On TV Thursday, Feb. 9

On TV tonight

American Idol, 8 p.m., Fox It's time to go to Hollywood. After that casting massacre on The X Factor, all the judges have to be glad to be back home.

Party Like, 8 p.m., NatGeo How did masquerades become popular? We suspect because ugly people like to have fun, too.

Snake Man of Appalachia, 9 p.m., Animal Planet Denishea turns 17, gets her driver's license, wants to drop out of school, marry her boyfriend and move out of state. Every dad reading this just passed out.

SERIES PREMIERE Mudcats, 10 p.m., History More redneck fishing shows, this one in Oklahoma. Eventually they'll get all 50 states.

— Joshua Gillin jgillin@tampabay.com