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TV Junkie: Monday

Tonight Michelle Obama will be making an appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show" - what affect will she and fellow Obama advocate, Chris Rock, have on the right-leaning Jay Leno? Definitely tune in to check it out. Otherwise, TV is slipping into a lot of reruns right now, a kind of a mid-season lull.
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ABC is announcing drastic cost-cutting measures which means executives fly coach, fewer banquets, and other intolerable hardships.
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The TV Junkie Plan: "UFOs Over Earth" (dude, UFOs!!), "Raising the Bar" (need a Bochco fix), "Tonight Show" (gonna see Michelle kick it!)
8:00pm Chuck NBC - The Buy More efficiency expert demands an explanation for Chuck's behavior.
9:00pm UFOs Over Earth Discovery - The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON?) investigates a possible UFO sighting and abduction using the tools of science
9:00pm Heroes NBC - Eris Quod Sum Nathan and Tracy try to free themselves, Maya, and Suresh's other test subjects
9:30pm Samantha Who? ABC - Christina Applegate got some sympathy viewership a couple weeks ago but this show's Nielsen numbers have gone nowhere but down since then.
10:00pm Raising the Bar TNT - Jerry defends and HIV-positive man charged with attempted murder for spitting in a police officer's face
10:30pm Paranormal State A&E - Season Finale
11:35pm The Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Author Bill O'Reilly; reality TV star Lauren Conrad; New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni presents the Top Ten list
11:35pm The Tonight Show With Jay Leno NBC - Actor and comic Chris Rock (put Jay in his place Chris!); First Lady hopeful Michelle Obama; Darius Rucker performs.
Pic of Michelle Obama via AP