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What's On Tonight; [Schedule]

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8 P.M. (CMT) GONE COUNTRY Seven rappers and rockers move into the Plowboy Mansion in Nashville and compete to break out as the next country superstar. But it isn't only about learning to croon. They also have to adapt to the lifestyle, from Southern cooking to off-roading on all-terrain vehicles. Each contestant will be guided by two songwriters in composing a country single that will receive its debut in the series finale, with the winner releasing his or her song on country radio. John Rich of Big & Rich, above center in black hat, plays mentor to the motley crew. Front row from left, Julio Iglesias Jr. and Diana DeGarmo; second row from left, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Sisqo, Maureen McCormick and Bobby Brown.

8 P.M. (TCM) ALIAS JESSE JAMES (1959) Westward ho ho ho! Turner Classic Movies devotes the evening to comedy westerns, starting with this Bob Hope vehicle about a bumbling insurance agent who finds himself in a pickle when people start mistaking him for Jesse James (Wendell Corey). In Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), at 9:45, James Garner plays a con man who winds up in law enforcement, and at 11:30 Mr. Garner is a runaway groom turned hired gun, alongside Suzanne Pleshette, in Support Your Local Gunfighter. The mayhem ends with The Law West of Tombstone (1938), about a cowardly judge (Harry Carey) who enlists the help of a hot young gunslinger (Tim Holt) to take out local outlaws.

9 P.M. (NBC) FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Smash (Gaius Charles) faces charges after the confrontation at the movie theater, leaving him to decide whether to swallow his pride and apologize or stand up for what he believes in. Meanwhile, Jason (Scott Porter) finds a new career; Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) hires his wife, Tami (Connie Britton), as a volleyball coach; and Tim (Taylor Kitsch) tries to express himself to Lyla (Minka Kelley). It isn't easy.

9 P.M. (CBS) GARTH BROOKS: LIVE IN L.A.! Mr. Brooks performs at the Staples Center in this first installment of a two-day, five-concert extravaganza to raise money for the Fire Intervention Relief Effort in California.

9 P.M. (USA) MONK Natalie (Traylor Howard) takes a particular interest in Mr. Monk's (Tony Shalhoub) latest case, featuring a serial killer with a fondness for knocking off women named -- like her daughter -- Julie.

9 P.M. (Sundance) RING OF FIRE: THE EMILE GRIFFITH STORY (2005) On March 24, 1962, Emile Griffith, left, fought Benny Paret, known as Kid, for the welterweight boxing championship in a match broadcast nationally on NBC. At the weigh-in Paret taunted Mr. Griffith, whose sexuality had been questioned, with an antigay epithet. Later, in Round 12, Mr. Griffith pummeled Paret into a coma; he died nine days later. In this documentary from Dan Klores and Ron Berger, Mr. Griffith meets Paret's son and speaks about the night that still haunts him.

10 P.M. (Food Network) PAULA'S PARTY Paula Deen goes for a spot in Guinness World Records by shucking corn, boiling crawfish and dipping strawberries in chocolate. KATHRYN SHATTUCK

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