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10PM | ABC
Castle – When Beckett heads to Los Angeles to track down a lead on the person she suspects of murdering her former partner, Castle tags along and visits the set of the movie adaptation of his book, Heat Wave. Among the episode’s guest stars: Gene Simmons, D.B. Sweeney and Prison Break star Dominic Purcell.

8PM | NBC
Chuck – It’s supposed to be a spy-free event when Chuck agrees to focus on his bachelor party, but some unexpected visitors, plus Ellie’s discovery of some major info on her dad’s old computer, take the celebration in a different direction.

8PM | FOX
House – Candice Bergen guest stars as cuddy’s mother, who threatens her daughter and House’s medical licenses when she considers filing a lawsuit against the hospital.

8PM | CBS
How I Met Your Mother – While Ted plans a romantic weekend with Zoey, Barney and Marshall argue about the Arcadian.

8:30PM | FOOD NETWORK
Kid in a Candy Store – Adam‘s quest: Find sweet treats with tropical flavor, like Rainbow Coconut Bars and Turkish Taffy.

10PM | BRAVO
Bethenny Ever After – While preparing for the Skating With the Stars finale, Bethenny also tries to plan family time with Jason and plan her big bus tour.

10PM | MTV
The Hard Times of RJ Berger – Weezer guest stars as RJ tries to figure out a way to snag fake IDs and tix to a 21-and-over concert by the band, all to impress Amy.

10PM | CBS
Hawaii Five-O – Rick Springfield guest stars as a famous fashion photog who meets a violent end when he goes to Hawaii to shoot the cover of a magazine’s swimsuit issue.

10PM | SHOWTIME
Nurse Jackie – Jackie continues to freak about Kevin encouraging a match up between Eddie and Kevin’s sister, while Coop is freaking out about his moms and Mrs. Akalitus is in a tizzy because the hospital’s religious statues are being removed.

10PM | NGC – 7TH SEASON PREMIERE
Taboo – People obsessed with their fantasy lives is the topic, and includes a creepy California dude who persists in living as a baby.

11PM | TBS
Conan – Is Will Ferrell going to make good on his threat to shave Conan‘s beard? Tonight’s the night we’ll find out.

Worth flipping to during commercials:
– Teddy has doubts about Marco when he catches him in a lie on 90210 (8PM, The CW);
– It’s week seven of performances on Dancing With the Stars (8PM, ABC);
– The only one sure about Amy moving in with Ricky is Amy on The Secret Life of the American Teenager (8PM, ABC Family);
– Is Senior ready to make up with Junior and Mikey on American Chopper: Senior Vs. Junior (9PM, Discovery)?;
– Jury tampering is just the tip of the iceberg when a crooked city official gets away with misdeeds on The Chicago Code (9PM, Fox);
– Leila and Michael try to rescue Simon on The Event (9PM, NBC);
– Serena threatens what could be a very happy moment for Blair on Gossip Girl (9PM, The CW);
– Four back-to-back episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia on Comedy Central (9PM);
– Bad news threatens Emily’s career on Make It or Break It (9PM, ABC Family);
– The detectives investigate a series of bank robberies that also involve kidnapping on Law & Order: Los Angeles (10PM, NBC);
– Back-to-back new Pawn Star$ episodes (10PM, History) features original Spider-Man artwork.

And the late-night line-up:
– The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (11PM, Comedy Central): Philip K. Howard;
– The Colbert Report (11:30PM, Comedy Central): Francis Fukuyama;
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Tracy Morgan and Rex Ryan;
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Paul Walker and Donny and Marie Osmond;
– Lopez Tonight (Midnight, TBS): Mark Ruffalo and Yvette Nicole Brown;
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): Rene Russo and k.d. lang;
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Judd Apatow and LL Cool J;
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Matt Lucas and Mindy Kaling;
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): Mark Burnett (REPEAT).

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9PM | COMEDY CENTRAL
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – This week’s four-episode marathon features the show’s all-time best episode, the season four finale musical “The Nightman Cometh” (9:30PM).

