A look at this week’s top TV draws |
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 7 p.m. |
ESPN |
“ESPN25: The
Headlines” (S) |
Classic SportsCenter
host Bob Ley unveils the No. 1 story. |
| 7 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
“Ice
Hockey” (S) |
World Cup
quarterfinal from St. Paul. Be honest, do you know who's still in it? |
| 7 p.m. |
USA |
“Tennis”
(S) |
U.S. Open
women’s quarterfinals from Flushing, N.Y. |
| 8 p.m. |
Fox |
“Trading
Spouses” (R) |
One from Texas
switches with one from New York. |
| 8 p.m. |
NBC |
“Last Comic
Standing” (R) |
At least one comic
is eliminated. |
| 9 p.m. |
Fox |
“Next Great
Champ” (R) |
Series premiere.
Oscar De La Hoya mentors up-and-coming boxers. NBC turns red. |
| 9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Father of the
Pride” (C) |
Cheap plug alert:
Larry appears on the “Today” show. |
| 9:30 |
NBC |
“Scrubs”
(C) |
A slew of hospital
conflicts. |
| 10 p.m. |
CBS |
“Amazing Race
5” (R) |
Next stop: Rotorua,
New Zealand. |
| 10 p.m. |
FX |
“Nip/Tuck”
(D) |
Julia turns to Sean
for surgery. |
| 10 p.m. |
MTV |
“Real
World” (R) |
Season premiere.
Fifteenth season kicks off from Old City Philadelphia. |
| 11:30 p.m. |
Sundance Channel |
“Al
Franken” (N) |
Highlights from
Franken’s Air America radio show. |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 11 a.m. |
ABC |
“The View”
(T) |
Neve Campbell,
Kristin Gore and Avril Lavigne appear. |
| 8 p.m. |
Fox |
“That ‘70s
Show” (C) |
Season premiere.
Donna has a new look. |
| 8 p.m. |
NBC |
“Hawaii”
(D) |
Gains and Edwards go
undercover. |
| 8 p.m. |
Fox |
“Quintuplets”
(C) |
Paige has a slumber
party. |
| 9 p.m. |
PBS |
“9/11: A Tale
of Two Towers” (N) |
First of
back-to-back shows looking at survivors. |
| 9 p.m. |
Fox |
“Bernie
Mac” (C) |
Season premiere.
Snoop Dogg guest stars as a gadget shop owner. |
| 9 p.m. |
Travel Channel |
“World Poker
Tour” (R) |
A
sweepstakes-winning amateur faces the big dogs. |
| 9:30 p.m. |
Fox |
“Method and
Red” (C) |
What do you know,
they did return. Method teams with Nancy for watch-patrol. |
| 9:30 p.m. |
ABC |
“Drew
Carey” (C) |
Series finale. Will
Drew finally get the girl? Does anyone still care? |
| 10 p.m. |
ABC |
“Peter Jennings
Reporting” (N) |
A look at the fight
against smoking. |
| 10 p.m. |
FX |
“Rescue
Me” (D) |
Parent problems as
Tommy deals with his dad’s weird behavior. |
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 11 a.m. |
ABC |
“The View”
(T) |
Paris Hilton and
James Carville are guests. Wonder what they'll talk about in the green room. |
| 7 p.m. |
ESPN |
“NFL
Countdown” (S) |
Season premiere.
Berman, Jackson, Young and Irvin return for the new season. |
| 8 p.m. |
ABC |
“NFL Opening
Kickoff” (A) |
Features a
Destiny’s Child reunion from Foxboro, Mass. |
| 8 p.m. |
NBC |
“Joey” (C) |
Series premiere.
Matt LeBlanc’s “Friends” character hits LA. |
| 8:30 p.m. |
NBC |
“The
Apprentice” (R) |
Season premiere. The
Donald intimidates 18 new prospects. |
| 8:45 p.m. |
HBO |
“Chernobyl
Heart” (N) |
Oscar-winning short
looks at the 1986 disaster. |
| 9 p.m. |
ABC |
“Monday Night
Football” (S) |
Or Thursday Night
Football. The season is finally here as the Colts take on the defending champion Patriots. |
| 10 p.m. |
NBC |
“Medical
Investigation” (D) |
Series premiere.
Medical mysteries are examined. |
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 7 a.m. |
CBS |
“The Early
Show” (N) |
Ray Romano is a
guest. |
| 11 a.m. |
CBS |
“U.S.
Open” (S) |
Women’s
semifinal action. |
| 7 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
“Ice
Hockey” (S) |
World Cup semifinal
from St. Paul, Minn. |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Disney Channel |
“That’s So
Raven” (K) |
Raven has a vision,
then learns she has a cavity. |
| 8 p.m. |
Fox |
“The Complex:
Malibu” (R) |
Six couples remain
and start a new project. |
| 8 p.m. |
NBC |
“Dateline”
(N) |
Aron Ralston, the
man who cut off his own arm while hiking last year, is profiled. |
| 8 p.m. |
ABC |
“College
Football” (S) |
Florida State faces
Miami in a heated new-look ACC rivalry. |
| 9 p.m. |
Sci-Fi |
“Stargate
SG-1” (D) |
“Enterprise’s”
Jolene Blalock guest stars. |
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| Noon |
CBS |
“U.S.
Open” (S) |
Live coverage of the
U.S. Open men’s semifinals from Flushing, NY. |
| Noon |
Flix |
“The Sweet
Smell of Success” (M) |
Classic noir film
starring Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster. |
| 4 p.m. |
A&E |
“Seven Days in
September” (N) |
Documentary focusing
on the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. |
| 7:30 p.m. |
TNT |
“NASCAR
Racing” (S) |
Coverage of the
Chevy Rock and Roll 400 from Richmond. |
| 8 p.m. |
CBS |
“U.S.
Open” (S) |
Women’s final
from Flushing, N.Y. |
| 8 p.m. |
Fox |
“Cops” (R) |
Two words: drunk
karate. |
| 8 p.m. |
ABC |
“College
Football” (S) |
Penn State travels
North to take on Boston College. |
| 9 p.m. |
Fox |
“America’s
Most Wanted” (N) |
Season premiere. Has
it been that long already? “AMW” starts its 18th season. |
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| Noon |
CBS, Fox |
“NFL
Today,” “Fox NFL Sunday” (S) |
Get all the news
surrounding week-one action. |
| 4 p.m. |
CBS |
“U.S.
Open” (S) |
U.S. Open men’s
final live from Flushing, N.Y. |
| 4 p.m. |
Fox |
“NFL
Football” (S) |
Good one to start as
Dallas takes on Minnesota in most markets. |
| 7 p.m. |
CBS |
“60
Minutes” (N) |
Featuring Mike
“Meatloaf” Wallace. |
| 8 p.m. |
ABC |
“Pepsi’s
Play for a Billion” (A) |
If somebody wins,
does that mean Pepsi is out of business? |
| 8:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
“NFL
Football” (S) |
Kansas City takes on
Denver in a division rivalry. |
| 9 p.m. |
HBO |
“Six Feet
Under” (D) |
Ruth and
George’s daughter meet. |
| 10 p.m. |
HBO |
“Entourage”
(C) |
Eric wants a new
title. |
| 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. |
