Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Thursday, January 27, 2011

Too. Much. TV.

Check out the highlights from tonight’s line up…

Which shows are you going to watch live, DVR for later, or skip altogether?

American Idol | 8pm on Fox
“Auditions #4”
The auditions continue on the second part of two-night season premiere of AMERICAN IDOL as the judges continue their quest to find the next singing superstar.

Community | 8pm on NBC
“Celebrity Pharmacology 212”
When Annie decides to stage a production at a local middle school to spread an important message about staying away from drugs, Pierce becomes overwhelmed with the excitement of performing and decides he needs a bigger role. When his over-the-top behavior threatens to ruin the production, Senor Chang comes to the rescue, earning admiration from the group.

The Vampire Diaries | 8pm on The CW
“The Descent”
Stefan has his own ideas about Elena’s new plan for the future. While Damon tries to get the truth out of Jules (guest star Michaela McManus), he asks Elena to keep an eye on Rose (guest star Lauren Cohan), a situation that turns unexpectedly dangerous. Caroline and Matt try to be honest about their feelings for one another, and Tyler’s reaction to Caroline’s generosity comes as a surprise to her. Damon struggles to hide his true feelings when a life-and-death crisis hits him harder than he expected. [GMMR: Peep our preview!]

$#*! My Dad Says | 8:30pm on CBS
“Ed Goes To Court”
Ed wants to put the brakes on his pursuit of Rosemary after she says she would like to be romanced. Also, Vince and Henry have a “‘Stache-Off” to see who can grow a mustache faster. Jean Smart returns as Ed’s neighbor, Rosemary Pernworth, and Tila Tequila guest stars as the trophy wife of one of Ed’s neighbors.

Perfect Couples | 8:30pm on NBC | Series Premiere
“Perfect Proposal”
Vance (David Walton) and Amy (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) return from theirengagementtrip to Paris, but Dave (Kyle Bornheimer) is unsure they’re making the right decision. Meanwhile, Rex (Hayes MacArthur) tries to convince Dave to buy a new car. Amy makes outrageous demands of her maid of honor Julia (Christine Woods) and Leigh (Olivia Munn) takes the reins as wedding planner.

Bones | 9pm on Fox
“The Bullet in the Brain”
The city anxiously anticipates the arrival of Heather Taffet, more notoriously known as “The Gravedigger,” for her final appeal after being sentenced to death for a kidnap-murder and a series of similar coldblooded crimes. But when a bullet targeted at The Gravedigger is fired from a distance and hits her, the Jeffersonian team is tasked to piece together the sniper’s precise location as well as identify the suspect and his motives. With the help of probing investigator Caroline Julian (guest star Patricia Belcher), Booth and Brennan put together a list of likely suspects, but the evidence and the remarkable skill needed to pull off the crime leads the team to believe that the crime was an inside, professional job, leaving Brennan’s father Max (guest star Ryan O’Neal) and even Booth as plausible suspects. Meanwhile, Sweets attempts to put on a brave face after being caught in the firestorm just moments following a chilly encounter with The Gravedigger. [GMMR: Creator Hart Hanson and star Emily Deschanel preview the sniper arc for us here!]

SO MUCH MORE. Keep reading…

The Office | 9pm on NBC
“The Seminar”
With Andy’s sales at his lowest ever, he gets desperate and holds a small business seminar with the help of some special guests . Michael and Holly turn the event into an improv challenge. Meanwhile, Erin enlists some of her co-workers in her scrabble battle with Gabe. [GMMR: We spoke with John Krasinski, Angela Kinsey and Brian Baumgartner who dished on what’s coming up this year!]

Nikita | 9pm on The CW
“Free”
Now an agent, Alex gets a newapartmentand is given a cover job. She meets her new neighbor Nathan (guest star Thad Luckenbill) who invites her to a party at hishouse. Nikita warns Alex about getting too involved with people but Alex struggles between her duties at Division and living a normal life. Nikita realizes Division has implanted a kill chip in Alex’s head and sets out to gain control of the chip. While interrogating Birkhoff, Nikita stuns Ryan (guest star Noah Bean) by revealing a secret.
[GMMR: Peep our preview!]

Royal Pains | 9pm on USA | 2nd Season Winter Premiere
“Pit Stop”
Hank and Divya must find what is making a reality-show’s cast ill. Evan’s latest plan is to franchise HankMed and he has an unexpected ally.

Parks and Recreation | 9:30pm on NBC | 3rd Season Premiere
“The Flu”
While planning for the local Harvest Festival, Leslie is struck with the flu and is forced to go to the hospital. Ron and Andy have a day of male bonding, and Tom hits the spa for reasons only he could get away with.

30 Rock | 10pm on NBC
“Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning”
Tracy has a reality TV crew following him around which Liz triesto useto her advantage, while Jack attempts tomake a profitby pre-recording natural disaster telethons. Lutz lies to the writers to make him more valuable in the event of an apocalypse.

Archer | 10pm on FX | 2nd Season Premiere
“Swiss Miss”
Malory trys to get more money for ISIS by dragging her agents to a winter resort town to protect a Swiss billionaire’s daughter from being Kidnapped, but it soon becomes clear to Archer that his biggest threat is his protectee: a young nymphomaniac who will stop at nothing to sleep with the world’s greates spy. [GMMR: Check out our chat with stars Chris Parnell and H. Jon Benjamin.]

Fairly Legal | 10pm on USA
“Priceless”
Kate’s latest mediation case involves the State of California and Steve Jenks who was wrongfully convicted and spent twenty-two years in prison. Kate’s object is to help them reach a settlement by putting a price on the years Steve lost in prison.

Outsourced | 10:30pm on NBC
“Sari, Charlie”
When Todd tries to protect Charlie’s feelings by keeping his relationship with Tonya a secret, someone unexpected gets hurt. Meanwhile, Rajiv panics when he learns his co-workers are about to give him anemployee evaluation. Knowing that he is not well liked, he hatches a plan to win them over.

Also playing…

• Wipeout | “Winter Wipeout: Baby It’s Blob Outside” | 8pm on ABC

• The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | “Reunion: Part 1” | 9pm on Bravo

• The Jersey Shore | “Drunk Punk Love” | 10pm on MTV

Now it’s your turn. What will YOU be watching tonight? What will you be watching LIVE, DVRing, skipping, etc? Let us know!

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