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The training wheels are off, "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" premieres at 10pm on FX
Please check out today's interview post with the astonishingly beautiful Thesy Surface who plays the astonishingly homely Margaret McPoyle of FX's "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" (premiere tonight at 10pm). FX has put together an amazing hour of comedy - from the no holds barred "Sunny" to the pseudo-improv'd "The League", this hour blows away the other 10pm options - what're you going to watch, a "Grey's Anatomy" rerun? The Donald? We will have more interviews with "Sunny" and "League" creators and participants in the coming weeks, stay tuned.
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Please check out yesterday's post of ourinterview with the brilliant author and creator/showrunner of HBO's "Bored to Death", Jonathan Ames. "Bored to Death" premieres on Sunday, September 26.
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We're kind of copping out by watching The CW this evening (can't wait for the NBC comedies to re-start next week), but we're really looking forward to "Lopez Tonight" (can it be true?) as he has a killer line-up of fashionista Tim Gunn, Thomas Jane of "Hung", and Devo performs!
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The TV Junkie Plan: "Vampire Diaries", "American Chopper", "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia", "The League", "Lopez Tonight" (Tim Gunn, Thomas Jane, Devo!!), Fallon (Jon Hamm)8:00pm The Vampire Diaries The CW - Desperate and confused, Caroline leaves the hospital; Damon is suspicious of Tyler's uncle
9:00pm American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior TLC - OCC builds a ramp to launch a dummy dressed as Jr.; Jr recruits an old friend for his paint department.
9:00pm Nikita The CW - Nikita tries to thwart Percy and Michael's plan; Alex is activated early for a special assignment; a pivotal moment in Nikita's life is revealed.
10:00pm It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia FX - Season Premiere. Mac pulls out the big guns to protect the sanctity of marriage, while the rest of the gang reap the rewards of marital bliss.
10:00pm The Apprentice NBC - Season Premiere. The League's reigning champion pulls out all the stops and hosts the draft in Las Vegas; when one member drops out Jenny throws her hat in the ring to join the League.
10:30pm The League FX - Season Premiere. A must-watch! See our interview with series creators Jackie Marcus Schaffer and Jeff Schaffer.
11:00pm Lopez Tonight TBS - Host Tim Gunn; actor Thomas Jane; Devo performs
11:00pm The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Comedy Central - Former President Bill Clinton
11:35pm The Tonight Show With Jay Leno NBC - Actress Kate Walsh; actor Jason Ritter; Santana and India Arie perform.
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Actor Ben Affleck; actress Maura Tierney; Usher performs.
12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Actor William Shatner; author Sloane Crosley.
12:35am Late Night With Jimmy Fallon NBC - Actor Jon Hamm; a performance from Broadway's "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson"; actress Amy Ryan.
Comedy Central's "Ugly Americans" is coming back soon!
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