TV Junkie: 'Fringe' Benefits; New Saget Comedy; Twain for Carlin

"Damages" on FX
"Damages" on FX
Truth is stranger than fiction - or life imitates fiction? Something like that: Anna Torv and Mark Valley, the stars of FOX's "Fringe", have married in real life. Fringe also did pretty good in yesterday's Nielsen numbers, with a 10+% increase in viewership over last week, but that increase is getting attributed to the popularity of its lead in, "American Idol".

New programming news: ABC picks up "Surviving Suburbia", a comedy starring a favorite of ours, Bob Saget, who plays a cynical crank in a cookie-cutter development. We are hopeful that he will bring some of the surreal humor he produces in his stand-up act to the small screen, without all the f-bombs and sodomy of course, since ABC is part of the pseudo-squeaky-clean Disney conglomerate.

Check out how the nine o'clock slot is lit up tonight, including, for stand-up comedy fans, The Mark Twain Prize for humor getting bestowed upon George Carlin on PBS (ummm, a little late guys).

The TV Junkie Plan: "The Detonators", "Lost", "Damages", Letterman, Conan (John Hamm from "Mad Men" and Theresa Andersson performs!)

8:00pm American Idol FOX - Hollywood Round No. 2

8:00pm The Detonators Discovery - Demolition experts bring down urban buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, and Birmingham, Ala.

9:00pm George Carlin: The Mark Twain Prize Special PBS/KCET - A ceremony at Kennedy Center salutes the achievements of the well-loved comedian, satirist, actor and author, who died one week after learning that he would receive the 2008 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

9:00pm Lost ABC - Kate learns that someone knows the secret of Aaron's parentage

9:00pm Katie Couric's All Access Grammy Special CBS - Katie Couric interviews Justin Timberlake, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.

9:00pm Lie to Me FOX - The Lightman Group investigates when the daughter of a federal judge is murdered.

9:00pm Life NBC - Season Premiere

9:00pm The Chaser's War on Everything G4 - Bonehead Challenge; explaining American football; video surveillance.

10:00pm Life on Mars ABC - Sam and Ray find themselves linked to a chain of decapitations (this happened to us last week but we talked our way out of it)

10:00pm Damages FX - Patty begins to question Ellen's motives for returning to the firm; Patty tries to stop a corporate merger

10:00pm Top Chef Bravo - The contestants cook at Le Bernardin where their final product will be judged by chef Eric Ripert.

10:30pm The Exterminators A&E - Series Premiere

11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Baseball manager Joe Torre; comic Demetri Martin; Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt perform.

11:35pm The Tonight Show With Jay Leno NBC - Actress Drew Barrymore; professional tennis player Serena Williams; will.i.am performs.

12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Actor Samuel L. Jackson; magician Jason Hudy.

12:35am Late Night With Conan O'Brien NBC - Actor Jon Hamm; actress Ginnifer Goodwin; Theresa Andersson performs.

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