Thursday TV Hot List

Michael lovers rejoice! It’s a virtual Jackson-palooza tonight with VH1’s whopping 5 hour retrospective of the careers and personal lives of the Jackson family on The Jacksons: An American Dream. If you want to bask in the memory of pre: face masks, plastic surgery, color changing, molestation charges Michael, this is the show to watch! Interviewees include Angela Bassett, Berry Gordy, Vanessa Williams, Billy Dee Williams, and very sweet Michael interviews from when he was age 9-14 years old. Now that’s the Michael Jackson I miss!

You’ll be using your napkin for a hankie on tonight’s Next Food Network Star. After the remaining contestants compete to create their own unique, signature burger, they throw a homecoming party for US soldiers returning from Iraq. Don't worry, you can always blame it on the onions!

The PBS series, Soundstage brings you an hour-long concert of country-pop favs Sugarland. In addition to their hits, expect the duo to pull out a few R.E.M. covers to boot! Nice!

And on Southern Belles: Louisville, things get awkward when the topic of kids comes up between Kellie and Jeff. Shea loses her damn mind when she goes koo koo  shopping for her wedding, and Hadley bags a bad boy when she has an “official” date with Russ. Run Hadley! They  only bring you trouble!

Notable mentions… Kelly Clarkson performs “I Do Not Hook Up” on So You Think You Can Dance, and Sandra Bullock and PJ Harvey with John Parrish are on Letterman tonight.

7:00

The Jacksons: An American Dream (VH1)

8:00

Samantha Who? (ABC)

So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)

8:30

In the Motherhood (ABC)

9:00

Next Food Network Star (FOOD)

10:00

Soundstage (PBS)

The Listener (NBC)

Southern Belles: Louisville (SOAP)

16 and Pregnant (MTV)

11:30

Late Show With David Letterman (CBS)

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