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NBC may be depending on growing confusion, curiosity and rubbernecking to attract viewers to "Phenomenon" (8 p.m. EDT), an eight-week reality competition for mentalists hosted by "mystifier" Criss Angel and mentalist Uri Geller. Yes, the judges will vote on which competitor is the "next great mentalist" (huh?) based on live demonstrations of each contestant's "mystifying talents." But by "mystifying talents" do they mean "cool tricks with smoke and mirrors" or the "ability to bend spoons, levitate and predict the future, on command"? And isn't this whole exercise only going to remind us of that time David Copperfield dragged a gigantic triangular stage to the middle of the Bermuda Triangle just so he could stand, glowering, in tight black pants as dry ice floated past his feet? We can only hope so.
Also…
TLC's new reality series "Marriage Camp" (premieres at 7 p.m. EDT) tries to fix broken marriages, the inhabitants of the CBS child labor camp "Kid Nation" (8 p.m. EDT) battle pests of all stripes, and Peter Krause continues to bring his signature mix of angst and anger to the filthy-rich-family dramedy "Dirty Sexy Money" (10 p.m. EDT on ABC). Meanwhile, Game 1 of the World Series begins at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox.
On the talk shows
Regis and KellyABC, 9 a.m. EDT |
Steve Carell, Blake Lively, Carrie Underwood, guest host Jimmy Kimmel |
The ViewABC, 11 a.m. EDT |
George Carlin, James Lipton, Feist |
Ellen DeGeneresSyndicated, check local listings |
Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Scherzinger |
Oprah WinfreySyndicated, check local listings |
What it's like to be gay around the world |
Charlie RosePBS, check local listings |
Tavis Smiley, Jim Lehrer |
Larry KingCNN, 9 p.m. EDT |
Panel discussion on CNN's "Planet in Peril" with Anderson Cooper, Jeff Corwin, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Orlando Bloom, Sebastian Copeland, Alicia Silverstone, Bo Derek, Lance Armstrong |
Jon StewartComedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT |
Ben Affleck (repeat) |
Stephen ColbertComedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT |
Craig Newmark (repeat) |
David LettermanCBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT |
Sean Penn, Barry Sonnenfeld, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals (repeat) |
Jay LenoNBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT |
Jamie Foxx, Tim Gunn, Paolo Nutini (repeat) |
Tavis SmileyPBS, check local listings |
Walter Mosley, Col. Stephen Twitty |
Jimmy KimmelABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT |
Josh Harnett, Tila Tequila, Ben Harper |
Conan O'BrienNBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT |
Steve Carell, Jennifer Esposito, Flight of the Conchords (repeat) |
Craig FergusonCBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT |
50 Cent, Emily Deschanel (repeat) |
Contributors: Megan Doll, Heather Havrilesky, Eryn Loeb, Amy Reiter
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