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If a show like Top Chef never found a meal, would you watch it? If Ice Road Truckers couldn't find snow, would you pay attention?

Yet, every week, paranormal investigation shows like Ghost Hunters or Paranormal State hit the air and unveil the whole pile of absolute squat they found. Now, there's a new contender in the "Hey! Look! We found pretty much nothing!" category with the Discovery Channel's Ghost Lab.

Each week two thick slabs of Texas beef named Brad and Barry Klinge (right) take their Everyday Paranormal investigation team out into the wild haunted yonder. They come armed with their traveling "ghost lab" -- a 24-foot car hauler "capable of providing 200,000 watts of electricity to power audio, video and photo analysis stations; flat-screen televisions and an interactive touch-screen smartboard."

• At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, followed by new episodes of Flashpoint and Numb3rs.
• NBC has two new episodes of Howie Do It at 8, then new episodes of Friday Night Lights and Dateline.
• FOX has new episodes of The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dollhouse.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• There's a new Smackdown! on MyNetwork TV at 8.
• Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays at 8.
• At 9, ABC has a new Supernanny, then a new 20/20.
• BBC America has a new Mistresses at 9.
• Also at 9: Lifetime has the movie Life Takes Wing.
• At 10, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.
• Travel Channel has a new Most Haunted at 10.
  
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Flashpoint and Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new Howie Do It at 8.
• FOX has a new Sarah Connor Chronicles at 8, followed by a new Dollhouse.
• The CW has new episodes of Everybody Hates Chris and The Game.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold, followed by a new Clone Wars.
• At 9, NBC has a new Friday Night Lights, followed by a new Dateline.
• BBC America has a new Mistresses at 9.
• Also at 9: Hallmark has the movie Bound by a Secret.
• At 10, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.
• There's a new Battlestar Galactica on Sci-Fi at 10.
• Travel Channel has a new Most Haunted at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Flashpoint and Numb3rs.
• FOX has new episodes of Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dollhouse.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Friday Night Smackdown! at 8.
• TCM has Mr. Smith Goes To Washington at 8, then All The King's Men.
• At 9, NBC has a new Friday Night Lights.
• At 10, Sci-Fi has a new Battlestar Galactica.
• HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher at 10.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup.
• Comedy Central has two new episodes of Comedy Central Presents at 10.
• Travel Channel has a new Most Haunted at 10.
• Also at 10: VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

• At 8, FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?, then a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• ABC has The Alma Awards at 8, followed by Charlie Gibson's interview with Sarah Palin on a new 20/20.
  
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• There's a new Washington Week on PBS at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• Nickelodeon has the movie Gym Teacher: The Movie at 8.
• Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place at 8, followed by new episodes of Phineas and Ferb, Cory in the House, and Life with Derek.
• At 9, USA has the summer finale of Monk, then the summer finale of Psych.
• Hallmark has the movie A Gunfighter's Pledge at 9.
• Animal Planet has two new episodes of Grizzly Man at 9.
• At 9:30, G4 has a new Freaky.
• At 10, Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis.
  
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
• Travel Channel has a new Most Haunted at 10.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC, CBS, and NBC have the Stand Up To Cancer benefit.
• FOX has two-hour season premiere of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• At 9, NBC has an NFL Kickoff Special.
• USA has a new Monk at 9, then a new Psych.
• Discovery Channel has two new episodes of Discovery Project Earth at 9.
• At 10, CBS has the season (series?) finale of Swingtown.
• ABC has a new 20/20 at 10.
• Sci-Fi Channel has a new Stargate Atlantis at 10.
• History Channel has a new Shockwave at 10.
• Also at 10: Travel Channel has a new Most Haunted.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog - Vol. 1
• America's Funniest Home Videos - Guide To Parenting
• Birdman and the Galaxy Trio - The Complete Series
• Bozo's Big Top - The World's Most Famous Clown
• Foyle's War - Set 4
• Gunsmoke - Season 1
• The Incredible Hulk - Season 2
• Masters of Horror - The Black Cat
• Most Haunted - Season 1 and 2 Collection, London Haunts, Castels of Britain
• Overhaulin' - Season 3, Vol. 1
• The Rookies - Season 1
• Space Ghost and Dino Boy - The Complete Series
• Taxicab Confessions - New York
• Voyagers - The Complete Series
• Wanted: Dead or Alive - Season 2