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By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

Tonight's Must-See

"Survivor: All-Stars," 7 p.m., CBS. Each year, some viewers are surprised by this schedule twist: During the first two weeks of the college basketball tournament, Thursdays are not available to "Survivor," which slides to Wednesdays. That starts tonight. It brings a collision of reality giants, when the last half of "Survivor" overlaps the first half of "American Idol."

"American Idol," 7:30 p.m., Fox. It's time for the first casualty among the show's final 12. That won't come quickly, as Jasmine Trias, Camile Velasco and their Hawai'i fans and families sweat their fate through countless commercial breaks. Will one of our finalists suffer the consequences of a split Hawai'i vote this early in the competition? Do our million or so votes even matter in a competition this big? You bet we're watching.

Of Note

"TV Land Awards," 7 p.m. on both TV Land and Nickelodeon. Special awards are given to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The

Andy Griffith Show" and "Gilligan's Island." Lots of other classic winners (chosen by a viewer poll) will be announced. Brad Garrett ("Everybody Loves Raymond") hosts.

"That '70s Show," 7 p.m., Fox. Jackie and Donna do some spying to learn about Pamela.

"The King of Queens," 8 p.m., CBS. A sweet Florida vacation is altered by the presence of wild students on spring break.

"Arrested Development" (Fox) or "The Stones" (CBS) premiere, both 8:30 p.m. This is a good half-hour to find some laughs. Offbeat comedy "Arrested Development" was picked "TV's best show" in a critics' poll. Tonight, Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a lawyer who has a fling with Michael (Jason Bateman), with repercussions. CBS counters with the premiere of "The Stones," a standard and reasonably enjoyable comedy. Judith Light and Robert Klein play people ending their long marriage. Lindsay Sloane and Jay Baruchel play their grown children, who have their own troubles.