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TV Junkie: The Retiring Bob Barker Is All Over CBS Tonight; Comedy Hottie Sarah Silverman on Kimmel (literally too, unfortunately)

A Word or 52:
TV icon Bob Barker is retiring and is getting a big sendoff from CBS. Lost will be killing us by not giving us any additional info about Locke. Idol will knock another one off. There are no decent movies on TCM or IFC to go take refuge from regular broadcast TV tonight.
Tonight - Wednesday - May 9, 2007
Angels @ Mariners (Fox Sports, 7:00 p.m.)
Cardinals @ Dodgers (PRIME, 7:00 p.m.)
The Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) Huge prizes to commemorate the retirement of Bob Barker.
Thank God You're Here (NBC, 8:00 p.m.) Improv that makes you wish for Whose Line... although I do love me some Wendie Malick
Criminal Minds/CSI: NY (CBS, 8-11:00 p.m.) Gideon tries to find his nemesis/Assault on the lab!
According to Jim/Notes From the Underbelly (ABC, 8-10:00 p.m.) Two shows, one old and one new, that should get cut repeated back to back
Bones (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) Small skeleton found - is it an alien?
America's Next Top Model/One Tree Hill (the CW, 8-10:00 p.m.) Fina three!/Lucas hears a shocking confession!
Crossing Jordan/Medium (NBC, 9-11:00 p.m.) Coroner's plane crash!/Allison's powers are revealed!
American Idol (Fox, 9:00 p.m.) Down to 2 after tonight!
Lost (ABC, 10:00 p.m.) Jack devises a plan to get rid of the Others, Sayid discovers a flaw in the Others' system - but what about Locke??!!
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central, 11:00 p.m.) Don Rickles
Charlie Rose (PBS, 11:30 p.m.) All about stem cells.
The Colber(t) Repor(t) (Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.) Howard Dean
Late Show With David Letterman (CBS, 11:35p.m.) Ricky Gervais; Mary Lynn Rajskub; Bob Barker does the Top Ten; Mavis Staples performs
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC, 11:35p.m.) Gretchen Wilson performs
Jimmy Kimmel LIVE (ABC, 12:05 a.m.) Sarah Silverman; Jerry Ferrara; Avril Lavigne performs
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (CBS, 12:35 a.m.) Bob Barker(!); Elizabeth Banks; Modest Mouse performs!!
Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC, 12:35 a.m.) Rebecca Romjin; Donald Faison; Silversun Pickups perform!
Bob Barker via AP
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