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• At 8, ABC has Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, followed by two (yes, two!) new episodes of According To Jim and a new Eli Stone.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then new episodes of The Mentalist and Without A Trace.
• NBC has a new Biggest Loser at 8, followed by a new Law and Order: SVU.
• FOX has new episodes of House and Fringe.
• TCM has Citizen Kane at 8.
• IFC has a new IFC Media Project at 8, then a new Hell Girl.
• At 8:40, BBC America has a new Gavin & Stacey.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs.
• There's a new episode of The Universe on History Channel at 9.
• At 10, Bravo has a new Real Housewives of Orange County.
• Biography Channel has the series premiere of Shatner's Raw Nerve at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new Cha$e at 10.
• MTV has a new Paris Hilton's My New BFF at 10.
• IFC has a new IT Crowd at 10.
• Also at 10: Travel Channel has a new Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.
• At 10:30, Disney has a new Life with Derek.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.

• At 7, Election Coverage starts on all of the major networks and some minor ones. Actually, it starts on the cable news channels a lot earlier.
  
• At 8, The CW has a new 90210, then a new Privileged.
• ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights at 8.
• At 9, PBS Election Coverage starts.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 9, followed by two new episodes of Scare Tactics.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
• At 10, Comedy Central has their Daily Show/Colbert Report election night coverage.
• FX has a new episode of The Shield at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Check your local TV listings for more.

As for the late night talk shows, all of them are either pre-empted or they're repeats. Except Charlie Rose, which will have coverage of the election.

• At 8, ABC has a new Opportunity Knocks, followed by a new Dancing with the Stars and the season premiere of Eli Stone.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then new episodes of The Mentalist and Without A Trace.
• NBC has new episodes of The Biggest Loser and Law and Order: SVU.
• FOX has a new House at 8, then a new Fringe.
• PBS has a new Nova at 8, followed by a new Frontline.
• ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights at 8, then a new Greek.
• At 8:40, BBC America has a new Gavin & Stacey.
• At 9, Bravo has a new Real Housewives of Atlanta.
• CNBC has the special The Nuclear Option at 9.
• There's a new Dirty Jobs on Discovery at 9.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 9, followed by two new episodes of Scare Tactics.
• Also at 9: ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker.
• At 10, FX has a new episode of The Shield.
• MTV has the season premiere of Paris Hilton: My New BFF at 10.
• IFC has a new episode of The IT Crowd.
• Travel Channel has a new Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.

• At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8.
• NBC has a new Biggest Loser at 8.
• There's a new Nova on PBS at 8.
• The CW has a new 90210, then a new Privileged.
• ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights at 8, then a new Greek.
• TCM has The Graduate at 8, followed by Bonnie & Clyde.
• At 9, another Presidential Debate, which will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, CNBC, CSPAN, PBS, and BBC America.
• Bravo has the premiere of The Real Housewives of Atlanta at 9.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
• Food Network has a new Food Detectives at 9.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 9, followed by two new episodes of Scare Tactics.
• Also at 9: ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker.
• At 10, FX has a new episode of The Shield.
• A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner at 10.
• Travel Channel has a new Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

Hmmm, a bunch of "Best Of" sets are being released this week. I've never liked this idea (most of these sets don't have episodes that I'd like to see, and I'd like a complete collection), though I guess I can understand why they release them. They want to see if fans are interested and aren't sure if it warrants a whole season being released. Though I'm not sure why shows like Banacek and B.L. Stryker are getting "Best Of" sets since they have already had season sets released.

• B.L. Stryker - Best Of
  
• Banacek - Best Of
• Beany & Cecil - Classic Collection, Volumes 1 and 2
• Charles in Charge - Best Of
• The Crow: Stairway to Heaven - Best Of
• Curious George - Sails with Pirates and Other Curious Capers
• Death Note - Vol. 6
• Dirty Jobs - Collection 3
• Entourage - Season 4
• Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3
• Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids - Halloween
• The Golden Age of Comedy
• Heroes - Season 2
• The Honeymooners - Color, Collection 4
• NCIS - Season 5 and Seasons 1-5 sets
  
• One Tree Hill - Season 5
• Robson Arms - Season 3
• The Shield - Season 6
• Shockwave - Season 1
• The Untouchables - Season 2, Vol. 2

The new season of Sesame Street is right around the corner and, while I normally wouldn't give it a second thought, I am unusually excited right now. No, this isn't a snarky rant about how I've been driven to children's TV because of the sorry state of grown-up programming. Sesame Street's 39th season, starting August 11th, looks like it has a lot of fun lined up not only for the pre-schoolers but parents as well. I already posted Feist's upcoming special take on "1 2 3 4", but I had no idea how many amazing guest appearances were coming. Just check out this star-filled highlight reel after the jump.

