TV Tonight: A Thin Half Hour

(TV Tonight, Friday, December 11th, 2009) We get a new How It’s Made on how they put lead in your pencil. There’s also a Dirty Jobs marathon.

All times are central

• Holmes on Homes: Wall of Sound (HGTV, 5:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Airplane Recycling, Fireworks, Computer Printer Cartridges (Science, 5:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: crash helmets, rubber, wave piercing (Science, 5:30 pm)
• Cool Tools: Safe and Sound (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Sled Dog Breeder (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: ski slopes, car production (Science, 6:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Replacing a bathtub drain trap, repairing a cracked drywall ceiling (DIY, 6:30 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: ice breakers, money, bowling alleys (Science, 6:30 pm)
• Top Gear (BBC America, 7:00 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Maggot Farmer (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Heated Skate Blades, Gliders, Hand Bells, Fire Hoses (Science, 7:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Baseball Gloves, Medical Electrodes, and Stetson Hats (Science, 7:30 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Cranberry Farmer (Discovery, 8:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Graphite pencil leads, clarinets, special effects (Science, 8:00 pm) NEW
• How It’s Made: Reflector lightbulbs, headphones, diving regulators (Science, 8:30 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Egg Farm (Discovery, 9:00 pm)