the girls next door

Americans are utterly obsessed with celebrities ... particularly their lives away from the limelight. Numerous television "news" programs and magazines highlight stars doing normal things that many of us would do on a daily basis. So, it was only logical that reality series have been built around some of these personalities to highlight their time away from the camera.

Yet it didn't work out as was intended. Rather than showing that these personalities were normal people, they showed the viewers how messed up they, and their families, really were. In some of the earlier Celebreality programs, they even showed unknown weaknesses that fans never knew existed. Despite all of this, viewers have been tuning into these shows each and every week to watch ... just like they would if video of different train wrecks were aired each week.

This fan base has given many of these stars a second, third, or fourth chance at success -- even if their boat sailed a long time ago. Such is the case during the Reality Revolution, where even the most famous can receive fifteen more minutes of fame.

• At 7, NBC has a new Football Night in America, followed by the Colts/Titans game.
• ABC has The Sound of Music at 7.
• The CW has a new CW Now at 7.
• At 8, CBS has a new episode of The Amazing Race.
• ESPN has the PetroSun Independence Bowl at 8.
• Lifetime Movie Network has Finding John Christmas at 8, then Christmas in Paradise.
• At 10, E! has a new episode of The Girls Next Door, followed by a new Snoop Dogg's Father Hood.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by a new Big Brother: All-Stars.
• USA has more coverage of the U.S. Open at 7.
• NBC has the special Countdown To Green at 7, followed by the Nextel Cup Sony HD 500 NASCAR race.
• There's a new Just Legal on The WB at 7.
• At 8, ABC Family has a new Three Moons Over Milford.
• At 9, it's the annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day MDA Telethon. Check local listings.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
• At 10, Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia, while E! has a new ep of The Girls Next Door.