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Welcome to TV-Reviewed’s Boob Tube Alert, our feature which highlights the evening’s television shows. With our lives becoming all the more busy and the number of television channels ever increasing, it can be difficult to find something good on the old boob tube (television). So let us help you find something worth your time. We include new episodes, repeats, movies, and sports. Everything is organized by timeslot.

MONDAY, June 23, 2008

American Gladiators: “Episode 114″ — 8:00pm ET/PT on NBC. For the first time in American Gladiators history, two sets of married couples will compete on the same night in Gladiator Arena! Sales rep Ally Davidson from Dallas, Texas and social worker Kendra Sirignano from Tempe, Arizona go head to head on the womens side in an intense battle. At the same time Allys husband financial advisor Jeff Davidson battles Kendras spouse wrestling coach Aaron Simpson. The pressure builds as only one man and one woman can move on to the semi-finals.

Good Eats with Alton Brown: “Celeryman” — 8:00pm ET/PT on Food Network. Celery is not just for peanut butter anymore as host Alton Brown explores the only common plant that can be used as a vegetable, a starch, an herb and a spice.

The Bachlorette: “Episode 406″ — 8:00pm ET/PT on ABC. The stakes are high for DeAnna as she leaves her Malibu villa for an exciting, emotionally-charged journey across the country to visit the final four men’s hometowns. Her bonds grow stronger with some of the bachelors and she is severely tested by some of the families and the guys. In the end, she questions her connection with all the remaining bachelors Jesse, Jeremy, Jason and Graham. Will she ever love again? DeAnna must make a difficult, crucial decision to send one man home, which leaves her in tears

The Middleman: “The Accidental Occidental Conception” — 8:00pm ET/PT on ABC Family. When a Terra Cotta Warrior is brought back to life, The Middleman and Wendy set out to stop him before he can take the last living heir of the Qin dynasty to the land of the dead, releasing a hail of fire that will rain down on the Earth for a thousand years. With some help from fashionista and reformed succubus, Roxy Wasserman, the two must make a daring trip to the underworld to get the deed done. But will Wendy be able to focus on their latest mission, or will the fallout of her argument with Lacey get in the way?

The Big Bang Theory: “The Loobenfeld Decay” — 8:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat After hearing Penny sing, Leonard lies to avoid seeing her perform, but Sheldon takes it one step further with a more elaborate lie that leads to the appearance of his non-existent cousin.

Bones: “The Secret in the Soil” — 8:00pm ET/PT on Fox. Repeat Booth and Brennan go to investigate when teenagers find a severely decomposed body on the grounds of the V.A. hospital. The man is identified as Franklin Curtis, founder of an organic supermarket chain. The team is puzzled when his body’s high temperature reveals he had been cooked or incinerated. As they attempt to pin down an initial cause of death at the lab, Brennan and Booth question potential suspects around Curtis’ farm. They suspect foul play by a rival farmer from whom Curtis was trying to buy land to turn it organic. In their investigation, Booth and Brennan also discover that Curtis was a well known philanderer, so when the flesh of another body is identified with Curtis’, more questions arise as to his connection to a possible second victim. Meanwhile, Booth and Brennan are assigned to a new and very young psychiatrist, Dr. Lance Sweets (John Francis Daley). He warns them that the FBI may separate the two unless they undergo further psychiatric counseling.

Dirty Jobs: “Brown Before Green” — 8:00pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel. Repeat — Mike looks back on several of the Dirty Jobs that help to clean up the environment. From geothermal drilling, to wood and tire salvage, to building cobb homes one thing seemed constant: In order to be green, you usually have to get brown first.

Heavyweights: “The Pizza Files: Domino’s and Pizza Hut” — 8:30pm ET/PT on Food Network. Repeat — Pizza Hut reigned supreme as the biggest-selling national pizza brand, but in the 70’s they were starting to lose ground to a new idea…pizza delivery at home, which became widespread by a new player – Domino’s. If ya can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, as Pizza Hut did in the 80’s. The two have been trying to one-up each other with new innovations ever since.

How I Met Your Mother: “Arrivederci, Fiero” — 8:30pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — When Marshall’s prized 1988 Fiero breaks down, he must decide if his “baby” is worth getting fixed or if she is at the end of the road. While they all have strong emotional ties to the vehicle, Marshall eventually realizes that sometimes it is time to let go.

In The Shadow of the Moon — 9:00pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel. From 1968 until 1972, NASA launched nine missions to the Moon, and 12 astronauts were able to walk on its surface during the Apollo missions; all of the surviving members are brought back together to talk about their experiences.

Nashville Star: “Episode 603″ — 9:00pm ET/PT on NBC.

Unwrapped with Marc Summers: “Country” — 9:00pm ET/PT on Food Network. Check out Cracker Barrel, visit an old-fashioned store and see how Country Crock whips up margarine spreads. Discover how black-eyed peas boil up and head to the White Fence Farm. Finally, find out the secrets of Deep Fried Pickles.

