sajko@hanna:~/public_html/tv-list> sh temp.sh
#/bin/bash
cat $0
echo
cat problem.txt
echo
cat problem.txt | \
   sed -e "s/<a href='.*'>\([0-9].*\)<\/span>/\1/" \
       -e "s/<\/a>//" -e "s/<font color=.*>\[.*\]<\/font>//"

<a href='/Numb3rs/episodes/676640/5x01'>81: 5x01 -- High Exposure</a> (Oct/03/2008)</span>
<a href='/Naruto_Shippuuden/episodes/698125/1x76'>76: 1x76 -- Akatsuki vs Team Asuma!</a> (Sep/25/2008)  <font color='#666666' size='1'>[Special Airtime: 08:00 pm]</font></span>

81: 5x01 -- High Exposure (Oct/03/2008)
76: 1x76 -- Akatsuki vs Team Asuma! (Sep/25/2008)