On cable tonight, A&E has a Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force special, Cartoon Network has the series premiere of Adventure Time With Finn and Jake, GSN has the first season finale of Carnie Wilson: Unstapled, ID has the series premiere of True Crime With Aphrodite Jones, and VH1 has the second season premiere of Celebrity Rehab Presents: Sober House.

Scheduled to be on TV Talk today at 4:00 p.m. PT to talk about the week in TV with host Shaun Daily. The show runs from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PT and I am usually on right about the halfway point.

Prime Picks

Community (NBC): New. Katherine McPhee (American Idol) guest stars as Pierce’s stepdaughter and Jeff is trying to help him connect with her during Greendale’s Family Day.
Parks & Recreation (NBC): New. A possum has bit the Mayor’s dog and Leslie is put in charge of catching it. Mark won’t bend the rules for Ron.

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): New. Owen and Richard are in a competition for a difficult surgery. Bailey is preparing for another date with Ben. Runs 61 minutes.

The Mentalist (CBS): New. A government researcher has been exposed to a deadly toxin and Jane sets out to figure out who exposed her to it.

Solid Selections

The Vampire Diaries (The CW): Repeat. The “Children of the Damned” episode replays, where things get dangerous for Bonnie on her date with Ben. Stefan and Damon are continuing to look for Elena’s father’s journal.

The Office (NBC): New. Dwight is trying to cause problems for Jim on his first day back after paternity leave. Andy and Erin are preparing for their first date.
30 Rock (NBC): New. A rumor is causing problems for Jack. Liz is looking for a guy she met at the dentist office. Tracy is pursuing a Tony award with the help of Jenna.

Private Practice (ABC): New. Addison has a patient with three unborn babies that are near death and she and Sam’s new girlfriend disagree on the course of treatment. Cooper goes to Sheldon for help with a young patient. Starts a minute after the hour and runs 59 minutes.

Other Options

• Ace of Cakes (Food Network): New. Duff and the gang make a pre-game cake for a Baltimore Ravens player. A repeat episode follows. Both play again later.
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS): New. A boys murder may be connected to an old case that was never solved.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has doubleheader Big East Tournament college basketball action.
• ESPN2 has five conference tournament college basketball games.
• TNT has doubleheader NBA action with the Chicago Bulls at the Orlando Magic followed by the Portland Trail Blazers at the Golden State Warriors.

Late Night

• Psych (USA): Repeat. Last night’s season finale episode, “Mr. Yin Presents…,” replays.
• White Collar (USA): Repeat. This past Tuesday night’s season finale episode, “Out of the Box,” replays.

TV Marathons

Bravo has eight episodes of America’s Next Top Model.
Discovery Channel has six episodes of Ghost Lab.
History has five episodes of Modern Marvels.
Oxygen has 13 episodes of Snapped.
Syfy has eight episodes of Early Edition early.

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Tonight, The CW has the 14th season premiere of America’s Next Top Model and the series premiere of High Society.

Over on cable, A&E has the second season premiere of Billy the Exterminator, Bravo has a The Real Housewives of Orange County reunion special, Science has the second season finale of Mantracker, TV Land has the series premiere of First Love, Second Chance, and USA has the fourth season finale of Psych.

Prime Picks

Human Target (FOX): New. Chance is headed to South America to rescue an archaeologist that is being hunted by a dangerous bounty hunter where he ends up reunited with an old flame.

Modern Family (ABC): New. Phil runs into problems after invites an old high school girlfriend, played by Judy Greer (Miss Guided), over to the house. Jay accidentally kills Manny’s turtle and tries to cover it up.
Cougar Town (ABC): New. Jules is trying to convince Grayson that men and women can be plutonic friends. Runs 31 minutes.

