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TV Junkie: Sex On Wheels; Amy Sedaris on Letterman; Poison on Ferguson

A Word or 54 (or so):
I know that there are some folks who are happy to be getting a few new episodes of the doomed Studio 60 - enjoy it while you can. Funny how there is no cohesive letter-writing campaign to save that one, at least not a campaign that is getting any press.
Tonight - Thursday - June 7th, 2007
Dodgers @ Padres (KCAL, 7:00 p.m.)
Pirate Master (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) Arrrrrr
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) After all the G&Ts last night, I'm no smarter than mud.
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox, 9:00 p.m.) So the 20 "finalists" are announced.
Fast Cars & Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race (ABC, 9:30 p.m.) Series premiere! Jewel vs. Shatner vs. Tony Hawk etc.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC, 10:00 p.m.) New episode - Jordan rushes into surgery, what up with Tom's brother?
The Daily Show With John Stewart (Comedy Central, 11:00 p.m.) Eddie Izzard
Charlie Rose (PBS, 11:00 p.m.) Governor Haley Barbour; and then a bunch of art gallery stuff, Monet and Picasso and things
The Colber(t) Repor(t) (Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.) Author Cullen Murphy
Late Show With David Letterman (CBS, 11:35 p.m.) Davefave Amy Sedaris; Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell; Jordan Zevon performs
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC, 11:35 a.m.) Don Rickles; Josh Flitter; Emo alert: Dashboard Confessional performs
Jimmy Kimmel LIVE (ABC, 12:05 a.m.) Seth Rogan; Megan Fox, Chris Cornell performs
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (CBS, 12:35 a.m.) Don Cheadle; Poison performs!
Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC, 12:35 a.m.) Marg Helgenberger; Steven Schirripa
Fast Cars & Superstars pic via ABC
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