(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

(TV Tonight, Thursday, November 19th, 2009) An odd night of TV for sure… We get a new Street Customs where they try to make a Lamborghini sexier? Then a new American Chopper builds bikes for a White Sox pitcher and Coleman Corp. At the same time we get a new How Do They Do It? about more stuff being done. The weirdest bit is the special, Family Armor, which blends Mormonism, car customization and firearms together into what will be either the best or worst reality show ever.

All times are central

• Junkyard Wars: Submarine Racers (Science, 5:00 pm)
• Cool Tools: Multi-Task (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• American Chopper: Ornge Rescue Bike (TLC, 6:00 pm)
• Junkyard Wars: Railroad Racers (Science, 6:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Mulching, Sash Balancers (DIY, 6:30 pm)
• MythBusters: Swimming In Syrup (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• Street Customs: Lamborghini (TLC, 7:00 pm) NEW
• American Chopper: Mark Buehrle Bike (TLC, 8:00 pm) NEW
• How Do They Do It?: Military helicopters, metro systems, artificial reefs (Science, 8:00 pm) NEW
• Successful Farming Machinery Show (RFD-TV, 8:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: batteries, perfume and artificial islands  (Science, 8:30 pm)
• Family Armor (TLC, 9:00 pm) NEW

(TV Tonight, Wednesday, November 18th, 2009) No new Mythbusters tonight, so there is absolutely nothing to watch.

All times are central

• Cool Tools: Lost and Found (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• MythBusters: James Bond Special (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Shower Valve, Recycling Batteries (DIY, 6:30 pm)
• MythBusters: Crash and Burn (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• MythBusters: Myth Revolution (Discovery, 8:00 pm)

(TV Tonight, Tuesday, November 17th, 2009) A new Dirty Jobs does hydroelectric dam maintenance, which should be entertaining and hopefully involves large wrenches.

All times are central

• Holmes on Homes: Let’s Rejoist (HGTV, 5:00 pm)
• Machinery of the Past (RFD-TV, 5:00 pm)
• Cool Tools: In the Garage (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: 200 Jobs Look-Back (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Cedar Clipboards, Chainsaw Etiquette (DIY, 6:30 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Glass Maker (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Rocky Reach Dam (Discovery, 8:00 pm) NEW

(TV Tonight, Monday, November 16th, 2009) Worse than Sunday: no better night to head out to the shop.

All times are central

• Trains & Locomotives (RFD-TV, 5:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Kitchen Backsplash, Installing Sod (DIY, 5:30 pm)
• Cool Tools: Demolition (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• Top Gear: Season 10 Ep. 4 (BBC America, 7:00 pm)
• Top Gear: Season 10 Ep. 3 (BBC America, 8:00 pm)

(TV Tonight, Sunday, November 15th, 2009) Another Sunday to kill your TV.

All times are central

• How It’s Made: Change machines, cricket bats, automotive fuel pumps, ductile iron pipe (Science, 5:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Fire hydrants, wooden barrels, automotive seats, cathode-ray tubes (Science, 5:30 pm)
• Holmes on Homes: What a Mesh (HGTV, 7:00 pm)
• Successful Farming Machinery Show (RFD-TV, 9:00 pm)
• Disaster House: Smashed and Shattered (DIY, 10:00 pm)
• Deconstruction: Tools (DIY, 10:30 pm)

(TV Tonight, Saturday, November 14th, 2009) HIM/HDTDT and Mythbusters all evening long. Yawn.

All times are central

• Top Gear: Season 10 Ep. 2 (BBC America, 5:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: armored cars, elevators, cheese (Science, 5:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Rockets, Binocular Lenses, Windshield Wiper Blades (Science, 5:30 pm)
• MythBusters: Deadly Straw (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: airbags, ice rinks, mattresses (Science, 6:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Mega Freeways, Minting Coins (Science, 6:30 pm)
• MythBusters: Phone Booth Friction (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Sugar, carburetors, air conditioners (Science, 7:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Produce scales, thermometers, aircraft painting, luxury chocolates (Science, 7:30 pm)
• MythBusters: Clean Car vs. Dirty Car (Discovery, 8:00 pm)
• Under Construction: You Can Count on Palanca (DIY, 9:00 pm)
• MythBusters: Greased Lightning (Discovery, 9:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Cowboys Hats, Deep Sea Diving, Inflight Catering (Science, 9:00 pm)
• Under Construction: Saana’s Soffit (DIY, 9:30 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: De-Icing Planes, Glossy Magazines, Electric Car (Science, 9:30 pm)

(TV Tonight, Friday, November 13th, 2009) All these shows tonight but all we get is one new episode of How It’s Made. We always wanted to know how they made Astrolabes and who the heck puts pimentos in the olives.

