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8PM | CMT
2011 CMT Music Awards – Kid Rock is the host of the show – originating live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena – which will include performances by Keith Urban, Big & Rich, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Toby Keith and Luke Bryan, while Shania Twain, Sheryl Crow, Train, Gary Busey, Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon, Martina McBride, Hines Ward and American Idol winner and runner-up Scotty McCreary and Lauren Alaina are among the evening’s award presenters.

9:30PM | TLC
Extreme Couponing – An Ohio couponer plots to get more than $3,000 worth of groceries for less than a hundred bucks.

10PM | ABC
20/20: Reality Rules: When TV Gets Real – No one will be surprised to find out that reality TV stars like Snooki, The Situation and, more understandably, Bethenny Frankel, are getting rich from baring their lives on TV. You might be surprised by just how rich, though.

10PM | SCIENCE CHANNEL
Locked Up Abroad – A fantastic new episode spotlights Henry Hill, the real-life gangster played by Ray Liotta in Goodfellas.

10PM | TNT
Men of a Certain Age – Joe does a favor for Manfro, Owen’s got employee problems and Terry deals with being in a relationship with (just) one woman.

10PM | MTV
The Real World Reunion Special – Maria Menounos hosts this reunion of the Las Vegas cast. Can’t wait to hear what Dustin and the gang have been up to.

10PM | COMEDY CENTRAL
South Park – Stan celebrates his 10th birthday, which brings about a whole new, more serious ‘tude for him and a big smackdown with Kyle.

10PM | NETWORK – 2ND SEASON PREMIERE
Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman – Consciousness and life after death are the topics debated by scientists and spiritualists.

10PM | BRAVO
Top Chef Masters – The chefs honor returning U.S. troops by cooking up their favorite meals.

Worth flipping to during commercials:
– G4 continues day 3 coverage of E3 2011 Live (6PM);
– It’s Las Vegas callback auditions time on So You Think You Can Dance (8PM, Fox);
– America’s Got Talent (9PM, NBC) auditions continue in Houston and Minneapolis;
– Fred Willard guest stars in an episode that finds Franklin & Bash (9PM, TNT) defending a woman accused of killing her husband with sex;
– The LoCash Cowboys try a 72-oz. steak challenge in Nashville on Man v. Food Nation (9PM, Travel);
– On MythBusters (9PM, Discovery), Jamie and Adam try to fix a flat tire without using a spare.

And the late-night line-up:
– Conan (11PM, TBS): Peter Sarsgaard and Death Cab for Cutie;
– The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (11PM, Comedy Central): Larry King;
– The Colbert Report (11:30PM, Comedy Central): Bre Pettis;
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Jon Cryer;
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Elle Fanning and Jada Pinkett Smith;
– Lopez Tonight (Midnight, TBS): Don Cheadle;
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): Carson Daly (REPEAT);
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Glenn Close and Joe Jackson;
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Chris Gorham and Heather Graham;
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): Evan Glodell (REPEAT).

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