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TV Junkie: Tuesday

As we reported yesterday, Jon Voight is going to be on "24" and now we learn from THR that William Hurt will be joining his The Big Chill co-star, Glenn Close, on FX's "Damages" this Fall. "Damages" was easily one of the top three programs of the year in 2007 and the addition of Hurt is beginning to solidify a picture of how the second season will function - Hurt will have regular role for the entire season on the show, playing a character that will be both a client as well as a personal acquaintance to Glenn Close's Patty Hewes.
The 9 o' clock hour is slammed tonight, also check out late night TV - some good guests. "Weeds" was great last night and its follow up, "Secret Diary of a Call Girl", the tritely romanticized take on prostitution certainly _looks_ good and has potential with its, as summed-up by LAist Editor, "Alfie with a girl" format.
6:00pm Lakers-Celtics ABC - As if you didn't know
8:15pm The Teahouse of the August Moon TCM - (1956) Marlon Brando plays a wily native (Japanese!) interpreter who foils an Army captain's attempts to change a postwar Okinawan village.
9:00pm America's Got Talent NBC - Season Premiere. Host Jerry Springer attempts to find talent.
9:00pm Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Gadgets SUNDANCE - Circuit boards made from chicken featers, shopping malls powered by the shoppers themselves.
9:00pm Frontline: Young and Restless in China PBS/KCET - Nine young people coming of age in China are part of a generation torn between traditional culture and new choices.
9:00pm Hell's Kitchen FOX - Down to the final four chefs - they need prepare a special luncheon for a newly designed circle of Hell: 80 pregnant women
9:00pm Deadliest Catch DISCOVERY - Johnathan joins the deck crew on the Time Bandit and promptly gets injured
10:00pm Flipping Out BRAVO - Season Premiere. All about obsessive-compulsive house-flipper Jeff Lewis.
10:00pm Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood OXYGEN - Season Premiere. Torvill and Dean they ain't - Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott return to L.A. and await their second baby.
11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Actor Steve Carell; athlete Lance Armstrong; Dr. John performs; Stevie Wonder sits in with the orchestra. TV Junkie Late Night Pick
11:35pm The Tonight Show With Jay Leno NBC - Comic Don Rickles; Jewel performs.
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel LIVE ABC - Actress Kate Walsh; TV show host Jerry Springer; Chromeo performs!!!
promo pic of the series "Flipping Out" from Bravo
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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.