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Figure Skating ABC 8:00 pm ET

Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Kurt Browning co-host "Thin Ice," in which pro figure skaters compete in pairs for a panel of judges including Kristi Yamaguchi and Dick Button. The winners are decided by a combination of the judges' scores and viewer votes. Announced competitors include Jamie Sale, Patrice Lauzon, Shizuka Arakawa, Shae-Lynn Bourne, David Pelletier, John Zimmerman and Michael Weiss.

Who Do You Think You Are? NBC 8:00 pm ET

In the new episode "Lisa Kudrow," the Emmy-winning "Friends" actress travels from Los Angeles to Belarus to uncover her family history, which includes a great-grandmother who died during the Holocaust. Ultimately, Kudrow's journey allows her to find an answer to her father's lifelong unanswered question.

The Life & Times of Tim HBOE 9:30 pm ET

In this new episode, Tim (voice of Steve Dildarian), who lacks health insurance, gets medical attention from a womanizing doctor and a suicidal sales rep in "Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Gone Wild." Then Tim and Bashko pay for Amy's (voice of M.J. Otto) vigilantism in "Amy's Got a Gun."

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle SHO 6:30 pm ET

Rebecca De Mornay delivers a fine Jekyll-and-Hyde performance as Peyton Flanders, the wife of an obstetrician accused of molesting a pregnant woman. When Peyton loses her unborn child after her husband commits suicide, she seeks revenge by posing as the woman's new nanny. Annabella Sciorra also stars.

DogTown NGC 8:00 pm ET

In "A Fighting Chance," singer Emmylou Harris calls animal behavior specialist Sherry Woodard for help with Gunnar, a vicious shepherd mix. Dr. Patti Iampietro does exploratory surgery on an abandoned pit bull with a mass in her belly. Trainer John Garcia teaches a painfully shy Catahoula leopard dog mix to trust people.

House FOX 8:00 pm ET

A beautiful executive (guest star Beau Garrett) with an apparent heart problem turns out to be lacking in the metaphorical heart department, as Thirteen (Olivia Wilde) discovers when a test reveals she doesn't feel emotion. As House's (Hugh Laurie) team looks for a link between her mental and physical symptoms, House reaches out to a former medical-school classmate (Ray Abruzzo) whom he wronged and gets a series of surprises in "Remorse."

The Browning Version TCM 8:00 pm ET

On the eve of his resignation, Andrew Crocker-Harris (Michael Redgrave), a bitter classics master at an English public school, tries to come to terms with a lifetime of personal and professional failures in this adaptation of a play by Terence Rattigan, who wrote the screenplay. Jean Kent and Nigel Patrick also star in this 1951 drama.

Dog Whisperer NGC 9:00 pm ET

Disabled pet owner Mary Jane turns to Cesar to help rehabilitate Cujo, a lab-mastiff mix she rescued from a bad home but who, unfortunately, is starting to live up to his horror movie name in terms of aggressiveness. Next, Cesar tries to help Ellen, a high-energy gallery owner whose nervousness has rubbed off on Molly, a Jack Russell mix who barks obsessively.

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days USA 9:00 pm ET

Ten days? Hey, sister, sit him down with this movie and you can get the job done in a couple of hours. Forty years ago, this would have been a Doris Day-Rock Hudson vehicle, but Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey lack that pair's flair for taking stale material and whipping it into something memorable instead of just, well, stale and whipped. This is the kind of froth that gives froth a bad name.

The Ricky Gervais Show HBOE 9:00 pm ET

In this new episode, Karl answers questions from fans, including the burning issue of which of the "Top 50 Freaks of All Time" he would like to meet, then deciphers the true meaning of sayings such as "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." Stephen asks Karl if he has kept his New Year's resolution to learn something new every day. The "Monkey News" segment features firefighters using a monkey to rescue people.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips TCM 10:00 pm ET

And hello, Mr. Oscar. In a year that also saw the releases of "Gone With the Wind," "Stagecoach" and "The Wizard of Oz," Robert Donat's indelible performance as the shy British schoolteacher who guides many students to adulthood snagged a 1939 Academy Award for best actor over competition that included Clark Gable's Rhett Butler. Greer Garson also stars.

Spartacus: Blood and Sand STARZ 10:00 pm ET

The rich women of Rome seek erotic kicks by being serviced by masked gladiators, but the kinky proceedings take a horrifying, deadly turn, putting spoiled rich girl Ilythia (Viva Blanca) in a precarious position. Elsewhere, Spartacus (Andy Whitfield) upsets the old balance of power, and scheming by some shadowy players leads to tragedy in the new episode "Whore." Lucy Lawless and John Hannah also star.