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A look at this week’s top TV draws |
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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8 p.m. |
ABC |
“According to Jim” (C) |
Season premiere. Jim takes Kyle to a Cubs game on the first
day of school. We're guessing his wife will object. |
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8 p.m. |
CBS |
“NCIS” (D) |
Season premiere. The crew continues to dwell on Kate’s
murder. |
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8:30 p.m. |
ABC |
“Dancing with the Stars: Dance Off” (A) |
Monaco versus O’Hurley again; no word on if there will be
any break-dance fighting. |
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9 p.m. |
NBC |
“My Name is Earl” (C) |
Series premiere. Jason Lee as a loser who wins $100,000 in
the lottery then loses it when he’s hit by a car. |
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9 p.m. |
Fox |
“House” (D) |
House helps a young cancer patient who hallucinates. |
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9 p.m. |
UPN |
“R U the Girl with T-Boz and Chili” (R) |
Series finale. The winner performs with the remaining TLC
duo. |
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10 p.m. |
NBC |
“Law & Order: SVU” (D) |
Season premiere. Stabler works undercover as a sex
offender. |
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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8 p.m. |
NBC |
“The Apprentice: Martha Stewart” (R) |
Series premiere. OK, name that catchphrase! |
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8 p.m. |
UPN |
“America’s Next Top Model” (R) |
Season premiere. Judge Twiggy replaces Janice Dickinson
this season. |
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8:30 p.m. |
CBS |
“Yes, Dear” (C) |
Season premiere. Greg has too much fun while unemployed. |
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9 p.m. |
ABC |
‘Lost” (D) |
Season premiere. One of the castaways discovers the
contents of the hatch. Finally! |
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9 p.m. |
NBC |
“E-Ring” (D) |
Series premiere. Dennis Hopper and Benjamin Bratt star as
dueling Pentagon officials. |
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10 p.m. |
ABC |
“Invasion” (D) |
Series premiere. Aliens show up during a hurricane and pose
as humans. Eerily timely. |
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10 p.m. |
NBC |
“Law & Order” (D) |
Season premiere. A kidnapper wants no sentence in return
for handing over the child. |
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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8 p.m. |
UPN |
“Everybody Hates Chris” (C) |
Series premiere. Buzzed-about comedy narrated by Chris
Rock. |
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8 p.m. |
NBC |
“Joey” (C) |
Season premiere. Joey tries out for a part in a Kevin Smith
movie. |
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8 p.m. |
Fox |
“The O.C.” (D) |
Now the parents want Ryan and Marissa to stop seeing each
other. In typical teen fashion, this heats things up. |
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8:30 p.m. |
UPN |
“Love, Inc.” (C) |
Series premiere. Comedy about matchmakers who have trouble
in their own relationships. |
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9 p.m. |
NBC |
“The Apprentice” (R) |
Season premiere. The Donald has his 18 contestants develop
a promotion for Bally’s. |
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10 p.m. |
NBC |
“ER” (D) |
Season premiere. Sam heads West with Luka to look for her
son. |
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10 p.m. |
CBS |
“Criminal Minds” (D) |
Series premiere. More fun with FBI profilers. |
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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8 p.m. |
Fox |
“Bernie Mac” (C) |
Season premiere. Anthony Anderson guests as Bryana’s
father. Or is he? |
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8 p.m. |
ABC |
“Supernanny” (R) |
Season premiere. After watching this 3-year-old, the
terrible twos don’t seem so bad. |
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8 p.m. |
CBS |
“Ghost Whisperer” (D) |
Series premiere. Jennifer Love Hewitt’s back! |
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9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Three Wishes” (R) |
Series premiere. Amy Grant grants people’s wishes with
NBC’s money. |
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9 p.m. |
Fox |
“Killer Instinct” (D) |
Series premiere. How about another cop drama? This one’s
set in San Francisco. |
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10 p.m. |
NBC |
“Inconceivable” (D) |
Series premiere. Revolves around a fertility clinic. |
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10 p.m. |
CBS |
“Numb3rs” (D) |
Season premiere. A judge’s wife is shot, but was she the
intended target? |
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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8 a.m. |
NBC |
“Golf” (S) |
Coverage of the President’s Cup between the U.S. and an
international team. |
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8 p.m. |
Fox |
“Cops” (R) |
A customer at a restaurant is threatened by a strange man. |
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8 p.m. |
ABC |
“Shrek” (M) |
"And in the
morning, I'm making waffles!" We love Donkey. |
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8 p.m. |
ESPN |
“College Football” (S) |
Tennessee takes on LSU in a classic SEC battle. |
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9 p.m. |
Fox |
“America’s Most Wanted” (N) |
The disturbing case of bags full of body parts found in the
subway system in NYC. |
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10 p.m. |
CBS |
“48 Hours Mystery” (N) |
Season premiere. Looking at the trial of an accused serial
killer. |
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10 p.m. |
HBO |
“Boxing” (S) |
Wladimir Klitschko versus Samuel Peter in a heavyweight
bout. |
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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Noon |
CBS, Fox |
“NFL Today,” “NFL Sunday” (S) |
Recaps of week two and previews of week three. |
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Noon |
NBC |
“Golf” (S) |
More coverage of the President’s Cup, highlighted by a
match between Vijay Singh and Tiger Woods. |
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8 p.m. |
Fox |
“The Simpsons” (C) |
Maggie’s chicken pox reunite Milhouse’s parents. |
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8 p.m. |
NBC |
“The West Wing” (D) |
Season premiere. The Santos-Vinick presidential race is
well underway. |
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9 p.m. |
ABC |
“Desperate Housewives” (D) |
Season premiere. Season two begins at Rex’s funeral. |
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9 p.m. |
CBS |
“Martha Behind Mars” (M) |
Cybill Shepherd stars as Martha at the time of her legal
woes. |
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10 p.m. |
ABC |
“Grey’s Anatomy” (D) |
Season premiere. Derek’s wife shows up and Meredith’s
not happy about it. |
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A = awards show or
special, C = comedy, D = drama, DD = daytime drama, G = game
show, K = kids, M = movie, N = news/documentary, R = reality,
S = sports, T = talk/variety show. |
