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TV Junkie: Diana Ross on 'Idol'; the Shins on Conan

A Word Or 28:
Fox did it again last week. The top 5 most watched programs were a combination of American Idol, Are You As Smart As a 5th Grader?, and House.
Tonight - Wednesday - March 14th, 2007
Dick Tracy Marathon (TCM, 5:00 p.m.) The classic from the '40s
Clippers @ Rockets (KTLA, 5:30 p.m.)
Suns @ Mavericks (ESPN, 6:00 p.m.)
Blue Jackets @ Ducks (PRIME, 7:00p.m.)
Jericho (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) The Marines arrive.
George Lopez (ABC, 8:00 p.m.) George goes to a funeral.
Bones (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) Back from hiatus.
America's Next Top Model (the CW, 8:00 p.m.) The models get makeovers, an episode to remember.
According To Jim/In Case of Emergency (ABC, 9-10:00 p.m.) New episodes.
American Idol (Fox, 9:00 p.m.) Diana Ross performs!
Crossing Jordan (NBC, 9:00 p.m.) Deadly virus hits Boston.
Larry King Live (CNN, 9:00 p.m.) ACLU attorney Chris Hansen
'Til Death (Fox, 9:30 p.m.) Eddie and Joy share a dorm room with ??
Lost (ABC, 10:00 p.m.) Charlie starts acting weird. Sayid and Locke get on each others' nerves.
Good Eats/Dinner: Impossible (Food, 9-10:00 p.m.) Corned beef/24 hours to create appetizers for 4000 people
Halfway Home (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.) Series premiere.
Charlie Rose (PBS, 11:30 p.m.) TBA
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central, 11:00 p.m.) Foreign policy analyst Zbigniew Brzezinski (say it 10xfast!)
The Colber(t) Repor(t) (Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.) Adventurer Ed Viesturs
The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS, 11:30 p.m.) the Richard Gere, Aqualung performs
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC, 11:35 p.m.) "Big Mike" Clarke Duncan, Finger Eleven perform
Jimmy Kimmel LIVE (ABC, 12:05 a.m.) new mom Tori Spelling, Smallville guy Jensen Ackles, Evanescence performs
Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC, 12:35 a.m.) Andy Richter comes home, the Shins perform!
Diana Ross lookin' MILFy via AmericanIdol.com