‘King of Cars’ spices up deals
The new documentary series “King of Cars” (10 p.m., A&E) follows Chop, the colorful car dealer at the center of a Las Vegas car dealership. Chop combines elements of fire-breathing preacher, hip-hop artist and football coach to inspire his salesmen.
Chop has turned his dealership into a local cult sensation, a combination of a revival meeting and a county fair.
In the first episode, we follow a new dealer with a flair for sealing the deal, as well as a veteran who has been on a bit of a losing streak and who fears losing his place in Chop’s shop.
The customers appear to be dazzled and manipulated by the showbiz atmosphere.
They end up blowing their budget on a new car, but they agree that Chop has turned their car-buying experience into a memorable day.
Other highlights
A missing Marine’s corpse is found in a frozen lake on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS).
The top nine sing country songs on “American Idol” (8 p.m., Fox).
Scientists discuss new images of Titan, a moon of Saturn, on “Nova” (8 p.m., KSPS).
A foreign government balks at an illegal operation on “The Unit” (9 p.m., CBS)
On back-to-back episodes of “Scrubs” (NBC), stage fright (8:30 p.m.), and Turk wants a timeout (9 p.m.).
A transplant recipient suffers from a mystery allergy on “House” (9 p.m., Fox).
Lou Diamond Phillips guest-stars on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (10 p.m., NBC).
Denny Crane opens fire on “Boston Legal” (10 p.m., ABC).
Series notes
Clips on “Most Outrageous Moments” (8 p.m., NBC) … Yarn spinning on “According to Jim” (8 p.m., ABC) … Robert Wagner guest stars on “Hope & Faith” (8:30 p.m., ABC) … On two episodes of “Sons & Daughters” (ABC), an unplanned celebration (9 p.m.), and the return of the prodigal (9:30 p.m.) … A field trip runs afoul of a parent organization on “Teachers” (9:30 p.m., NBC).
Late night
Bruce Willis and The Strokes appear on “Late Show with David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) … Jay Leno hosts Jennifer Aniston, John Caparulo and All-American Rejects on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) … Anthony Anderson and Pete Rose appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (12:05 a.m., ABC) … She Wants Revenge appears on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” (12:35 a.m., NBC) … Craig Ferguson hosts Rosie O’Donnell and David McCallum on “The Late, Late Show” (12:37 a.m., CBS).