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Series Debut
Dance Your Ass Off
A sort of So You Think You Can Dance With the Biggest Loser, this show could easily exploit its plus-size subjects for schadenfreude and giggles; instead, it lets them shine. Twelve contestants at various levels of obesity attempt to lose weight through salsa and spirit fingers — and eating less, thanks to on-set dietitians, but that's secondary. Given how many pounds they drop by the first dance-off (results are decided each week by both judges' scores and a postroutine weigh-in), the formula works. —Leah Greenblatt

8-9PM Fox
Michael Jackson Tribute
American Idol
Fox will re-air the Michael Jackson-themed American Idol performance show from the recent season. The show features performances of Jacko classics, including “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Remember The Time,” and “Beat It.”

10-11PM BIO
Farrah Fawcett Tribute
BIO Remembers: Farrah Fawcett
The late actress is remembered in this hour-long BIO special.

]]> 1 06/29 NOVA scienceNOW 9-10PM* PBS, TV-G
Season Premiere
NOVA scienceNOW
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explores Auto-Tune, the vocal software that everyone from Mary J. Blige to Snoop Dogg has used. Snoop and an astrophysicist have so much in common. *check local listings

9-10PM The CW
Hitched or Ditched
Some mothers of the groom give heartfelt toasts. Another calls the Fiancée a racial slur.

10-11PM TNT, TV-MA-L
Saving Grace
F. Murray Abraham guest-stars as an angel who hits a rough patch and moves in on Earl's turf. Wow, times are so tough that it's even hard to hold on to a job up above?

]]> 2 06/30 Monsters Inside Me 9-10PM Animal Planet, TV-PG
Series Debut
Monsters Inside Us
''Deadly organisms lurk all around us.'' So begins this scientific scarefest, which describes how a baby, a Vietnam vet, and a suburban father all suffered from deadly parasites that hid in their systems for months or even years. Hypochondriacs might want to avoid this one, but for the rest of us, Monsters is pretty sick. —Kate Ward

]]> 3 07/01 So You Think You Can Dance 9-10PM Fox, TV-PG-DL
So You Think You Can Dance
Watch Cat Deeley try to say the words ''dance for his life'' convincingly. Random aside: How frickin' adorable are Tabitha and Napoleon?

9-10PM NatGeo, TV-PG
World's Toughest Fixes
Riley struggles to move a 300-ton barge from the Mississippi River using inflatable bags and wooden cribbing. Now I know why this show's initials are WTF.

10-11PM Bravo
The Fashion Show
The remaining designers have their tarot cards read to predict their future. Is there a card for ''You should have auditioned for Project Runway instead of this train wreck''?

]]> 4 07/02 Margaret Cho: Beautiful 11PM-12:30AM Showtime, TV-MA
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
Cho discusses the perception of beauty and the importance society has placed on it. Normally, I'd say turning your therapy sessions into a stand-up act isn't ideal for the whole ''getting laughs'' thing, but I love Cho, so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt.

8-9PM Fox, TV-PG
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Will hot-dog-eating champion Joey Chesnut beat the grade schoolers? Or will he simply eat them?

10-11PM NatGeo, TV-14
Nazi Scrapbooks From Hell
A look at the ghoulish photos SS officers at Auschwitz took of their leisure time while millions of people were being murdered.

]]> 5 07/03 July 4 coverage CBS and PBS
July 4 coverage
Forget the battles for independence. Tonight is the battle of the iconically cheesy '70s singers. On CBS Neil Diamond joins host Craig Ferguson (10 -- 11 p.m.) for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, while on PBS Barry Manilow joins host Jimmy Smits for A Capitol Fourth(8 -- 9:30 p.m.*). In the name of patriotism, let at least one wear a sequined American flag. *check local listings

]]> 6 07/04 Ruby 8-8:30PM Style, TV-PG
Season Premiere
Ruby
If you like your inspirational weight-loss drama mixed with some heart-tugging soap opera story lines, now is the time to discover this reality gem. The premiere finds our portly protagonist, Ruby Gettinger — a Southern charmer who dropped more than 100 pounds from her 500-pound fram last season — dangerously close to derailing her diet after her father's death and the return of her opportunistic ex-boyfriend. But with help from her sassy support system of love oneds, Ruby faces every challenge — from her handsy ex to an unexpected flight of stairs at a Rascall Flatts concert — with strength and humor.

8-9PM NBC, TV-PG-V
Merlin
Arthur and Unther visit a village that's being terrorized by a winged beast. Oh, my God, you guys, I totally hate moths too.

9-10:30PM* PBS, TV-PG
Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye
The ''spinster sleuth'' links a nursery rhyme to a series of murders. Four and twenty blackbirds? Your days are numbered. *check local listings

9-11PM Hallmark, TV-PG-LV
Angel and the Badman
John Wayne's grandson appears with Lou Diamond Phillips and Luke Perry in a Western about a notorious outlaw who decides he wants a simple life. Yes, some of John Wayne's DNA has ended up on the network that brought you A Boyfriend for Christmas

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