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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.

FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2008

WWE SmackDown — 8:00pm ET/PT on The CW.

America’s Funniest Home Videos — 8:00pm ET/PT on ABC. Repeat.

Most Outrageous Moments — 8:00pm ET/PT on NBC. Repeat.

Ghost Whisperer: “The Cradle Will Rock” — 8:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — When a jewelry store is robbed, Melinda and Delia are among the victims. Soon after the incident, Melinda is contacted by a ghost who needs her help to contact his grieving wife. When Melinda arrives at his home to deliver the message, she discovers that the desperate criminal who robbed the bank is there, but only after he locks her in the basement. Trapped and fearing for her life, Melinda suddenly realizes that the ghost was also involved in the crime and is the only one who knows where the stolen money is hidden.

Most Outrageous Moments — 8:00pm ET/PT on NBC. Repeat.

Good Eats with Alton Brown: “Sub Standards” — 8:00pm ET/PT on Food Network. Repeat — Whether filling in for your French teacher or your favorite spice, substitutes can be every bit as successful as the original. Join host Alton Brown and a handful of substitute chefs as they take on a few good recipes with one ingredient tied behind their backs.

The Animal — 8:00pm ET/PT on Fox. Following a near-fatal car crash, a cowardly police file clerk is rebuilt with animal organs that grant him the abilities of their donors and turn him into a super-cop, but he runs into trouble when his powerful animal instincts begin to take over. Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley, Michael Caton, and Guy Torry.

King Arthur — 8:30pm ET/PT on FX. A Christian knight finds himself battling for order when he and his men try to keep England under control following the fall of the Roman Empire; with the help of a local shaman and female warrior, the group hopes to find the land’s new king. Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Til Schweiger, Ioan Gruffudd, and Mads Mikkelsen.

Monk: “Mr. Monk Buys a House” — 9:00pm ET/PT on USA Network. Season Premiere — Fed up with a noisy neighbor, Adrian decides to move into a new house, where - in addition to the usual pitfalls of home ownership that introduces him to empathetic handyman, he encounters a murder.

Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk; Ted Levine as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer; Traylor Howard as Natalie; Jason Gray-Stanford as Lt. Randall Disher

Duel — 9:00pm ET/PT on ABC. In a cutting edge format combining trivia challenges like those on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire with the strategy played in the “World Series of Poker” — contestants find themselves in intense head-to-head matches, reacting quickly under pressure and outsmarting their opponents by using strategy and deception, as well as intellect and skill, in the race to win big money. Each episode will feature a new group of contestants vying to duel either the previous week’s winner or a brand new opponent. The goal of each contestant is to win a series of duels and take home the $500,000 jackpot. But along the way, contestants will be tempted to leave the game and walk away with their accumulated winnings.

Doctor Who: “Turn Left” — 9:00pm ET/PT on BBC America. Can Donna and Rose stop the approaching Darkness?

Dateline NBC — 9:00pm ET/PT on NBC.

Numb3rs: “Pandora’s Box” — 9:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — When a small plane mysteriously crashes, Charlie tests the flight computer and uncovers the truth behind what brought the plane down.

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: “All Kinds of BBQ” — 9:00pm ET/PT on Food Network. Repeat — Guy Fieri takes a Southern swing to check out different varieties of BBQ including a Mississippi barbecue “dive” where the locals like it sweet, a New Orleans, a little place doing North Carolina style pulled pork and outside San Antonio, Tx., visits a sprawling barbecue complex.

Sahara — 9:00pm ET/PT on TBS. A treasure hunter and his buddy explore the dark regions of West Africa looking for a Civil War battleship which harbors mysterious freight; the two come across a woman investigating a rampant disease who joins them in the hunt. Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz, Lambert Wilson, and Glynn Turman.

We Were Soldiers — 9:00pm ET/PT on TNT. The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War is retold, examining the experiences of the soldiers on both sides who fought it. Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, and Chris Klein.

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: “Real Deal Fast Food” — 9:30pm ET/PT on Food Network. Repeat — Guy Fieri tracks down some great places that prove fast food can also be great food. In Fairhope, Ala., pressed panini sandwiches, filled with everything homemade; in Austin, Tx., homemade tacos done every which way; and in Gilbert, Az., a fast food joint right on the farm.

Stargate Atlantis: “The Seed” — 10:00pm ET/PT on SciFi Channel. When a mysterious alien organism takes Dr. Keller as its host, Beckett and the crew desperately search for a serum to save her from the evolving intruder before it can infiltrate Atlantis.

PSYCH: “The Ghost In You (aka Ghosts)” — 10:00pm ET/PT on USA Network. Season Premiere — After Gus’ boss demands he quit moonlighting at the Psych agency, Shawn must find a way to keep his partner while simultaneously solving a haunting case and dealing with the return of his mother.

20/20 — 10:00pm ET/PT on ABC.

Flashpoint: “First In Line” — 10:00pm ET/PT on CBS. After a desperate father puts his own life on the line to save his daughter’s life, Sgt. Parker is forced to confront his feelings about his own child as a last ditch effort to save the heart that is about to be transplanted into another patient.

Late Show with David Letterman — 10:35pm ET/PT on CBS. Guests are Rosie Perez and David Sedaris.

Late Night with Jay Leno — 10:35pm ET/PT on NBC. Guests are Tim Allen, Demi Lovato, and OneRepublic.

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — 11:35pm ET/PT on CBS. Guests are Mary Steenburgen and Criss Angel.

Late Night with Conan O’Brien — 11:35pm ET/PT on NBC. Guests are Sen. John McCain and The Steeldrivers.