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More great classics on TCM
New Kyle XY (ABC Family, 7pm and 11pm)
New Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 8pm)
New In Treatment (HBO, 8:30pm)
New Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel, 9pm, 10pm, 1am)

News & Notes

The WGA is in the process of voting on whether to end the strike.
For the latest updates: WGA West | WGA East | United Hollywood | Deadline Hollywood Daily

Amazon has marked down their giant exclusive DVD bundles significantly. Most sets still aren’t cheap, but they are really good deals if you’re in the market for the DVD sets packaged in the bundles. They’re more than 50% off, some as much as 75% off.

Daytime

Enrique Iglesias, Rachel Bilson (of The O.C.) on Live with Regis and Kelly (check your local listings).

A full hour of hot topics on The View (ABC, check your local listings).

Taylor Swift, James Blunt, Daughtry on a special Grammy Awards edition of The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated, check your local listings). With Chester Pits and Ephraim Salaam (of the Houston Texans) on the red carpet.

Martha kicks off “Romance Week” with a “Breakfast Show” on The Martha Stewart Show (syndicated, check your local listings). Martha and the audience wear pajamas for this episode. Guests include chefs Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan, Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson, Josh Eden, and Neil Kleinberg.

Mariska Hargitay (of Law & Order: SVU), Jarod brings some animals to the show, and a dinner recipe on The Rachael Ray Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Teen Pregnancy” is the topic on The Tyra Banks Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Oprah Winfrey pays her first visit to Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings) on his show, that is. It’s the 1000th episode of this series. Dr. Phil also checks in with some of his favorite guests from the first 1000 shows.

“Nate Builds a Dream Hous” on Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).

Frank Capra classics Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TCM, 2:30pm) and Meet John Doe (TCM, 4:45pm).

Primetime Grid

Primetime

The Sci-Fi Channel starts airing Jericho from the beginning (Sci-Fi, 6pm - 10pm). First four episodes. The second season premiere airs tomorrow night on CBS.

College basketball: Villanova at Georgetown (ESPN, 6pm), Kansas at Texas (ESPN, 8pm).

Antiques Roadshow (PBS, check your local listings) is in Orlando for this new episode.

Tonight Turner Classic Movies puts their spotlight on Oscar nominees and winners from the ’20s and ’30s: It Happened One Night (TCM, 7pm), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (TCM, 9pm), The Awful Truth (TCM, 11pm), Carefree (TCM, 12:45am), and Lady for A Day (TCM, 2:15am). You can read more about these films on the TCM website. They’re all great and I highly recommend them.

Adam Baylin returns with a new assigment for Kyle on Kyle XY (ABC Family, 7pm and 11pm). And Josh is left in charge at The Rack and things don’t go so well.

Michael leads his fellow inmates on their break from Sona on Prison Break (FOX, 7pm). Finally! Okay, it hasn’t taken that long when you compare this season to season one.

Palin checks out the National Day celebrations in Tiraspol on a new Michael Palin’s New Europe (Travel Channel, 7pm and 11pm; also on Saturday at 11am).

Rerun of the “Fudge Factor” episode of Good Eats (Food Network, 7pm and 2am).

The cast of High School Musical on Tour! perform live on Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (ABC, 7pm - 8:31pm).

Last round of semi-finals on American Gladiators (NBC, 7pm - 8:30pm).

John Cho (of Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle) guest stars in this rerun of How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 7pm) as a rich guy who tries to get Marshall to join his firm. Ted encounters a porn actor with the same name as him. And Lily reveals a big secret to Robin (only I thought this supposed secret had been out before).

Jeff: “You know what Kobe Beef is?”
Marshall: “The most expensive beef in the world.”
Jeff: “The place that I’m taking you has Kobe Lobster, that is lobster fed with Kobe Beef.”
  from How I Met Your Mother

Rerun of the third ever episode of Gossip Girl (CW, 7pm). Ivy League representatives visit the school and Blair tries to get even with Serena in a rather nasty way. And yet we finally do see another side of Blair in this episode and begin to see why she and Serena are friends.

Josh offers Hope (that girl he likes) a place to crash for the weekend on Welcome to the Captain (CBS, 7:30pm), but then he worries they’re getting too comfortable with each other. You can blame Uncle Saul (Jeffrey Tambor) for some of this, Josh ends up spending some of the weekend with him for a unique mini-vacation. I liked this episode a lot more than the first one, it’s goofy, but it’s also got some heart too.

I must admit, I was getting a little bored with Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 8pm), but it sounds like a lot happens in this episode so maybe it will get more interesting. Brian Austin Green joins the cast, though he’s only listed in the press release as “the Stranger.” The always fabulous Dean Winters is back as Sarah’s former fiance. And Brendan Hines is back as Andy the computer wiz, he enters a computer in a chess competition in this episode.

Matt decides that maybe they should track down Flame in this new episode of Wildfire (ABC Family, 8pm; also on Tuesday at 11pm).

Season premiere of The Flavor of Love (VH1, 8pm, lots of other airings).

A new episode of Girlfriends (CW, 8pm) is followed by the season finale of Girlfriends (CW, 8:30pm). Series star Tracee Ellis Ross directed the first of these two episodes. Chrisette Michele guest stars as herself.

When Charlie tries to come up with ways to entertain his girlfriend’s four-year-old son, he stumbles onto a new kind of work in this rerun of Two and a Half Men (CBS, 8pm).

Laura (Melissa George) pays another visit to Paul (Gabriel Byrne) on a new In Treatment (HBO, 8:30pm). This time she’s late for her session. Last week’s episode airs at 8pm in case you missed it and/or need a refresher in where things left off with these two.

Christine considers plastic surgery after a pretty young waitress flirts with Mr. Harris (Blair Underwood) while they’re on a date on The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 8:30pm). Andy Richter returns for another episode too.

Lauren goes into labor on Notes from the Underbelly (ABC, 8:31pm).

Medium returns next week with a new episode.

Bourdain is in London and Edinburgh on a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel, 9pm, 10pm, 1am).

Andy Cohen hosts a look at the 20 Most Outrageous Bravo Moments (Bravo, 9pm, 11pm, 2am). Featuring clips from Top Chef, Project Runway, and others.

Winter season premiere of The Salt ‘n’ Pepa Show (VH1, 9pm, lots of other airings).

New special Unforgettable Celebrity Wedding Gowns (We, 9pm). I think the name describes it well enough.

New episode of REAL Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO, 9pm).

Aubrey’s father (Armand Assante) leaves yet again on October Road (ABC, 9:01pm). And the gang goes on a road trip to find the girl who saved Owen’s life. DVR Alert: This episode was originally supposed to air last week so your DVR might not recognize this episode as a new one.

Late Night

2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover is revealed, Kate Walsh (of Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy), OK Go with Bonerama on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).

Julie Chen, Natasha Bedingfield on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS, 11:37pm).