Friday Night Lights (8pm, NBC) - This "new" season of "Friday Night Lights" already ran on DirecTV, but it's making its NBC debut tonight. I beg you to watch. It's a really fantastic show, but chronically under-appreciated and under-promoted by its network. Tonight's show picks up where Season 3 left off: Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) has been fired from the Dillon Panthers and must start over with the raggedy East Dillon Lions, over on the more diverse side of town. And even though they've graduated, FNL favorites Matt Saracen and Tim Riggins are still around and still prominent in the storylines. Coach is at a totally new school, so there are a few new cast members, too, with the standout being Michael B. Jordan, who also played Wallace on "The Wire" ("Where's Wallace at? Where's the boy, String!?"). Watch it.

 Kitchen Nightmares (9pm, Fox) - The stubborn owner of a Danish eatery in Miami doesn't want to update anything (then why did he invite this show to his restaurant!?!?), but Chef Ramsay finds something in the cooler that causes him to shut the place down during the middle of dinner service. I don't even want to imagine.

Primetime: What Would You Do? (9pm, ABC) - The third season begins on this human interest show that puts actors in dangerous/controversial situations and then judges the strangers who don't intervene. It's equal parts fascinating and exploitative.

Real Time with Bill Maher (10pm, HBO) - Bill interviews historian Alan Brinkley and comedian Sarah Silverman.

Who Do You Think You Are (8pm, NBC) - Susan Sarandon investigates her family tree and learns something interesting about her enigmatic grandmother.

Glee (9pm, Fox) - If you missed the last five minutes of "Glee's" Madonna episode on Tuesday because "American Idol" ran late (again), it's rerunning tonight. 

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (9pm, ABC) - In the series finale, Jamie returns to Huntington to see that most people have reverted back to unhealthy eating habits, so he does what anyone else would do. He calls Rascal Flatts. 

Bang For Your Buck (9:30pm, HGTV) - Designer Vern Yip evaluates kitchens in Raleigh and Cary.  

Real Time with Bill Maher (10pm, HBO) - If you don't know Jack, tune in tonight for Bill Maher's interview with the real Jack Kevorkian. Other guests include Richard Clarke and Susan Eisenhower. 

Party Down (10pm, Starz) - The second season premieres with Henry as the team leader at the catering company. Jane Lynch has departed (for "Glee") but Megan Mullally ("Will & Grace") joins the cast.

ACC Tournament (WRAL) - Quarterfinal games continue on WRAL. (Duke vs. Virginia at noon, Va Tech vs. Miami at 2pm, Maryland vs. Ga Tech at 7pm, and NCSU vs. Florida State at around 9pm)

Who Do You Think You Are (8pm, NBC) - Tonight, football great Emmitt Smith gets help tracing his roots to Burnt Corn, Alabama, and beyond.

SuperNanny (8pm, ABC) - If you can stand two straight hours of incredibly ill-behaved children and remarkably clueless parents (I can't even stand one), there's a double dose of "SuperNanny" tonight. At 9pm is the show's 100th episode. That's a whole lotta screaming brats.

The Ricky Gervais Show (9pm, HBO) -  Topics include Karl's upcoming trip to a spa, tribal customs in New Guinea, and an email about dangerous dolphins.

Real Time with Bill Maher (10pm, HBO) - Bill's guests are Hill Harper, Amy Holmes, Gary Johnson, Michael Bennet, and John Heilemann.

Winter Olympics (NBC) - Ryan Miller and the US men's hockey team head into the semi-finals, Lindsey Vonn competes in her final event, and Apolo Ohno races for short track gold. Also, curling gold and bronze games for women. Full schedule.

The Ricky Gervais Show (9pm, HBO) - Tonight on this very funny animated chat show, the topics include lion-mutilation in Cambodia, public nudity, and what you need to know about donating to charities.

CMT Cribs (10pm, CMT) - Ever wonder where Roscoe P. Coltrane lives? Me neither. Nonetheless, CMT takes you into the home of actor James Best and also his Hazzard County rival, John Schneider (aka Bo Duke). Also featured, Mr. George Jones. 

Real Time with Bill Maher (10pm, HBO) -  Bill's round table guests are editor Chrystia Freeland, author Reihan Salam, and actress Olivia Wilde. Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, is interviewed.

Winter Olympics (NBC) - Figure skating, alpine skiing, ski jumping, and skeleton (left), which I have never seen. That will change tonight. Full schedule.

