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Top draws on broadcast and cable and in sports

Oct 30, 2009
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FRIDAY

Best bet on broadcast: CBS, “Medium,” 9 p.m. Allison has a dream that looks eerily like the movie “Night of the Living Dead.”

Best bet on cable
: Epix, “Sticky & Sweet: Live from Buenos Aires,” 10:10 p.m. The Paramount, Lions Gate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer channel launches with a Madonna concert special.

Top sporting event: ESPN, “NBA Basketball,” 10:30 p.m. Game two of a doubleheader features the Dallas Mavericks at the Los Angeles Lakers.

SATURDAY

Best bet on broadcast: Fox, “Major League Baseball,” 7:30 p.m. Game three of the World Series between the Yankees and Phillies, with the series shifting to Philadelphia.

Best bet on cable: Syfy, “Ghost Hunters Halloween Live,” 7 p.m. Live version of the show from Essex County Hospital in New Jersey.

Top sporting event: NBC, “College Football,” 7:30 p.m. Rare primetime game for Notre Dame, which takes on Washington State in San Antonio.

SUNDAY

Best bet on broadcast: ABC, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” 8 p.m. Country star Clint Black serves as this week’s celebrity volunteer.

Best bet on cable: Disney Channel, “Sonny with a Chance,” 8 p.m. Sonny tries to get Tawni to fire her manager before realizing it’s actually Tawni’s mom.

Top sporting event: Fox, “NFL Football,” 4:15 p.m. Should be another ratings extravaganza as Brett Favre and the Vikings take on Favre’s old team, the Packers, in Green Bay. Last time they played they set an all-time cable viewership record on ESPN.

 

A look at this week’s top TV draws

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

Time

Network

Program

Description

7 a.m.

ABC

“Good Morning America” (N)

Actor Jim Carrey makes an appearance.

8 p.m.

CBS

“Ghost Whisperer” (D)

Melinda is haunted by the headless horseman.

8 p.m.

Disney Channel

“Wizards of Waverly Place” (K)

Justin looks to Juliet’s vampire family for a monster-hunting course.

8 p.m.

ESPN

“NBA Basketball” (S)

The Bulls take on the Celtics in Boston.

9 p.m.

ABC

“Ugly Betty” (D)

Marc works as Betty’s temporary assistant.

10 p.m.

USA

“Monk” (D)

Monk takes care of a dog whose owner has gone missing.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31

Time

Network

Program

Description

3:30 p.m.

CBS

“College Football” (S)

SEC game between Georgia and Florida.

7:30 p.m.

NBC

“College Football” (S)

Notre Dame takes on Washington State in San Antonio. (Apparently neither school has a great geography department.)

7:30 p.m.

Fox

“Major League Baseball” (S)

Coverage of game three of the World Series.

8 p.m.

ABC

“College Football” (S)

Regional matchups, most likely Texas versus Oklahoma State for much of the country.

9 p.m.

Showtime

“Boxing” (S)

Bantamweight title fight between Joseph Agbeko and Yonnhy Perez.

9 p.m.

Animal Planet

“Dogs 101” (N)

A look at Italian Greyhounds, Border Collies and others.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Time

Network

Program

Description

1 p.m.

ABC

“NASCAR Racing” (S)

A Sprint Cup race from Talladega, Ala.

4:15 p.m.

Fox

“NFL Football” (S)

Most of the country will watch Brett Favre’s return to Green Bay’s Lambeau Field.

8 p.m.

Fox

“Major League Baseball” (S)

Game four of the World Series.

9 p.m.

ABC

“Desperate Housewives” (D)

Juanita gets expelled from school, and it’s Gaby’s fault.

9 p.m.

HBO

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (C)

Larry has a string of bad luck on the golf course.

9 p.m.

Showtime

“Dexter” (D)

Dexter tries to ramp up his efforts in catching the Trinity Killer.

10 p.m.

AMC

“Mad Men” (D)

Peggy’s poor taste in men comes to light.

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.

 


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