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A look at this week’s top TV draws
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MONDAY, MARCH 8
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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 p.m.
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ESPN
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Championship game of the Colonial conference, won last year by
Virginia
Commonwealth.
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8 p.m.
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ABC
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“The Bachelor: Jason and Molly’s Wedding” (R)
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Jason Mesnick marries Molly Malaney, whom he chose during the “After the Final Rose” special.
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9 p.m.
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Fox
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“House” (D)
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A patient blogs about how she’s being treated by the doctors, which can't be good news for House.
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9 p.m.
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CW
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“Gossip Girl” (D)
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Nate and Serena are on the verge of moving past the “just friends” phase.
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9:30 p.m.
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CBS
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“The Big Bang Theory” (C)
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The geeks find a ring from “The Lord of the Rings” at a garage sale.
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10 p.m.
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FX
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“Damages” (D)
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Tom tries to follow Tobin’s trail of money, and it takes him overseas.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“CSI:
Miami” (D)
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A receptionist is murdered with an ax at work.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 9
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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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NBC
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“Today” (N)
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Chelsea Handler and Mario Batali both guest.
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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“NCIS” (D)
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A Marine’s secrets start to come out after he’s murdered.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“American Idol” (R)
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Tonight it’s the top eight females who perform, barring illness.
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8 p.m.
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NBC
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“The Biggest Loser” (R)
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Among other things, the contestants learn to fit workouts into their schedules.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Lost” (D)
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Ben deals with the fallout from a lie he told. He's told many lies, so it may be hard to narrow that down ...
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10 p.m.
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NBC
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“Parenthood” (D)
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Crosby
tries to get to know his son a little better.
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10 p.m.
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USA
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“White Collar” (D)
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Season finale. Neal and Alex try to track down a music box at an Italian consulate.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
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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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“
America’s Next Top Model” (R)
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Season premiere. Thirty-two models are cut to 20, then 12, and then they move to
New York.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“American Idol” (R)
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The top eight male semifinalists take their turn on the stage.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Modern Family” (C)
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Phil finds an old girlfriend on Facebook and then invites her over, always a good idea.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“Criminal Minds” (D)
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A truck driver who abducts women is on the loose.
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9 p.m.
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Syfy
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“Ghost Hunters” (R)
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The guys examine
Fort
Ticonderoga in
New York.
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10 p.m.
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NBC
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“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (D)
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Murder cases that took place 20 years apart have many similarities.
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10 p.m.
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E!
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“
Chelsea’s Big Interview Special” (A)
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Chelsea Handler chats with Demi Moore, Robin Wright and Bradley Cooper.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 11
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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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Fox
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“American Idol” (R)
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The 12 finalists are revealed when two more guys and two more gals are cut.
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9 p.m.
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NBC
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“The Office” (C)
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How will ratings hold up after last week’s baby episode?
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Grey’s Anatomy” (D)
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Derek ponders whether Richard or Owen should perform an operation.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“CSI” (D)
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The murder of a young boy might be connected to another case.
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10 p.m.
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NBC
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“The Marriage Ref” (R)
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Larry David, Madonna and Ricky Gervais all appear.
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10 p.m.
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FX
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“Archer” (C)
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Malory tries to get Archer back after he takes a higher-paying job at another agency.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 12
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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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Melinda tries to save a child’s ghost who's been trapped in a house.
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8 p.m.
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NBC
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“Who Do You Think You Are?” (R)
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Former football star Emmitt Smith looks up his family history.
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9 p.m.
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Disney Channel
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“Phineas and Ferb” (K)
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The boys battle a superhero when they’re mistaken for superheroes themselves.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“Medium” (D)
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A flashback episode looking at Allison and Joe’s wedding day.
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10 p.m.
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Discovery Channel
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“American Loggers” (R)
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To make up for lost time the crew tries to cut down 3,000 trees in one week.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“Numb3rs” (D)
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Season, and likely series, finale. Charlie and Amita help Don find a missing gun.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 13
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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2 p.m.
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NBC
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“PGA Golf” (S)
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Third round coverage of the WGC-CA Championship from Doral Golf Resort in
Miami.
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6 p.m.
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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The Pac 10 championship game from
Los Angeles.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“Cops” (R)
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Cops in
Florida set up an undercover sting to catch a drug suspect.
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9 p.m.
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ESPN
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“College Basketball” (S)
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The Big East title game from
Madison
Square
Garden in
New York.
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9 p.m.
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Lifetime
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“Who Is Clark Rockefeller?” (M)
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New movie starring Eric McCormack should draw plenty of female viewers.
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11:30 p.m.
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NBC
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“Saturday Night Live” (S)
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Jude Law is the guest host and Pearl Jam performs.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 14
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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1 p.m.
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CBS
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“College Basketball” (S)
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The ACC championship game from
Greensboro,
N.C.
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3 p.m.
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NBC
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“PGA Golf” (S)
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Final round of the WGC-CA Championship, won by Phil Mickelson last year.
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6 p.m.
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CBS
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“NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show” (S)
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The 65-team field is laid out so we can finally get our office pools going.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“The Simpsons” (C)
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Bart gets into trouble for skipping out on his homework.
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9 p.m.
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HBO
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“The Pacific” (D)
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Series premiere. First of a 10-part miniseries about the
U.S. fighting
Japan in World War II.
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9 p.m.
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NBC
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“Celebrity Apprentice” (R)
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Season premiere. Sinbad, Sharon Osbourne and Rod Blagojevich are among this season’s contestants.
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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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