'Community' is a Thursday TV pick

'Community'

The newest member of NBC's Thursday-night comedy block is progressing nicely. Joel McHale (of "The Soup" fame) gives a surprisingly unsnarky performance as the leader of a group of community-college students. In tonight's episode, he joins the school's debate team. 8 p.m. on NBC (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff

Also on today

"FlashForward," 8 p.m. (ABC): Mark (Joseph Fiennes) hurries home from his romantic getaway with Olivia (Sonya Walger) when a tip leads to the uncloaking of the tattooed assassin from his vision.

"Bones," 8 p.m. (Fox): Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz) investigate the death of a little person on a wrestling league.

"Ultimate Factories," 8 p.m. (National Geographic): A look at the production of the New York City Transit's new R-160 subway car.

"CSI," 9 p.m. (CBS): In the conclusion of a three-part "CSI" crossover, Dr. Raymond Langston (Laurence Fishburne) continues his search for a young girl taken hostage as part of a human-trafficking operation.

"Project Runway," 10 p.m. (Lifetime): In Part 1 of this Season 6 finale, the three remaining contestants — Althea Harper, Irina Shabayeva and Carol Hannah Whitfield — prepare their collections for Fashion Week. Tim Gunn oversees their progress, or lack thereof.

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," 10 p.m. (FX): Mac (Rob McElhenney) and Dennis (Glenn Howerton) decide to take a break from each other, throwing everyone else's relationships into turmoil.

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