Psych (USA): Season Finale. Ally Sheedy guest stars again as Mr. Yang who Shawn and Gus go to in an attempt to get help when a new batch of crimes like hers begins again. Hitchcock films are being used at the clues the guys and the cops need to decipher. Plays again later. The previous six episodes replay early. This is an absolutely awesome episode. It’s definitely my favorite of the second half of the season. It is beautifully shot with many an homage to Hitchcock’s greatest films. I really enjoyed Shawn in this episode; as such a serious case reins him in a bit. He has almost gone to far off in the crazy direction in a couple recent episodes. I also very much liked the resolution to the case, but don’t want to say more than that. I was also glad that the direction I thought they might go with this storyline given how it ended in the midseason finale was not the direction it went. Turns out to be a bigger mystery than I would expect from this show, which I also very much liked. Overall, it was such a good episode that I am probably going to watch it again, which is a pretty good statement from me, cause I very seldom ever watch anything a second time. Would definitely like to hear back from you, on twitter (@theTVaholic) or in the comments, about your thoughts on tonight’s season finale after it airs.

Solid Selections

Scrubs (ABC): New. Kelso and Cole are hanging with each other as they find that friends are hard to find and keep. Next week is the season finale.
Gary Unmarried (CBS): New. Gary’s brother is back from his tour of duty and Gary is trying to help him figure out what he wants to do for work.

Criminal Minds (CBS): New. The team is trying to figure out why a truck driver is abducting women in order to catch him.

Being Erica (SOAPnet): New. Erica has to deal with some intimacy issues after she finds Ethan in a compromising position. Plays again tomorrow afternoon and Saturday evening.

Other Options

• CSI: NY (CBS): New. The team is investigating a double homicide that involves two journalists that were investigating gold fraud.
• Dinner: Impossible (Food Network): New. Robert is trying to gourmet-ify dorm food at the University of North Carolina. Plays again later.
• The Inbetweeners (BBC America): New. Will tries to plan a mature party for his birthday, yet things don’t work out as he had hoped. Last week’s episode replays right before. Both play again later.
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS): New. Christine decides to teach Ritchie and his class some street smarts, but ends up in trouble at a subway station.
• Throwdown With Bobby Flay (Food Network): New. Bobby competes in a “Cuban Sandwich” contest. A repeat episode plays right before. Both play again later.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has doubleheader Big East Tournament college basketball action.
• ESPN2 has doubleheader college basketball action.
• NBA TV has the Utah Jazz at the Detroit Pistons.

Late Night

• Burn Notice (USA): Repeat. Last Thursday’s season finale episode, “Devil You Know,” replays.
• White Collar (USA): Repeat. Last night’s season finale episode, “Out of the Box,” replays.

TV Marathons

Bravo has five episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County.
Discovery Channel has six episodes of A Haunting.
Oxygen has 10 episodes of Roseanne.
Syfy has six episodes of All Souls early.
USA has six episodes of Psych followed by six episodes of NCIS.
WE has five episodes of Amazing Wedding Cakes early and later seven episodes of The Locator.

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Tonight, ABC has the first season finale of the forgotten.

Over on cable, Animal Planet has the first season finale of Wild Recon, Food Network has the third season finale of Chopped, Oxygen has the fourth season finale of The Bad Girls Club, TLC has a The Miss Turkey Trot and Miss Drumsticks Pageants special, Travel Channel has the series premiere of Food Wars, and USA has the first season finale of White Collar.

On Episode 61, “Unedited in LA,” of the TV times Three podcast, Amrie and Rae talk about their trip to Los Angeles where there went to a taping of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson and many of the Paley Fest 2010 panels.

Prime Picks

NCIS (CBS): New. The team finds much more than they ever expected when investigating the shooting of a Marine.

Lost (ABC): New. It looks to be a Ben Linus focused episode this week. Last week’s episode, “Sundown,” replays right before.

White Collar (USA): Season Finale. Neal and Alex are trying to get the music box out of the Italian Consulate. Meanwhile, Peter and Diana attempt to takedown Fowler. Plays again later. The previous six episodes of the season replay earlier in the day.

Solid Selections

90210 (The CW): New. Naomi and Liam get close. Dixon and Navid are attempting to extract Jasper from Annie’s life.

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): New. A sailor that seemed to have been using confidential Navy equipment dies in an underground street race.

Parenthood (NBC): New. Zeek thinks Sarah should think big when while looking for a new job. Crosby tries to bond with the son he just learned about. Plays again Saturday night. This and the previous episode replay on Oxygen tomorrow morning.

