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What's on?: January 27, 2012

Here's a look at the primetime programming for Friday, January 27, 2012. The network channels listed are for the Des Moines local affiliates. Cable channels are only listed by network since the channel varies by cable or satellite provider. All times are Central Standard Time.

ABC (WOI-Ch.5)

  • 7:00 pm – Shark Tank
  • 8:00 pm – Primetime: What Would You Do?
  • 9:00 pm – 20/20

CBS (KCCI-Ch.8)

  • 7:00 pm – A Gifted Man (repeat)
  • 8:00 pm – CSI: NY (repeat)
  • 9:00 pm – Blue Bloods (repeat)

IPTV (Ch. 11):

  • 7:00 pm – Washington Week
  • 7:30 pm – Iowa Press
  • 8:00 pm – Market to Market
  • 8:30 pm – Great Performances at the Met: Tony Bennett Duets II

NBC (WHO-Ch.13)

  • 7:00 pm – Chuck
  • 8:00 pm – Chuck
  • 9:00 pm – Dateline NBC

Fox (KDSM-Ch.17):

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  • 7:00 pm – Kitchen Nightmares
  • 8:00 pm – Fringe

CW (KCWI-Ch.23):

  • 7:00 pm – Nikita(repeat)
  • 8:00 pm – Supernatural (repeat)

HBO:

  • 8:00 pm – The Life and Times of Tim
  • 8:30 pm – On Freddie Roach
  • 9:00 pm – Real Time with Bill Maher

IFC:

  • 9:00 pm – Portlandia
  • 9:30 pm – The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

Here's a list of some new programming you'll come across while flipping channels on your remote:

7:00 pm:

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars / Generator Rex (Toon)
  • A.N.T. Farm (7:30 pm) (Disney)
  • WWE Smackdown (SyFy)

8:00 pm:

  • Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TBS)
  • UFC: Guillard vs. Miller: From Nashville (FX)
  • America's Most Wanted (Lifetime)
  • Jessie / Fish Hooks (Disney)
  • Gold Rush (Discovery)
  • The John Mulaney Stand-Up Playlist (Comedy)
  • Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (TLC)
  • Infested (Animal Planet)
  • Sweet Home Alabama (CMT)

9:00 pm:

  • Bering Sea Gold (Discovery)
  • Four Weddings (TLC)
  • Confessions: Animal Hording (Animal Planet)
  • Merlin (SyFy)
  • Fashion Police (9:30 pm) (E!)
  • Swanderosa (CMT)
  • Deadly Women (ID)
  • Dr. G: Medical Examiner (DFH)
  • Women Behind Bars (BIO)

, Des Moines TV Examiner

Todd is a native Iowan who spent his early years as the family remote control and official rabbit ears holder. Until the advent of remote control television and cable, he thought he was the lost love child of Richie Cunningham and Shirley Feeney. Todd will review the latest on network and cable,...

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