6PM | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK
Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? – It is, hands down, in both title and the cheesy deliciousness of the plot and cast, the best movie that has ever aired on Lifetime or LMN. That is all.

9PM | DISCOVERY – 2ND SEASON PREMIERE
American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior – Has the family feud between Paul Jr. and Sr. been settled? Nope. Not at all.

9PM | NBC
The Event – Michael helps Leila, while Sean and Vicky try to make sure Sophia’s weapon doesn’t make it onto a plane headed to the U.S.

10PM | BRAVO
Bethenny Ever After – Bethenny has dinner with her food blogger pal Nick and gives him some advice that only Bethenny would deliver.

10PM | MTV
The Hard Times of RJ Berger – He had his dream girl, but now RJ’s life continues on the downward spiral as he gets caught in a  big fat lie and tries to help his very depressed dad.

10PM | SHOWTIME
Nurse Jackie – Jackie freaks out over her dwindling supply and the amount of attention Eddie is giving Kevin’s sister, while Coop gets upsetting news from his mothers.

10 and 10:30PM | HISTORY
Pawn Star$ – Back-to-back new episodes include a Super Bowl ring and a photo album signed by George S. Patton.

10PM | LOGO – 3RD SEASON FINALE
RuPaul’s Drag Race – After the finalists make videos for Ru‘s single “Champion,” a season three’s winner is chosen.

10PM | NGC
Seized & Sold: The Madoff Auction – The special takes a look at all the items taken from weasel Bernie Madoff‘s New York homes, including fancy rugs, an antique piano and a $350,000 diamond ring.

11PM | SUNDANCE CHANNEL
My So-Called Life – They’re doling them out slowly (one ep a week), but beginning with the pilot of the classic, cancelled-too-soon angsty teen drama, Sundance begins airing the entire series tonight.

Worth flipping to during commercials:
– Naomi worries Max is cheating on her on 90210 (8PM, The CW);
– Hanson performs during week six of competition on Dancing With the Stars (8PM, ABC);
– Ben and Adrian go house hunting on Secret Life of the American Teenager (8PM, ABC Family);
– Adam visits the Charms factory on Kid in a Candy Store (8:30PM, Food Network);
– Tony wraps up his seventh season of Anthony Bourain: No Reservations (9PM, Travel Channel);
– It’s the sixth season finale of The Bad Girls Club (9PM, Oxygen);
– Serena wants Charlie to spy on Dan and Blair on Gossip Girl (9PM, The CW);
– The girls run into Sasha and beg him to coach them again on Make It or Break It (9PM, ABC Family);
– Following in the “ripped from today’s headlines” tradition of the franchise, Law & Order: Los Angeles (10PM, NBC) finds the detectives investigating the death of a Hollywood player who was shot while driving her car.

And the late-night line-up:
– Conan (11PM, TBS): Gary Oldman and Drive-By Truckers (REPEAT);
– The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (11PM, Comedy Central): Gigi Ibrahim;
– The Colbert Report (11:30PM, Comedy Central): Ron Paul;
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Bill Maher;
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Christina Aguilera, Paul Reiser and Alison Krauss & Union Station;
– Lopez Tonight (Midnight, TBS): Justin Bieber (REPEAT);
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): Martin Short;
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Daniel Radcliffe and Darius Rucker;
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Wanda Sykes and Kevin McKidd (REPEAT);
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): Emmy Rossum and Jeff Tremaine.

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8PM | NBC
Chuck – It’s a TV rule: If Gary Cole appears in a show, it automatically makes that show worth watching. So tune in for tonight’s Chuck, in which the Office Space star returns as Sarah’s dad, a master grifter who helps his daughter and future son-in-law get their wedding money back after another swindler snags it from them.

8PM | THE CW
Gossip Girl – Thank goodness for that Blair/Dan smooch, because this season seriously needed something to move it along.

8PM | FOX
House – Thirteen rejoins the team, just as Masters (Amber Tamblyn) considers leaving it to focus on a surgical career.

