This week’s edition of See Jane Clack is dedicated to all the wonderful late-night shows I have the privilege of watching as I work into the wee hours. Such well-bred, sophisticated, and natural talents you won’t find anywhere else on the tube. Why, it makes me want to break out the caviar and ring for a butler. Let’s take a look into my late-night excursions:

The Girls Next Door (E!). Ever wondered what goes on inside the Playboy mansion? I know it’s always been a dream of mine, and now we get to find out when Hef and his ladies Bridget, Holly and Kendra expose all on this show. I tune in to: 1) get pointers on how to achieve my lifelong ambition of being a Playboy bunny, 2) see what new pets Hef has acquired (no, not the bunnies, we’re talking monkeys, flamingos and parrots), and 3) see if Hef is still alive. Because a day without Hef is like a day without sunshine, gosh wrinkly darnit.

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7:00p/6:00 Central

• Saudi officials aren’t worried that we’re going to spend less on their oil. That’s what they’re telling CBS’s 60 Minutes. ABC offers a special look behind the scenes with Ty Pennington on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
• NBC says It’s Football Night in America, in case you weren’t sure. Meanwhile, the new CW Sunday continues with the second installment of Jericho.
• The first two of three King of the Hill repeats kicks off the night. These are for the West Coast as the rest of us will be dealing with the NFL. TLC is offering up a look at Superhuman Strength.

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6:00p/5:00 Central

• Who knew? A new reality competition show! This time it’s E! getting in on the fun with Party Monsters: Cabo. This new show, premiering on a special night and time to ensure no one can find its regular time slot (Tuesdays at 10/9), features nine party planners competing to throw the ultimate A-list shindig.

7:00p/6:00 Central

• While NBC kicks off another Football Night in America and ABC settles down with some more of America’s Funniest Home Videos, CNN’s Anderson Cooper sits down with Olympic medalist Michael Phelps before goldfish America forgets who he is on CBS’s 60 Minutes.

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