Thursday on Utah TV: "Grey's Anatomy" trudges on; Utes advance to face Cal

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As everyone who watches Grey's Anatomy (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4) knows, the show is not what it once was. Not even close.This season's ongoing storyline about the hospital's financial problems and sale has been at least sort of interesting - if often implausible - but now a group led by several of the doctors is in charge.It's more plausible that this might not work out altogether well. Which is what happens tonight.And, by the way, there's a (somewhat) unexpected men's college basketball game tonight. By virtue of beating USC on Wednesday, Utah takes on Cal (7 p.m., P12N) in the second round of the Pac-12 tournament.Elsewhere on TV ...The Big Bang Theory (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Howard receives a letter from his long-missing father.Community (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): The group researches Chang's memory loss.American Idol (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): One contestant is eliminated; Bon Jovi and Phillip Phillips perform.The Vampire Diaries (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Klaus uses Hayley to get some information.Battleground: Rhino Wars (7 and 9 p.m., Animal Planet): Poachers plan to shoot a rhino and anyone who gets in their way.Project Runway (7 and 11 p.m., Lifetime): Contestants design costumes for Thunder from Down Under - the male burlesque show.Two and a Half Men (7:30 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Alan and Walden try to get Herb out of his funk.Person of Interest (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The contestants have to create customers for the male burlesque show Thunder from Down Under.Glee (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): The kids try to diffuse the tension between Will and Finn.Beauty and the Beast (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): To protect Vincent, Cat threatens a witness.1600 Penn (8:30 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Dale and Xander play a passionate game of Risk.Elementary (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Joan tackles a case on her own.Anger Management (10:30 p.m., FX): Martin has Charlie's daughter baptized behind Charlie's back.Archer (11 p.m., FX): Archer and Lana pose as newlyweds.