8PM | CBS
How I Met Your Mother – The Barnacle wants to bond with his newly-found daddy, but worries that his life will sound boring relative to his pals’, so he asks them to lie.

9PM | TRAVEL
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations – Tony heads off to Boston, where he delves into the city’s mob history and steps into a boxing ring (and hopefully those two things aren’t related).

9PM | FOX
The Chicago Code – When five people are shot in Lincoln Park, the mayor blames Teresa and tells her the city’s rising crime rate is her responsibility.

9PM | LIFETIME
William & Kate – Is this made-for-TV dramatization of the royal romance cheesy? Deliciously so.

9:30PM | ABC
Cougar Town – A special Monday night Cougar Town calls for a special plot: Bobby and Laurie introduce Penny Can to a new audience.

10PM | BRAVO
Bethenny Ever After – As Bethenny and Jason head to Los Angeles for her first appearance on Skating With the Stars, she takes the opportunity to show her hubs her old stomping grounds and maybe look for a new L.A. home.

10PM | SHOWTIME
Nurse Jackie – Jackie gets clever while coming up with a new place to stash her pills, and Kevin invites Eddie to a family BBQ.

Worth flipping to during commercials:
– It’s week five of competition on Dancing With the Stars (8PM, ABC);
– Ricky tries to talk Ben out of getting married on The Secret Life of the American Teenager (8PM, ABC Family);
– On The Event (9PM, NBC), Sen. Lewis spills the results of her blood tests of the White House staff;
– Comedy Central has three encore episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (9PM);
– Darby plans a meet against a club the team should be able to handily beat on Make It or Break It (9PM, ABC Family);
– When Samuel gets fired and loses his apartment, he moves in with Mike on Mike & Molly (9:30PM, CBS);
– On 20/20 (10PM, ABC), Babs Walters previews the royal wedding;
– Troubles at home lead RJ’s grades to slip, which leads him to see a tutor who definitely doesn’t have schoolwork on her mind on The Hard Times of RJ Berger (10PM, MTV);
– Sean Combs guest stars as an NYPD cop looking for revenge against a crime lord on Hawaii Five-O (10PM, CBS);
– A high-speed chase leads to the mysterious death of a city bookkeeper on Law & Order: Los Angeles (10PM, NBC);
– Back-to-back new episodes of Pawn $tars on History (10PM).

And the late-night line-up:
– Conan (11PM, TBS): Emma Roberts;
– The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (11PM, Comedy Central): Jamie Oliver (REPEAT);
– The Colbert Report (11:30PM, Comedy Central): James Franco (REPEAT);
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Chris Rock and Ellen Page (REPEAT);
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Betty White, Matt Damon and Cake (REPEAT);
– Lopez Tonight (Midnight, TBS): Judy Greer, Tracy Morgan and REO Speedwagon;
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): Courtney Cox;
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Colin Quinn and Rachel Maddow (REPEAT);
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Tina Fey;
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): Mark Hoppus (REPEAT).

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10PM | Showtime
Nurse Jackie – When Jackie finds Kevin’s little sister sleeping off a hangover in her daughters’ room, she suspects Kevin brought his sis there to keep an eye on Jackie after the failed intervention. The phrase “fox guarding the hen house” is coming to mind here …

8PM | NBC
Chuck – Chuck has been a great show, and, as several save-the-series campaigns prove, a real fan favorite, and I’ll watch it ’til the end. But, as the return of Volkoff, Ellie’s continuing obsession with her dad’s computer and yet another Chuck/Sarah relationship issue make up tonight’s tired storylines, the time for it to end may be at hand.

8PM | NGC
Civil Warriors – To mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the National Geographic Channel has two nights of special programming on tap, including a three-hour block of this series, in which descendants of Civil War vets – including Frederick Douglass – go on a research mission to find out about their relatives’ experiences.

8PM | GSN – SERIES PREMIERE
Drew Carey’s Improv-a-Ganza – Drew and his improv buddies Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles and Wayne Brady are back!

