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• At 7:45, Showtime2 has David Duchovny in The TV Set.
• At 8, CBS has a new Million Dollar Password.
• Disney has a new Hannah Montana at 8, then a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• At 9, NBC has a new Dateline.
• PBS has a new Masterpiece Theatre at 9.
• There's a new Law and Order: CI on USA at 9, followed by a new In Plain Sight.
• TLC has a new Singing Office at 9.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
• Food Network has a new Iron Chef America at 9, then a new Next Food Network Star.
• HBO has The Simpsons Movie at 9.
• Also at 9: Nickelodeon has a new Nick News Special.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• Spike has a new episode of Factory at 10.
• At 11:30, Showtime has a new I Can't Believe I'm Still Single.

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(S01E03) "Slutty But Sweet," the business mantra of restaurant The Booty Chest

Even the previews for The Middle Man capture that cheese-tastic tone that made the '60s Batman an instant classic. Like Paul, I also enjoy the frenetic pace of the dialogue and the bright colors that sprinkle the show. I've selected the picture over there to explore the costume difference Paul mentioned, wherein Natalie Morales' Wendy Watson dresses pretty hot when off-duty, and then when working wears a suit that truly doesn't work on a woman, as mentioned last episode.

Why can't she put on that Avengers' Emma Peel catsuit she's wearing in the opening credits. She looks really damned hot there. The show itself seems to speak to a mix of that and Get Smart! though The Middle Man is more Agent 99 to Wendy's Maxwell Smart. Even the little goofy things like giving us the time from different time zones each scene change, and not necessarily a time zone that we're in. But in each case it's relevant to the plotline. We get Shanghai time when we're in a Chinese restaurant for example. It's these little touches of quirky humor that make the show such a unique success.

• NBC has U.S. Open golf until 9pm, when it airs the SNL special The Best of Mike Myers.
• At 8, CBS has The Tony Awards.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Iron Chef America and The Next Food Network Star.
• At 9, Discovery has a new When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions.
• USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, followed by a new In Plain Sight.
• A&E has three new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels starting at 9.
• TV Land has The TV Land Awards at 9.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
• Also at 9: History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• There's a new Denise Richards: It's Complicated on E! at 10, followed by a new Living Lohan.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Venture Brothers, then new episodes of Metalocalypse, Fat Guy Stuck in Internet, and Assy McGee.

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It sounds like the Food Network has finally come up with a show that will compliment Alton Brown's Peabody-award winner Good Eats. The foodiest member of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Ted Allen, has signed to host Food Detectives, a new Food Network series. Starting Tuesday, July 29th at 9 o'clock ET, the half-hour show will begin illuminating the world about the stuff we eat. They will be "pulling back the curtain and revealing the answers to some of the most puzzling food mysteries."

Actually, the concept is kind of like a Mythbusters for food. Ted will host the show and folks from Popular Science Magazine will provide the expertise. For instance, does an apple a day keep the doctor away? What about baked beans, do they really give you gas? If not, what's Beano going to do with all those commercials and product?

• At 8, CBS has a new Million Dollar Password.
• ABC has the second Celtics/Lakers NBA Finals Game at 8.
• TCM has 20 Million Miles To Earth at 8, then First Men in the Moon.
• At 9, NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline.
• Lifetime has the season premiere of Army Wives at 9.
• USA has the season premiere of Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
• The season premiere of Ice Road Truckers airs on History Channel at 9.
• Food Network has a new Iron Chef America at 9, followed by a new Next Food Network Star.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
• Spike has the movie Backwoods at 9.
• At 10, E! has a new Denise Richards: It's Complicated, then a new Living Lohan.
• Showtime has a new This American Life at 10.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Venture Brothers, followed by new episodes of Metalocalypse, Squidbillies, and Assy McGee.

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• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then the series premiere of Million Dollar Password.
• G4 has the season premiere of Code Monkeys at 7, followed by the movie The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.
• At 8, Food Network has a new Challenge, followed by new episodes of Iron Chef America and The Next Food Network Star.
• MTV has the 2008 MTV Movie Awards at 8.
• At 9, NBC has a new Dateline.
• History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9.
• Also at 9: Showtime has the season finale of The Tudors, then a new This American Life.
• At 10, USA has the series premiere of In Plain Sight.
• There's a new Denise Richards: It's Complicated at 10, then a new Living Lohan. Both are on E!
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has the season premiere of The Venture Brothers, followed by new episodes Metalocalypse, Squidbillies, and Assy McGee.

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• FOX has the NASCAR Spring Cup: Coca-Cola 600 race all night.
• TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.
• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes.
• NBC has a new, two hour Dateline at 7.
• At 8, TNT has the NBA Playoffs, Lakers vs. Spurs.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by new episodes of Iron Chef America and Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
• Hallmark has the new movie Shark Swarm at 8.
• At 9, HBO has the new movie Recount.
• There's a new episode of The Tudors on Showtime at 9, then a new This American Life.
• At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Metalocalypse, followed by new episodes of Squidbillies and Assy McGee.

