Earl is reminded of another list item about Kenny James, specifically keeping him from his dream of cheerleading, so Earl wants to take him to Kimmi Himler's Cheer Academy, but he soon finds out that it was not Kenny who wanted to become a cheerleader, but Randy.

Meanwhile, Joy finds out that Dodge finds Catalina beautiful, so she wants to change her son's mind and perception of "beautiful".

Chloe and Jimmy are among several couples kidnapped by a man who subjects his victims to a lie detector test to measure their feelings for each other, Clark and Lois pretend to be involved to lure out the kidnapper and find their friends.

Fang continue to struggle, while Sugar and Ace are tight in their alliance. This allows for the other tribe mates to search through Sugar's bag to see if she has the idol. Meanwhile, "GC" starts feeling like he wants to go home, and asks his tribe mates to vote him out.

Kath wants to put her home salon business on the map, and Phil helps her do so by getting her a booth at a local mall event. Meanwhile, Kim gets Craig fired from his job.

Nick and Catherine investigate why a woman who was about to be married would have taken a swan dive off of her balcony. Also Grissom investigates the brutal murder of a woman found in an alley. The investigation gets tougher with the discovery that her two-year-old was with her when she was murdered.

Meredith gets upset when Derek finds her mother's diary; Callie worries about her first "official" date with Erica; and Cristina discovers a part of the hospital that neither she nor her fellow residents had seen before.

Dwight helps Michael prepare for the birth of Jan's baby. Michael vows to feign dislike for Holly to appease Jan. Pam and Jim have trouble communicating while she's at art achool.

Sam and Dean look into a string of murders committed at Oktoberfest. The first victim is found with bite marks, leading them to believe they were caused by a vampire. However, the second victim appears to be killed by a werewolf. When a mummy rises from the crypt, Dean believes that a shape-shifting creature is behind the attacks.

OCC gets into some heavy machinery with an industrial themed bike for Aaron Equipment Company. Senior isn't happy when one Teutul is a no show for the visit to Aaron. With the tension thick the gears start turning as the guys crank up fabrication.

Devastation results when an unknown reaction causes a hydrogen bomb test to produce four times the expected yield. A Swedish pilot is involved in not one but two fighter plane crashes when the planes' software fails. Lava destroys a town in Hawaii. Other crashes include a hijacked airliner, a helicopter doing aerobatics and car stopped for a traffic citation.

Abby's first day as an Attending is bitterweet. Neela is hurt when she finds out Abby's news from someone else. Abby and the new ER Chief argue over how to treat a gunshot victim. Abby comes to Sam's aid when she faces a nurses' disciplinary board.

A newspaper critic is kidnapped by the gang after he calls Paddy's pub the worst bar in Philadephia.

While still trying to figure out how and why he is in 1973, Sam finds himself in the middle of an investigation involving robbery-homicides at check-cashing stores.

Dr. Hood is called to Georgia, when several 11 year old boys mysteriously die of heart attacks.

Briefly thinking that she might be psychic, Sarah soon realizes instead that her friends are just boring and predictable. Steve doesn't notice how big his pot-tits are getting until he slams a window on them.

After going through a gender reassignment proceedure Ron and Peter become women for three days; Nugget tries to impress his father by letting him meet his new fiancee, Peter, his father then makes an indecent proposal; and Ron runs into one of his ex's after Kate introduces him to a group of lesbians.

Segments:

-Coverage of the final debate in Word War III

-Joe the Plumber's 15 minutes of fame and John Oliver's coverage of this blue collar debate tool

-Jason Jones and Samantha Bee talk with undecided voters



Former labor secretary to President Clinton, Robert Reich discusses his new book Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life

Tonight Stephen welcomes producer/director and political activist Robert Greenwald.



Also, Stephen talks with the director of the National Museum of American History, Brent Glass about where Stephen's portrait will be hung.

The popular news quiz returns, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Fern Britton, and guest panellists Tom Bradby and Mark Steel.