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JANUARY 30

2013

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CBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

Capitalism at its most extreme: a one-hour prime-time special, on commercial broadcast television, presenting (and interrupted by) other commercials. But this has become an odd annual tradition, and an oddly accepted and acceptable one. Boomer Esiason and Aisha Tyler host this year’s edition, which includes ads from the past few years’ Super Bowls, as well as sneak peeks at a few upcoming ones. Included in the hour: a football-themed Victoria’s Secret spot.

NATURE: "ATTENBOROUGH'S LIFE STORIES"

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

Part 2 of 3. Another thoroughly wonderful, awe-inspiring hour from Sir David Attenborough, this central hour of his three-part career overview presents more of the amazing people and places he’s visited, and natural events and animals he’s witnessed, over more than 60 years as the pre-eminent TV natural history host on the planet. Check local listings.

INSIDE THE NFL

Showtime, 9:00 p.m. ET

The Super Bowl is days away, and this is the time for one last pre-game hurrah. Not that the Super Bowl needs any more hype – but with Showtime and CBS being sister operations, this year the Inside the NFL preview will be especially well-connected.

NOVA: WHO KILLED LINDBERGH'S BABY?

PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET

What can today’s top C.S.I.-level forensic sciences bring to a really, really cold case? That’s what Nova asks tonight, as it poses, and attempts to answer, the question: Who Killed Lindbergh’s Baby? In 1932, the 18-month-old son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh was taken from his crib, kidnapped with a ransom note left behind. Yet two months later, the baby’s body was found, and evidence at the time led to the arrest, conviction and execution of German immigrant Bruno Hauptmann. How does that case hold up now? Check local listings.

THE AMERICANS

FX, 10:00 p.m. ET

SERIES PREMIERE: Matthew Rhys from Brothers & Sisters and former Felicity star Keri Russell play Soviet sleeper agents, early 1980s era, in this new FX series, which counts Justified producer Graham Yost among its executive producers. The first two episodes are somewhat uneven, but also somewhat intriguing. For full reviews, check out my review today on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and read Ed Bark's Uncle Barky's Bytes. And if you're setting a DVR to record this premiere episode, be aware that it runs long — until 11:37 p.m. ET.

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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.

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