Barbara Walters Special
7 pm/ET ABC
Red carpet? Barbara Walters don't need no stinkin' red carpet to snag A-listers for her Oscar preshow. Tonight's lineup includes two of the most talked-about nominees: first-timers Anne Hathaway and Mickey Rourke. Guest Hugh Jackman wasn't nominated, but he is tonight's Oscar host. Besides, he won an Emmy in 2005 — for hosting the Tonys. (Jackman also won a Tony in 2004.) Then there are the Jonas Brothers. They may not have any ties to the Oscars, but does that really matter?
Read on for previews of 81st Academy Awards, Flight of the Conchords, Eastbound & Down and United States of Tara.
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Damages
10 pm/ET FX
Patty Hewes has a new client (William Hurt) as Glenn Close's chilly and shadowy legal thriller begins its second season.
Read on for previews of People's Choice Awards, 13 — Fear is Real, Barbara Walters Special and The Real World.
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Thursday's ratings rundown:
8 pm/ET
Survivor topped the hour with a typical 12.8 million total viewers, followed by Ugly Betty (8.47 mil). Placing third, My Name Is Earl dropped 10 percent week-to-week to hit 6.09 mil (it's second-smallest audience of the season), while lead-out Kath & Kim (4.88 mil) toppled 11 percent.
9 pm
CSI (17.4 million viewers) and Grey's Anatomy (15.15 mil, No. 1 in demos) both dipped five percent. NBC's The Office (8.34 mil) and 30 Rock (7.14 mil) also slipped a bit.
10 pm
Barbara Walters proved to be especially fascinating, delivering an audience of 13.2 million viewers - most of whom, I must assume, had you-know-who pegged for the No. 1 spot. Eleventh Hour placed second with 10.9 mil (showing a slight uptick from its previous outing), while ER (8.23 mil) dropped 10 percent.
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Barbara Walters Special: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2008
10:01 pm/ET ABC
'Tis the season for Babs' annual Top 10 countdown (her 16th) of her most "fascinating" notables.
Read on for previews of CSI, Grey's Anatomy, Sarah Silverman Program and CNN Presents.
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Rosie Live
8 pm/ET NBC
Everything's coming up Rosie in this reinvention of the traditional variety show prominent in the 1970s.
Read on for previews of Naked Brothers Band, Top Chef, Barbara Walters Special and CSI: NY.
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