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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.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2008

So You Think You Can Dance — 8:00pm ET/PT on Fox. The grueling auditions continue on So You Think You Can Dance, the series that has America on its feet. Dancers must impress the judges with their moves and rigorous routines in order to remain in the competition. See who struts into the producers’ hearts and who trips up.

Big Brother 10 — 8:00pm ET/PT on CBS.

The Baby Borrowers: “Where Did They All Come From?” — 8:00pm ET/PT on NBC. Repeat — The invasion of the pre-teens and their pets has begun. Cory and Alicea face the ultimate challenge — hosting a slumber party for all nine of the neighborhood kids. As the other couples settle in for a quiet evening together, a surprise is left on their doorsteps changing their plans. During the evaluations, the parents commend the teens for bonding well with their kids and for teaching them a few new tricks too.

Ghost Hunters International: “Headless Haunting” — 8:00pm ET/PT on SCI Fi Channel. Repeat — The adventures of a group of real-life paranormal investigators who journey across Europe as they attempt to expose the claims of activity at famous haunted sites and each week they go to a different European city to pursue evidence and the truth.

Good Eats with Alton Brown: “Steak Your Claim” — 8:00pm ET/PT on Food Network. Repeat — Alton Brown prepares and serves a pan-seared ribeye steak his way.

MonsterQuest: “Black Beast of Exmoor” — 8:00pm ET/PT on History Channel. Repeat — The team examines possible video evidence of a large black creature that has been viciously attacking animals in England for almost 30 years, and they try to uncover more details by interviewing locals who have experienced it.

Good Eats with Alton Brown: “The Alton Crown Affair” — 8:30pm ET/PT on Food Network. Repeat — Host Alton Brown proves that Crown Roast of Lamb can be a dish to shock and awe without needlessly intimidating any cook who attempts to prepare it.

MonsterQuest: “Chupacabra” — 9:00pm ET/PT on History Channel. In 1995, a beast dubbed “El Chupacabra,” spanish for “The Goatsucker,” was first sighted and accused of killing and draining the blood of hundreds of farm animals in Puerto Rico. Eyewitnesses describe it as a two-legged reptile-like beast with sharp claws and sharper fangs. But another rash of sightings, and killings, in Texas last year produced eyewitness descriptions of a creature that looked very different. This episode will go on the hunt for the Texas chupacabra. And for first time on television, DNA tests will be performed on evidence from both the Puerto Rico and Texas sightings in effort to scientifically prove just what these mystery beasts could be.

The Baby Borrowers: “The Break Up” — 9:00pm ET/PT on NBC. After a relaxing brunch out together, the couples return home to find their teens ready and waiting. Always a turbulent couple, Morgan and Daton’s relationship trouble come to a head, leaving Morgan to make a tough decision. Each couple quickly learns some of the challenges teens pose, from a difficult family outing to finding their teens out of bed in the middle of the night. After an interesting three days, the couples get their chance to tell the parents how well their kid behaved and not every parent is ready to hear it.

Nova ScienceNow: “Leeches; SETI; Edith Widde” — 9:00pm ET/PT on PBS. Leeches, bloodsuckers with a bad reputation; the Allen Telescope Array, a project that searches for intelligent life elsewhere in the universe; creating embryonic-like stem cells from adult skin cells; marine-bioluminescence specialist Edie Widder, who developed a camera system that uses a light wavelength that’s invisible to sea creatures.

Ghost Hunters International: “Castle of the Damned” — 9:00pm ET/PT on SCI Fi Channel. Ireland’s Charleville Castle might be haunted by those buried alive beneath its foundation. The team investigates Samlesbury Hall in England, which might be plagued with beheaded priests.

Dog the Bounty Hunter: “Family Business” — 9:00pm ET/PT on A&E. Dog and the Chapman clan start their hunt today with another well-established bail bonding family. And in fact as Dog’s fame has grown, so have his responsibilities. So in addition to tracking down two felons on the lam, Dog has to prepare for a goodwill and fundraising trip to Mooseheart, one of America’s largest homes for children in need. Can he catch his prey in time to be there for the kids?

Project Runway — 9:00pm ET/PT on Bravo.

Criminal Minds: “Honor Among Thieves” — 9:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — While searching for a kidnapped man, whose captors are sending the victim’s body parts to the family demand of the ransom, the BAU team uncovers ties to the Russian mob who live by a strict code of conduct.

Black Gold: “Episode 6″ — 10:00pm ET/PT on TruTV. The pressure is on as time begins to run out for the crews racing to strike oil. In last place, the brawny Big Dog rig completes one hole and moves on to the next, but old tensions flare between Derek and Justin, threatening their progress. But Viking overcomes all obstacles to reach pay dirt on hole number two and when a new crew takes over the Longhorn, an inexperienced new driller puts the entire team in danger.

Mind of Mencia: “Episode 409″ 10:00pm ET/PT on Comedy Central.

Scare Tactics: “Psycho In A Box” — 10:00pm ET/PT on SCI Fi Channel.

Primetime: “Crime” — 10:00pm ET/PT on ABC.

CSI: NY: “Boo” — 10:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — While the CSIs investigate a mass murder at the infamous Amityville Horror house, they encounter other creepy events.

Law & Order: “Strike” — 10:00pm ET/PT on NBC. Repeat — When legal aid striker Frank Dresner (guest star Justin Hagan) is killed outside the courthouse, the sand in Dresners wounds lead Detectives Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) and Bernard (Anthony Anderson) to investigate a greensmen at a local golf course. Greensmen Ted Sanderson (guest star Brad William Henke), who had already served nine years in prison for the murder of his wife, claims he is innocent once again. Due to the legal aid strike and the shortage of defense attorneys, ADA Connie Rubirosa is ordered to represent the defendant, pitting Rubirosa and Cutter against one another.

Scare Tactics: “UFO Abductions” — 10:30pm ET/PT on SCI Fi Channel.

Late Show with David Letterman — 10:35pm ET/PT on CBS. Guests are John C. Reilly, Jane Mayer, and Grizzly Bear.

Late Night with Jay Leno — 10:35pm ET/PT on NBC. Guests are Kevin Costner, D.L. Hughley, and The Time.

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

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

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — 11:35pm ET/PT on CBS. Guests are Val Kilmer, Les Stroud, and Curt Smith.

Late Night with Conan O’Brien — 11:35pm ET/PT on NBC. Guests are Liam Neeson, BJ Novack, and The Duke Spirit.