Tonight on the Tube: Friday Night Lights, Psych & Battlestar Galactica

News & Notes

Tonight, The CW has 13: Fear Is Real on its new night.

Over on cable, TLC has the second season finale of Miss America: Countdown to the Crown.

Prime Picks

Everybody Hates Chris (The CW): New. Chris and Greg get some fake IDs, but their night doesn’t go as planned. Runs 30 minutes.

Friday Night Lights (NBC): New. Smash is continuing to have confidence problems, but is working out with Coach Taylor. Tami learns that her decision on how to allocate some funds for education and away from a big screen for the football field isn’t a popular one in the community. Matt has to figure something out about taking care of his grandmother.

Numb3rs (CBS): New. The team is investigating two Chinese gangs and the disappearance of an undercover agent.

Solid Selections

Howie Do It (NBC): New. Two new episodes play of Howie Mandel (Deal or No Deal) pulling pranks.

Flashpoint (CBS): New. A veteran of the SRU has locked himself in a safe room and is threatening to commit suicide.

20/20 (ABC): New. ABC investigates and reports.

Cable Choices

Unwrapped (Food Network): Repeats. “Food Capitals” are visited via “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” Both play again later.

Monk (USA): New. Monk is investigating a murder at a museum of oddities and is befriended by a nice old lady. Plays again later.

Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi): New. Adama believes that they can use Cylon technology to find a habitable planet, but his idea is met with resistance. Plays again later. How awesome was last week’s return?

Other Options

• The Beast (A&E): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Two Choices,” replays. Plays again later.
• Psych (USA): New. Shawn and Gus are investigating a series of arsons that may be more than they seem. Plays again later. The previous two episode replay this morning.
• What Not to Wear (TLC): New. Clinton and Stacy come to the rescue of a 40-year-old that dresses like her six-year-old students. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has NBA action with the Dallas Maverick at the Detroit Pistons followed by Winter X Games 13 coverage.
• ESPN2 has tennis action with Day 5 coverage of the Australian Open.
• Golf Channel has Round 2 action of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.

Late Night

• 10 Items or Less (TBS): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s episode, “Star Trok,” replays.

TV Marathons

Oxygen has nine episodes of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood.
Sci Fi has eight episodes of Doctor Who.