All times Eastern.

• 6PM, Discovery Channel - How It’s Made: Fiberglass boats; clothes dryers; gum; fireworks.
• 6PM, Science Channel - Revealing Mars: NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter seeks the truth about the history of water on the red planet.
• 6PM, Discovery HD - Ultimate Response: The search and rescue team in Canada’s Banff National Park.
• 6PM, Discovery Times - Mob Scene: The Psychology of the Flip. Underboss Sammy Gravano turns against John Gotti.
• 6:30PM, Discovery Channel - How It’s Made: Matches; carousel horses; fine porcelain; automobile fuel tanks.
• 7PM, Food Network - Good Eats: Water Works II. Alton investigates water.
• 7PM, Speed - Chop Cut Rebuild: Sleek and Unique. A local tube shop polishes the Chevy’s grill; more machine work on the race car’s firewall; new project is the Porsche.
• 7PM, Discovery Health - Impact: Stories of Survival: Martial Artist on Fire. A man snaps his neck attempting a sky diving maneuver; a martial arts expert has a mishap with fire; a figure skater suffers a severe fall.
• 7PM, History Channel - Modern Marvels: Metal. Metal structures shape human progress.

8PM and on after the jump!

• 8PM, PBS (NY 713) - Nova: The Great Robot Race. Teams from around the world enter the DARPA Grand Challenge, a contest for robotic, driverless vehicles.
• 8PM, Science Channel - Moon for Sale: Scientists around the world gear up for a second race to the moon.
• 8PM, TLC - Rides: Impressions. Nine craftsmen work round-the-clock to get a handmade car ready for the Detroit Autorama.
• 8PM, Discovery HD - Tank Overhaul: The Hellcat. Tank restoration workers in Tooele, Utah, plan to surprise a local veteran by rebuilding an M18 Hellcat.
• 9PM, History Channel - Hooked: Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way: Marijuana. Marijuana; synthetic amphetamines.
• 9PM, Discovery Channel - Deadliest Catch: Caught in the Storm. A major storm system hits the fishing grounds.
• 9PM, Military Channel - Futureweapons: Smart Weapons. Humans fear machine autonomy.
• 9PM, TLC - Miami Ink: Saver vs. Spender. Darren does a tattoo for a guy with type 1 diabetes; a woman wants Ami to do a memorial tattoo for her.
• 9:30PM, Speed - Epic Ride: Destination: Costa Rica
• 10PM, History Channel - Hooked: Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way: Opium, Morphine and Heroin. Three deadly derivatives of the poppy plant.
• 10PM, Science Channel - Starship Orion: The Future of Space Travel: NASA develops a new crew exploration vehicle to transport space travelers to the moon and Mars.
• 10PM, Discovery Channel - Man vs. Wild: Sierra Nevada. Bear uses his knowledge of American Indian survival techniques in the Sierra Nevada.
• 10PM, Food Network - Ace of Cakes: Cake Walk. Amusing cakes.(Is it just me, or do they seem stoned ALL THE TIME on this show?)
• 11PM, Comedy Central - Daily Show: Sec. Margaret Spellings, U.S. Secretary of Education
• 11PM, Speed - Unique Whips: Cadillac Attack. Andruw Jones brings in an Aston Martin; Caddy ESV.
• 11PM, Discovery Channel - MythBusters: More Myths Revisited. Jamie and Adam test the most controversial myths again to see if their original answers were correct.
• 11:30PM, Comedy Central - The Colbert Report: John Amaechi, author of Man In The Middle