Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Just waking up to the news that Senator Ted Kennedy has passed away. An American figure, he certainly holds a place of prominence here in Boston. If you’re interested, Boston.com has amazing coverage of the life and death of Senator Kennedy. RIP.

Nothing like starting the day on a sad note. Let’s look ahead to tonight’s TV lineup, shall we? Make sure you set those DVRs because Jim Parsons of THE BIG BANG THEORY is on Letterman tonight.  He’s always painfully awkward but funny in the best possible way on talk shows!! And he might be a big movie star, but Bradley Cooper will forever me Will Tippen of ALIAS to me! Glad he’s hitting the big time now!  Bradley will be on with Conan tonight.

Wipeout | 8pm on ABC
Contestants, including a professional boxer and a stay-at-home dad, face the Ballsy-Go-Round, Mesh Mosh Run and Swinging Cereal Killer. [GMMR: Very excited for a new episode on “Wipeout” tonight. Nothing like some big balls to turn your frown upside down.]

Ghost Hunters | 9pm on SyFy
“I am Not Guilty”
Maryland’s Samuel Mudd House; Virginia’s Edgewood Plantation is the former home of presidents William Henry and Benjamin Harrison.

Top Chef: Las Vegas | 10pm on Bravo
“Bachelor/Ette Party”
A battle of the sexes rages when the male cooks battle the lady chefs in a contest to cater a poolside bachelor-and-bachelorette party. Chef Todd English is the guest judge.

Leverage | 9pm on TNT
“The Two Live Crew Job”
The con job is on when Nate and his crew try to recover priceless artwork by squaring off against a band of thieves. Griffin Dunne and Wil Wheaton guest star. Dean Devlin directed the episode.

Dark Blue | 10pm on TNT
“O.I.S.”
Carter uses some friends in low places to target a highly decorated corrupt cop; working to bring down another officer weighs heavily on Ty.

Also Playing…

• Crash Course | 9pm on ABC | Season Premiere: Five teams, including a pair of single mothers, two best friends, a married couple, siblings and a pair of roommates, tackle an extreme driving course to try to win the top prize of $50,000.

On the late night couch…

• The Late Show with David Letterman: Anne Heche, Jim Parsons, Care Bears on Fire
• The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien: Bradley Cooper, Franz Ferdinand
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Holly Hunter, Camera Obscura (R 6/15/09)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Robin Williams, Bobcat Goldthwait, Matt & Kim
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Fred Armisen, the Mighty Boosh, Flo Rida (R 7/22/09)
• Chelsea Lately: Eli Roth, Jason Sklar, Randy Sklar, Gary Valentine
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Sasha Grey, Ryan Hunter-Reay, the Kills (R 5/21/09)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Bill Russell (R 6/22/09)
• The Colbert Report: Tom Hanks, Lt. General Charles H. Jacoby Jr., Barham Saleh (R 6/10/09)

This is where I turn it over to YOU!  Share with us what YOU are watching tonight!