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• At 6:30, TBS has the Brewers/Phillies game, followed by the Cubs/Dodgers game.
• At 8, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery, then a new EliteXC Saturday Night Fights.
• ABC has College Football at 8, Ohio State vs. Wisconsin.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8.
• CNBC has the premiere of The Entrepreneurs at 8, followed by a new Suze Orman Show.
• Also at 8: Nickelodeon has a new iCarly, then a new H20.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• There's a new Primeval on BBC America at 9.
• Food Network has a marathon of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives starting at 9.
• At 10, TLC has a new Trading Spaces.
• At 10:30, Cartoon Network has a new Naruto, followed by a new Bleach.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
  
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Anne Hathaway and The Killers.

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• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• ABC has College Football at 8, Illinois vs. Penn State.
• Nickelodeon has a new My Family's Got GUTS at 8, followed by a new iCarly.
• Disney has the series premiere of The Suite Life on Deck.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Hallmark has the movie Dear Prudence at 9.
• Sci-Fi has the movie Riddles of the Sphinx at 9.
• BBC America has a new Primeval at 9.
• Also at 9: Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new SNL, with Anna Faris and Duffy.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• ABC has College Football at 8, Georgia vs. Arizona State.
• TLC has a new Flip That House at 8, followed by a new Over Designed.
• E! has The Creative Emmy Awards at 8.
• At 8:30, HGTV has a new Deserving Design.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9.
• BBC America has the season premiere of Primeval at 9.
• Also at 9: CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
• At 10, TLC has a new Trading Spaces.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with guests James Franco and Kings of Leon.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• TLC has two new episodes of Flip That House at 8, then a new Trading Spaces.
• Disney Channel has the 2008 Disney Channel Games, then a new Phineas & Ferb.
• Also at 8: TCM has Charlie Chaplin movies, including Modern Times, The Great Dictator, and Monsieur Verdoux.
• At 9, BBC America has the season finale of Robin Hood.
• NBC has a new Saturday Night's Main Event at 9.
• FOX has a new America's Most Wanted at 9.
• There's a new Suze Orman Show on CNBC at 9.
• ESPN has more X Games coverage at 9.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto starting at 9.
• At 9:30, HGTV has a new Divine Design.

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• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• Food Network has the special Al Roker's Weird Restaurants at 8.
• Cartoon Network has two Hellboy animated films at 8: Sword of Storms and Blood and Iron.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• There's a new Robin Hood on BBC America at 9, then a new Graham Norton Show.
• At 9:30, HGTV has a new Divine Design.
• At 10, TLC has a new Trading Spaces.
• At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Bleach.
• At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Code Geass, followed by a new Shin Chan.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• TNT has the Sprint Cup: Lifelock 400 race at 8.
• Disney has a new Cory in the House at 8, followed by a new Phineas & Ferb.
• More auto racing: ESPN has the Firestone Indy 200 at 8.
• TCM has The Postman Always Rings Twice at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Sci-Fi has the movie Ghouls at 9.
• BBC America has a new Robin Hood at 9, then a new Graham Norton Show.
• Also at 9: Hallmark has the movie When Seconds Count.
• At 10, TLC has a new Trading Spaces.
• At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Bleach.
• At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Code Geass, followed by a new Shin Chan.

Check your local TV listings for more.

The makeover/lifestyle program has a unique niche in the Reality Revolution. Where other reality programs abide by the phrase "Only the Strong Survive," makeover shows are normally an individual or group effort. It comes from the shows themselves, of course, as they are intent in making life just a little bit better for the participants.

It may be redesigning a room in a neighbor's home, making over one's wardrobe, losing weight, controlling one's family or even turning someone from an ugly duckling into a swan. Granted, the hosts of these shows may show a bit of arrogance toward those trying to make a better life for themselves or others, but that just makes those wanting the makeover or lifestyle change even more interesting to the viewer. Plus, it doesn't hurt the star status of the hosts themselves.

