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Now here's a crazy concept for a TV show: Take seven performers, from "American Idol" hopeful Diana DeGarmo to Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips to Bobby Brown to Sisqo, throw them into a mansion in Nashville together, and teach them how to become country stars. By the end of the series, each contestant must write a country song and perform it on the show's finale. (How tough is it to picture Bobby Brown singing a country song?) This achy breaky experiment begins when "Gone Country" premieres Friday (8 p.m. EST on CMT).

-- H.H.

Also…

On Friday, a new episode of "Monk" airs at 9 p.m. EST on USA, while a new episode of "Friday Night Lights" airs at 9 p.m. EST on NBC. On the finale of "Miss America Reality Check," Miss America contestants prepare for Saturday night's big pageant (8 p.m. EST on TLC). The Australian Open: Women's Final airs at 9:30 p.m. EST on ESPN2, and Robert De Niro stars in "Cape Fear" (11 p.m. EST on HBOS). On Saturday, the "US Figure Skating Championships" begins at 4 p.m. EST on NBC, the second season of "Torchwood" airs at 9 p.m. on BBC America, the "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials 2008" (8 p.m. EST on CBS) looks back on some of the best ads ever aired during the Super Bowl, and the "Miss America 2008" pageant airs at 8 p.m. EST on TLC. On Sunday, the "SAG Awards" air at 8 p.m. EST on TNT (or TBS), an adaptation of "Mansfield Park" is featured on "Masterpiece" (9 p.m. EST on PBS, check listings), Omar seeks revenge on "The Wire" (9 p.m. EST on HBO), and meth-making-chem-teacher Walter seeks a way out of a major mess on "Breaking Bad" (10 p.m. EST on AMC).

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