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A look at this week’s top TV draws
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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7 a.m.
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ABC
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“Good Morning America’” (N)
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Comedian Steve Harvey guests and discusses dating.
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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“College Basketball” (S)
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A good ACC matchup between North Carolina and Wake Forest.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“American Idol” (R)
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Another round of auditions, with Orlando the destination.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“Criminal Minds” (D)
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The crew looks into teen suicides in Wyoming.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Modern Family” (C)
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Chazz Palminteri guests as an old friend of Jay's.
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9 p.m.
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Fox
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“Human Target” (D)
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Now in its regular post-“Idol” timeslot after Sunday's debut.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“CSI: NY” (D)
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A Lingerie Football League player is murdered in a locker room hot tub. Shockingly, it's not even sweeps.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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CW
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“The Vampire Diaries” (D)
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Stefan tries to get Bonnie to accept her powers.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“Bones” (D)
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Brennan and the team begin work on a super-secret case.
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8 p.m.
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TNT
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“NBA Basketball” (S)
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A finals preview? The Lakers take on the Cavs in Cleveland.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Grey’s Anatomy” (D)
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Izzie hopes to resolve her issues with Alex.
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9 p.m.
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NBC
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“The Office” (C)
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Michael, Dwight, Andy and Pam try to get on the good side of a potential Dunder Mifflin buyer.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“CSI” (D)
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A golf pro is murdered during a big tournament.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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“Ghost Whisperer” (D)
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A hospital patient is haunted by a ghost.
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8 p.m.
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NBC
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“Law & Order” (D)
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An entire family is found murdered in their home.
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8 p.m.
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Disney Channel
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“The Wizards of Waverly Place” (C)
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A special hour-long episode should bring in a slew of young viewers.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“Medium” (D)
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Allison dreams about a schizophrenic girl, and then she appears in real life.
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9 p.m.
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Syfy
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“Caprica” (D)
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Series premiere. Esai Morales and Eric Stoltz star in a series set 50 years before the “Battlestar Galactica” series.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“Numb3rs” (D)
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A killer targets guys who pay for prostitutes.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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Noon
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Should be a good Big Ten game between Michigan State and Minnesota.
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3 p.m.
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NBC
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“Figure Skating” (S)
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Prepare for the Olympics with the U.S. Championships.
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4 p.m.
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Another good game, this one a nonconference battle between Texas and UConn.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“Cops” (R)
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Cops in California respond to a minor accident, which actually turns out to be a multicar pileup.
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9:45 p.m.
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HBO
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“Boxing” (S)
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Steven Luevano tries to defend his featherweight title against undefeated Juan Manuel Lopez.
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10 p.m.
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Comedy Central
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“Artie Lange: Jack and Coke” (C)
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Despite Lange's suicide attempt a few weeks ago, Comedy Central is going ahead with this special.
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 24
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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3 p.m.
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CBS
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“NFL Football” (S)
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The AFC championship game.
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6:30 p.m.
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Fox
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“NFL Football” (S)
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The NFC championship game.
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9 p.m.
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NBC
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“Figure Skating” (S)
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More coverage of the U.S. Championships.
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9 p.m.
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HBO
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“Big Love” (D)
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Bill, Nicki and Cara Lynn travel to Washington, D.C.
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10 p.m.
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E!
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“Keeping Up with the Kardashians” (R)
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Bruce signs the family up to volunteer at a boxing event.
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9 p.m.
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Food Network
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“Iron Chef America” (R)
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A Minneapolis chef takes on Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto.
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A = awards show or special, C = comedy, D = drama, DD = daytime drama, G = game show, K = kids, M = movie, N = news/documentary, R = reality, S = sports, T = talk/variety show.
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