Bang For Your Buck (9:30pm, HGTV) -  Designer Vern Yip evaluates three kitchen remodels in Raleigh.

Ricky Gervais Show (9pm, HBO) - The series opener of a podcast-turned-animated series featuring Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington, who discuss a variety of topics.

The Life and Times of Tim (9:30pm, HBO) -  In the season 2 premiere of another HBO animated series, Tim's post-breakup beard interferes with his job. Guest voices tonight include Will Forte and Tony Hale.

Real Time with Bill Maher (10pm, HBO) - Fresh off his big HBO special (filmed in Raleigh), Maher opens season 8 of his political affairs enntertainment show with guests Wanda Sykes, Eliot Spitzer, Seth McFarland, Norah O'Donnell, and Elizabeth Warren.

20/20 (10pm, ABC) - Actor/comedian Jeff Garlin ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") talks about his new book, "My Footprint: Saving the Planet One Pound at a Time." 

Bill Maher brought his stand-up show to a nearly-packed house at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium last night, and while he was sharp and on his game, he was also embraced in the welcoming arms of "his people."

That's not to say everyone was pleased with every joke. During his bit on religion, a couple of stern-faced people did walk out, which begs the question: Did those people not know who Bill Maher was when they got tickets to the show?

This is a guy who made a whole documentary about his problems with religion. Maher had just commented on the possibility of abrupt exits, noting that it sometimes happens during the part of the show about religion, and jokingly urged those considering leaving to "stick with it" and if all else fails, to at least admit that up until that point, it was a pretty good show.

Bill Maher, best-selling author and host of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher," is doing two stand-up shows in Raleigh this week, and both are being taped for HBO.

There are more tickets available for the Friday show than for Saturday, though there are still ...
The show dates and times for the special, "Bill Maher ... But I'm Not Wrong," will be Friday at 8pm and Saturday at 9pm at Progress Energy Performing Arts Center at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium.

The Saturday show will air on HBO at 10pm.

Making Over America with Trinny and Susannah (10pm, TLC) - A single mother who is also an Iraq war veteran thinks her provocative style is sexy, but the British style mavens set her straight. 

Real Time with Bill Maher (10pm, HBO) - Where else can you see Bill Moyers and Jay-Z on the same discussion panel?

Psych (10pm, USA) - Shawn and Gus are hired by their former teacher to investigate the death of a student, a death he thinks was the work of the devil. Nice twist: the teacher is portrayed by Ray Wise (right), who actually played Satan for two seasons on The CW's funny-but-cancelled show, "Reaper." You probably also recognize Wise as Leland Palmer from "Twin Peaks."

Whale Wars (9pm, Animal Planet) - Capt. Watson tries to cut off the transfer of a dead whale between Japanese ships, and that leads to a full-speed collision. To see the events that lead up to this dangerous encounter, tune in for the repeat eps at 7pm and 8pm. 

Monk (9pm, USA) - Daniel Stern guest stars when Monk investigates the disappearance of a young girl, which could be related to reports of a UFO sighting. 

Psych (10pm, USA) - In a plot right out of "Scooby Doo," Shawn and Gus look into a series of strange occurences which are threatening to shut down an Old West tourist attraction. James Brolin guest stars.

Real Time with Bill Maher (10pm, HBO) -  Jay Leno stops by "Real Time" to suck the funny out of HBO. I'm kidding! I'm kidding! I kid Jay Leno! I'm sure he'll be hilarious.

Making Over America with Trinny and Susannah (10pm, TLC) - The series debut of a new show featuring the women behind the original (aka British) version of "What Not to Wear."

Neil Diamond: Hot August Night, NYC (8pm, CBS) - Performances from Diamond's recent concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York, plus a visit to his childhood home in Brooklyn.

Monk (9pm, USA) - Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje is a visiting African visitor who is investigating his wife's death.

Psych (10pm, USA) - Gus and Shawn find the wreckage of an airplane, along with a dying billionaire whose dying words indicate he was murdered.

Real Time with Bill Maher (10pm, HBO) - Bill's guests are Ashton Kutcher, columnist Ross Douthat, comic Dana Gould, General Anthony Zinni (USMC Ret), and Mr. Angelina Jolie (aka Brad Pitt).

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35am, NBC) - Look for January Jones (Betty) of "Mad Men."