House: “Guardian Angels” — 9:00pm ET/PT on Fox. Repeat — When a 20-year-old funeral home cosmetician, Irene, has a massive seizure, she hallucinates that the cadavers in the funeral home have come to life. House and the remaining seven fellowship candidates must figure out the cause. Thinking something in the funeral home may have made Irene sick, House sends the candidates on some less-than-desirable investigative missions, including a visit to a graveyard. As Irene’s symptoms become more life-threatening and her ghostly visions more vivid, House surmises that connecting with Irene’s mother might be the best route to diagnosing her illness. Meanwhile, Foreman finds his “House-like” reputation has preceded him as he interviews for a new job, and House must narrow down the candidates from seven to six.

Two and a Half Men: “Our Leather Gear Is in the Guest Room” — 9:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — Charlie and Alan butt heads over Alan’s place in the house, prompting Alan and Jake to move in with Evelyn.

Rules of Engagement: “Guy Code” — 9:30pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — Jeff teaches Audrey the meaning of guy code when he asks her to be quiet about the fact that his new friend was unfaithful to his wife, claiming that information is protected by “guy code.”

Unwrapped with Marc Summers: “Down South” — 9:30pm ET/PT on Food Network. Repeat — Find out the real way to make their Southern specialty from Callie’s Charleston Biscuits and then get some real soul food from a real musical legend, Smokey Robinson. Next, ever heard of a craw-tater? We’ll take you to Zapps Potato Chips where craw-tater is just one of the savory flavors in the Big Easy and the Tar Heels at Conagra will show us how they make their delicious portable sweet potato pies.

The Mole: “Episode 504″ — 10:00pm ET/PT on ABC. The eight remaining players travel to the majestic Andes, where they face a treacherous trek up a mountain carrying bricks of gold. And a surprising twist pushes one of them to the brink.

Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal: “Fear Management” — 10:00pm ET/PT on A&E. Chip and Lisa visit Joel, an isolated 14-year-old boy who sees spirits of people and animals on his remote California ranch. Joel has never told anyone other than his mother about his experiences — he is terrified and desperately wants to know why these things are happening to him. To help Joel, Chip and Lisa introduce him to two siblings and their parents: Morgan, a 10-year-old girl who has premonitions of natural disasters; and her brother Brad, a 13-year-old who can feel the pain of spirits. Together, the three kids must learn to face their fears when Chip takes them on a ghost hunt of a haunted ranch.

Weeds: “Lady’s A Charm” — 10:00pm ET/PT on Showtime. After settling her family in Ren Mar, Nancy turns her attention back to business. Later, Guillermo gives her a much-needed crash course in “running” across the border. Meanwhile, Celia gets further acquainted with life in prison. Lenny leaves Silas and Shane to care for Bubbie while he goes to the track. When Lenny returns, Andy confronts him about some family history.

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: “Where the Locals Go” — 10:00pm ET/PT on Food Network. Guy Fieri finds local favorites from a third generation cafeteria outside Atlanta that serves Southern favorites, a Louisiana bar with a culinary school grad who’s making everything from rabbit to turtle soup; and the Albuquerque, N.M. steakhouse you can enter through the liquor store.

CSI Miami: “Rush” — 10:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — Horatio and the team investigate a movie star’s death while he was in a celebrity rehab center and on the verge of exposing some damaging secrets.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl: “Episode 2″ — 10:30pm ET/PT on Showtime. New client Aleksandar takes Belle to a prestigious sex party – a very glamorous event that Belle has wanted to attend for some time. While there, Belle is distracted by the writer Jay Lorre, a longtime crush who wants her to go home with him. Just as she ditches her client for him, she receives a call from her family to meet them at the hospital where her sister has just given birth. Belle heads straight to the hospital and quickly explains away her inappropriate attire to her family, but Ben is not entirely convinced.

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: “Something Different” — 10:30pm ET/PT on Food Network. Repeat — Guy Fieri rolls out to find some places doing great food their own unique way: The West Virginia joint built into a couple of old busses, where they’re serving one pound deep fried hot dogs – and three pound burgers; The Florida bar that’s doing classic French escargot and fresh mahi mahi sandwiches; and in Virginia, what looks like just another café’, but with a classically trained chef who’s making it all from scratch – from chicken with feta, white wine and artichokes, to home made pesto.

Late Show with David Letterman — 10:35pm ET/PT on CBS. Guests are Will Smith and Joe Buck.

Late Night with Jay Leno — 10:35pm ET/PT on NBC. Guests are Sally Field, Jesse Ventura, and Sleepercar.

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart — 11:00pm ET/PT on Comedy Central. The guest is James McAvoy.

The Colbert Report — 11:30pm ET/PT on Comedy Central. The guest is Barbara Ehrenreich.

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — 11:35pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — Guests are Olivia Wilde and Grizzly Bear.

Late Night with Conan O’Brien — 11:35pm ET/PT on NBC. Repeat — Guests are Jonah Hill, John Tesh, and Drive-By Truckers.