All times are central

• Holmes on Homes: House Arrest (HGTV, 5:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Tunneling, Tea, Mountain Bikes (Science, 5:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Childproofing, Sump Pump Installation (DIY, 5:30 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Combines, Lifeboats, Chocolate (Science, 5:30 pm)
• Cool Tools: High Tech (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Salt Miner (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Pencils, Steel, Water Supply (Science, 6:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Phoenix Stadium, LA Trade Tower, Surfing (Science, 6:30 pm)
• Top Gear (BBC America, 7:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Jobs That Bite…Harder (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Coffee, pencils, metal recycling (Science, 7:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Cuckoo clocks, javelins, hearts of palm, windshield wipers (Science, 7:30 pm)
• Disaster House: Rough Housing (DIY, 8:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Astrolabes, Western saddles, stuffed olives (Science, 8:00 pm) NEW
• How It’s Made: Wheel immobilizers, sails, walnuts, honeycomb structural panels (Science, 8:30 pm)

(TV Tonight, Thursday, November 12th, 2009)  We get a new Ultimate Factories showing how NYC subway cars are made in Brazil. American Chopper builds a bike for Ornge, which is a non-profit emergency flight service in Ontario. Go figure. Street Customs builds a hot rod Model A Ford…as part of a self promotion. Blech. A new How Do They Do It? looks at one of our favorite materials, stainless steel. So a great night of TV.

All times are central

• Junkyard Wars: Paintball Tanks (Science, 5:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Stone Countertops, Chain-Link Fence (DIY, 5:30 pm)
• Cool Tools: Safety (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• Street Customs: 2007 Maybach (TLC, 6:00 pm)
• Junkyard Wars: Collapsible Cars (Science, 6:00 pm)
• American Chopper: Siemens Electric Bike (TLC, 7:00 pm)
• Ultimate Factories: NYC Subway Car (National Geographic, 7:00 pm) NEW
• American Chopper: Ornge Rescue Bike (TLC, 8:00 pm) NEW
• How Do They Do It?: Stainless Steel, Paper, Stretch Limos (Science, 8:00 pm) NEW
• Successful Farming Machinery Show (RFD-TV, 8:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Mine Oil, Shipping Lanes, Stretched Limos (Science, 8:30 pm)
• Street Customs: Wrench Rod (TLC, 9:00 pm) NEW

(TV Tonight, Wednesday, November 11th, 2009) A new Mythbusters tonight about whether cars actually do crash and burn.

All times are central

• Ask This Old House: Energy Efficiency, Replacing a Toilet Seat (DIY, 5:30 pm)
• Cool Tools: Innovators (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• MythBusters: MacGyver Myths (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• MythBusters: Hurricane Windows (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• MythBusters: Crash and Burn (Discovery, 8:00 pm) NEW
• MythBusters: Youtube Special (Discovery, 9:00 pm)

(TV Tonight, Tuesday, November 10th, 2009) Mike Rowe wrangles dung beetles and blows glass on a new Dirty Jobs, and DIY gives us new episodes of Disaster House and Deconstruction.

All times are central

• Holmes on Homes: Stone Walled (HGTV, 5:00 pm)
• Machinery of the Past (RFD-TV, 5:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Replacing an Exterior Deck (DIY, 5:30 pm)
• Cool Tools: Out of Reach (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Bridge Painter (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Tofu Maker (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Glass Maker (Discovery, 8:00 pm) NEW
• Disaster House: Driveway Disaster (DIY, 9:00 pm) NEW
• Deconstruction: Water (DIY, 10:30 pm) NEW

(TV Tonight, Monday, November 9th, 2009) Another minimal Monday; go read a book or build something…

All times are central

• Trains & Locomotives (RFD-TV, 5:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Planting Flower Bulbs, Quieting Noisy Pipes (DIY, 5:30 pm)
• Cool Tools: Down Under (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• Top Gear: Season 10 Ep. 3 (BBC America, 7:00 pm)
• Top Gear: Season 10 Ep. 2 (BBC America, 8:00 pm)
• Disaster House: Rough Housing (DIY, 10:30 pm)

