(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.

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(ALL TIMES ET)

10PM | ABC
Castle – Entertainment Weekly‘s “Geek God” cover boy Nathan Fillion revisits his soap opera roots as his Castle helps investigate the murder of a soap writer. The main suspects: the soap’s super competitive stars. Corbin Bernsen (whose real-life mom is The Young and the Restless diva Jeanne Cooper) and Jane Seymour guest star.

8PM | NBC
Chuck – While Chuck and the team are trying to figure out who murdered a spy on their home turf, Morgan is busy trying to maneuver a Buy More war with Large Mart.

8PM | ABC – 12TH SEASON PREMIERE
Dancing With the Stars – Go Karate Kid and Sugar Ray Leonard!

8PM | FOX
House – Cuddy tells Wilson she feels guilty for dumping his BFF.

8PM | CBS
How I Met Your Mother – In the awesomely titled “Lengendaddy,” Barney finally meets his real papa (guest star John Lithgow).

8PM | ABC FAMILY – 1ST SEASON FINALE
Pretty Little Liars – Season two kicks off in June, but that’s still gonna seem like a long time after tonight’s delicious cliffhanger season one finale, as the pals go to a surprising source for help in stopping A.

9PM | HBO
Triangle: Remembering the Fire – HBO’s compelling doc chronicles the 1911 fire at New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, which killed more than 100 women (mostly poor immigrants) and brought about some much-needed improvements in workplace safety.

10PM | BRAVO
Bethenny Ever After – Gina, um, tricks Bethenny and Jason into baptizing baby Bryn.

10PM | MTV – 1ST SEASON FINALE
Skins – The controversial show that failed to make much of a splash with anyone except the advertisers who bailed on it wraps its first season as Tony asks his friends to help him find his sister.

Worth flipping to during commercials:
– Josh gets abducted on Being Human (9PM, Syfy);
– Buddy and the crew make a cake for WrestleMania on Cake Boss (9PM, TLC);
– Adam Arkin guest stars on The Chicago Code (9PM, Fox);
– Martinez confronts Jarvis on The Event (9PM, NBC);
– The four-episode block of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (9PM, Comedy Central) includes the gems “The Gang Buys a Boat” and “Dennis Gets Divorced”;
– Richard Kind guest stars as an old boyfriend who needs Harry’s help in an armed robbery case on Harry’s Law (10PM, NBC);
– The Five-O has to investigate the murder of a comic book geek who was given truth serum before being killed on Hawaii Five-O (10PM, CBS);
– On Heavy (10PM, A&E), a man who weighs more than 500 pounds tries to improve his health before the birth of his first child;
– Jody Whatley and Carmen Electra are the judges as the contestants have to record a tune and perform it live on RuPaul’s Drag Race (10PM, Logo).

And the late-night line-up:
– Conan (11PM, TBS): Sarah Silverman;
– The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (11PM, Comedy Central): Author Sarah Vowell;
– The Colbert Report (11:30PM, Comedy Central): Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers;
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Dana Carvey;
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Zachary Levi and Lisa Lampanelli;
– Lopez Tonight (Midnight, TBS): Mike Tyson;
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): Mark Cuban and Liv Tyler;
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Kiefer Sutherland;
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Denis Leary;
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): Tom Shadyac (REPEAT).

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This could be the thing that finally makes a regular Dancing With the Stars viewer out of me: Life & Style mag reports that The Incredible Hulk TV star Lou Ferrigno may be among the celeb toe tappers on the next season of DWtS.

Ferrigno, who also had a very funny role as Carrie and Doug’s next-door-neighbor Lou Ferrigno on The King of Queens, tells the magazine, “I had a good meeting with the producers for Dancing With the Stars, it was really positive, and they loved the idea of having me on the show … I’ve never done that type of dancing before, so I know that I’ll have to train hard. I’m a glutton for punishment, so I’ll give it my best shot.”

Ferrigno hasn’t signed a contract yet, but sounds pretty confident that he will be a part of the show’s ninth season, which premieres on ABC on Sept. 21.

Among the other celebs rumored for season nine: Olympic wrestler Kurt Angle, designer Vera Wang, Donny Osmond, Entourage‘s Debi Mazar and Mr. Tori Spelling, a.k.a. Dean McDermott.

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I haven’t caught the Dancing With the Stars or So You Think You Can Dance bugs, but I love the idea of ABC’s Let’s Dance, the upcoming reality series in which celebs will be asked to re-create famous dance routines, like Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze‘s Dirty Dancing number or Britney Spears‘ dance from the “Oops, I Did It Again” video (which Jack and Grace also memorably performed on an episode of Will & Grace).

What other famous dances might the celebs on Let’s Dance shake their groove thangs to? How ’bout these memorable TV toe tappers …

– Turk’s re-enactment of the Bel Biv DeVoe “Poison” video on Scrubs – As Janitor says, “He’s so damn talented.”

– The Batusi – He may have been the Caped Crusader, but he’s one big spazzoid on the dance floor.

– The Charlie Brown Christmas Pageant Dance – Give yourself extra points if you’ve seen the “Hey Ya” and Psych versions.

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