• Fox is new with American Idol and the season premiere of Hell's Kitchen
  • NBC is new with Major League Baseball and has a repeat of Law & Order: SVU
  • CBS has a repeat of NCIS and is new with Big Brother and CSI: Miami
  • ABC has two new episodes of Just for Laughs, followed by a new episode of Dancing With the Stars and a Barbara Walters special called Live to Be 150 . . . Can You Do It?
  • The CW is new with Beauty and the Geek and has a repeat of Reaper
  • MTV has Life of Ryan, Rob & Big, and Human Giant
  • Bravo is new with Real Housewives of New York City
  • Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
  • Late-night highlights include Sen. John McCain and Cat Power on Late Show with David Letterman on CBS and David Beckham, Sherri Shepherd, and the B-52's on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC