Mon Jan 22

[Nine/9:30pm] Nip / Tuck. “Ben White”. Joan Rivers plugs a special facial cream without realising the contents… get ready for a hilarious punchline. A man wants his leg removed, and after shooting himself in the foot is fleetingly attended to by Dr Mancini from Melrose. For about 2 minutes. Sean assists a woman and son in the Wittness Protection Program. Its Anne Heche as you have never seen her. Christian asks Kimber to marry him. But where’s the slain detective? Where’s Seans son?

[Nine/10:30pm] Outrageous Fortune

[ABC/8:30pm] The West Wing : A Good Day/La Palabra. (CC) Congressman Santos masterminds a plot to pass the President’s stem cell bill; and Kate deals with an impending invasion of Canada. CAST: Jimmy Smits

[Ten/7:30pm] Smallville “Void”
[Ten/8:30pm] Supernatural “Everybody Loves A Clown”
[Ten/11:15pm] Letterman. Tricia Helfer guests (Battlestar Galactica)

[SBS/6:30pm] World News. Going to be watching this one to see how Mary and Stan interact. This could be more fun than watching Kim tolerate David.
[SBS/7:30pm] Top Gear – This seven-part series continues to be a high octane mix of performance cars, adrenalin, comedy and celebrities. The series continues to test drive and brutally appraises the world’s most popular cars with startling honesty. Outrageous stunts, news and reviews and special features such as ‘Celebrity Laps’ in which well-known personalities try to outdo each other on the race track make this a car show with a difference. With Jeremy, James and Richard being egged on by a studio audience, the seventh series features even more wild and wacky motoring feats for which the boys have become famous. In tonight’s episode, the new Porsche Cayman S is reviewed and James and Richard also turn their attention to radio-controlled cars – Top Gear style. (From the UK, in English) (Series) (Part 2) PG CC WS

[SBS/9:00pm] Drawn Together – Foxxy Vs The Board Of Education – In tonight’s episode, a virus is downloaded into Spanky, who is unable to afford the expensive medical care he needs as he has no health insurance. Xandir is the only one in the house with health insurance and so it is decided that Xandir will marry Spanky. Meanwhile, Foxxy uncovers a plot concocted by the education board. (From the US, in English) (Animated Comedy Series) MA (A,S) CC WS Another hilarious episode as Spanky Pig has to gay marry Xandir.

[SBS/10:00pm] Shameless. Created by award-winning writer Paul Abbott (Reckless, Clocking Off, State of Play), this series follows the Gallagher family, probably the UK’s most dysfunctional family, who live on a Manchester council estate. The series charts the wickedly unpredictable chapters of this family’s life. In tonight’s episode, Carol discovers that her best friend Lillian had an affair with her husband Jack in the 70s. She decides to take her revenge by reporting Lillian to the DSS for benefit fraud. When the DSS swarms the estate, the whole community is thrown into chaos, as it is not just Lillian who has been defrauding the system. Stars David Threlfall, Maggie O’Neill, Gerard Kearns and Johnny Bennett. (From the UK, in English) (Drama Series) (Part 4) MA (L,S,V) CC WS

[SBS/10:50pm] Movie: Evil – (Ondskan) – Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2003, this film is based on Jan Guillou’s Evil, a novel based on his own experiences. When Erik (Andreas Wilson) is expelled from school for fighting, his parents send him off to a private boarding school. Erik soon discovers that it is the senior students, not the teachers who rule the grounds. Erik finds a friend in Pierre (Henrik Lundstrom), his room mate. Together they discover the only way to survive is to outsmart the seniors who are determined to break their spirits. Directed by Mikael Hafström and also stars Gustaf Skarsgard and Linda Zilliacus. (From Sweden, in Swedish, English subtitles) (Drama) (2003) MA (V,A,L) WS

[Ovation/7:30pm] Ballroom Bootcamp