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TV Junkie: Super Blowhole; 'Last Restaurant Standing' & 'The IT Crowd' Is Back; Check Out Late Night
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More post-Super Bowl hype: Nielsen says 95 million watched, NBC says 148 million watched, and Tuscon Comcast subscribers got 30 seconds of porn during the Super Bowl (that's so wrong in so many ways, if you're going to prank me with porn, you'd better provide more than 30 seconds of it).Some interesting stuff returns to TV tonight, like IFC's "The IT Crowd" but check out the late night offerings as there's a lot to choose from.
The TV Junkie Plan: "Last Restaurant Standing", "Frontline" (great overview of the show on NPR yesterday), "Nip/Tuck", "10 Items or Less", Letterman, Fergusons
8:00pm Last Restaurant Standing BBC America - Eight couples are challenged to create the perfect restaurant.
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8:00pm The IT Crowd IFC - Douglas' business practices come under investigation.
8:00pm The Biggest Loser NBC - The new "real age" of the contestants is revealed; the contestants compete in a rope challenge.
8:00pm American Idol FOX - Singers compete in the first Hollywood Round in hope of becoming a semifinalist.
9:00pm Fringe FOX - The team finds freakish remains at the crash site of an international jumbo jet.
9:00pm Frontline PBS/KCET - Correspondent Dave Iverson investigates the scientific, ethical and political issues relating to Parkinson's dise
9:00pm Dirty Jobs Discovery - Mike Rowe presses olives into oil and then cleans dirty diapers.
10:00pm Leverage TNT - The team trick an alcoholic financier into rehab to try and recover the money he swindled from a charity.
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10:00pm Nip/Tuck FX - Matt becomes jealous when Sean and Raj develop a father-son relationship; Christian and Liz try to make their relationship work;
11:00pm 10 Items or Less TBS - After being humiliated by SuperValueMart, Leslie decides to put his whistling talent to good use and gets air play for his tunes.
11:00pm The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Comedy Central - Dev Patel
11:35pm The Tonight Show With Jay Leno NBC - Actress Penelope Cruz; Sara Bareilles performs.
11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Actor Richard Jenkins.
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Actor John Cleese; writer Chris Ayres; the Bird and the Bee performs.
12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Actor Robin Williams; magician Jason Randal.
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