What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Kirstie Alley’s Big Life

We’ve seen a lot of Kirstie Alley these past few years. The press makes sure of it. Now Kirstie wants to change that up. She confronts all of it head on and works on creating her own weight loss product with a food line, and employs a trainer as well. Read the review of the first two episodes at Reality Shack, and find out more about her weight loss product at Gather.

1. NCAA Basketball Tournament. Second round games in Jacksonville, Buffalo, Milwaukee, and Spokane. 11:00 AM CT CBS

2. NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup In Briston, TN. The Food City 500 at Bristol. Kurt and Kyle Busch have won half of the last sixteen Cup races here. 11:00 AM CT Fox

3. NHL Hockey: Rangers at Bruins. New York beat Boston the last time the two teams met on January 9. 11:30 AM CT NBC

4. Dreamgirls. It’s Jennifer Hudson’s Oscar-winning spin as Effie. She lights up the screen when she’s on, even bypassing Beyoncé’s star power. Eddie Murphy shows surprising depth as an actor here as well. 12:00 PM CT TNT

5. PGA Tour Golf: Transitions Championship. Final round play in the Transitions Championship coming from Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, FL. 2:00 PM CT NBC

6. Top Gun. Tom Cruise really loved Kelly McGillis here, but he didn’t have to jump on couches to prove it. Read more about his antics at Sazze. 2:00 PM CT ION

7. 60 Minutes. An interview with White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, a profile of tennis doubles partners/identical twins Bob and Mike Ryan, anda report on Haitian children in slavery.  6:00 PM CT CBS

8. Dateline NBC.  “What Were You Thinking” examines bizarre and shocking behavior. 6:00 PM CT NBC

9. Thin Ice. Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Kurt Browning host as ten pro skaters pair up and skate for cash prizes.  6:00 PM CT ABC

10. ‘Til Death. In the first half hour, with Allie and Doug getting married, Eddie and Joy want to break them up. In the second half hour, Joy’s mom visits and won’t stop criticizing, and a publisher wants to turn Eddie’s manuscript into a picture book for kids. Richard Lewis and Martin Mull guest star. 6:00 PM CT Fox

11. The Amazing Race 16. The Race continues in France as teams have to pour champagne into stacked glasses without them falling. One team goes to the wrong city for a Detour, and another uses duct tape to fix their car. Oh brother. 7:00 PM CT CBS

12. Minute to Win It. A woman who is hoping to buy her dream home competes. 7:00 PM CT NBC

13. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. An Iraq War veteran’s family home, damaged by Hurricane Katrina, gets it rebuilt by Ty and the team. Christian Slater helps out, while Celine Dion and the Jonas Brothers make appearances as well. 7:00 PM CT ABC

14. The Simpsons. Bart gets a crush on a classmate, whle Lesa is snubbed by her classmates for being an overachiever. First Lady Michelle Obama comes to her aid. Guest voices include Sarah Silverman and Angela Bassett. 7:00 PM CT Fox

15. Life. Series premiere. A cross network documentary featuring extreme stories of survival. In the first hour, three cheetah stalk their prey in Kenya, Brazilian monkeys crack nuts with tools, and a stalk-eyed fly tries to impress the females. In the second hour, reptiles and amphibians are the focus. 7:00 PM CT TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Health, The Science Channel, Investigation Discovery, Planet Green

16. Food Network Challenge. Anniversary cakes are created for a picky couple celebrating their fiftieth anniversary. 7:00 PM CT Food Network

17. NBA Basketball: Spurs at Hawks. Back in January, San Antonio won their seventh straight over Atlanta. 7:00 PM CT ESPN

18. Cleveland Show. Cleveland and Roberta go to New York, along with the Stoolbend gang. Guest voices of Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, Glenn Howerton, and Alex Borstein. 7:30 PM CT Fox

19. Undercover Boss. Working undercover tonight is GSI Commerce CEO Michael G. Rubin. 8:00 PM CT CBS

20. Celebrity Apprentice. The celebrities build a storefront for a Kodak Moments ad campaign. One celebrity experiences an illness, another is particularly difficult, and there is also a power outage.  8:00 PM CT NBC

