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A look at this week’s top TV draws
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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7 a.m.
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NBC
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“Today” (N)
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Russell Crowe guests and The Pretenders perform.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“House” (D)
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A film crew follows House while he works.
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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“NCIS” (D)
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A senator persuades Gibbs to investigate the murder of a Navy officer.
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8 p.m.
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ABC
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“Dancing with the Stars” (R)
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Another contestant is eliminated during the third-round results show.
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9 p.m.
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ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS
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“Presidential Debate” (N)
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John McCain and Barack Obama in a town-hall style debate, this moderated by Tom Brokaw.
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9 p.m.
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Bravo
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“Real Housewives of Atlanta” (R)
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Series premiere. The reality series heads south for the latest season.
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10 p.m.
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FX
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“The Shield” (D)
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Vic and Ronnie set up another meeting between the Mexicans and Armenians but don’t give Shane all the details.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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CW
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“America’s Next Top Model” (R)
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Tyra tries to get the models to discover their best poses.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“Bones” (D)
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The remains of a Chesapeake Bay community’s pastor are found, but they’re hard to identify.
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8 p.m.
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MyNetworkTV
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“The Tony Rock Project” (C)
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Series premiere. Chris Rock’s brother hits the streets to examine how people act.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“Criminal Minds” (D)
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Prentiss and Reid go undercover, but then they’re held captive by a cult.
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9 p.m.
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Bravo
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“Project Runway” (R)
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The penultimate episode of the season has the remaining designers preparing for Fashion Week.
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10 p.m.
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ABC
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“Dirty Sexy Money” (D)
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Jeremy finds out what Nola does for a living, and Kenny G guests.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“CSI: NY” (D)
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A murdered air marshal is found on Mac’s flight, and he thinks the killer’s still on the plane.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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7 a.m.
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ABC
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“Good Morning America” (N)
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Actor and producer Ashton Kutcher guests.
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7:30 p.m.
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ESPN
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“College Football” (S)
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ACC matchup between Clemson and Wake Forest.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“Major League Baseball” (S)
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Game one of the National League Championship Series.
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8:30 p.m.
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NBC
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“Kath & Kim” (C)
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Series premiere. A daughter moves back in with her dysfunctional mother.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“CSI” (D)
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Season premiere. Warrick is shot and Grissom and the team investigate.
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9 p.m.
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NBC
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“The Office” (C)
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Holly leads an ethics meeting after Ryan’s scandal.
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10 p.m.
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ABC
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“Life on Mars” (D)
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Series premiere. An NYPD detective is hit by a car and wakes up in 1973.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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7 a.m.
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NBC
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“Today” (N)
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Richard Branson and Paula Deen both guest.
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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“Ghost Whisperer” (D)
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One of Melinda’s high school classmates dies unexpectedly.
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8 p.m.
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NBC
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“America’s Toughest Jobs” (R)
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The remaining six take part in a monster truck challenge.
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8 p.m.
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TBS
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“Major League Baseball” (S)
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Game one of the American League Championship Series.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“The Ex List” (D)
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Bella runs into a guy who used to be a slacker but is now obsessed with exercise.
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10 p.m.
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History
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“In the World of… Jack the Ripper” (N)
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Reexamining the 1888 murderer and life in 19th century London.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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Noon
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ABC
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“College Football” (S)
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Huge Big 12 game between Oklahoma and Texas.
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3:30 p.m.
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ABC
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“College Football” (S)
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Either Arizona St.-USC or Purdue-Ohio St.
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7 p.m.
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ESPN Classic
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“Soccer” (S)
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The U.S. men’s team takes on Cuba in a World Cup qualifier.
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7:25 p.m.
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ABC
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“NASCAR Racing” (S)
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The Bank of America 500 from Concord, N.H.
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8 p.m.
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TBS
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“Major League Baseball” (S)
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Game two of the ALCS.
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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“College Football” (S)
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LSU versus Florida in an important SEC matchup.
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“Major League Baseball” (S)
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Game three of the NLCS.
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8:15 p.m.
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NBC
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“Sunday Night Football” (S)
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The Patriots take on the Chargers in San Diego.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Desperate Housewives” (D)
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Gaby and Susan fight after their kids get into it.
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9 p.m.
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VH1
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“Rock of Love Charm School” (R)
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Season premiere. The “Rock of Love” girls get the “Charm School” treatment with host Sharon Osbourne.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“The Unit” (D)
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The team finds a nuclear weapons smuggler who may also be involved in sex trafficking.
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10 p.m.
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AMC
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“Mad Men” (D)
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Don makes some new contacts during a business trip in Los Angeles.
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10 p.m.
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HBO
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“Entourage” (C)
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Turtle agrees to work as Drama’s personal assistant.
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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.
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