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TV Junkie: Thursday

Again we're pumelled in the eight o'clock slot which will be ruled by Survivor tonight. If you can't get enough CBS though, you now have many many options now available at Veoh which is hosting Airwolf, Hawaii Five-O, MacGyver, and The Twilight Zone among dozens of other shows.
8:00pm Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites CBS - Hot n' heavy action in Micronesia, wherever that is.
8:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares BBCA - Our foul-mouthed host heads off to a misdirected curry joint and gives them what for.
8:00pm American Idol FOX - Finally 2 male and 2 female contestants are eliminated. It's like pulling fingernails.
8:00pm Tour of California: Stage 4 From Seaside to San Luis Obispo VERSUS - American Levi Leipheimer has the lead by just a few seconds, the race is on. Today is the longest stage: 143 miles.
9:00pm Lost ABC - Last weeks' Sayid flash-forward was great. This week it's Kate. TV Junkie Pick O' The Night.
12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Don Rickles(!!), Joe Mantegna
12:35am Late Night With Conan O'Brien NBC - Bawbawa Walters, heavyweight-boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko, Black Mountain(!!)
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Donald Trump was a fading TV presence when the WGA strike put a dent in network schedules.
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Pickets are being held outside at movie and TV studios across the city
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For some critics, this feels less like a momentous departure and more like a footnote.
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Disneyland's famous "Fantasmic!" show came to a sudden end when its 45-foot animatronic dragon — Maleficent — burst into flames.
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Leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun issue a joint statement along with show creator Lee Sung Jin.
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Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.