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A look at this week’s top TV draws |
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TUESDAY, APRIL 18 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 7 a.m. |
NBC |
“Today” (N) |
Michael Douglas and Drew Lachey guest. |
| 8 p.m. |
CBS |
“NCIS” (D) |
A cryptologist at the Pentagon commits suicide. Or did he? |
| 8 p.m. |
Fox |
“American Idol” (R) |
The final seven are joined by Rod Stewart and sing classic American songs. |
| 9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Scrubs” (C) |
A look at the hospital from the janitor’s point of view. |
| 9 p.m. |
Fox |
“House” (D) |
A woman takes a whole bottle of sleeping pills because she hasn’t snoozed in 10 days. |
| 10 p.m. |
USA |
“Nashville Star” (R) |
Patti LaBelle gests as a judge. Yeah, she knows country. |
| 10 p.m. |
MTV |
“The Real World” (R) |
Hurricane Rita arrives and delays the opening of the tanning salon. |
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 8 p.m. |
ABC |
“Alias” (D) |
Devlin thinks someone has intruded APO. |
| 8 p.m. |
UPN |
“America’s Next Top Model” (R) |
The models take part in a black and white shoot. |
| 9 p.m. |
Fox |
“American Idol” (R) |
It’s really getting down there now as the field is trimmed to just six. |
| 9 p.m. |
CBS |
“Criminal Minds” (D) |
Hour-long results show, featuring another Queen performance by the competitors. |
| 9 p.m. |
WE |
“Skating’s Next Star” (R) |
The final four are split into pairs for a doubles competition. |
| 10 p.m. |
ABC |
“Invasion” (D) |
Tension grows between students affected by the hurricane and those who weren’t. |
| 10 p.m. |
CBS |
“CSI: NY” (D) |
A body is found buried in Giants Stadium—not Jimmy Hoffa. |
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THURSDAY, APRIL 20 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 7 a.m. |
NBC |
“Today” (N) |
Author Mike Leonard guests. |
| 8 p.m. |
CBS |
“Survivor” (R) |
A castaway is forced to leave after a medical emergency. |
| 8 p.m. |
Animal Planet |
“Get Out There!” (N) |
A look at desert wildlife in Utah. |
| 9 p.m. |
Fox |
“The O.C.” (D) |
Seth makes one last effort to get accepted into Brown. |
| 9 p.m. |
BET |
“College Hill” (R) |
The roomies are all stressed about midterms. |
| 10 p.m. |
ABC |
“Commander in Chief” (D) |
A cargo plane carrying missiles disappears over Pakistan. |
| 10 p.m. |
CBS |
“Without a Trace” (D) |
A guy serving community service for a drug conviction disappears. |
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FRIDAY, APRIL 21 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 7 a.m. |
NBC |
“Today” (N) |
Al Roker, yes the weather guy, visits the set of “The Sentinel.” |
| 8 p.m. |
NBC |
“Celebrity Cooking Showdown” (R) |
The winner of this week-long event is revealed. |
| 8 p.m. |
History Channel |
“Unholy Battle for Rome” (N) |
A look at the German occupation of Rome in 1943 and 1944. |
| 9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Miss USA Pageant” (A) |
Nancy O’Dell and Drew Lachey host the 55th annual event. |
| 9 p.m. |
Univision |
“Alborada” (D) |
Series finale. A special 90-minute edition of Univision’s highly-rated novela. |
| 9 p.m. |
E! |
“Sexiest” (N) |
Series premiere. E! names its top 25 movie stars. |
| 10 p.m. |
CBS |
“Numb3rs” (D) |
A federal agent that used to date Don commits suicide, but h thinks it’s murder. |
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SATURDAY, APRIL 22 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 1 p.m. |
CBS |
“NCAA Winter Championships” (S) |
A celebration of all the winter champions in college sports. |
| 3 p.m. |
NBC |
“NHL Hockey” (S) |
Coverage of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. |
| 3:30 p.m. |
ABC |
“NBA Basketball” (S) |
First round action of the NBA playoffs. |
| 4 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
“MLS Soccer” (S) |
D.C. takes on New York in an early-season matchup. |
| 8 p.m. |
CBS |
“48 Hours Mystery” (N) |
CBS revisits the circumstances surrounding the death of Marilyn Monroe. |
| 8 p.m. |
Fox |
“NASCAR Racing” (S) |
The Subway Fresh 500, live from Phoenix. |
| 10:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
“NBA Basketball” (S) |
More NBA playoff action, this time from the West coast. |
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SUNDAY, APRIL 23 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 1 p.m. |
CBS |
“Formula One Racing” (S) |
Rare Formula One broadcast coverage of the San Marino Grand Prix. |
| 1 p.m. |
NBC |
“NHL Hockey” (S) |
More coverage of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. |
| 3 p.m. |
CBS |
“PGA Golf” (S) |
Final round coverage of the Houston Open, won the last two years by Vijay Singh. |
| 8 p.m. |
Fox |
“The Simpsons” (C) |
The family tells each other stories of the sea while at dinner. |
| 9 p.m. |
HBO |
“The Sopranos” (D) |
Christopher and Little Carmine take a business trip, which in the mob could mean anything. |
| 10 p.m. |
Showtime |
“Huff” (D) |
Anjelica Huston guests as an old colleague of Huff’s. |
| 10 p.m. |
HBO |
“Big Love” (C) |
Barb finally finds out what Nicki’s been hiding from everyone. |
| 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. |
