All times eastern.
• 6PM, History Channel – Modern Marvels: Gangster Guns. Colt .45s and .38s; Tommy guns; Whippets; Browning automatic rifles.
• 6PM, Discovery Channel – How It’s Made: Residential water heaters; air bags; jelly beans; ice resurfacers.
• 6PM, National Geographic – Ultimate Earthquake: The seismic activity of the world’s deadliest earthquakes.
• 6PM, Science Channel – Hot Rocks: Geology of Civilization: Salt. The crucial role of salt in geology.
• 6:30PM, Discovery Channel – How It’s Made: Prepared mustard; violins; nuts and bolts; toilet paper.
• 6:30PM, MTV – Yo Momma: Host Wilmer Valderrama searches for trash-talkers
• 6:30PM, G4 – Ninja Warrior
• 7PM, History Channel – History’s Mysteries: Ship of Gold. A steamship carrying nearly 21 tons of gold bullion vanishes in a storm.
• 7PM, Food Network – Good Eats: Waffle Truth. Waffles.
• 7PM, Discovery Channel – The Mystery of the Human Hobbit: A new species of miniature human is found on an Indonesian island.
The rest of 7PM and on after the jump!
• 7PM, TLC – Overhaulin’: The Boss Is Back. 1970 Mustang.
• 7PM, Versus – NHL Awards: Honoring hockey’s top players. From Toronto.
• 7PM, Discovery HD – Unfolding Universe: Astronomers and scientists study a strange presence hidden in the core of the galaxy.
• 8PM, Speed – Setup: Getting Adjustments. Making adjustments for the next race.
• 8PM, G4 – X-Play: “NBA Street Homecourt”; “Wario: Master of Disguise”; “Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2.”
• 8PM, National Geographic – Ultimate Factories: M-1 Tank (i love tanks)
• 8PM, MSG – Boxing: From New York. Duddy battles Strickland in the 10-round main event.
• 9PM, Discovery Channel – Before the Dinosaurs: Creatures that roamed the earth before the dinosaurs.
• 9PM, Science Channel – Cool Fuel: Garbage and Wind Power. Australian Shaun Murphy travels the roads of America on custom-built machines powered by alternative fuel sources.
• 9PM, Sundance – John Safran vs God (The best part of this show is the crusty old priest he banters with. Funny stuff.)
• 9PM, Discovery HD – Rogue Nature: Chimps. Chimpanzee behavior.
• 9:30PM, Speed – American Muscle Car: The Last Sting Ray: The Next Sting Ray. After a down year in 1968, the Corvette stages a comeback in 1969.
• 10PM, TLC – Wrecks to Riches: Chevelle: The Green Car. An environmentally friendly 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle.
• 10PM, Travel Channel – 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: The Ulles discover South Africa.
• 10PM, Discovery HD – Meerkat Adventure: Nigel Marven and his team win the trust of a group of wild meerkats.
• 10PM, Science Channel – Cool Fuel: Ethanol and Micro-Hydro Power. Australian Shaun Murphy travels the roads of America on custom-built machines powered by alternative fuel sources.
• 10:30PM, Food Network – Ace of Cakes: Life’s a Zoo. Zoo themed cake.
• 11PM, Comedy Central – Daily Show: Angelina Jolie, actor in “A Mighty Heart”
• 11PM, VH1 – Celebrity Eye Candy: That’s Awkward. Footage of celebrities in awkward situations.
• 11PM, Versus – World Combat League: WCL Championship. Coverage of the WCL Championship match from Austin, Texas.
• 11:30PM, Comedy Central – Colbert Report: Daniel B. Smith, author of Muses, Madmen, And Prophets: Rethinking The History, Science, And Meaning Of Auditory Hallucination
Wlimer Valderama – the uniter of parents and their young children. Yo mamma for me, Handy Manny the handy man for my two-year-old. 2 examples of quality television I assure you.