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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.

• TCM has Charlie Chan movies all night.
• At 8, ABC has Game 3 of the Celtics/Lakers NBA Finals.
• FOX has a new Moment of Truth at 8, followed by a new Hell's Kitchen.
• At 9, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new 30 Days.
• History Channel has a new Mega Disasters at 10.
• Bravo has a new Work Out at 10.
• Also at 10: Sci-Fi has a new ECW.

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• At 8, FOX has a new Moment of Truth, then a new Hell's Kitchen.
• At 8:40, BBC America has a new Not Going Out.
• At 9, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9, followed by a new episode of The Alaska Experiment.
• History Channel has a new Mega Disasters at 9.
• At 10, FX has the season premiere of 30 Days.
• Comedy Central has the special Drew Hastings: Irked and Miffed at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Work Out.

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• At 7, A&E has The Andromeda Strain (repeat of first part and then the conclusion).
• At 8, FOX has the season premiere of The Moment of Truth, then a new Hell's Kitchen.
• ABC has two new episodes of According To Jim at 8.
• NBC has a new Most Outrageous Moments at 8.
• At 9, PBS has anew Frontline.
• Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9.
• Bravo has a new Real Housewives of New York City (with lost footage), followed by a new Work Out.
• At 10, CBS has the special 48 Hours: Polygamy, A World Apart.
• MTV has a new A Shot At Love with Tila Tequila at 10.
• Also at 10: Sci-Fi has a new ECW.

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• At 8, CBS has the season finale of NCIS, followed by the series finale of Shark.
• NBC has a new Most Outrageous Moments at 8.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, then a new Hell's Kitchen.
• PBS has a new Nova at 8.
• Also at 8: TCM has Rear Window.
• At 8:30, ESPN has the NBA Playoffs.
• At 9, ABC has a the season finale of Dancing with the Stars.
• The season finale of Reaper airs on The CW at 9.
• Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9.
• At 10, Bravo has a new Work Out.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.

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• At 8, CBS has a new NCIS, followed by a new episode of The Unit.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8, then new episodes of Law and Order: CI and Law and Order: SVU.
• There's a new American Idol on FOX at 8, then a new House.
• The CW has new episodes of Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars.
• TNT has coverage of the NBA playoffs at 8.
• At 8:30, ABC has a new George Lopez, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and Boston Legal.
• At 9, Larry King Week continues on CNN with guest Oprah Winfrey.
• A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter at 9.
• At 10, TLC has a new Miami Ink.
• FX has a new ep of The Shield at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Work Out.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has two new episodes of George Lopez, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and Boston Legal.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then a new The Unit.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• There's a new American Idol on FOX at 8, then a new House.
• PBS has a new Nova at 8, followed by a new Frontline.
• The CW has new episodes of Gilmore Girls and Pussycat Dolls Present.
• At 10, TLC has a new Miami Ink.
• Food Network has a new Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• FX has a new ep of The Shield at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Work Out.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new, two hour Dancing with the Stars.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, followed by a new House.
• The CW has new episodes of Gilmore Girls and Pussycat Dolls Present.
• PBS has a new Nova at 8, then a new America At A Crossroads.
• At 9, there's a new Dog The Bounty Hunter on A&E at 9.
• At 10, ABC has a special on the Virginia Tech murders.
• Food Network has a new Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels at 10.
• FX has a new ep of The Shield at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Work Out.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has two new episodes of Dancing with the Stars, then the premiere of yet another reality show, The Great American Dream Vote.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, then a new House.
• NBC has a new Dateline, then new episodes of Law and Order: CI and Law and Order: SVU.
• At 9, PBS has a new Frontline.
• There's a new Pussycat Dolls Presents on The CW at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new Dirt.
• TLC has a new episode of Miami Ink at 10.
• A&E has two new eps of Driving Force starting at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has the season premiere of Work Out.

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• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother: All-Stars, followed by a new Rock Star: Supernova.
• NBC has The Miss Teen USA Pageant at 8.
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker, starting at 8.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs, followed by two new episodes of Stunt Junkies.
• There's a new Overhaulin' on TLC at 9, followed by a new Miami Ink.
• Spike has the 007 movie Tomorrow Never Dies at 9.
• Bravo has a new Workout at 9, followed by a new Queer Eye.
• Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9.
• At 10, ABC has a new Primetime.
• MTV has a new Real World at 10.
• Also at 10: FX has a new Rescue Me.

• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother: All-Stars at 8, followed by a new Rock Star: Supernova.
• NBC has a new Fear Factor at 8, followed by a new Last Comic Standing.
• Disney has a new TV movie at 8, Read It And Weep.
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker, also at 8.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs, followed by two new episodes of Stunt Junkies.
• TLC has a new Overhaulin' at 9, followed by a new Miami Ink.
• Bravo has a new Work Out at 9, followed by a new Queer Eye.
• At 10, there's a new Eureka on The Sci-Fi Channel.
• There's a new Real World on MTV at 10.
• FX has a new Rescue Me at 10.
• Also at 10: GSN has a new episode of The 50 Greatest Game Shows Of All-Time, with games 22-21.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Ham on the Street.

• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother: All-Stars, followed by a new Rock Star: Supernova.
• NBC has a new Fear Factor at 8, followed by a new Last Comic Standing.
• AMC has Jaws at 8.
• Also at 8: ESPN has two new episodes of The 2006 World Series of Poker (circuit championships, from Atlantic City and Las Vegas).
• At 9, ABC has a new ep of The One.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
• TLC has a new Overhaulin' at 9, followed by a new Miami Ink.
• There's a new episode of Work Out on Bravo at 9.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi Channel has a new Eureka.

• On the cover: a sci-fi "preview," with covers featuring the original Star Trek, Smallville, Battlestar Galactica, and Lost. The Trek preview is about J.J. Abrams big screen movie, but I think it's just another excuse to put the show (and Lost) on the damn cover, and have yet another multi-cover issue.
• Matt Roush reviews the summer shows Work Out, Life on Mars, Inspector Lewis, Who Wants To Be A Superhero, and Walter Cronkite: Witness To History. He likes them all except one. Can you guess which one?
• An interview with Brotherhood's Jason Isaacs.
• In the print edition: a Q & A with Matt Dallas from Kyle XY; a guest column from comic book legend Stan Lee; behind the scenes of the CMA Music Festival; and find out what would have happened if Threshold hadn't been canceled!