"Barbara Walters Special" Looks At Most Fascinating People Of The Year Thursday Night

Barbara Walters takes a look at the 10 most fascinating people of the past year in her annual ABC special Thursday night. Among the guests who will sit and chat with Walters: Will Smith, Miley Cyrus, Tina Fey, Tom Cruise, Rush Limbaugh, Frank Langella, Michael Phelps and Sarah Palin.

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A list of new shows airing Thursday, according to Celebrity News Service, is as follows: (All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.)

ABC will air a new "Ugly Betty" at 8, a new "Grey's Anatomy" at 9 and the "Barbara Walters Special" at 10:01 pm.

CBS has a new "Survivor: Gabon - Earth's Last Eden" at 8, a new "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" at 9 and a new "Eleventh Hour" at 10:01.

NBC has a new "My Name Is Earl" at 8, and a new "30 Rock" at 9:30.

PBS will air a new "This Old House Hour" at 8 pm.

BET has a new "American Gangster" at 10 pm.

Biography has a new "Biography" at 10 pm when they profile the Who.

Discovery has a new "How Stuff Works" at 8 pm.

Discovery Health has a new "Could Survive?" at 9 pm.

History has a new "Ancient Discoveries" at 9 pm.

MTV has a new "50 Cent: The Money and the Power" at 10 pm.

National Geographic has a new "Factory Floor with Marshall Brain" at 8 and a new "Secret Weapon" at 9, and a new "Naked Science" at 10 pm.

Spike has a new "TNA Wrestling" at 9 pm.

TLC has a new "Ink" at 10 pm.

TruTV has a new "Speeders" at 8, a new "Speeders Fight" at 8:30, a new "Smoking Gun Dumbest Criminals" at 9 and a new "When Animals Invade Your Home" at 10 pm.

VH1 has a new "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew" at 10 pm.