TVSquad

• At 8, CBS has a new Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular.
• NBC has a new 1 vs. 100 at 8, then the series premiere of Amnesia and a new Dateline.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• There's a new Smackdown! on The CW at 8.
• At 9, USA has the season finale of Monk.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, Comedy Central has a new Comedy Central Presents.
• Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis at 10.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, NBC has a new 1 vs. 100, then the two-hour season finale of Las Vegas.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• At 9, USA has a new Monk, then a new Psych.
• VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Paula's Party.
• There's a new Stargate Atlantis on Sci-Fi at 10.
• At 10:30, Bravo has a new Top This Party.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

Check your local TV listings for more.

When I first heard that Dennis Miller was going to host a game show, I thought to myself "yeah, I covered that already." But I didn't know that the show I had written about had already ended and this was a new game show he was going to host.

The previous one was Grand Slam, the GSN show that pitted former game show champs (like Ken Jennings) against each other. Looks like that show only lasted one season (hopefully I can catch the reruns), but Miller isn't through with game shows yet. He's going to host the new NBC show Amnesia, which will premiere on NBC in the 1 vs. 100 slot when that show ends its season.

• At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, followed by new episodes of Moonlight and Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new 1 vs. 100 at 8, then new episodes of Friday Night Lights and Las Vegas.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• Sci-Fi has a new Flash Gordon at 8.
• Also at 8: Disney has High School Musical 2.
• At 9, Lifetime has a new How To Look Good Naked, followed by a new Matched in Manhattan and two new episodes of Top This Party.
• USA has a new Monk at 9, then a new Psych.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis at 10.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Comedy Central Presents, with Sebastian Maniscalco.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, NBC has a new 1 vs. 100, then new episodes of Friday Night Lights and Las Vegas.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Flash Gordon.
• At 9, Lifetime has the premiere of How To Look Good Naked, then the premieres of Matched in Manhattan and Top This Party.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• Food Network has a new Paula's Party at 10.
• There's a new episode of The Soup on E! at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

OK, so none of us want Rosie O'Donnell to take over for Bob Barker as host of The Price Is Right, but what exactly is the next step for the former View host (besides going on tour with Cyndi Lauper and building a new arts center in NYC)?

FOX News is reporting that new NBC programming chief Ben Silverman wants Rosie on the network. And not just in a daytime capacity. He also wants her to host a prime time game show on the network. No word from Rosie yet.

Of course, this news comes from Roger Friedman, who seems to be wrong 84% of the time in the stories that he reports, at least about celebs. But if she does host a game show, Ben, can you make sure it's not in the same mold as Deal Or No Deal/Identity/1 vs. 100? Or maybe create a daytime game show for her? We need more game shows in the daytime, less Dr. Phil/Jerry/Maury.

• At 8, PBS has a new NOW, followed by a new Washington Week.
• NBC has a new 1 vs. 100 at 8, then the return of Identity.
• CBS has March Madness all night.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• AMC has Cool Hand Luke at 8, with Paul Newman.
• Also at 8: HBO has a marathon of new episodes of Addiction.
• At 9, FOX has a new episode of The Wedding Bells.
• TLC has a new What Not To Wear at 9.
• At 9:30, Food Network has a new Giada's Weekend Getaways (in Napa/Sonoma), then a new ep of Paula's Party.
• At 10, ABC has new 20/20.
• A&E has a new Intervention at 10.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time With Bill Maher, with guests Jason Alexander, Chris Rock, Dan Rather, Martha Raddatz, and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (Mon., 9PM ET, History)
Space ... it's still the final frontier. Watching this special celebrating 40 years of Star Trek, I'm struck by how forward-looking the show was. Sure, the uniforms were totally '60s and the plots were super cheesy, but the concepts were light years ahead of their time. Mr. Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy, narrates, with stars William Shatner, Patrick Stewart and Kate Mulgrew sharing insights into their various incarnations of Trek. Plus, see footage from last October's auction of Trek memorabilia.

American Idol (Tue., 8PM ET, Fox)
Is it just me or are this year's top 24 contestants almost completely unmemorable? Looking over their photos, I strained to recall each one. Actually, one did stand out -- the beatboxing guy, Blake. But can he sing? I think the judges were right in saying this season is more up for grabs than any since season one. This week, experience six hours of Idol overload, with the top 12 boys performing tonight, the girls taking their turn tomorrow and a two-hour results show Thursday. Phew!

• At 8, PBS has a new NOW, followed by a new Washington Week.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Close To Home and Numb3rs.
• NBC has new episodes of 1 vs. 100, Las Vegas, and Law and Order.
• There's a new Nanny 911 on FOX at 8, then a new Trading Spouses.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• At 9, Cartoon Network has a new Squirrel Boy, then a new Camp Lazlo.
• TLC has a new What Not To Wear at 9.
• Also at 9: ESPN has two new eps of The U.S. Poker Championships.
• At 9:30, Food Network has a new Giada's Weekend Getaways, in San Francisco.
• At 10, USA has a new Psych.
• At 11, HBO has the season premiere of Real Time With Bill Maher, with guests former Senator John Edwards, Senator Chuck Schumer, former Lt. Governor of Maryland Michael Steele, and former HP chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, NBC has a new, two-hour Deal Or No Deal (with a contestant from Santa Claus, IN!), then a new 1 vs. 100.
• ABC Family has The Polar Express at 8, then Frosty's Winter Wonderland.
• Emeril cooks with alcohol on Food Network at 8. It's followed by a new Unwrapped.
• CNN has a Larry King Live marathon on all day and night, while TLC is doing the same with Mythbusters.
• Nickelodeon has various Xmas shows all night, including SpongeBob, Danny Phantom, Full House, and Roseanne.
• Also at 8: Disney has The Santa Clause, then The Santa Clause 2.
• At 9, Lifetime has Home for Christmas.
• Comedy Central has Bad Santa at 9.
• There's a new Monday Night RAW at 9 on USA.
• At 11, Hallmark has The Night They Saved Christmas.

What's in this week's issue of America's favorite TV mag?

• Lost isn't on the cover, and neither is Desperate Housewives. So it must be Grey's Anatomy.
• How the new season stands so far, the winners and the losers.
• As The World Turns is finally going to deal with the death of soap vet Benjamin Hendrickson, who committed suicide earlier this year. His character Hal Munson will also die on the show.
• Matt Roush likes 1 vs. 100.
• An interview with horror master Wes Craven.
• Will Saxondale be another Brit comedy hit for NBC?
• In the print edition: a look at Ugly Betty (a surprising hit for ABC in the Thursday 8pm slot), and yet another damn article about Dancing with the Stars.