House (8pm, Fox) - "House" returns tonight after a few weeks off. The team tries to help a partying team with swollen appendages who won't (and later can't) tell what happened to her. And House tags along with Cuddy and Wilson to a pharmacology conference.
How I Met Your Mother (8pm, CBS) - Barney and Robin go through a rough patch, and Lily enlists Canadian Alan Thicke to help break up the couple.
Cake Boss (10pm, TLC) - A massive cake is created for the U.S. Air Force.
Lopez Tonight (11pm, TBS) - It's the debut of another new talk show, this one from George Lopez. Lopez is the first Hispanic performer to star in a major English-language late-night TV talk show. Lopez says he wants his show to be inclusive and spontaneous, so he's done away with the standard pre-show interview. I will say that his first guests are bigger than Wanda's first guests: tonight he welcomes Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria Parker, and Kobe Bryant. Carlos Santana performs.
Brooke Cain isn't always proud of the number of hours she logs in front of the TV, but her loss of brain cells can be your gain. From reality shows to sitcoms to the more serious stuff, Brooke keeps her DVR smoking so that she can help keep you in the know. Brooke also tweets for Happiness is a Warm TV (you can follow 