21. Desperate Housewives. Angie’s ex boyfriend Patrick turns up, Gaby and Susan battle through their kids, Bree has Sam over for a family dinner, and Katherine comes out of the closet. 8:00 PM CT ABC

22. Family Guy. Peter becomes employed as a paparazzo, then has to stop the sexual harassment of his boss. Stewie gets the led in a school play, but also gets stage fright. Richard Dreyfuss and TMZ’s Harvey Levin provide guest cameos.  8:00 PM CT Fox

23. Gene Simmons Family Jewels. Shannon experiences a health scare while Gene is on tour with KISS, and he’s torn between the two.  8:00 PM CT A&E

24. Platinum Weddings. Gabriela and Jason’s crystalline wedding takes place at the exclusive L.A. area enclave, Sherwood Country Club. The bride’s exquisite Vera Wang Luxe couture gown is highlighted by the sparkle of her Harry Winston engagement ring and crystal head-piece along with candlelight and crystal table settings.  The all-white color scheme even includes re-carpeting the venue for the day to enhance the white wonderland theme.  A Rolls Royce Phantom transports the bride and groom. 8:00 PM CT WE

25. Ultimate Recipe Showdown. Food Network looks for the ultimate party food recipe. From finger food to full-on entrees, four contestants take party food to the next level, serving up dishes like Chicken Cordon Blue Roll-Ups and Plantain and Shrimp Party Boats. Contestants include: Barbara Estabrook (Rhinelander, Wis.), Thalia Patillo (New York), Eddie Huang (Orlando, Fla.) and David Fogelman (Stamford, Conn.). 8:00 PM CT Food Network

26. The Pacific. Part 2 in this miniseries. The fighting continues on Guadalcanal for the Marines through the end of 1942. If you missed part 1, what it here.  8:00 PM CT HBO East

27. Sons of Tucson. Everyone is bothered by a rash of burglaries in the neighborhood, but Ron uses it all to work to his advantage. He gets Glenn to fake a holdup so that he can save everyone and use it to get an invite to move in with the boys. 8:30 PM CT Fox

28. Cold Case. Vera goes missing, and the team searches for him, as they reopen a 2006 arson homicide he obsessed over recently. Pink Floyd’s music is featured. 9:00 PM CT CBS

29. Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. Preview. British chef Jamie Oliver works to reform Huntington, WV’s eating habits, as they’ve been referred to as the unhealthiest in America. 9:00 PM CT ABC

30. Kendra. Kendra’s friends, Playmates Brittany Binger and Tiffany Fallon and Cybergirl Jessica Hall visit her in Indianapolis! 9:00 PM CT E!

31. Kirstie Alley’s Big Life. Series premiere. In the first half hour, Kirie sets out her plan for losing weight, and in the second half hour, Kirstie looks for a trainer for her and her chubby buddy. 9:00 PM CT E!

32. Hoarding: Buried Alive. A 55-year-old hoarder moves back in with his mother, another hoarder. Another woman faces having her home condemned. 9:00 PM CT TLC

33. Rich Bride, Poor Bride. A socialite gets marriedi n the tropics to avoid the big family wedding thing. 9:00 PM CT WE

34. Iron Chef America. Chef Julieta Ballesteros enters Kitchen Stadium to battle with Iron Chef Cat Cora. Will Chef Ballesteros’ Spanish cuisine garner praise from the judges, or will she fall to Iron Chef Cora’s Mediterranean and Southern-inspired dishes? 9:00 PM CT Food Network

35. Breaking Bad. Season premiere. Walt deals with an increasingly angry Skylar, who has to figure out what to do with her life and her kids’. Jesse has some startling revelations. 9:00 PM CT Food Network

36. Pretty Wild. Alexis faces criminal charges when she’s connected to a series of celebrity home thefts, called the Bling Ring. Find out more about it at Gather. 9:30 PM CT E!

37. NBA Basketball: Trail Blazers at Suns. Last month, Portland won in Phoenix for the first time since 2004. 9:30 PM CT ESPN