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• ESPN2 has WNBA Basketball Playoffs all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by new episodes of Crash Course and Primetime: The Outsiders.
• NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent at 8, then a new Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance at 8, followed by a new Glee.
• The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8, then the series premiere of The Beautiful Life.
• There's a new Live From Lincoln Center on PBS at 8, with the New York Philharmonic.
• Spike has a new, two-hour UFC Fight Night at 8, followed by a new Ultimate Fighter.
• Cartoon Network has a new Bobb'e Says at 8, then a new Dude, What Would Happen?
• At 9, TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns.
• Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters at 9, followed by a new Destination Truth.
• History Channel has a new Nostradamus Effect at 9, then a new MysteryQuest.
• BBC America has a new Gordon Ramsay's F Word at 9.
• At 10, TNT has the season finale of Dark Blue.
• Bravo has a new Top Chef: Las Vegas at 10.
• MTV has a new Real World at 10.
• Travel Channel has a new Man vs. Food at 10.
• TruTV has a new Black Gold at 10.
• Also at 10: Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

ABC's newest stunt game show Crash Course looks exactly like the kind of show that bloggers and critics watch just so they could put their "Suck Extinguishers" to good use.

And yet 45 minutes of TV viewing later, I'm not even feeling the need to break the protective glass. On the surface, it appears to be just another reality/game show with typical contestants having their ids scared for life for cash and/or prizes and most of it is just that.

And even though it met those stereotypical expectations, I still didn't hate it. Part of me actually kind of (gulp) enjoyed it. Did I just swallow my brains along with my pride?

"Our insurance bill is crazy," said executive producer Arthur Smith. This has to be one of the craziest ideas for a game show I've ever heard. I don't even think the Japanese do things like this, though ironically Smith and EP partner Kent Weed are also the men behind I Survived a Japanese Game Show. Now, they're bringing auto-competition to ABC with Crash Course. Man, I just can't see this ending well.

Think of the average reality show competitor. Then think of pairing them up with someone they know, putting them behind the wheel of a car and having them do things like drive on two wheels, or busting through walls. Or giving one of them control of the brake and the other the steering and gas. My god, there's a reason they have stunt people do these kinds of things on television and in the movies. The potential for horrifying flaming death is way higher than on any other reality shows. But at least we'll have the soothing voices of Dan Cortese and Orlando Jones to make us feel better about it. "Stop, drop and roll isn't going to put out that fire, Dan."

I know, it's tough. You've been wanting to watch Doctor Who for a long time now, but you figure it's pointless to try and get into a show that's been on for as long as this one has. Or maybe you're like me and just never cared about Doctor Who in the first place because you got into other shows like Carpenter What and Janitor How. Or maybe you just like to make up really lame jokes that play on the name "Doctor Who." That's not important, though. What is important is that the BBC has a Flash site where you can poke around and learn about the series, different episodes, characters, and other things to get you up to speed. There's a long history, but if you're interested in the show, it's worth checking out.

[via The Cartoonist]