Back to school
Jeff Foxworthy returns to ask "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" — the game show that reminds you that we definitely get academically dumber as time passes. 7 p.m. KMSP, Ch. 9
Winners for losing
In the Season 5 premiere of "Extreme Weight Loss," twin brothers, who weigh 400 pounds each, get to met Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash. "Hey," asks Bryant, "are you two related to Charles Barkley?" 8 p.m. KSTP, Ch. 5
Food fight
"Knife Fight," which starts its third season, may be the extreme wrestling of cooking competitions, so it's a little surprising to learn that Drew Barrymore is one of the producers. She must be a tiger in the kitchen. 9 p.m. Esquire
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