TV Tonight: Finding Someone More Annoying Than Grundy

post from Toolmonger: The Week In Tools on 20 November 2009 08:10:00 AM. © Toolmonger: The Week In Tools

(TV Tonight, Friday, November 20th, 2009) We get Stud Finder tonight, where finalists compete to be the next DIY network useless host. Worth watching if only to give you another reason to hate the DIY network. We also get a new How It’s Made.

All times are central

Holmes on Homes: Completing a Nursery and Bathroom Renovation (HGTV, 5:00 pm)
How Do They Do It?: Space Shuttle, Rollercoaster, Pool Tables (Science, 5:00 pm)
How Do They Do It?: Empire State Building, Extracting Copper (Science, 5:30 pm)
Cool Tools: Classic Update (DIY, 6:00 pm)
Dirty Jobs: Leather Tanner (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
How Do They Do It?: Fighter Jet, Baseball, Sports Car (Science, 6:00 pm)
Ask This Old House: Pruning, Hot Water Heating (DIY, 6:30 pm)
How Do They Do It?: Rescue Services, Rotating Boat, Parachutists (Science, 6:30 pm)
Top Gear (BBC America, 7:00 pm)
How It’s Made: Playing cards, crossbows, technical glass, washing machines (Science, 7:00 pm)
How It’s Made: Giant tires, movie cameras, glass Christmas ornaments (Science, 7:30 pm)
Stud Finder (DIY, 8:00 pm) NEW/Stupid
How It’s Made: Headphones, Diving Regulators, Reflector Light Bulbs (Science, 8:00 pm) NEW
How It’s Made: Surfboard, stickers, sandwich cookies, concrete rooking tiles (Science, 8:30 pm)
Deconstruction: Copper (DIY, 10:30 pm) NEW