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What's On Tonight: World Series, D.L. Hughley, Saturday Night Live

  • Paula DeenAt 8, FOX has Game 3 of The World Series.
  • NBC has a new America's Toughest Jobs at 8.
  • ESPN2 has College Football, Notre Dame vs. Washington
  • TCM has Psycho at 8.
  • Starting at 8, Nick has Halloween episodes of some of their shows, including iCarly, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, and Ned's Declassified.
  • Also at 8: Food Network has a new Paula's Party.
  • At 9, CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
  • There's a new Primeval at 9 on BBC America.
  • At 9:30, HGTV has a new Divine Design.
  • At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
  • CNN has the series premiere of D.L. Hughley Breaks The News at 10.
  • TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.
  • At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Jon Hamm and Coldplay.

Check your local TV listings for more.

What's On Tonight: Baseball Playoffs, iCarly, Saturday Night Live

  • At 8, NBC has a new America's Toughest Jobs.
  • TBS has the Red Sox/Rays game at 8.
  • CNN has the new special Fall of the Fat Cats at 8.
  • TLC has two new episodes of Flip That House at 8.
  • Nickelodeon has a new iCarly at 8, followed by a new Naked Brothers Band.
  • Also at 8: Food Network has a new Halloween episode of Unwrapped.
  • At 9, CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
  • BBC America has a new Primeval at 9.
  • Lifetime has the movie Living Proof at 9.
  • Cartoon Network has the movie Justice League: The New Frontier at 9.
  • Sci-Fi has the movie Fire & Ice at 9.
  • At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
  • TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10
  • At 11:30, SNL has a new Saturday Night Live, with Josh Brolin, Adele, and Sarah Palin.

Check your local TV listings for more.

What's On Tonight: High School Musical, Sarah Connor Chronicles, Weeds

  • One Tree HillAt 7, ESPN has the season premiere of Monday Night Football, with the Vikings vs. the Packers, followed by the Broncos vs. the Raiders.
  • At 8, ABC has the season finale of High School Musical: Get in the Picture, followed by the CMA Music Festival.
  • NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, followed by a new America's Toughest Jobs.
  • FOX has the season premiere of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles at 8, then a new Prison Break.
  • The CW has a new Gossip Girl at 8, then a new One Tree Hill.
  • Nickelodeon has a new Wonder Pets at 8.
  • Also at 8: BBC America has a new Top Gear.
  • At 9, PBS has a new History's Detectives.
  • USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
  • TNT has a new episode of The Closer at 9, then a new Raising the Bar.
  • There's a new Unwrapped on Food Network at 9.
  • At 10, MTV has a new episode of The Hills.
  • Discovery has a new Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein at 10.
  • Showtime has a new Weeds at 10.
  • At 10:15, TCM has Dr. Strangelove.

Check your local TV listings for more.

What are all those Olympic promos worth?

NBC Knight RiderIf you've been watching NBC's Olympic coverage, you must have seen all of the promotion they have been doing for their fall season. New shows My Own Worst Enemy, Crusoe, Knight Rider, Kath & Kim, and America's Toughest Jobs have all had plenty of play. As have the returning Chuck and Life. Given that the latest Olympiad is closing in on becoming the most watched television event of all time, you might think those promo spots were pretty valuable.

Apparently, not so much. The Hollywood Reporter runs down the record for the network promoting new shows during past games. In 2004, the Athens games led to one show, Joey, making it beyond its first season. Likewise for the Sydney games in 2000, which brought us Ed, and nothing else. Things were a little better in 1996 from Atlanta. Profiler, The Pretender, and Suddenly Susan all lasted another four years. Not a stellar track record and it leaves you thinking that those precious spots might have served the network better pitching more beer. It has the makings of a good poll though. After the jump, place your vote for the one new show that will make it out of season one.

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