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This week’s TV picks
“True Blood’s” Mehcad Brooks and Tina Majorino, from “Napoleon Dynamite,” are members of the “Deep End” ensemble.
Monday:
‘The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love’ 7 p.m., ABC: The show begins with a dozen desperate damsels but ends with only nine, so it seems like it was probably a rough night. I blame the trip to Jon Lovitz’ Hollywood comedy club. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
‘Decisions That Shook the Word’ 8 p.m., Military: Morgan Freeman narrates this exploration of Lyndon Johnson and civil rights.
‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ 9 p.m., Food: Guy returns to Texas for a taco.
Tuesday:
‘American Idol’ 7 p.m., Fox: The judges head to the windy city for lots of bad singing, a little good singing, and plenty of stories of personal tragedy and illness.
Wednesday:
‘CSI: NY’ 9 p.m., CBS: A quarterback from the Lingerie Football League is murdered. Anytime you’ve got lingerie and football in the same sentence, it’s going in the TV picks. Just saying.
‘MANswers’ 9:30 p.m., Spike: Tonight’s episode tells you how to avoid being impaled by an arrow. This is practical information. If you’re a Robin Hood impersonator or a member of the Olympic archery team.
Thursday:
‘The Deep End’ 7 p.m., ABC: Austinite Mehcad Brooks (son of the Statesman’s Alberta Brooks) pops in toward the end of this cutesy law dramedy’s premiere.
‘Fringe’ 8 p.m., FOX: Peter and Olivia, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S — okay, they’re not in a tree, they’re in a quarantined office building. And they’re not kissing, they’re trying to avoid a deadly virus.
Friday:
‘Caprica’ 8 p.m., Syfy: The stylish and intelligent prequel to ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ starring Eric Stoltz and Esai Morales, kicks off tonight.
‘I Shouldn’t Be Alive’ 8 p.m., Animal Planet: A couple gets separated from their tour group and has to find their own way out of the mountains. Uh-huh. ‘Separated.’ Look, if you didn’t want them along, you could have just told them.
‘Twin Peaks’ 9 p.m., Sleuth: I know, I know, it’s a rerun. But it’s that one episode with all of that weird stuff.
Saturday:
‘Screen Actors Guild Awards’ 7 p.m., TNT: Sandra Bullock presents a lifetime achievement award to the fabulous Betty White.
‘Austin City Limits’ 7 p.m., PBS: The Avett Brothers and Heartless Bastards perform.
‘Figure Skating: U.S. Championships’ 8 p.m., NBC: Gear up for the Winter Olympics with this women’s final from Spokane.
Sunday:
‘NFC Championship’ 5:30 p.m., Fox: Go Dallas! (Um, unless they were eliminated last week. I hate early deadlines).
‘Worst Cooks in America’ 9 p.m., Food: Insert your favorite Rodney Dangerfield joke here.
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