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What's On Tonight: Cronkite, ESPY Awards, Ace Of Cakes, Design Star

  • Drop Dead DivaNickelodeon has a marathon of new SpongeBob SquarePants episodes starting at 7.
  • At 7, CBS has That's The Way It Was: Remembering Walter Cronkite, then a new Big Brother.
  • The CW has a new Valentine at 7.
  • At 8, NBC has a new Merlin, followed by the conclusion of Meteor.
  • ABC Family has the movie Labor Pains at 8.
  • Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 8.
  • TCM has An American in Paris at 8.
  • At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
  • There's a new Law and Order: CI on USA at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
  • HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
  • ESPN has the ESPY Awards at 9.
  • Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva at 9, followed by a new Army Wives.
  • Food Network has a new Next Food Network Star at 9, then the season premiere of Ace of Cakes.
  • A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, then two new episodes of Hammertime.
  • Also at 9: History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers, followed by the series premiere of Pawn Stars (two episodes).
  • At 10, HGTV has the season premiere of Design Star.
  • At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
  • At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Is Justin Timberlake the right star to host the Oscars?

Justin GlobesHe's no Johnny Carson or Bob Hope or Billy Crystal, but pop star and former boy band fave Justin Timberlake could be the next star to host the Academy Awards. The Oscars are still months away, but the Academy is already contemplating a way to make the show more Nielsen worthy.

Last February's show, hosted by The Daily Show's Jon Stewart (he also hosted in 2006), celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Oscars but was a ratings dud. It was the worst Oscars ever, in terms of Nielsen ratings, even though it had a 21.9 rating and 33 share.

Many people blame those dismal numbers on a disinterest among viewers in the films that were in contention last year, including heavy dramas No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, Michael Clayton, which seemed to have little appeal to mass audiences.

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