TV Show Guide For March 21, 2013 (Thursday)

What TV shows will you be watching tonight, Thursday, March 21, 2013? Here is the list for your TV show guide. Happy viewing!

8:00 PM EST

American Idol (“Results Show”) – Contestants face elimination; performances by Ne-Yo and Jessica Sanchez. (FOX)

Wife Swap [SEASON PREMIERE] (“Kuncaitis/Zdazinsky”) – A Las Vegas mother who loves to party switches places with a religious mother of six who lives on a rustic farm. (ABC)

Community (“Economics of Marine Biology”) – Jeff, Britta and Annie help Dean Pelton recruit a wealthy potential student; Abed starts a fraternity; Troy and Shirley attend a physical education class. (NBC)

The Vampire Diaries (“Because the Night”) – Realizing that Elena needs time away, Damon takes her to New York; Rebekah is impressed with Elena’s secret agenda; Bonnie tries to maintain her grasp on reality. (The CW)

Why We Laugh: Funny Women – An uncensored look into the lives of the female stand-up comedian. Featuring interviews and live performance footage from some of today’s most prominent female voices in stand-up comedy and entertainment. Narrated and executive produced by Joan Rivers. (Showtime)

8:30 PM EST

1600 Penn (“The Short Happy Life of Reba Cadbury”) – After discovering that Skip can graduate from college if he completes just one more assignment, Emily vows to do whatever it takes to help him receive his diploma; Becca tries to make her voice heard after her ideas fall flat at a committee meeting. (NBC)

9:00 PM EST

Glee (“Guilty Pleasures”) – The glee club performs songs that they are embarrassed to admit to liking. (FOX)

Grey’s Anatomy (“Idle Hands”) – More positive changes are made by the hospital’s new management; Meredith worries about her unborn baby; Alex decides to give Jo’s boyfriend a run for his money. (ABC)

Beauty and the Beast (“Insatiable”) – A person seems to be framing the vigilante; Tess makes a discovery that will permanently change her relationship with Cat. (The CW)

The American Bible Challenge – Anointed Ink and Preachin’ Divas. (GSN)

Project Runway (“He Said, She Said”) – The designers must create spring looks worthy of appearing in the windows of Lord & Taylor; tension rises amongst some of the design teams. (Lifetime)

Braxton Family Values (“Lights, Camera, Braxton Drama”) – The sisters visit Toni on her movie set; Tamar and Towanda discuss their issues. (WE TV)

9:30 PM EST

Freakshow (“Strongman Competition”) – Todd hosts a “Freakshow” strongman competition; a new performer’s story strikes a chord. (AMC)

1600 Penn (“Dinner, Bath, Puzzle”) – President Gilchrist and Emily try to rekindle their romance by planning an outside-the-box date night; D.B. and Marshall bond. (NBC)

10:00 PM EST

Scandal (“Top of the Hour”) – Fitz’s pick for Supreme Court Justice is caught in an affair with Olivia’s new high-powered client (Lisa Edelstein); Olivia and Jake continue to flirt. (ABC)

Comic Book Men (“Cryptozoic Men”) – The guys try to create their own comic book; Walt buys a signed issue of Creepy. (AMC)

The Ben Show With Ben Hoffman (“Ben Has a Blind Date”) – Sketches include: “The Retweeter”; “Obscene Spelling Bee”; “YoBitchuaries”; “Barbershop Quartet”; a return appearance by Norm MacDonald. (Comedy Central)

Archer (“Un Chien Tangerine”) – Archer and Lana extract an agent from Morocco. (FX)

Ridiculousness (“Bam Margera”) – Bam Margera; “Air Dancers”; “Tailboners.” (MTV)

What Not to Wear (“Nakiya T.”) – A former beauty queen has fallen victim to her frumpy wardrobe and hides herself in large, shapeless shirts and stretch pants. (TLC)

10:30 PM EST

Failosophy – Jordan Carlos; Sabrina Jalees; Andrew Schulz; missed connections; poorly-timed photos; crazy mug shots. (MTV)

Legit (“Cuckoo’s Nest”) – Jim goes to volunteer at Billy’s adult care facility; Jim hits on an attractive nurse. (FX)

Nathan For Your (“Gas Station; Caricature Artist”) – Nathan helps an independent gas station by coming up with the world’s greatest rebate; Nathan attempts to make a fledgling caricature artist famous. (Comedy Central)

Late Night Shows

Chelsea Lately has Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens, promoting Spring Breakers; Bobby Lee; Morgan Murphy; Kurt Braunohler. (11:00 PM, E!)

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno welcomes Actor Dwayne Johnson; professional basketball player Chris Paul; Atlas Genius performs. (11:35 PM, NBC)

Jimmy Kimmel Live is joined by Actress Ellen Pompeo; reality-TV star Sean Lowe; Lianne La Havas performs. (11:35 PM, ABC)

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon features Actress Drew Barrymore; actress Thandie Newton; Brandi Carlile performs; Leo Nocentelli performs with The Roots. (12:35 AM, NBC)

Last Call With Carson Daly has Rapper Angel Haze; rapper Sirah; Big Black Delta and Grape St. perform. (1:35 AM, NBC)