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Once again, CBS knows exactly what America's oldest citizens want to watch on TV: kids, working hard! But can you blame them? Most of us haven't seen a kid do an honest day's work since sometime during the Nixon administration. The promos for "Kid Nation" (premieres at 8 p.m. EDT on CBS) promise lots of dusty, toiling children and capitalize on the controversy surrounding the show, trumpeting that "anticipation has been building all summer long." While some parents have loudly decried conditions on the New Mexico set, claiming that children were injured and some accidentally drank bleach, at least one kid, from Florida, called it "the most amazing experience of my life." Screeners haven't been made available by CBS, but something tells us that this show is going to be seriously entertaining.
Passionate stargazers are the subject of the PBS special "Seeing in the Dark" (premieres at 8 p.m. EDT, check listings). Fans of "The O.C." won't want to miss the premiere of CW's "Gossip Girl" (9 p.m. EDT), which throws a gaggle of clever, brooding teens into the glamour of upper-crust Manhattan. American Masters special "Rivera in America" (premieres at 10 p.m. EDT on PBS, check listings) investigates the experiences of legendary Mexican painter Diego Rivera during his visits to the United States.
Regis and KellyABC, 9 a.m. EDT | Jessica Alba, Jeff Probst, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds |
The ViewABC, 11 a.m. EDT | Gloria Estefan |
Ellen DeGeneresSyndicated, check local listings | Brad Garrett, "Kid Nation" contestants, Amy Schumer |
Oprah WinfreySyndicated, check local listings | Justin Timberlake, Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson |
Charlie RosePBS, check local listings | Charlie Rose Science Series: Episode 9 Heart Disease |
Larry KingCNN, 9 p.m. EDT | Joy Behar |
Jon StewartComedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT | Gen. Wesley Clark |
Stephen ColbertComedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT | Naomi Wolf |
David LettermanCBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT | Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Garlin, Against Me! (repeat) |
Jay LenoNBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT | Dane Cook, Ali Larter, LCD Soundsystem |
Tavis SmileyPBS, check local listings | Paul Haggis, Thomas Ricks |
Jimmy KimmelABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT | David Spade, Evan Rachel Wood, Mute Math |
Conan O'BrienNBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT | Brad Garrett, Joy Behar, Rogue Wave |
Craig FergusonCBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT | Dr. Phil McGraw, Kaley Cuoco, Bob Dubac |
Contributors: Megan Doll, Heather Havrilesky, Eryn Loeb, Amy Reiter
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