(ALL TIMES ET)
9PM | NBC – SERIES PREMIERE
The Voice – Carson Daly hosts and Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton are the mentors/coaches/judges in this new reality singing competition in which wannabe pros try to win a recording contract. The twist, in tonight’s part one of the auditions: The judges can’t see the singers perform – they can only listen to them – until they’ve decided whether or not they’re talented enough to continue on in the competition. I know, I know, we didn’t really need an American Idol knock-off, especially with Simon Cowell‘s X Factor coming in the fall and another season of America’s Got Talent on tap for summer, but I have to admit, with AI turning out to be a disappointment this season, and that intriguing twist of the blind auditions, The Voice is definitely worth checking out.
8PM | FOX
Glee – The special 90-minute episode features the music of Lady Gaga, as well as Madonna‘s “Born This Way.” I kid, I kid.
9PM | ABC
Dancing With the Stars – Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block, or NKOTBSB as they’ll be known on their joint tour this summer, perform on the week six results show.
9:30PM | FOX
Raising Hope – Burt and Virginia teach Hope an old family trick: They “sleep train” her.
10PM | MTV
16 & Pregnant – Teen Jennifer is not only expecting twins, but her parents refuse to speak to her babydaddy, setting up some very difficult decisions for her.
10PM | FOOD NETWORK
Chopped – Tofu and missions figs are among the mystery basket ingredients.
10PM | PLANET GREEN
The Fabulous Beekman Boys – Brent lets Josh take over the Beekman cookbook and, well, regrets that decision very soon thereafter.
10PM | SYFY – 1ST SEASON FINALE
Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen – A Chrysler party for auto design students has Marcel and company heading to Detroit, where he plans to whip up an anti-gravity pizza.
10:30PM | COMEDY CENTRAL
Sports Show With Norm McDonald – The Saturday Night Live alum continues his pithy commentary on all things sports.
11PM | MTV
My Life as Liz – Liz agrees to perform with Louis in an ’80s-themed show, while Sully tries to woo Marlene. How cute are Sully and Marlene?
Worth flipping to during commercials:
– The contestants are cheered on by NASCAR’s Clint Bowyer when they pull a car for half a mile on The Biggest Loser: Couples (8PM, NBC);
– The Sugar Philly Truck and the Frysmith Truck in Los Angeles are featured on Eat Street (8PM, Cooking Channel);
– Brooke gets a chance to return to her company on One Tree Hill (8PM, The CW);
– Ashley designs a cake for the Harlem Globetrotters on Have Cake Will Travel (9PM, Food Network);
– A magazine editor is found murdered in her mansion on Body of Proof (10PM, ABC);
– Rosie plays mediator for a couple at war over which religion to raise their baby in on Pregnant in Heels (10PM, Bravo).
And the late-night line-up:
– Conan (11PM, TBS): Justin Bieber (REPEAT);
– The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (11PM, Comedy Central): Elizabeth Warren;
– The Colbert Report (11:30PM, Comedy Central): A.C. Grayling;
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Will Ferrell;
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Jillian Michaels and Kristin Chenoweth;
– Lopez Tonight (Midnight, TBS): Matthew McConaughey (REPEAT);
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): Mark Ruffalo;
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Matt Lauer and Twisted Sister;
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Larry King (REPEAT);
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): Sean Casey.
Charlie Sheen, Russell Brand and Louis C.K. are getting most of the attention, but I’m most excited that one of the best new shows of last TV season — Wilfred — returns for its second season on FX tonight (10PM ET). Season one of the series ended with a cliffhanger — had Ryan (Elijah Wood) […]