The other interesting thing about this genre of reality program is, save for a handful of shows on the five major networks, the bulk of these programs are broadcast over the cable airwaves. Perhaps that's done to counteract some of the more sleazy reality programming that the cable networks produce. Or, maybe it's the fact that many of the channels that cater to the self-improvement set are on cable themselves. Either way, it is a genre that is quite popular and continues to grow year after year.

Now that the big finale is in the books, and the right chef won, the fine folks over at Top Chef HQ have some time on their hands. It appears they'll be spending it getting going on their new spinoff, Top Chef Jr. (not an official title). According to the press release, the series comes about because Top Chef is the "number one food show on cable." I think that is a point that might be contested by someone at Food Network, but I do agree, it is my favorite of the cooking based shows.

The show will have an eight episode run and feature teens (13-16) in the familiar competitions to see if they are junior top chefs. Bravo calls it a natural expansion of their food domain and says it will be fun for the whole family. I can't help but think of Trading Spaces: Boys vs Girls. It was a fine imitation of the original Trading Spaces, but didn't hold up among the parent show's fans. And that's exactly what I would expect from Top Chef Jr.

He's an actor, a pin-up hunk, he's tried Dancing With the Stars, and now he'll see what it's like to be a Jim Lange or Wink Martindale. Cameron Mathison has been tapped to host TLC's new game show Your Place or Mine? Looking at those eyes, I'd let him redecorate my abode!

"I'm thrilled to be a part of TLC's first game show, and extremely excited about the fun concept," said Mathison. "I think both men and women, of all ages, are really going to enjoy the show because there's a little something in it for everyone." Yeah, TLC is pitching this as a family show. Hmm...we'll see. If it can capture the Trading Spaces vibe, they may be on the right track.

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 Trading Spaces, The Newlywed Game and other new shows.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• TLC has a new Flip That House at 8, then new episodes of Date My House, Trading Spaces, and Moving Up.
• Food Network has Deep Fried Foods Unwrapped.
• Disney has a new Cory in the House at 8, followed by a new Phineas and Ferb.
• At 8:30, Nickelodeon has a new Naked Brothers Band.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• BBC America has the season finale of Torchwood at 9.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Lifetime has a new movie at 9, Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi has the new movie Warbirds.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has the Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR race.
• TLC has a new Flip That House at 8, followed by new episodes of Date My House, Trading Spaces, and Moving Up.
• At 8:30, Nickelodeon has a new episode of The Naked Brothers Band.
• Also at 8:30: Disney has a new Phineas and Ferb.
• At 9, CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
• BBC America has a new Torchwood at 9.
• Lifetime has the new movie The Memory Keeper's Daughter at 9.
• Sci-Fi has a movie at 9 too, Odysseus: Voyage to the Underworld.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9, then a new Blue Dragon.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with guests Ashton Kutcher and Gnarls Barkley.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• Yup, CBS has March Madness all night again.
• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• TLC has two new episodes of Flip That House starting at 8, followed by new episodes of Trading Spaces and Moving Up.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Lifetime has the new movie The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall at 9.
• ABC Family has the new movie The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing The Dream at 9.
• There are two new episodes of Naruto on Cartoon Network at 9.
• Also at 9: BBC America has a new Torchwood.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

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 Big Brother, Trading Spaces, Over Your Head and other new shows.

• CBS has more March Madness all night.
• At 8 FOX has a new Cops.
• Food Network has Easter Unwrapped at 8.
• Nickelodeon has a new iCarly at 8, then a new Zoey 101.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• BBC America has a new Torchwood at 9.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• TCM has The Bad and the Beautiful at 9.
• TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 9, followed by a new Moving Up.
• Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto starting at 9.
• Also at 9: Hallmark has the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
• At 9:30, Nickeodeon has another new episode of iCarly.

Check your local TV listings for more.