Other Option

• Chopped (Food Network): Season Finale. Four contestants compete to make dishes with liver, fish and cactus pears. Plays again later.
• The Good Wife (CBS): New. Peter continues to try and develop his strategy of where to go from here regarding his retrial and his public rehabilitation. Alicia is on a case with will defending a lawyer accused of murder.
• Southland (TNT): New. Ben and John catch a call for a triple homicide. Lydia and her new partner are not getting along. Sammy is having wife problems. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has women’s college basketball followed by college basketball action.
• ESPN2 has doubleheader college basketball action.
• NBA TV has the Toronto Raptors at the Los Angeles Lakers.
• Versus has NHL action.

Late Night

• Burn Notice (USA): Repeat. Last Thursday’s season finale episode, “Devil You Know,” replays.

TV Marathons

Bravo has 10 episodes of Millionaire Matchmaker.
Discovery Channel has six episodes of Overhaulin’.
Oxygen has 16 episodes of The Bad Girls Club.
Syfy has eight episodes of Tru Calling early.
USA has six episodes of White Collar.
WE has five episodes of Raising Sextuplets early and later has five episodes of Little Miss Perfect tonight.

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Tonight, ABC has The Bachelor: Jason and Molly’s Wedding special, The CW has Life Unexpected moving up an hour and the return of Gossip Girl with new episodes following it, and NBC has the return of Trauma with new episodes following Chuck.

Over on cable, ABC Family has the first season finale of Make It or Break It, Biography has a Scott Hamilton: Return to the Ice special, History has the second season finale of Pawn Star$, MTV has the first season finales of The Buried Life and My Life as Liz, Showtime has the third season finale of Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union, and VH1 has the first season finale of Fantasia for Real.

In late night, truTV has the first season finale of NFL Full Contact.

There are 16 shows on tonight that I would try to watch, if I hadn’t already seen two of them. That leaves 14 shows. The worst of it is that in the first hour of primetime we have four of my Top 10 shows on right now, all airing at the same time. Mondays have become more ridiculous than Thursday nights for me. What about you?

Prime Picks

Chuck (NBC): New. Chuck can’t seem to flash, so he gets left behind on the latest mission. Yet, ends up in a bit of a situation back at home base. @ZacharyLevi directed this episode and I have heard from those that have seen this episode that it is not only their favorite of the season, but one of their favorites of the show ever. I hope they are correct, but I’m also trying to keep my expectations in check.

24 (FOX): New. Jack is dealing with the suspect that trapped himself in the hospital with a bomb. Someone at CTU gets demoted.

Greek (ABC Family): New. Casey is finding it hard to study during Mardi Gras parties. Rusty asks Katherine to come to a party at the KT house.

Solid Selections

Life Unexpected (The CW): New. Ryan and Cate are hosting a wedding expo and Baze and Math decide to crash it. Jones takes Lux out on a date.

Two and a Half Men (CBS): New. Charlie and Chelsea hook up. Runs 31 minutes.
The Big Bang Theory (CBS): New. The gang buys a ring from The Lord of the Rings at a garage sale and it threatens to rip the group apart. Starts a minute after the half hour and runs 29 minutes.

Castle (ABC): New. A dead woman is found half naked hanging by handcuffs in a park. Beckett and Castle have to investigate the world of sexual domination to solve the case.

