
• At 10, Lifetime has the premiere of DietTribe.
• There's a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives on Food Network at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

The end of the year is always a lame time for TV DVD releases (there were hardly any at all last week). Of course, if you're a fan of any of the seven DVDs that follow, this is a great week.

• 10 Items Or Less - Seasons 1 and 2
• Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget: Uncensored
• Death Note - Vol. 8 LImited Edition
• Greek - Chapter 2
• Kyle XY - Season 2
• Nip/Tuck - Season 5, Part 1
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Season 1

• The news channels, some PBS channels, and CSPAN have coverage of the Republican National Convention all night. The networks join in at 10.
• At 7, USA has coverage of The U.S. Open.
• At 8, NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent.
• The CW has the series premiere of 90210 at 8.
• ABC Family has The Secret Life of an American Teenager at 8, then a new Greek.
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker starting at 8.
• At 8:40, BBC America has a new Gavin & Stacey.
• At 9, ABC has a new Wanna Bet?
• CBS has a new Big Brother at 9.
• There's a new Food Detectives on Food Network at 9.
• At 10, FX has the season premiere of The Shield.
• A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner at 10.
• E! has a new Pam on the Loose at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has the season premiere of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by the two hour season finale of I Survived A Japanese Game Show.
• ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then the new movie Picture This!
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9.
• Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9, then a new ECW.
• Food Network has a new Food Detectives at 9, followed by a new Road Tasted with The Neelys.
• At 9:30, HGTV has a new episode of The Stagers.
• At 10, A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner.
• FX has another new Rescue Me minisode at 10.
• There's a new How To Look Good Naked on Lifetime at 10.
• Discovery has a new Smash Lab at 10.
• At 11, Bravo has the season premiere of Million Dollar Listing.

Check your local TV listings for more.