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A look at this week’s top TV draws
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 15
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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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Musical group Maroon 5 performs.
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Nice Big Ten game between
Ohio
State and
Michigan
State.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“American Idol” (R)
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Season premiere. The seventh season kicks off with auditions in
Philadelphia.
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8 p.m.
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NBC
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“The Biggest Loser” (R)
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Show’s been performing well, but what effect will “Idol” have on its ratings?
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“Comanche Moon” (D)
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Part two of the three-part miniseries.
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9 p.m.
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CW
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“One Tree Hill” (D)
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Can the new storyline keep the interest of the show’s young target audience? Perhaps, as K-Fed shows up.
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10 p.m.
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FX
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“Nip/Tuck” (D)
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Sean hires Gina as a receptionist to get back at Christian, who’s up to some old habits.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16
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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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A look at the connection between parenting and childhood obesity.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“American Idol” (R)
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More auditions, this time from
Dallas.
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8 p.m.
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Travel Channel
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“Feasty Boys Eat
America” (N)
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The duo travels to
New Mexico to learn about the varieties of chilies.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“Comanche Moon” (D)
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The final installment of the “Lonesome Dove” prequel.
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10 p.m.
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ABC
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“
Cashmere Mafia” (D)
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Mia gets into it with an editor she hired to re-launch a men’s magazine.
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10 p.m.
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NBC
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“Law & Order” (D)
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A seemingly harmless case is turned up a notch when the defense lawyer is murdered.
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10 p.m.
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Discovery
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“Smash Lab” (N)
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Series premiere. Engineers spend time crashing things together to see how they work.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
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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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ABC
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“Ugly Betty” (D)
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Betty’s new perfume has strange side effects.
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8 p.m.
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Discovery
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“MythBusters” (N)
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First of a two-parter that looks at James Bond-like spy myths.
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8 p.m.
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TNT
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“NBA Basketball” (S)
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LeBron and the Cavs take on Timmy and the Spurs in
San Antonio.
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9 p.m.
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NBC
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“Celebrity Apprentice” (R)
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Should bounce back some this week as it airs against mostly reruns.
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9 p.m.
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ESPN
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Indiana
travels to
Minnesota to take on Tubby Smith’s rejuvenated Golden Gophers.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“Without a Trace” (D)
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The crew thinks an antiwar group may have something to do with the disappearance of a veteran.
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10 p.m.
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MTV
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“Run’s House” (R)
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Season finale. JoJo terrorizes his sisters before they move to
Los Angeles.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
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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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Actor Sylvester Stallone guests.
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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“Ghost Whisperer” (D)
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Melinda runs into a ghost who blames Jim for his death.
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9 p.m.
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USA
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“Monk” (D)
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Monk tries to find whoever broke into his safe deposit box at the bank.
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10 p.m.
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NBC
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“
Las Vegas” (D)
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Delinda and Danny go to parenting school.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“Numb3rs” (D)
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Don believes the serial rapist he’s tracking is a police officer.
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10 p.m.
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USA
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“Psych” (D)
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Henry, Shawn and Gus help look for a man who’s missing from a retirement community.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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3:30 p.m.
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ABC
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Maryland
and
North Carolina face off in an ACC contest.
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6 p.m.
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ESPN
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Clemson takes on Duke in another ACC matchup.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“Cops” (R)
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Men without shirts are questioned by the cops.
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9 p.m.
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ESPN
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Kentucky
versus
Florida in what should be a good SEC game.
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10 p.m.
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Animal Planet
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“Guinness World Records: Amazing Animals” (N)
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Chris Rose hosts a look at record-setting animals from around the world.
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10 p.m.
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ESPN
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“Tennis” (S)
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Early-round play at the year’s first major, the Australian Open.
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SUNDAY, 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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12:30 p.m.
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NBC
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“NHL Hockey” (S)
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NBC begins its regular hockey coverage with a game between the Rangers and Bruins.
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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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8 p.m.
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ABC
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“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (R)
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A widow who runs a non-profit horse-riding operation gets the “Home Edition” treatment.
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9 p.m.
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HBO
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“The Wire” (D)
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Hey, just like real life: Management at the Sun has bad news for employees.
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10 p.m.
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E!
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“Girls Next Door” (R)
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Holly encourages people not to wear fur and poses for a PETA ad.
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10:30 p.m.
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VH1
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“My Fair Brady” (R)
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Season premiere. Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry think about having kids.
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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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