ABC

There’s so much good television on Monday night’s there isn’t even room to fit a portion of it on this front page. I don’t know yet why the networks haven’t realized that shows like Heroes and Chuck would have a much better chance of regaining their audiences if they didn’t have to face off against the likes of Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Dancing With the Stars, Samantha Who? and Two and a Half Men. I know it’s admitting defeat, but NBC has to admit that every week in the ratings anyway, so why not bite the bullet and try to fix it? There are weaker nights competitively.

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CBS

ABC’s “National Stay at Home Week” continues tonight as they offer up the series premieres of Opportunity Knocks and the continuing series premiere of Dancing with the Stars. CBS offers up season premieres of oldies favorites NCIS and Without a Trace sandwiched around new show The Mentalist. Now I know this is going to be hard to believe considering we’re talking about CBS, but The Mentalist is a new crime procedural show. It’s nice to see the Eye breaking new and innovative ground with their programming!

3:00a/2:00 Central

• Remember when Charlie Jade was on during prime time? Yeah, that didn’t last. This bizarre sci-fi series from the other side of the world was apparently just too odd to connect with American viewers. Still, it’s odd that Sci Fi put it on in the middle of the night rather than just drop it altogether.

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