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Family and the workplace -- two constants in everyday American society. They are the places where we spend most of our lives. Sometimes we spend more time at one over complaints of the other. Other times, we barely want to spend time at either location.

Because these are so important to many people across this country, it made sense that television would delve into both of these environments during the Reality Revolution. However, since a 60-minute show about a senior technical analyst sitting in his four square-foot cube was not likely to draw in the audience, the reality shows that were created focused on those families and workplaces that were a tad more unique. Thusly, shows were created around well-to-do families, celebrity families, or families with multiple children, while workplace shows dealt in tattoos, motorcycles, hair styling, and house-flipping.

Coming in later than the game operas and relationship shows, these family and workplace programs ushered in a new phase of the Reality Revolution and set the stage for the future of reality programming.

• At 8, FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance.
• ABC has a new Wife Swap at 8, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and Primetime: Crime.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, then the series premiere of The Baby Borrowers and a new Celebrity Circus.
• HBO2 has On Location: George Carlin at USC at 8, followed by George Carlin Again!, George Carlin at Carnegie Hall, George Carlin: On Campus, and George Carlin: Playin' With Your Head.
• At 9, PBS has a new Nova scienceNOW.
• History Channel has a new MonsterQuest at 9.
• Hallmark has the movie Charlie & Me at 9.
• At 9:30, HGTV has a new Design on a Dime.
• At 10, TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne.
• Bravo has a new Shear Genius at 10.
• Also at 10: MTV has a new episode of The Real World.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia.

Check your local TV listings for more.

A day hasn't gone by where we haven't received some sort of tip or email asking us, the TV Squad, how to get on [insert reality show here]. Unfortunately no, Simon Cowell does not work for us, and Donald Trump isn't my BFF, so we really can't help all that much.

The folks at RealityWanted.com often send us a list of new and existing reality shows that are looking for new, er, talent, and they've given us permission to make mention of them here. We'll try to make this a regular feature as often as we get a new list.

This time we have The Bad Girls Club, The Biggest Loser and other new shows.

A day hasn't gone by where we haven't received some sort of tip or email asking us, the TV Squad, how to get on [insert reality show here]. Unfortunately no, Simon Cowell does not work for us, and Donald Trump isn't my BFF, so we really can't help all that much.

The folks at RealityWanted.com often send us a list of new and existing reality shows that are looking for new, er, talent, and they've given us permission to make mention of them here. We'll try to make this a regular feature as often as we get a new list.

This time we have SuperNanny, Don't Forget the Lyrics and other new shows.

• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• ABC has a new Wife Swap at 8, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and Men in Trees.
• FOX has new episodes of Moment of Truth and American Idol.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8.
• There's a new America's Next Top Model on The CW at 8.
• Also at 8: TCM has The Rat Race, then Boeing, Boeing (both starring Tony Curtis).
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, NBC has a new Law and Order.
• Bravo has the season premiere of Top Chef at 10.
• TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne at 10.
• TV Land has a new High School Reunion at 10.
• Comedy Central has the season premiere of South Park at 10, then the series premiere of Lewis Black's Root of All Evil.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and Cashmere Mafia.
• FOX has a new, two hour American Idol at 8.
• CBS has a new Big Brother at 8.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8.
• PBS has new episodes of America's Ballroom Challenge and Great Performances.
• At 9, Jon Stewart is the guest on a new episode of CNN's Larry King Live.
• At 9:30, HGTV has a new Design on a Dime.
• Also at 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, NBC has a new Law and Order.
• Bravo has a new Project Runway at 10.
• Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible at 10.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Reno 911.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and Cashmere Mafia.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, then a new Moment of Truth.
• CBS has a new Big Brother at 8.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8.
• There's a new America's Ballroom Challenge at 8.
• The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8.
• Also at 8: AMC has a Breaking Bad marathon.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Mythbusters.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, NBC has a new Law and Order.
• Bravo has a new Project Runway at 10.
• Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible at 10.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Reno 911.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and Cashmere Mafia.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, then a new Moment of Truth.
• There's a new America's Ballroom Challenge on PBS at 8.
• The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8.
• TCM has Vertigo at 8, followed by Rear Window.
• If you missed the Super Bowl, you can catch the replay on NFL Net at 8:30.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Ghost Hunters International.
• At 9:30, HGTV has a new Design on a Dime.
• HBO has a new In Treatment at 9:30.
• At 10, CBS has a new CSI: NY.
• NBC has a new Law and Order at 10.
• Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Project Runway.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Reno 911.

Check your local TV listings for more.

According to this article in the U.K.'s Telegraph, kids on the reality TV show Supernanny have been intentionally made to cry to boost ratings. The show is successful in Britain and in the United States (on ABC) and has made host Jo Frost a household name.

My question is: why is this surprising? It's somewhat common knowledge that reality TV intentionally gets its participants into awkward situations in order to get good TV out of it. Hell, right before I started with TV Squad I appeared on a cable TV game show and I was amazed at how much the producers wanted me to behave a certain way in order to make for better TV.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by the debut of The Ex-Wives Club and a new Supernanny.
• FOX has a new, two-hour On The Lot at 8.
• NBC has a new Real Wedding Crashers at 8, then the Miss Universe Pageant.
• Four good Friends repeats on TBS starting at 8.
• TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World, then a new Big Medicine.
• At 9 on CNN, Larry King interviews journalist Kimberly Dozier.
• There's a new Monday Night RAW on USA at 9.
• Lifetime has the new movie My Name Is Sarah at 9.
• Also at 9: Food Network has a new Challenge, then a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
• At 10, FX has a new episode of The Riches.
• Discovery has a new Stunt Junkies at 10.
• E! has the season premiere of The Simple Life at 10, then the premiere of Sunset Tan.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, The New Adventures of Old Christine returns to CBS with two new episodes.
• NBC has a new, two hour Deal Or No Deal at 8, then a new episode of The Black Donnellys.
• There's a new Wildfire on ABC Family at 8.
• Emeril cooks pasta on a new Emeril Live, on Food Network at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new 24.
• ABC has a new Supernanny at 9, followed by a new What About Brian.
• Bill Maher is the guest on Larry King Live, at 9 on CNN.
• The new movie Cleaverville airs on Lifetime at 9.
• Another new movie at 9: The Kings of South Beach, on A&E.
• GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
• Also at 9: USA has a new WWE Monday Night RAW.
• At 9:30, CBS has a new Rules of Engagement.
• At 10, FX has the premiere of the new Eddie Izzard/Minnie Driver show The Riches (repeated at 11).
• Discovery has a new Stunt Junkies at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new episode of Prison Break, then a new 24.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, then new episodes of Heroes and The Black Donnellys.
• TBS has four good Friends repeats starting at 8, then two episodes of Family Guy.
• ABC Family has a new Wildfire at 8.
• Also at 8: Discovery Times has The Lost Tomb of Jesus.
• At 8:30, CBS has the season finale of The Class.
• At 9, ABC has a new Supernanny, then a new What About Brian.
• Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9, focusing on food innovations.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
• At 9:30, CBS has a new ep of Rules of Engagement.

Check your local TV listings for more.