8PM | FOX
House – In the show’s 150th episode, Thirteen (Olivia Wilde) is sprung from jail, and finds House waiting for her to 1) find out why she went to the hoosegow in the first place and 2) take her to a … spud-gun competition? Yup.

8PM | CBS
How I Met Your Mother – Ted and Zoey have another tiff, which may mean good news for fans, ‘cuz this coupling just isn’t working. In a more fun storyline, Marshall quits his job to do volunteer work.

9PM | FOX
Chicago Code – A Windy City heatwave has led to the possibility blackouts, which is only fueling emotions when Wysocki and Evers are assigned to the heartbreaking case of a son who witnessed his dad’s murder.

9PM | PBS
The Great Famine – Yet another compelling entry in the American Experience series covers U.S. efforts to help Russian citizens during a famine in the early 1920s, including archival footage and the story of the many obstacles American volunteers had to overcome just to get sustenance to the starving Soviets.

9PM | NBC
Law & Order: Los Angeles – The spin-off returns as Skeet Ulrich‘s Rex Winters makes his exit. A permanent exit.

10PM | BRAVO
Bethenny Ever After – On the heels of her birthday breakdown, Bethenny faces another big drama when she has to leave beautiful baby Bryn for the first time as she heads off on a Skinny Girl business trip.

10PM | ABC
Castle – Crime novelists Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly guest star as themselves and, during a poker game, try to help Castle unravel the complicated case of an aspiring Olympic swimmer who’s been found dead in a pool.

10PM | THE HUB
Family Ties – It’s a classic: Tom Hanks guest stars as Uncle Ned, Alex’s hero, until it becomes clear that his great uncle has a huge drinking problem.

10PM | LOGO
The NewNowNext Awards – The pop culture kudosfest, taped last week in Hollywood, is hosted by The Beek – Ke$hia Blow video scene stealer James Van Der Beek – and includes appearances by Panic! At the Disco, Adam Lambert, Paula Abdul, the Fabulous Beekman Boys and Robyn.

Worth flipping to during commercials:
– It’s week four of competition on Dancing With the Stars (8PM, ABC);
– Intervention: Hillbilly Heroin (8PM, A&E) focuses on the oxycodone problem in Scioto County, a southern Ohio community that’s on the DEA’s list of the top 10 illegal drug trafficking spots;
– Ben proposes on The Secret Life of the American Teenager (8PM, ABC Family);
– Adam visits businesses making yummy and unusual chocolate treats on Kid in a Candy Store (8:30PM, Food Network);
– All new episodes of All Worked Up kick off on truTV (9PM);
– In the first season finale of Being Human (9PM, Syfy), we flashback to when Aidan and Josh first met;
– Buddy serves as grand marshal for the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Hoboken on Cake Boss (9PM, TLC);
– Emily wonders whether gymnastics is worth giving up life as a regular teen on Make It or Break It (9PM, ABC Family);
– Carl wigs when Mike invites Molly to join them for Cubs opening day on Mike & Molly (9PM, CBS);
– On The Hard Times of RJ Berger (10PM, MTV), Jenny freaks out over getting her first-ever zit, while Lily’s big pimpin’ with her settlement check from the bus company;
– Kono gets the scoop on what really ended Chin Ho’s police career on Hawaii Five-O (10PM, CBS);
– A&E kicks off the sixth season of Paranormal State with back-to-back episodes (10PM);
– Back-to-back new episodes of Pawn Stars on History (10PM);
– LaToya Jackson is a judge when the contestants don dressed made of money on RuPaul’s Drag Race (10PM, Logo).

And the late-night line-up:
– Conan (11PM, TBS): Chris O’Donnell, Lil Jon and P.J. Harvey;
– The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (11PM, Comedy Central): Foo Fighters;
– The Colbert Report (11:30PM, Comedy Central): Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage;
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Alec Baldwin;
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Jamie Foxx;
– Lopez Tonight (Midnight, TBS): Russell Brand;
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): David Arquette;
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Miley Cyrus and Michael Stipe (REPEAT);
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Isabella Rosselini;
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): Lykke Li (REPEAT).

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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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