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TV Junkie: 'Breaking Bad' Webisodes; The Digital Switch
Today AMC launched the beginning of a series of webisodes for its excellent series, "Breaking Bad", in advance of its new season starting on March 8th.
As of today, 421 TV stations will be making the switch from analog to digital signals with the full rollover not completing until June sometime. While LA is a market that has had multiple digital options for quite some time, there are communities not too far from LA that people might be faced with their TV screens going to static very soon.
The TV Junkie Plan: Tour of California, "Frontline", "Nip/Tuck", "10 Items or Less", Kimmel
8:00pm Tour of California Versus - Bicycle racing, Stage 4 From San Jose to Modesto.
8:00pm American Idol FOX - Twelve of the 36 semifinalists perform. Two Hours
8:00pm The IT Crowd IFC - With a payoff from her lawsuit and a new job in the bag, things start to look up for Jen.
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9:00pm Dirty Jobs Discovery - Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job.
9:00pm Frontline: Inside the Meltdown PBS/KCET - Various factors lead to the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
9:00pm Last Restaurant Standing BBC America - Chef Blanc judges the couples on how much profit they can make from pork alone.
10:00pm The Real Housewives of Orange County Bravo - Season Finale
10:00pm Nip/Tuck FX - Sean and Teddy explore their relationship; Christian relates to a patient with a unique condition.
10:00pm Leverage TNT - The team targets the CEO that denied Nate's son medical treatment.
11:00pm 10 Items or Less TBS - When Leslie discovers he is part American Indian, he runs the store with respect for the land the way his ancestors did.
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11:00pm The Real Housewives of New York City Bravo - Season Premiere
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Actor Tyler Perry; TV personality Whitney Port; Blues Traveler performs.
12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - TV show host Bill Maher; actor Chris Klein.
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