Testosterone Television: Wednesday June 27th

All times Eastern.

• 6PM, Science Channel – Driven to Invent: The Electricity War. Electrical pioneers Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse engage in a bitter rivalry.
• 6PM, Discovery Times – Real Gangs of New York: Corrupt politics and brutal gang wars plague early 19th-century New York City.
• 6PM, History Channel – Man, Moment, Machine: Apollo 13: Triumph on the Dark Side of the Moon. Cmdr. James Lovell and Apollo 13.
• 6PM, Military Channel – Top Ten Tanks: Experts rank the best tanks to have rolled into battle.
• 7PM, History Channel – Modern Marvels: Distilleries 2. The Christian Brothers distillery; working moonshine still; Jade absinthe distillery.
• 7PM, Discovery Channel – How It’s Made: Handcuffs; caulking compound; propane tanks; forensics. (sounds like a night gone wrong.)
• 7PM, Food Network – Good Eats: Pantry Raid VI: Lentils. Cooking with lentils.
• 7PM, Discovery HD – Beauty of Snakes: Celebrating the world’s most spectacular snakes.
• 7PM, Speed – Chop Cut Rebuild: Pump Up the Volume. The Ford gets power windows, door latches; the Camaro’s audio system is completed.
• 7:30PM, PBS (NY 21) – Wild Chronicles: Effects of sonar testing by the U.S. Navy on killer whales in Puget Sound; dugong growth; wildlife images north of the Arctic Circle.

8PM and on after the jump!

• 8PM, National Geographic – Explorer: Hogzilla. Scientists search the swamps of southern Georgia for a monster locals call “Hogzilla.”
• 8PM, Animal Planet – Planet Earth: Forests. Flora and fauna thrive in diverse forests.
• 8PM, Discovery Times – American Gangster: The Mob Underground. In the 1930s, unprecedented power comes with the mob’s newfound unity.
• 8PM, Science Channel – Building the Ultimate: Sky Scrapers/Suspension Bridge. Challenges in designing massive structures.
• 9PM, Discovery HD – Xtreme Martial Arts: As two young martial artists fight their way through a tournament, experts reveal the biomechanical secrets of the sport.
• 9PM, Animal Planet – Planet Earth: Caves. Cameras capture the unseen behaviors of bizarre creatures such as the cave angel fish and swiftlets.
• 9PM, Science Channel – How It’s Made: Chains; bagels; vinyl records.
• 9PM, Versus – World Extreme Cagefighting: Urijah Faber vs. Chance Farrar. From Las Vegas. (EXTREME! wth?)
• 9:30PM, Sundance – John Safran vs God
• 10PM, History Channel – Modern Marvels: Cheese. The ancient techniques, cutting-edge technologies and history of cheese.
• 10PM, FX – Rescue Me: Commitment. The crew helps Tommy devise a plan to win back Colleen’s affection; Mike convinces Tommy to spend time together outside the firehouse; Jerry faces bad news about his future.
• 10PM, Bravo – Top Chef: Family Favorites. The remaining contestants prepare dishes using exotic shellfish.
• 10PM, Science Channel – Building the Future: The Quest for Water. Ways to control water and protect against the damaging effects of flooding.
• 10:30PM, Cartoon Network – Futurama: The Day the Earth Stood Stupid. Flying brains with the power to reduce human intelligence conquer Earth.
• 11PM, Discovery Channel – MythBusters: Killer Cable Snaps. Jamie and Adam snap a cable at high tension to test if it can slice a person in two.
• 11PM, Comedy Central – Daily Show: Michael Moore, filmmaker promoting new movie “Sicko”
• 11PM, Speed – Unique Whips: Big Trouble. Customizing NBA star Al Harrington’s ESV.
• 11:30PM, Comedy Central – The Colbert Report: Tom Blanton talking about the declassification of the CIA’s “Family Jewels” & Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling On Happiness