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Andy DeHart, a shark expert who currently works at the National Aquarium in Washington, D.C. Dehart talked to me about his first experience with sharks (when he was five!), about his interest in conservation of the species, and about Shark Week, Discovery's annual documentary series (in its 21st year this summer). Other than Big Brother, Shark Week is the only reason I turn on the TV in the summer. I was pretty excited to talk to him about this year's event.

The 21st annual Shark Week is coming this summer to Discovery. Les Stroud (Survivorman) and Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) will join Adam Savage and Jamie Hyman (MythBusters) and many more experts on excursions to Bahamas, South Africa, the Arctic, Australia and a whole lot of places in between. This year they will spotlight lesser-known and unusual sharks, address myths about sharks, and educate the public on the conservation of sharks.

Shark Week will air July 27 to August 2nd. Sunday through Friday programming will run from 7 p.m. till midnight ET/PT. And on Saturday programming will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET/PT.

Find out what show I'm looking forward to and what other shows Discovery has planned after the jump.

On Tuesday , June 17th at 10 p.m. an all new season of After the Catch will premiere. This five-part series, airing each week after Deadliest Catch, will look deeper into the most dangerous jobs and people who do them. One of these behind-the-scenes looks will feature Captain Phil Harris and Gloucester's legendary fishermen. The captain will sit down with Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs for an interview. Rowe will also talk to the crew, author Spike Walker and Dutch Harbor bartender Lisa Roberts for the inside scoop on what life is really like in the port town.

• At 8, ABC has a new episode of The Bachelorette, then the season premiere of The Mole.
• NBC has the Red Wings/Penguins Stanley Cup Game at 8.
• TCM has Sydney Pollack movies starting at 8: The Slender Thread and Three Days of the Condor.
• At 9, Lifetime has the new movie The Capture of the Green River Killer.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9, followed by a new Verminators.
• GSN has a new World Poker Tour at 9.
• G4 Rewind debuts at 9 on G4.
• Also at 9: TV Land has a Mad About You marathon.
• At 10, VH-1 has the series premiere of Legally Blonde: The Search For Elle Woods.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• TNT has NBA Playoffs all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by the season premiere of The Bachelorette (God help us all).
• CBS has the season finales of Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men and Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami.
• FOX has the season finale of Bones at 8, then the season finale of House.
• NBC has a new American Gladiators at 8, then a new Dateline.
• The CW has the season finale of Gossip Girl at 8, followed by the season finale of One Tree Hill.
• There's a new Antiques Roadshow on PBS at 8.
• TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World starting at 8.
• Also at 8: ABC Family has a new Greek, then a new Wildfire.
• At 8:30, Food Network has a new Heavyweights.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs.
• MTV has two new episodes of Life of Ryan at 9.
• GSN has a new World Poker Tour at 9.
• TV Land has the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special at 9.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Drive-Ins, Diners, and Dives.
• MTV has a new episode of The Paper at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

TLC has a new competition series called Master of Dance (worst title ever). The show will test dancers' skills by changing the song mid-performance to measure the breadth of their repertoire and the level of their creativity. This sounds a little too much like Freezedance but for prize money. The grand prise is $50,000 to be exact.

Joey Lawrence will host and there will be three judges: Lucinda Dickey (Solid Gold, Breakin'), Tyce Diorio (choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance), and Loni Love (comedienne voted one of Comedy Central's Top 20 Comics to Watch in 2008).

• TNT has NBA Playoffs all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by new episodes of Samantha Who? and The Bachelor.
• CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, then new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami.
• NBC has a new, two hour Deal Or No Deal at 8, then a new Medium.
• FOX has new episodes of Bones and House.
• The CW has a new Gossip Girl at 8, followed by a new One Tree Hill.
• ABC Family has a new Greek, then a new Wildfire.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8, then a new Nature.
• TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World (including the season finale) at 8.
• At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
• VH-1 has a new Flavor of Love at 9.
• Also at 9: GSN has a new World Poker Tour.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• ABC, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News have Super Tuesday coverage all night (CBS' coverage starts at 9, NBC's and PBS' at 10).
• At 8, FOX has a new American Idol, then a new House.
• NBC has a new, two hour Biggest Loser at 8.
• At 9, The CW has a new One Tree Hill.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, FX has a new Nip/Tuck.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: MTV has a new Life of Ryan, followed by a new Rob and Big.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - Collection 2
• Beauty and the Beast - Season 3
• Charlie and Lola - Vol. 7
• Dirty Jobs - Collection 2
• The Drak Pack - Complete Series
• The Jerry Springer Show: Undressed, Unleashed and Uncensored - Vol. 1, 2, and 3
• McLeod's Daughters - Season 5
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Vol. 10.2
• Perfect Strangers - Seasons 1 and 2
• Route 66 - Season 1, Vol. 2
• Slings and Arrows - Complete Collection
• Soul Food - Season 3
• Third Watch - Season 1
• The Whitest Kids You Know - Season 1