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Did any of you watch the Grammys? Did you enjoy it? OK, so you might actually like pop music but tell us what you specifically like about it. To us, the performances seem somewhat off and the staging heavy-handed. There was a 17% increase in viewership of the Grammys this year over last year with most folks watching during the 8:30-9:30pm hour.
Last Thursday's Lakers-Celtics game was the most watched cable basketball game since 2004, a huge win for TNT. We saw evidence of this rivalry in this Bostonist video piece with comedian Bill Burr who went off on some recent Lakers' moves.
CBS has picked up yet another Jerry Bruckheimer drama, this time it's a medial drama called "Trauma", based in Miami (yawn).
The TV Junkie Plan: Obama's Press Conference, "Top Gear", "24", "Trust Me", Colber(t), Letterman, Conan
5:00pm President Barack Obama's first White House press conference - Most networks.
8:00pm Top Gear BBC America - Jeremy, Richard and James discover being a trucker is harder than they thought; Jeremy takes a Porsche 911, a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Labrador on the test track
8:00pm Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show USA - The 133rd edition of the annual show opens; from Madison Square Garden in New York.
9:00pm 24 FOX - Jack and the team go to the White House for a meeting with President Taylor.
9:00pm Heroes NBC - Matt's paintings of prophetic images reveal the tragic fate of someone close to him
9:00pm The Closer TNT - A known sex offender is the prime suspect when a woman is found dead in her home
9:00pm American Experience: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln PBS/KCET - Two months after delivering his second inaugural address, some seven million bid an emotional farewell to America's first assassinated president.
9:00pm One Way Out Discovery - Human Catapult
9:30pm Worst Week CBS - Season Finale
10:00pm Trust Me TNT - Mason pins the groups awards hopes on their new writer, Sarah; Simon Cochran tries to woo Sarah over to his group
10:00pm Man vs. Wild Discovery - Bear Grylls travels to Turkey to test his survival skills.
11:30pm The Colber(t) Repor(t) Comedy Central - TV on the Radio guests!
11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Actress Naomi Watts; actor Danny McBride; the cover of the 2009 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition is revealed; the Von Bondies perform.
12:35am Late Night With Conan O'Brien NBC - Actor Clive Owen; actor Judah Friedlander; Brett Dennen performs.
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Having gone last week to the Grammy Foundation's "Music in Focus" event, I can report that any feelings of "off" or "heavy-handed" are par for the course with the Grammy organization.