Other Options

• CSI: Miami (CBS): New. A receptionist that nobody liked is found murdered and the CSIs investigate.
• Damages (FX): New. Patty sends Tom out of the country to try and track the Tobin money. Ellen is in a spot of choosing between her boss and Patty. Runs 62 minutes. Plays twice and again later, plus replays multiple times throughout the week. While it may be my third choice in the hour, I’m loving this season of Damages. Tonight’s episode is no exception. Ellen shows Patty that she learned a thing or two working for her. The back-n-forth is a lot of fun in the midst of the greater mysteries going on.
• Good Eats (Food Network): New. Alton shows how to rev up your desserts with salt. A repeat episode plays right before. Both play again later.
• Gossip Girl (The CW): New. Nate and Serena are trying to figure out where they are with each other. Rufus is trying to avoid Lily.
• House (FOX): New. An avid blogger is the patient of the week. House and Wilson learn something they didn’t know about the other.
• How I Met Your Mother (CBS): New. Robin lets it be known that she is still mad at Barney, so she gets guest star Jennifer Lopez to help her out.
• Make It or Break It (ABC Family): Season Finale. The Rock girls go up against the Chinese National team.
• Rules of Engagement (CBS): New. Audrey and Jeff decide to switch sides of the bed, which leads to a bigger problem than the one they were trying to solve. I really liked this episode for no other reason than I sometimes do the same thing as Jeff at the beginning of the episode.
• Trauma (NBC): New. Nancy has to deal with one of her biggest fears. Rabbit and Marisa are called to a bank robbery. Yes, this show is back after being canceled. It’s now scheduled to run for 10 more episodes for a total of 20 episodes for the season.
• Unwrapped (Food Network): New. Some favorite “Munchy Crunchy” snacks are looked at. A repeat episode plays right before. Both play again later.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has doubleheader college basketball action.
• ESPN2 has a women’s college basketball game followed by doubleheader college basketball action.
• NBA TV has the San Antonio Spurs at the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• Versus has NHL action.

Late Night

• Burn Notice (USA): Repeat. Last Thursday’s season finale episode, “Devil You Know,” replays.
• Psych (USA): Repeat. Last Wednesday’s episode, “The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode,” replays.
• White Collar (USA): Repeat. Last Wednesday’s episode, “Front Man,” replays.

TV Marathons

Discovery Channel has six episodes of Overhaulin’.
History has five episodes of Gangland that plays two times.
Oxygen has 12 episodes of America’s Next Top Model.
Syfy has eight episodes of The Outer Limits early.
USA has 12 episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent early.
WE has nine episodes of The Locator early followed 14 episodes of The Golden Girls.

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Tonight, ABC has The 82nd Annual Academy Awards.

Over on cable, Discovery Channel has a Superswarm special and a Monsters and Mysteries in Alaska special and HBO has the fourth season finale of Big Love.

Prime Pick

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (ABC): Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin host as the best in film is honored. Begins at 8:30 p.m. ET and is scheduled to run three hours. Glad to see that they are running this live from coast-to-coast, but I’ll still probably only watch the opening. What about you?

Solid Selections

The Amazing Race (CBS): New. The racers must deal with confusing train systems, diving, and German gastronomy.

Iron Chef America (Food Network): New. Chef Spike Mendohlson comes to Kitchen Stadium to challenge Iron Chef Michael Symon. Plays again later.

Being Erica (SOAPnet): Repeat. Last Wednesday’s episode, “The Unkindest Cut,” replays, where Erica gets sent to the future to learn she can only fix her own problems.

Other Option

• Big Love (HBO): Season Finale. Bill attempts to keep his candidacy viable. Jerry and Tom find their leadership in trouble. A polygamist scandal takes place in Kansas and it makes national news. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• ABC has NBA action with the Los Angeles Lakers at the Orlando Magic.
• CBS has tripleheader college basketball action.
• ESPN has a college basketball game early and later doubleheader NBA action tonight with the Washington Wizards at the Boston Celtics followed by the Portland Trail Blazers at the Denver Nuggets.
• ESPN2 has doubleheader women’s college basketball action followed by doubleheader college basketball.
• FOX has NASCAR racing action with the Sprint Cup Series: Kobalt Tools 500.
• NBC has NHL action.

Late Night

• Damages (FX): Repeat. Last Monday’s episode, “Don’t Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck,” replays.
• nip/tuck (FX): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s series finale episode, “Hiro Yoshimura,” replays.

TV Marathons

BET has nine episodes of Sunday Best.
History has six episodes of MonsterQuest followed by American Pickers.
MTV has 10 episodes of The Real World early.
Oxygen has 15 episodes of Snapped.
Travel Channel has the five-part 101 Chowdown Countdown.
TV One has 17 episodes of Lincoln Heights.
USA has 11 episodes of NCIS.
WE has 10 episodes of Platinum Weddings.

