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by Linda Holmes

As is often the case, Idol fever pushes everything else to the background. During the two hours from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., everybody's just leaping out of the way, leaving a tough climb for shows like Reaper -- the only scripted network show airing a new episode in those two hours -- specifically at 8 p.m. But on with the evening.

• The top 13 American Idol contestants compete for the first time tonight. Sadly, they do not include Arianna Afsar, my pool pick who was tragically booted last week, just as I knew she would be. Why, Arianna, why? (Fox, 8 p.m.)

• I very much enjoy ABC News' What Would You Do? specials, which are kind of like Candid Camera with moral dilemmas instead of comedy. They ran a great segment a couple of weeks ago in which people reacted (or didn't) to a real-estate agent at an open house strongly implying to a couple of color (all three were actors) that they wouldn't be welcomed to the neighborhood. Fascinating. Tonight, a bad mother of the bride and hazing! (ABC, 10 p.m.)

• Law & Order: SVU has seen less cast turnover than Law & Order: Original Flavor, but it's seen some, and tonight brings the return of ADA Cabot (Stephanie March), who has been in witness protection for several years. (NBC, 10 p.m.)

categories: The Discerning Viewer

9:49 - March 10, 2009

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