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8PM | FOX
The X Factor – You know, that little TV show where Simon Cowell‘s going to give away $5 million? It’s getting some sort of preview during tonight’s MLB All-Star game, so stay tuned, or DVR the game.

8PM | FOX
Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Last year’s game was the least watched All-Star Game telecast ever, so … nowhere to go but up, as the American League tries to take back the title after the National League broke the AL’s seven-game winning streak in 2010.

8PM | ABC FAMILY
Pretty Little Liars – Aria and Ezra try to deal with going public with their fling, while Emily worries that she and her buds are still in danger, Hanna gets to know Caleb better when his foster mom arrives and Spencer gets support from the most unexpected source: her ‘rents.

9PM | USA
White Collar – Neal’s torn: should he help the very talented teen con artist who’s making his mark throughout Manhattan, or should he stop the Neal-in-training in his tracks?

10PM | FOOD NETWORK
Chopped – Tonight’s cheftestants: Four British foodies, who have to work with, among other ingredients, British biscuits, a Japanese snack food and a staple of American cooking.

10PM | HISTORY – 1ST SEASON FINALE
How the States Got Their Shapes – The finale considers the influence of words and people’s accents on how states like New York and California.

10PM | MTV
Teen Mom – Tonight’s theme: cohabitation, as Gary and Amber move in together (again), Maci considers asking Kyle to move in with her and Bentley for financial reasons and Tyler‘s mom is unhappy about his decision to live with Catelynn.

Worth flipping to during commercials:
– Four past champs compete with each other to make treats for the Tony Awards on Cupcake Wars (8PM, Food Network);
– A Philly crepes truck is featured on the 1st season finale of Eat St. (8PM, Cooking Channel);
– Daffy’s skint on The Looney Tunes Show (8PM, Cartoon Network);
– Jeff gets a new client who’s married to Styx rocker Tommy Shaw on Flipping Out (9PM, Bravo);
– Dwight heads to New Orleans (with his mom along for the ride) to talk to his dad’s killer on Memphis Beat (9PM, TNT);
– On Covert Affairs (10PM, USA), Annie and Reva are captured by Belarusian police while trying to install security cameras;
– Tom and Christina hang out with Miles’ kids on HawthoRNe (10PM, TNT);
– It’s about all things paranormal-y on tonight’s Love/Lust (10PM, Sundance);
– Tonight’s Web Redemption on Tosh.0 (10PM, Comedy Central): the boxer who got knocked out by his friend.

And the late-night line-up:
– Conan (11PM, TBS): Tracy Morgan (REPEAT);
– The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (11PM, Comedy Central): Kid Rock;
– The Colbert Report (11:30PM, Comedy Central): Dan Savage;
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Roseanne Barr, Blake Shelton and Tom Felton;
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Seth Meyers;
– Lopez Tonight (Midnight, TBS): Norm Macdonald and Jerry Springer (REPEAT);
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): Shia LaBeouf (REPEAT);
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Seth Green and Chris Evans;
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Julie Chen;
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): Gale Anne Hurd (REPEAT).

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9PM | USA – 3RD SEASON PREMIERE
White Collar – The team is back together … no matter how Peter and Neal may feel about that. The guys have to put their differences aside, however, as they’re teamed up to catch a thief who robbed the Federal Reserve.

8PM | BRAVO
Inside the Actors Studio – James Lipton unleashes his big list o’ questions on the cast of Modern Family.

8PM | CARTOON NETWORK
The Looney Tunes Show – Daffy’s big class reunion is coming up, and he wants Bugs to help him with some serious makeover projects.

9PM | NBC
The Voice – The quarterfinals kick off, which means the top singers from each team will be pitted against each other. Any predictions? Is Javier Colon a lock? Maybe Nakia? Frenchie Davis?

10PM | MTV
16 & Pregnant – Mommy-to-be Kianna thinks adoption may be the best option for her child and herself, but she’s getting all kinds of flack for even considering it, from her ‘rents and her babydaddy.

10PM | FOOD NETWORK
Chopped – Canned fruit and seafood … together again.

10PM | USA – 2ND SEASON PREMIERE
Covert Affairs – Ben returns to D.C., but then disappears, while Annie (my fellow Ohio University alum Piper Perabo) is assigned to protect a Russian tennis player who’s also an asset.

10PM | HISTORY
How the States Got Their Shapes – Nevada, Florida and Missouri are among the states included in this installment, which examines how fringe areas of the country affected – everybody say it now – how the states got their shapes (hosted by yet another Ohio University alum, Brian Unger).

10PM | SUNDANCE
Love/Lust – The fun series that chronicles our pop culture obsessions returns with an episode devoted to “Street Eats,” the best food trucks from across the country.

