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(S03E02) "I have shoes older than you but I'd like to try you on!" - Sharon to 23-year-old Joseph, an Elvis impersonator.

The second episode of America's Got Talent auditions brought more great acts and more terrible performances. This week, we were treated to 15 complete acts that ranged from singing to magic (see picture) not forgetting impersonators and Drumtazia! Oh, and, unless I'm mistaken, we also saw the judges give 3 Xs to someone who finished in 4th place in another talent competition! More on that at the end of my review.

• At 8, ABC has a new The Next Best Thing, followed by a new American Inventor.
• NBC has a new Most Outrageous Moments at 8, then new episodes of Last Comic Standing and Dateline.
• FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance at 8, then a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• Discovery has a new Really Big Things at 8.
• At 9, CNBC has Big Mac: Inside The McDonald's Empire.
• There are two new episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne on TBS at 9.
• On a new Challenge, cooks try to make the ultimate Simpsons cake. It's on Food Network at 9.
• At 10, PBS has a new American Masters.
• FX has a new Rescue Me at 10.
• Discovery has two new eps of Cash Cab starting at 10.
• Also at 10: HBO repeats Bill Maher's live special from last weekend.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new The Next Best Thing, followed by new episodes of American Inventor and Traveler.
• CBS has the new special AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies at 8.
• NBC has two new episodes of Last Comic Standing starting at 8, then a new Dateline.
• FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
• There's a new Hidden Palms on The CW at 8, then another new episode.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Mythbusters, followed by two new episodes of Cash Cab.
• Sci-Fi has a new Ghost Hunters at 9.
• The Travel Channel has a new World Poker Tour at 9.
• At 10, The History Channel has a new Modern Marvels.
• On Food Network at 10, a new Good Eats has Alton Brown looking at the world of pretzels.
• Also at 10: FX has a new Rescue Me.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance.
• ABC has the premiere of The Next Best Thing: Who Is The Best Celebrity Impersonator? at 8, followed by a repeat of the Traveler pilot and a new episode of Traveler.
• The CW has the premiere of Hidden Palms at 8, then a new One Tree Hill.
• History Channel has two new episodes of Modern Marvels at 8, then a new History Rocks.
• PBS has new episodes of Craft In America all night.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Mythbusters.
• Food Network has a new Paula's Home Cooking at 9, followed by a new Tyler's Ultimate.
• Travel Channel has a new World Poker Tour at 9.
• Also at 9: ESPN has the Jazz/Spurs playoff game.
• At 10, Bravo has a new Shear Genius.

Check your local TV listings for more.

The other day I auditioned for a new reality show. I can't tell you the name of the show but I will tell you the premise.

It's a competition a la American Idol, except the talent in this competition is impersonation. You might say the producers aren't looking for real celebrities but instead are looking for "the next best thing."

Now when I first heard about the show, I assumed it was all about impressions. I couldn't have been more wrong.