TV: Wednesday Hot List
Jul. 16 2009, Published 12:30 p.m. ET
Ahh – if you didn’t catch the kick-off of American Idol fever last night, no worries. Part two of the season premiere airs tonight as the judges endure more of the really good, the superbly bad and the terribly ugly (sounding that is) hopefuls!
On Modern Family, Chazz Palminteri guest stars as one of Jay’s (the hilariously irreverent Ed O’Neill) oldest friends that his gay son Mitchell believes is gay too. Needless to say, Jay immediately dismisses that notion!
VIDEO: The Highs And The Lows Of American Idol's Season 9 Boston Premiere
And with recent celebrity deaths such as Brittany Murphy and Casey Johnson reportedly linked to pill usage, E! takes it upon themselves to investigate this deadly addiction in an all new special.
8pm
New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
Mercy (NBC)
American Idol (FOX)
8:30pm
The Middle (ABC)
9pm
Modern Family (ABC)
Criminal Minds (CBS)
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
Man vs Wild (Discovery)
Throwdown With Bobby Flay (Food)
Ghost Hunters International (SyFy)
9:30pm
Cougartown (ABC)
10pm
Ugly Betty (ABC)
Jay Leno Show (NBC)
CSI: NY (CBS)
E! Investigates: Addicted To Pills (E!)
Real World: DC (MTV)
Launch My Line (Bravo)
Nip/Tuck (FX)
11:30pm
Letterman—guest Kiefer Sutherland (CBS)
Conan (NBC)