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A Word or 52:
Some people hated last week's "useless" Lost because it didn't further the storyline but I thought it was a humorously macabre and welcome break that reminded me of some of the better tangential X-Files episodes from 10+ years ago. If looks like we're going back to that story line tonight, oh well.
Jericho (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) Roger goes off the deep end, and who can blame him
Friday Night Lights/Crossing Jordan/Medium (NBC, 8-11:00 p.m.) All new.
Bones (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) Ryan O'Neal guest stars
America's Next Top Model (the CW, 8:00 p.m.) Twiggy visits and the contestants have to pick their own nicknames.
George Lopez/George Lopez/According to Jim/In Case of Emergency (ABC, 8-10:00 pm.) New "comedy"
Larry King Live (CNN, 9:00 p.m.) Steve Irwin's widow Terri Irwin, Jack Hanna
American Idol (Fox, 9:00 p.m.) One contestant gets the boot, Tony Bennett performs.
'Til Death (Fox, 9:30 p.m.) Solo bit of funny stuff on Fox
Lost (ABC, 10:00 p.m.) Kate's by herself in the forest
Charlie Rose (PBS, 11:30 p.m.) Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb, This American Life's Ira Glass
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC, 11:35 p.m.) Jennifer Love Hewitt please whisper to me, Robert Rodriguez, Brandi Carlile performs
Jimmy Kimmel LIVE (ABC, 12:05 a.m.) Kurt Russell pushes the Tarantino thing, Rachael Harris, Elliott Yamin performs
Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC, 12:35 a.m.) Ice Cube, BJ Novak from the Office, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah perform
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (CBS, 12:35 a.m.) Robert Rodriguez, John C. McGinley, Noisettes perform
Kurt Russell and Quentin Tarantino at Grindhouse premiere via AP