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TV Junkie: 'The Office' on at 8 PM; Delay on Colbert; Homer Simpson Does Top Ten; Emo Alert: FOB on 'Last Call'

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It seems to be coming together a bit on Lost - another good episode last night. If you want the producers' perspective, they're on tonight after Grey's. Delay goes to his base tonight on Colbert. Tonight the networks will have the typical struggle between comedy and young-doctors-in-love, what will you succumb to?
Tonight - Thursday - May 17, 2007
Angels @ Mariners (Fox Sports, 7:00 p.m.)
Bob Barker: A Celebration of 50 Years on Television (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) The Bob Barker sextravaganza continues.
The Office (NBC, 8:00 p.m.) A full hour! Jim and Karen go to NYC to try to get Michael's proposed job.
Ugly Betty (ABC, 8:00 p.m.) Betty's romance heats up.
Smallville/Supernatural (the CW, 8-10:00 p.m.) Lana and Lex break up/Aftermath of fight between Sam and Jake.
CSI (CBS, 9:00 p.m.) The team tries to track down the miniature killer and Sara goes missing.
Grey's Anatomy (ABC, 9:00 p.m.) Wedding day arrives as do exam results.
Scrubs (NBC, 9:00 p.m.) A full hour.... JD invite Kim to move in.
ER (NBC, 10:00 p.m.) The new chief bald guy prepares to make changes in the ER.
Lost (ABC, 10:05 p.m.) "New" episode is a rehash of the season with the producers commentary.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central, 11:00 p.m.) Author Brink Lindsey
The Colber(t) Repor(t) (Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.) Soon-to-be-convicted felon Tom Delay; Author Randy Kearse
Late Show With David Letterman (CBS, 11:35p.m.) Child scientists(!); Luke Wilson; Homer Simpson presents the Top Ten; Rufus Wainwright performs
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC, 11:35p.m.) Felicity Huffman; Dolores O'Riordan performs
Jimmy Kimmel LIVE (ABC, 12:05 a.m.) Cameron Diaz; Mark Indelicato; the Used perform
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (CBS, 12:35 a.m.) Dr. Phil; Tori Amos performs
Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC, 12:35 a.m.) SNL alum Amy Poehler(!); David Annable; M. Ward performs
Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC, 1:35 a.m.) Joe Rogan; EMO ALERT: Fall Out Boy performs
Fall Out Boy at Irving Plaza, NYC via falloutboyrock.com
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