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Food Network has been smarting from the debacle involving Robert Irvine, the former host of Dinner: Impossible. Now, the other shoe has dropped in the kitchen. Food Network announced that Michael Symon will replace Chef Irvine on Dinner: Impossible. This should be a piece of cake -- ha, ha, food metaphor -- for Chef Symon. He has already competed for a major role at Food Network and won. He's one of the Iron Chefs, having defeated all challengers in last seasons on air contest.

Since that victory last summer, he has joined Mario Batali, Cat Cora, Bobby Flay and Masaharu Morimoto as a member of the home team on Iron Chef America. He's been cooking in Kitchen Stadium along with the rest of the gang.

Chef Symon owns the Lola and Lolita restaurants in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a graduate from The Culinary Institute of America. After the Food Network's experience with Chef Robert Irvine, it's safe to say that Michael Symon's resume has been fully vetted.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by a new Big Brother and the new movie Sweet Nothing In My Ear.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7, then episodes of Monk and Psych.
• At 8, ABC has the finale of Oprah's Big Give, then new episodes of Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.
• The CW has a new Everybody Hates Chris at 8.
• PBS has a new Nature at 8, followed by a new Masterpiece.
• VH-1 has a new Celebrity Fit Club at 8, then a new Rock of Love with Bret Michaels reunion show.
• Also at 8: TCM has The Naked City, followed by Topkapi.
• At 9, The CW has a new episodes of The Game.
• There's a new Iron Chef America on Food Network at 9.
• HBO has the series finale of John Adams at 9.
• Showtime has a new episode of The Tudors, then a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
• At 10, Comedy Central has standup special John Oliver: Terrifying Times.
• At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.

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They're cooking up a new show for Bobby Flay, the Food Network chef who is quickly becoming the boy who just can't say no. The guy is cooking everywhere -- CBS' Early Show, Boy Meets Grill, Throwdown with Bobby Flay and, of course, he's one of the principals on Iron Chef America. And that doesn't include reruns of BBQ with Bobby Flay. But it's clearly not enough.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then a new Big Brother.
• ABC has the Barbara Walters Special at 7, followed by The Oscars.
• The CW has a new CW Now at 7.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece.
• Food Network has a new Ultimate Recipe Showdown at 9, then a new Iron Chef America.
• HBO has a new episode of The Wire at 9, then a new Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam.
• Showtime has a new L Word at 9.
• Also at 9: VH-1 has a new Rock of Love with Bret Michaels, followed by new episodes of Scott Baio is 46...and Pregnant and My Fair Brady.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force, then a new Squidbillies.
• At midnight (or whenever the post-Oscars news is over), there's a new Jimmy Kimmel Live, with Ben Affleck, Jon Stewart, and Mary J. Blige.

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• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then The Grammy Awards.
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, then new episodes of Extreme Makeover and Brothers and Sisters.
• There's a new CW Now on The CW at 7.
• At 8, PBS has a new Nature, then a new Masterpiece.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Iron Chef America and Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
• At 8:30, FOX has a new King of the Hill.
• At 9, HBO has a new episode of The Wire, then a new Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam.
• Showtime has a new L Word at 9.
• At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.

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• FOX has the Packers/Giants game all night (starts at 6).
• ESPN has The Australian Open all night.
• At 7, CBS has the special The Age of Warming, followed by the season finale Amazing Race.
• NBC has a new, two hour Dateline at 7.
• Also at 7: The CW has a new CW Now.
• At 8, ABC has a new, two hour Extreme Makeover.
• The CW has a new Life is Wild at 8.
• At 9, NBC has a new Masterpiece.
• CNBC has the Detroit Auto Show All Access special at 9.
• Food Network has a new Iron Chef America at 9, then a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
• There's a new episode of The Wire on HBO at 9, followed by a new Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam.
• At 10. AMC has the season premiere of Breaking Bad.
• Showtime has a new L Word at 10.
• At midnight, AMC starts to run the first season of Mad Men again.

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The Food Network is making headlines lately! They have not renewed Emeril Lagasse's nightly Live show and recently declined carrying Mario Batali's new series. So, who does the Food Network want? Apparently, they want Alton Brown who they just signed to a three year deal. Brown will continue to host Iron Chef America, continue to produce and host his show Good Eats, and he's getting a new show called Feasting on Waves (a follow-up to Feasting on Asphalt).

Why so much Alton? The Food Network is aggressively pushing for a younger audience. Bob Tuschman, Senior VP, said that their campaign is working citing that the average age of the network's audience dropped from 50 in 2003 to 46 in 2007. Wow, what a big drop! (Note the sarcasm.)

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by a new Amazing Race and the movie Pictures of Hollis Woods.
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos at 7, then new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
• NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, then the Bengals/Steelers game.
• There's a new CW Now on The CW at 7.
• At 8, FOX has the BCS Selection Show.
• If you like You've Got Mail, check out 1940's The Shop Around The Corner, the movie it was based on. It's on TCM at 8.
• HBO has Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project at 8.
• At 9, The CW has a new Life is Wild.
• Lifetime has Finding John Christmas at 9.
• Food Network has a new Iron Chef America at 9, then a new holiday Dinner: Impossible.
• Showtime has a new Dexter at 9, followed by the season finale of Brotherhood.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi has part one of the Tin Man miniseries.
• At 9:30, FOX has a new American Dad.

Check your local TV listings for more.