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Salon's guide to what to watch on Wednesday: Sink your teeth into "Top Chef's" hamburger challenge.

Published August 15, 2007 10:40AM (EDT)

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Happy Hump Day! To celebrate, why not stop by your favorite burger joint on the way home (my choice: In-N-Out Burger, double meat combo, add ketchup, mustard and raw onions), pick up a big, juicy hamburger, some fries and a chocolate shake (you have my permission!), then sit yourself down in front of "Top Chef" (10 p.m. EDT on Bravo) and watch as the cheftestants take part in a hamburger-making challenge. Although last season's snotty Marcel is no longer around to whip up a delightful mustard foam, I'm betting this very talented group will have some cool ideas up their sleeves. Personally, I'm rooting for Tre and CJ, but who wants to hear my opinion when you can read all about what Anthony Bourdain thinks about this gaggle of cooks on his merciless "Top Chef" blog?

Also…

If you're the kind of person who rebalances your budget and gazes at your retirement portfolio once a week, you'd probably enjoy CNBC's "Fast Money MBA Challenge," in which teams from the top eight business schools in the country compete for a 200K prize (midnight EDT on CNBC). And watch the final four contestants on "So You Think You Can Dance" (8 p.m. EDT on Fox) duke it out on the dance floor in Part 1 of a two-night season finale. (Part 2 airs Thursday at 8 p.m. EDT.)

On the talk shows

Regis and Kelly

ABC, 9 a.m. EDT

Aisha Tyler, Def Leppard

The View

ABC, 11 a.m. EDT

Hayden Panettiere, Robin Thicke, guest co-host Sarah Ferguson (repeat)

Ellen DeGeneres

Syndicated, check local listings

Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Nelly Furtado (repeat)

Oprah Winfrey

Syndicated, check local listings

Ellen Burstyn, Sheryl Crow (repeat)

Charlie Rose

PBS, check local listings

Charlie Rose Science Series; Episode 8 Pandemics

Larry King

CNN, 9 p.m. EDT

Priscilla Presley

Jon Stewart

Comedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT

Stephen F. Hayes

Stephen Colbert

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT

Michael Wallis

David Letterman

CBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT

Robin Williams, Julie Chen (repeat)

Jay Leno

NBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT

Chris Tucker, Marc Anthony, John Butler Trio (repeat)

Tavis Smiley

PBS, check local listings

Chuck D

Jimmy Kimmel

ABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT

Sean Hayes, Chris Hansen, Kalai (repeat)

Conan O'Brien

NBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT

Tina Fey, Kevin Pollak, Mystery (repeat)

Craig Ferguson

CBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT

Aishwarya Rai, Dom Irrera, Lifehouse

Contributors: Matthew Fishbane, Heather Havrilesky, Amy Reiter


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