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American Idol

9 p.m., Fox

Kids, don't be fooled. This is a recap show of all the audition cities. And really, having all lived through it once, why do it again? Next week, Hollywood, and apparently, Ellen DeGeneres.

Man v. Food Live

9 p.m., Travel

"Adam Richman takes the Don Shula Challenge, conquering a 48-ounce porterhouse steak at Shula's Steakhouse in the Alexander Hotel on Miami Beach. That, of course, was not enough of a challenge for Richman: He's agreed to a 20-minute time limit. 'It's going to be insane,' he says." (Source: SunSentinel.com) As you know, my good friend Rick Koster and I enjoy taking the local restaurant food challenges, and failing miserably at them. Lucky for us, folks in our area aren't interested in success, they merely enjoy watching our agony as our stomachs stretch or our taste buds are scorched. My 9-year-old son worships Adam Richman. This is his favorite show. He is upset with me that I am not letting him stay up till 11 p.m., on a school night to watch this live show. And whenever we go out, he does his own "Max v. Food" challenges. At Norm's Diner in Groton, for example, he orders the Big Mark, which is basically every breakfast food under the sun on one plate. "Mom," he says when it arrives, "how much do you think this weighs?" Really, I could not be prouder.

Ugly Betty

10 p.m., ABC

Dear Betty: I remember when you first arrived on the scene, and you were so awesome, and different, and funny and unique. Those first two years were so great. And then, well, I don't know why or how it happened, Betty, but you took a sharp left turn into stupid and ridiculous and unbelievable-by-any-standards. When the fourth member of the Meade family was charged with murder, well, that's when I knew it was over between us. And I never went back, even though critics and others said that this season you seemed to have regained some of your former glory. And now, you've been canceled. Goodbye, Betty. God speed.