10:30PM | COMEDY CENTRAL – 1ST SEASON FINALE
Sports Show With Norm Macdonald – Don’t worry, he’ll be back. But in the first season finale, Norm visits the Nitro Circus show in Vegas, and tries to become a mascot.

Worth flipping to during commercials:
– America’s Got Talent (8PM, NBC) auditions continue in Seattle;
– It’s audition round 2 on MasterChef (8PM, Fox);
– The sisters head to Maryland to visit their father, but the trip doesn’t go well on Braxton Family Values (9PM, WE);
– On I (Almost) Got Away With It (10PM, ID), a man almost gets away with breaking out of a New Mexico jail, thanks to … women’s clothing?!;
– A couple worried about passing their bad eating habits on to their children tries to get healthy on Love Handles (10PM, Lifetime);
– Tonight’s Tosh.0 Web Redemption: the “Bug in Mouth Reporter” (10PM, Comedy Central).

And the late-night line-up:
– Conan (11PM, TBS): Curtis Stone and Flavor Flav;
– The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (11PM, Comedy Central): Fareed Zakaria;
– The Colbert Report (11:30PM, Comedy Central): Sugar Ray Leonard;
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Kyle Chandler and Kathy Griffin;
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Kevin Bacon and Bethenny Frankel;
– Lopez Tonight (Midnight, TBS): Mike Brown and Joey Chestnut;
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): Sara Bareilles;
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Larry King and My Morning Jacket;
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Howie Mandel;
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): LL Cool J (REPEAT).

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9PM | NBC
The Voice – If you missed last week’s premiere, it’s not too late to get in on the fun of this latest reality singing competition, as round two of the blind auditions kick off and the mentors – Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera – continue to battle it out to entice the most talented singers onto their teams.

8PM | FOX
Glee – Sue teaches everyone about the power of the press when she takes over the school newspaper and prints some veeeery interesting stories.

8PM | CARTOON NETWORK – SERIES PREMIERE
The Looney Tunes Show – Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are back in this Looney revamp, which finds the two living in the suburbs as neighbors with other Looney Tunes cohorts, like Marvin the Martian and Yosemite Sam. PS – Check out my list of the top 10 best classic Looney Tunes ‘toons ever, at TV Squad.

8PM | CBS
NCIS – Flashback time! When Tony’s former partner is murdered, he remembers his early time in Baltimore, including his first meeting with Gibbs.

9PM | FOX
Raising Hope – Anytime the episode is Burt-centric, meaning we get a bigger than usual dose of star Garret Dillahunt‘s comedic skills, it’s a good thing. Tonight, we find out that Burt is quite skilled at flirting.

10PM | MTV
16 & Pregnant – Jamie is a straight-A student who not only finds herself pregnant, but who is also stuck with a babydaddy she’s trying to mold into being the kind of dad she never had.

10PM | FOOD NETWORK
Chopped – In the mystery basket: beef and chocolate frosting … that’s in the entree basket.

10PM | CBS
The Good Wife – Oh, it’s on: Alicia confronts Kalinda about the Peter affair.

10PM | HISTORY – SERIES PREMIERE
How the States Got Their Shapes – In this fun new series (hosted by my fellow Ohio University alum Brian Unger – go Bobcats!), the title is literal, as in the premiere, where we find out how water played a major role in How the States Got Their Shapes.

11PM | MTV – 2ND SEASON FINALE
My Life as Liz – Louis has some surprising news for Liz, while Bryson finally has to face up to his feelings for the one he let get away.

Worth flipping to during commercials:
– Tim Gunn helps the contestants with Cinderella-themed makeovers on The Biggest Loser: Couples (8PM, NBC);
– Nathan, Julian and Clay all coach Jamie’s Little League game on One Tree Hill (8PM, The CW);
– Results from last night’s performance show on Dancing With the Stars (9PM, ABC);
– Deeks goes undercover to protect a friend on NCIS: Los Angeles (9PM, CBS);
– Lisa decides to use GPS to keep track of Mike on Traffic Light (9:30PM, Fox);
– The NFL draft is among the major topics on The Norm McDonald Show (10:30PM, Comedy Central).

And the late-night line-up:
– Conan (11PM, TBS): Steve Martin and Atticus Shaffer;
– The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (11PM, Comedy Central): Rachel Maddow;
– The Colbert Report (11:30PM, Comedy Central): Rex Ryan;
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Caroline Kennedy and Ty Burrell;
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Ricky Martin and Penelope Cruz;
– Lopez Tonight (Midnight, TBS): Idris Elba;
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): Anthony Hopkins and Andre Agassi;
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Elmo, Jennifer Hudson and Whoopi Goldberg;
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Geoffrey Rush;
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): Shane Smith.

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