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Tonight, FOX has the 1000th episode of America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back.

Over on cable, Comedy Central has a Danny Bhoy: Subject to Change comedy special, Hallmark Channel has the TV movie premiere of Uncorked, HBO has a Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals special, HGTV has the first season finale of Curb Appeal, ID has the series premiere of Mystery Files, Planet Green has a Pirate for the Sea special, and Style has the sixth season finale of How Do I Look? and a Fashion Emergency special.

Prime Picks

Parenthood (NBC): Repeat. The “Pilot” episode from this past Tuesday replays. It you missed it, I highly recommend you check it out. It also replays earlier in the evening on Bravo. You can also find this episode as a free download at Amazon Video On Demand and iTunes.

Survivors (BBC America): New. Abby takes off to a place called Waterhouse in search of her son. The rest like the idea of Samantha’s community. Plays again later. Last week’s episode replays right before.

Castle (ABC): Repeat. This season’s premiere episode, “Deep in Death,” replays, where Castle is trying to fix things with Beckett while they get stuck together investigating the case of a dead guy found in a tree. Castle will be back with new episodes this Monday, March 8th.

Other Option

• Uncorked (Hallmark Channel): TV Movie Premiere. @JulieBenz (Dexter) stars as a single workaholic woman who finds her self with some free time on a business trip to wine country, where she meets and starts hanging out with a local chef played by Scott Elrod (Men in Trees). Runs two hours and two minutes. Plays three times.

Sports Notes

• CBS has a tripleheader college basketball action.
• ESPN has five college basketball games throughout the day.
• ESPN2 has five college basketball games.
• NBA TV has the New Jersey Nets at the New York Knicks.
• Versus has a college basketball game.

Late Night

• Burn Notice (USA): Repeat. This past Thursday’s season finale episode, “Devil You Know,” replays.
• White Collar (USA): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s episode, “Front Man,” replays.

TV Marathons

A&E has six episodes of CSI: Miami tonight.
Bravo has six episodes of House tonight.
Lifetime has 12 episodes of America’s Next Top Model.
TLC has 10 episodes of What Not to Wear.
Travel has 10 episodes of Ghost Advenutres.
truTV has five episodes of The Investigators followed by six episodes of Full Throttle Salon.

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Tonight, CBS has the 100th episode of Ghost Whisperer and NBC has the series premiere of Who Do You Think You Are?

Over on cable, E! has a one-hour The Soup awards special and Science has the series premiere of Machines!

In late night, IFC has the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards.

Prime Picks

House (FOX): Repeat. “The Down Low” episode from earlier this season replays, where House and Wilson are going after the cute neighbor while dealing with someone playing practical jokes on them.

Caprica (Syfy): New. Daniel Graystone is dealing with a rival. Sister Clarice may be getting close to finding Zoe’s avatar. Plays again later.

Numb3rs (CBS): New. The team is investigating the death of two men that were both abused by a teacher when they were children.

Solid Selections

Smallville (The CW): Repeat. The “Rabid” episode from earlier this season replays, where Zod releases a virus that is turning people into zombies.

Medium (CBS): New. Allison signs up for a self-defense class after getting mugged. The murder of an undercover cop is investigated.

The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network): New. Stars of the Food Network talk about their favorite “Guilty Pleasures.” A repeat episode follows. Both play again later.

Other Option

• What Not to Wear (TLC): New. A woman stuck in the 70s fashion-wise needs a makeover from Stacy and Clinton. A repeat episode replays right before. Both play again later.

Sports Note

• ESPN has doubleheader NBA action with the Detroit Pistons at the Cleveland Cavaliers followed by the New Orleans Hornets at the San Antonio Spurs.
• ESPN2 has a college basketball game followed by Friday Night Fights.

Late Night

• nip/tuck (FX): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s series finale episode, “Hiro Yoshimura,” replays.

TV Marathons

Bravo has five episodes of Project Runway.
Spike TV has 15 hours of CSI… episodes.
Syfy has eight episodes of Jericho early.
VH1 has the five-part 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s.
WE has nine episodes of The Locator early.

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