A look at this week’s top TV draws |
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 7 p.m. |
ESPN |
“ESPN25:
Who’s #1?” (S) |
The top records set
since ESPN came along. |
| 8 p.m. |
Fox |
“Trading
Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy” (R) |
Fox hit swaps
spouses from Georgia and NYC this time around. |
| 8 p.m. |
A&E |
“Biography”
(N) |
A look at former
Prince protégé Carmen Electra. |
| 9 p.m. |
PBS |
“Real
Olympics” (N) |
Comparisons between
today’s games and those from the chariot days. |
| 9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Last Comic
Standing” (R) |
The last
performances of the remaining contestants. |
| 9 p.m. |
UPN |
“The
Player” (R) |
Series premiere.
“Bachelorette”-type series with three women stuck with 13 guys who think they
can have anybody they want. |
| 10 p.m. |
FX |
“Nip/Tuck”
(D) |
Sean works on a
disfigured model for free and then gets publicity. |
| 10 p.m. |
ABC |
“NYPD
24/7” (N) |
Series finale. NY
police commissioner Ray Kelly on the challenges since 9/11. |
| 10 p.m. |
MTV |
“Reality
Awards” (A) |
Best of the best of
MTV’s reality schedule. |
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 8 p.m. |
NBC |
“Bet Your
Life” (M) |
The “Next
Action Star” winners join Billy Zane in this made-for-TV romp. |
| 8 p.m. |
UPN |
“Amish in the
City” (R) |
New episode of
UPN’s surprise ratings hit. |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Fox |
“Quintuplets”
(C) |
Paige has a slumber
party. |
| 9 p.m. |
UPN |
“The
Player” (R) |
The men continue to
try and impress Dawn. |
| 9 p.m. |
Fox |
“Simple Life 2:
Road Trip” (R) |
The girls work at a
Texas sheriff’s office. |
| 9 p.m. |
E! |
“Ultimate
Hollywood Blonde” (N) |
Top 20 celebrity
party blondes. |
| 9:30 p.m. |
Fox |
“Simple Life 2:
Road Trip” (R) |
Season finale. The
girls cause mayhem at a slaughterhouse before finally arriving in LA. |
| 10 p.m. |
ABC |
“20/20”
(N) |
A look at the
theories presented in Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code.” |
| 10 p.m. |
FX |
“Rescue
Me” (D) |
FX’s latest hit
explores homophobia among firefighters. |
| 10:30 p.m. |
MTV |
“Ashlee
Simpson” (R) |
Season finale. Last
episode of Jessica’s kid sis—who may end up becoming the bigger star. |
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 7 p.m. |
ESPN |
“Women’s
Basketball” (S) |
Team USA faces off
against the WNBA all-stars in an exhibition from Radio City Music Hall. |
| 8 p.m. |
WB |
“Blue Collar
TV” (C) |
The theme this time
around? Naked. Hilarious. |
| 8 p.m. |
CBS |
“Big Brother
5” (R) |
The fourth guest is
eliminated live. |
| 8 p.m. |
CMT |
“Lost Highway:
The History of American Country” (A) |
Four-parter produced
by the BBC. |
| 8:30 p.m. |
HBO |
“My Uncle
Berns” (N) |
Documentary by Billy
Crystal’s daughter Lindsay. |
| 9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Last Comic
Standing” (R) |
The comics find out
their fate as the winner is announced. |
| 9 p.m. |
WB |
“Studio 7”
(R) |
Third episode, with
host Pat Kiernan. |
| 9 p.m. |
ESPN |
“X Games”
(S) |
The annual Olympics
of action sports kicks off from Los Angeles. |
| 10 p.m. |
Encore |
“40
Days/Nights” (M) |
Josh Hartnett gives
up sex for Lent. |
| 10:30 p.m. |
HGTV |
“Designer
Finals” (R) |
Contestants get two
days, $2,000 and a crew of volunteers to overhaul a room. |
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 7 a.m. |
NBC |
“Today”
(N) |
Rapper L.L. Cool J
continues “Today’s” summer concert series. |
| 7 a.m. |
ABC |
“Good Morning
America” (N) |
Non-rap fans get
their fill as Jessica Simpson performs. |
| 7 p.m. |
ESPN |
“Men’s
Basketball” (S) |
Team USA versus
Serbia and Montenegro. |
| 8 p.m. |
NBC |
“Dateline”
(N) |
A look at the ups
and downs of the healthcare system here in the U.S. |
| 8 p.m. |
Bravo |
“Pulp
Fiction” (M) |
A Quentin Tarantino
weekend gets underway with this modern classic. |
| 8 p.m. |
Disney Channel |
“Tiger
Cruise” (M) |
A teen learns about
the events of Sept. 11 while on a ship commanded by her dad. |
| 9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Miss Teen USA
Pageant” (A) |
Brandy and JC Chasez
are scheduled to perform on this Donald Trump-produced extravaganza. |
| 9 p.m. |
Fox |
“The Jury”
(D) |
Poor ratings
don’t make it a bad show. |
| 9 p.m. |
Oxygen |
“Snapped”
(N) |
Series premiere.
Profiles of convicted female murderers narrated by Laura San Giacomo. |
| 10 p.m. |
WE |
“Savvy”
(N) |
Series premiere. An
“all you wanted to know about blank” show. Tonight: online dating. |
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 1 p.m. |
CBS |
“PGA
Championship Preview” (S) |
Preparation for the
season’s final major tournament. |
| 4 p.m. |
ABC |
“X Games”
(S) |
Coverage continues
of the Mecca of extreme sports. |
| 6 p.m. |
TCM |
“Philadelphia
Story” (M) |
Classic starring
Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart. |
| 8 p.m. |
Animal Planet |
“Animal
Miracles” (N) |
Re-creations and
actual footage of courageous animals with host Alan Thicke. |
| 8 p.m. |
HBO |
“Seabiscuit”
(M) |
Horse-racing tale
starring Tobey McGuire. |
| 9 p.m. |
Starz! |
“Lost in
Translation” (M) |
Romance in Tokyo
with Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. |
| 9 p.m. |
TLC |
“Trading
Spaces” (R) |
Crews decorate rooms
in sorority houses at Northwestern University. |
| 10:30 p.m. |
Cinemax |
“American
Wedding” (M) |
Third in the
“American Pie” trilogy starring Jason Biggs and Eugene Levy. |
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 2 p.m. |
ABC |
“Men’s
Basketball” (S) |
Team USA versus
Turkey from Istanbul. |
| 2:30 p.m. |
NBC |
“NASCAR
Racing” (S) |
Coverage of the
Nextel Cup Brickyard 400 from Indianapolis. |
| 4 p.m. |
CBS |
“PGA Golf”
(S) |
Final-round coverage
of The International from Castle Rock, Colo. |
| 7 p.m. |
CBS |
“60
Minutes” (N) |
Admit it. You
can’t go a week with out seeing Mike Wallace. |
| 9 p.m. |
HBO |
“Six Feet
Under” (D) |
Brenda and Nate take
Maya for a ride on a train. |
| 9:30 p.m. |
Fox |
“Quintuplets”
(C) |
Penny directs a
school play and the siblings help her out. |
| 10 p.m. |
ABC |
“The Days”
(D) |
Jack wants the
family to spend some time together. |
| 10 p.m. |
HBO |
“Entourage”
(C) |
Vince’s film
opens and the fellas make it a group date. |
| 10:30 |
HBO |
“Da Ali G.
Show” (C) |
Christie Whitman is
interviewed. Realize. |
| 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. |
