Masterchef has been ridiculously popular in Australia, will be interesting to see if the success is repeated in the US version.
8-10PM | ABC | SEASON PREMIERE Dancing With the Stars With Chaz Bono cast as the first transgender contestant ever, season 13 could have another Kate Gosselin or Bristol Palin on its hands... 8-10PM | NBC | SEASON PREMIERE The Sing Off Sara Bareilles joins Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman on the judging panel this season which sounds awesome. 9-9:30PM | CBS | SEASON PREMIERE Two and a Half Men Ashton Kutcher joins the cast as brokenhearted Internet billionaire Walden Schmidt.
8-9PM | FOX | SEASON PREMIERE Glee Sue Sylvester begins her congressional run. 8-10PM | NBC | SEASON PREMIERE The Biggest Loser A 447-pound father and a grandmother who lost her home in Hurricane Katrina are among this season's crop of contestants. 9-10PM | CBS | SEASON PREMIERE NCIS: Los Angeles The team searches for Hettie in Romania. Or, as it's known in the biz, ''The Valley.'' 10:01-11PM | ABC | SEASON PREMIERE Body of Proof Everything is not what it seems tonight on a pretty, suburban cul-de-sac. Wait. Wasn't that Dana Delany's last show?
This week's TV Picks 9-10PM | ABC | SEASON PREMIERE Modern Family Back-to-back episodes! Everyone takes a family vacation to a dude ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyo. 9-10PM | THE CW America's Next Top Model: All-Stars Ashlee Simpson, of nose-job and lip-synching notoriety, guest-judges the natural talent. 10-11PM | NBC | SEASON PREMIERE Law & Order: SVU Dreamgirls' Anika Noni Rose plays a hotel maid who accuses a powerful Italian diplomat of rape. 10-11PM | CBS | SEASON PREMIERE CSI Ted Danson is D.B. Russell, the crew's new boss, who is as exuberant (and mysterious) as Laurence Fishburne's Ray was phlegmatic (and obvious).
8-9PM | CBS | SEASON PREMIERE The Big Bang Theory Christine Baranski is back as Leonard's emotionally distant mother. He didn't get that way from having a Free to Be...You and Me-type mom. 9-9:30PM | NBC | SEASON PREMIERE The Office James Spader's Robert California begins his reign of paper terror. 9-11PM | ABC | SEASON PREMIERE Grey's Anatomy Meredith is canned!
8-9PM | THE CW | SEASON PREMIERE Nikita Nikita and Michael are prepared to take down Division, but Alex may get in their way. That's so Eve of her, trying to steal her mentor's thunder. 9-10PM | CBS | SEASON PREMIERE CSI: NY Mac and the rest of the team remember 9/11.
'Work of Art: The Next Great Artist' season premiere (Bravo) "The second season of this art-world competition show is loaded with nervously twee dabblers and boastful creators." See, Rembrandt could have had a lot more successful career, if there had been reality shows back in the day.
This reality show is about the only one that I think I'd be interested to watch. I love listening to idiots nattering about art.
10-11PM | HISTORY | SEASON PREMIERE Pawn Stars "Hopeful owners offer up collectibles, learn a bit about them, and discover what they're supposedly worth."
Fear Factor Episode: Scorpion Tales PREMIERE NEW S07, E01 Family duos take part in stunts that include hanging from a speeding helicopter and eating scorpions that they retrieved from the grill of a semi truck. CC TV-PG (L) 8:00 - 9:00 PM NBC
8-10PM FOX, SEASON PREMIERE American Idol "Baby, lock them doors and turn the lights down low...so no one will bother you during Idol! THIS...is season 11. Host Ryan Seacrest and judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and America's favorite batty uncle Steven Tyler are back in the saddle in hopes that you aren't burned-out on musical competition series since Scotty McCreery's how-low-can-you-go serenade ? and that you won't shift all of your midseason attention to The Voice. After the three-month-long headache that was The X Factor, we're hungry for some sob-worthy audition rounds (easy on the delusional crazies, okay?) and judges who actually give a damn and aren't just reading from their ''barely believable fight scene'' scripts. Above all, Idol simply needs to deliver strong talent and showcase it in a way that does not involve lasers. Piece of cake! (Seriously, someone please bring J. Lo some cake.) ?Annie Barrett"
8-9PM | ABC | SEASON PREMIERE Shark Tank In tonight's premiere, Mark Cuban shakes his groove thang while three other Sharks show their softer sides...
The Voice Episode: The Blind Auditions, Part 1 PREMIERE NEW S02, E01 Hopeful vocalists audition for the judges. CC TV-PG (D,L) 10:30 - 11:32 PM NBC
10-11PM HISTORY, SEASON PREMIERE Top Shot "If you can get past host Colby Donaldson's tough-dude-who-enunciates-words-like-badass delivery, there's a sharp shooting competition among people who drool at the mention of an M14. Even a pacifist would be jealous of firing at targets from an old World War II motorcycle sidecar. B ?Jessica Shaw" No kidding.
The Voice = Better than Ever! Breakout Kings had it's season premiere last night. It'll be interesting to see where they go from here. (CHARLIE!!! NO!!!!)
