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What to Watch on Tuesday: "Glee" gets down with Jesus

No Ordinary Family (8pm, ABC) - Jim and Stephanie agree to keep their powers under wraps, but Jim uses his abilities to hunt for bank robbers and Stephanie reverts to using her super speed.

Glee (8pm, Fox) - Word on the street is that tonight's episode is much better than last week's weak Britney Spears mess. Word also says the episode is sure to be pretty  controversial. In the episode, titled "Grilled Cheesus," Finn has an existential crisis when he thinks he sees the face of Jesus in a grilled cheese sandwich. Then the glee kids engage in a theological discussion after rallying around Kurt when he faces a crisis of his own. The episode will feature songs with a religious theme, such as REM's "Losing My Religion," Billy Joel's "Only the Good Die Young," Joan Osbourne's "One of Us," and Barbra Streisand's "Papa Can You Hear Me."

Raising Hope (9pm, Fox) - Virginia's family convinces her that she is a hoarder, and they set about babyproofing the house because Hope has learned to crawl.

The Good Wife (10pm, CBS) - Whew, we're still thinking about last week's steamy bathroom scene with Peter and Alicia (set to NPR's "All Things Considered," no less). Tonight Alicia goes up against her former colleague Cary in court when she defends an Army reservist accused of murdering his wife.

Caprica (10pm, Syfy) - In the season premiere, Clarice visits Gememon to pitch a terrorist attaack to the STO leadership, while Daniel has a meeting with the Ha'La'Tha where he seeks support for creating a virtual afterlife.

What to Watch on Friday: Jamie Oliver vs. the Lunch Lady

NCAA Basketball (7pm, WRAL) - Regional semifinals from St Louis and Houston. Duke tips off in Houston around 10pm. Full schedule here

Who Do You Think You Are (8pm, NBC) - Matthew Broderick is in the spotlight tonight, tracing his family tree. Broderick finds information about a relative who was a medic in WWI and another who was a hero in the Civil War.

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (9pm, ABC) - Jamie continues working with the folks at the Central City Elementary School in Huntington, West Virginia, to provide healthier school lunches for the kids. But so far the lunch ladies are not loving him. There's a repeat of last week's premiere episode at 8pm.

Caprica (9pm, Syfy) - In the spring finale, Daniel sets a deadline to reset the Cylon, forcing Zoe to find a way to save herself.

Real Time with Bill Maher (10pm, HBO) - Guests this week include actor/comedian Jeff Garlin, musician Rob Thomas, journalist Jonathan Capehart, and columnist Christopher Hitchens

What to Watch on Friday: Is Sarah Jessica Parker part witch?

Who Do You Think You Are? (8pm, NBC) - Sarah Jessica Parker, the first celebrity featured in NBC's "Faces of America" rip-off, learns she has a genealogical connection to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Produced by Lisa Kudrow

Medium (9pm, CBS) - Allison takes a self-defense class after being mugged. Devalos looks into the rape of a teenager and murder of a cop, but the suspect has a connection to Detective Scanlon. Laura Prepon ("How I Met Your Mother") and Dean Norris ("Breaking Bad") guest star.

Caprica (9pm, Syfy) - Joseph searches for Tamara in V-World and Clarice befriends Amanda in a bid to acquire Zoe's avatar program. Lacy and Keon meet Barnabas Greely (James Marsters), who is a source of stress for Clarice.

What to Watch on Friday: "Smallville" seeks absolute justice

Smallville (8pm, The CW) - In a special two-hour episode called "Absolute Justice," the Justice Society of America has to save the world from a murderous former member, Icicle. Check out Doctor Fate and Star Girl!

Ghost Whisperer (8pm, CBS) - Criminally underused on "Drop Dead Diva," Margaret Cho guest stars on "Ghost Whisperer" as an occult professor who is being stalked by a secret admirer ghost.

Shark Tank (9pm, ABC) - I. Love. This. Show. Tonight: liquid llama fertilzer, message balls, a bendable geometry toy, and a hands-free umbrella. I would fund all that crap.

Caprica (9pm, Syfy) - Amanda's public admission about Zoe's role in the bombing ignites a backlash against the Graystones and creates tension for Lacy at school. Meanwhile, Zoe plots her next move. 

"Caprica": To a novice, it's pretty frakin' good

I didn't watch "Battlestar Galactica" yet I was intrigued by the pilot of "Caprica," the prequel to that show that airs tonight on Syfy at 9.

Of course, that might be why. For those familiar with this world, it might seem like a retread or simply forced.

Set 58 years earlier than BG, the show focuses on two fathers, Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz), a computer genius specializing in artificial intelligence, and Joseph Adama (Esai Morales), a prominent attorney. (Frakin', by the way, is the expletive of choice on "Caprica.")

What to Watch on Friday: Conan's goodbye and Battlestar's prequel

Hope for Haiti (8pm) - This is airing on pretty much every network in the world. Read more about the program and those scheduled to perform.

Caprica (9pm, SyFy) - The premiere of a new show which serves as a prequel to Syfy's acclaimed hit, "Battlestar Galactica." "Caprica" is set more than 50 years prior to BSG and tonight's episode focuses on a tragedy that impacts the Graystone and Adama families. Eric Stoltz and Esai Morales (left) star. Our review of "Caprica."

Spartacus: Blood and Sand (10pm, Starz) - Lucy Lawless is one of the stars of this new action drama about a rebellious Roman slave played by Andy Whitfield. Tonight, Spartacus and his fellow fighters align themselves with Rome to protect their homeland, but become disenchanted with Rome when their village is invaded by barbarians.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (11:35pm, NBC) - It's Conan O'Brien's final night hosting "The Tonight Show" for those bozos at NBC, and considering some of his other antics this week, there's no telling what he'll do. It'll be worth checking out. His final guests are scheduled to be Tom Hanks (who gave O'Brien his much-despised nickname "Coco"), Will Ferrell (who was his first guest on the show), and Neil Young.

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