(TV Tonight, Sunday, November 8th, 2009) Not a terrible night of reruns, but as always you’ll be more productive at your workbench…

All times are central

• How It’s Made: Magnets, cooked ham, silver-plated teapots, crash test dummies (Science, 5:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Curling stones, refrigerators, aluminum baseball bats, opalescent glass (Science, 5:30 pm)
• How It’s Made: Levels, hot dogs, abrasive grains, sandpaper (Science, 6:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Ice cream treats, wooden golf clubs, aircraft wings, car battery recycling (Science, 6:30 pm)
• Extreme Mega Factories (Travel, 8:00 pm)
• Successful Farming Machinery Show (RFD-TV, 9:00 pm)
• Disaster House: Rough Housing (DIY, 10:00 pm)
• Deconstruction: Safety (DIY, 10:30 pm)

(TV Tonight, Saturday, November 7th, 2009) Tonight we get a Dirty Jobs marathon of mostly recent episodes, should you have missed them.

All times are central

• Top Gear: Season 10 Ep. 1 (BBC America, 5:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Billboard Installer (Discovery, 5:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Egg Farm (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Mattress Recycler (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: High-Rise Window Washer (Discovery, 8:00 pm)
• Under Construction: Too Many Projects, Too Little Time (DIY, 9:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Toilet Crusher (Discovery, 9:00 pm)
• Under Construction: The Mystery of Phantom Leak (DIY, 9:30 pm)

(TV Tonight, Friday, November 6th, 2009) We get a new episode of How It’s Made tonight where they explain how the white stuff gets in Oreos, or Canadian Oreo equivalents.

All times are central

• Holmes on Homes: Out of the Ashes (Part 2) (HGTV, 5:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Ports, Contact Lenses, Tires (Science, 5:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Garage Organization, Ceiling Fan Installation (DIY, 5:30 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Mining trucks, Ikea, air traffic (Science, 5:30 pm)
• Cool Tools: On the Surface (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Spray Insulation Technician (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Glass, Changing a Jumbo Jet Tire, Soft Drink Cans (Science, 6:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Gold, golf clubs, escalators (Science, 6:30 pm)
• Top Gear (BBC America, 7:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Ice Salvage Crew (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Rubber boots, binoculars, sparklers, circular-saw blades (Science, 7:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Jukeboxes, tortilla chips, spark plugs, anatomical models (Science, 7:30 pm)
• Disaster House: Good Bones (DIY, 8:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Stickers, surfboards, sandwich cookies, concrete roofing tiles (Science, 8:00 pm) NEW
• How It’s Made: Waffles, custom wires and cables, train wheels, metal golf clubs (Science, 8:30 pm)
• Deconstruction: Home Security (DIY, 10:30 pm)

(TV Tonight, Thursday, November 5th, 2009) Not a bad night, starting with an IKEA factory tour, then new episodes of American Chopper and Street Customs. OCC building an electric bike? We bet they’ll bring in some outside help for that.

All times are central

• Junkyard Wars: Manic Mud Racers (Science, 5:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Installing a Shower Base, Rain Barrels (DIY, 5:30 pm)
• Cool Tools: Speciality (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• Street Customs: Vans Van (TLC, 6:00 pm)
• Junkyard Wars: Power Paddlers (Science, 6:00 pm)
• American Chopper: OCC Band Bike (TLC, 7:00 pm)
• Ultimate Factories: IKEA (National Geographic, 7:00 pm) NEW
• American Chopper: Siemens Electric Bike (TLC, 8:00 pm) NEW
• Successful Farming Machinery Show (RFD-TV, 8:00 pm)
• Street Customs: 2007 Maybach (TLC, 9:00 pm) NEW

(TV Tonight, Wednesday, November 4th, 2009) A new Mythbusters tonight about hurricanes and liquid nitrogen.

All times are central

• Ask This Old House: Replacing a Clogged Aerator, Proper Houseplant Care (DIY, 5:30 pm)
• Cool Tools: Power Play (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• MythBusters: End With a Bang (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• MythBusters: Greased Lightning (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• MythBusters: Hurricane Windows (Discovery, 8:00 pm) NEW
• MythBusters: Balloon Child; Ping Pong Rescue (Discovery, 9:00 pm)