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A DAILY GUIDE TO NOTABLE SHOWS by Jessica Shaw

9-10PM
NatGeo, TV-PG-L
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Inside look

Expedition Great White

If you've seen Into the Blue (don't be ashamed — I have), you know Paul Walker can work a wet suit. But if you listen to him talk about being a deckhand while tracking great whites off the coast of Baja (the doc is part of NatGeo's ''Expedition Week''), you'll learn that the guy can also straddle a shark, drill a tracking device into its dorsal fin, and pull a hook out of its mouth. ''I idolize Jacques Cousteau, and marine biology has always been my first passion,'' says Walker. ''I've seen a lot of cool things in my life. But this definitely takes the cake.''

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4-5PM*
Syndicated, TV-PG

The Oprah Winfrey Show

Sarah Palin finally agrees to sit down and chat with Oprah. On the OHMYGOD- DIDYOUSEETHAT continuum, this has the potential to fall somewhere between Dr. Oz's poop analysis and Tom Cruise's couch-jumping fiasco.

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9-10PM
The CW, TV-14-DLS

Gossip Girl

Blair tries to impress classmates by hosting a Lady Gaga concert. Sorry, I call foul. Blair would never approve of that wardrobe.

11PM-MIDNIGHT
BRAVO, TV-14
Series debut

Chef Academy

The casting's adequate, and chef/teacher Jean-Christophe Novelli is entertaining enough for a guy who needs to be subtitled. But this flavorless competition leaves you craving the superior Top Chef. So, Academy, please pack your knives and go. C

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