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A new tribe
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CBS's 'Survivor: Vanuatu Islands' premieres tonight

    Can it be that "Survivor" is already going into its ninth season?
   It can, and it is, tonight at 8 p.m. on CBS. This season, called “Survivor: Vanuatu Islands of Fire,” looks to feature another diverse cast, something that always makes the show so entertaining.
   Of course, this season has a lot to live up to. Last spring’s “Survivor: All-Stars” averaged 21.5 million total viewers, bettering last fall’s “Pearl Islands” edition by almost a million. But this year the show faces "Friends" spinoff "Joey" instead of the original, which could help boost CBS's numbers.
   This year’s castaways include Dolly, a 25-year-old sheep farmer from Pennsylvania, Chad, a 35-year-old teacher from Oakland with a prosthetic foot, Eliza, a 21-year-old pre-law student at Syracuse, and John, a Los Angeles-area mechanical bull operator.
   And you know how fun it can be to stick a sheep farmer and a mechanical bull operator together on a remote island.

A look at this week’s top TV draws

^{THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16}

^Time ^Network
^Program

^Description

^{8 p.m.} ^CBS ^{“Survivor:
Vanuatu – Islands of Fire” (R)} ^{Season
premiere. Eighteen castaways are stranded this year.}

^{8 p.m.} ^Fox ^{“The O.C.:
Obsess Completely” (D)} ^{An
“O.C.” refresher course.}

^{8 p.m.} ^NBC ^{“Joey”
(C)} ^{Michael moves
into Joey’s place.}

^{8:30 p.m.} ^NBC ^{“Will
& Grace” (C)} ^{Season
premiere. J. Lo makes an appearance. Maybe Debra Messing will, too.}

^{9 p.m.} ^NBC ^{“The
Apprentice” (R)} ^{The challenge:
sell ice cream. The prize: champagne and caviar.}

^{9 p.m.} ^{The WB} ^{“Jack
& Bobby” (D)} ^{Bobby starts
high school.}

^{10 p.m.} ^ABC ^{“Primetime”
(N)} ^{Made-over news
magazine starring Diane Sawyer and friends.}

^{FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17}

^Time ^Network
^Program

^Description

^{7 a.m.} ^CBS ^{“The Early
Show” (N)} ^{Gwyneth Paltrow
and Jude Law appear.}

^{11 a.m.} ^ABC ^{“The
View” (T)} ^{A
“20/20” tribute to Babs.}

^{8 p.m.} ^CBS ^{“Big
Brother 5” (R)} ^{It’s
getting down there—the 10th guest is bounced.}

^{8 p.m.} ^Fox ^{“The
Complex: Malibu” (R)} ^{Four units
left, with one problem: five couples remain.}

^{8 p.m.} ^NBC ^{“Dateline”
(N)} ^{DNA may provide
new evidence in a years-old Chicago murder mystery.}

^{8 p.m.} ^{The WB} ^{“What I
Like About You” (C)} ^{Season
premiere. Holly hooks up with a European.}

^{8:30 p.m.} ^{The WB} ^{“Grounded
For Life” (C)} ^{Season
premiere. Season five already? Brad visits space camp.}

^{9 p.m.} ^ABC ^{“20/20”
(N)} ^{A
25th-anniversary tribute to Babs.}

^{9 p.m.} ^NBC ^{“Third
Watch” (D)} ^{Season
premiere. A messy shootout occurs in an emergency room.}

^{9 p.m.} ^{The WB} ^{“Reba”
(C)} ^{Season
premiere. Barbra Jean and Brock look to separate.}

^{9 p.m.} ^Sci-Fi ^{“Stargate
SG-1” (D)} ^{Uh oh, somebody
stole the Stargate.}

^{SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18}

^Time ^Network
^Program

^Description

^{8 a.m.} ^NBC ^{“Ryder
Cup” (S)} ^{Tiger leads
Team U.S.A. in its quest to reclaim the cup.}

^Noon ^ABC ^{“College
Football” (S)} ^{Regional
matchup between Nebraska and Pittsburgh.}

^{3:30 p.m.} ^CBS ^{“College
Football” (S)} ^{Southern battle
between LSU and Auburn.}

^{8 p.m.} ^CBS ^{“College
Football” (S)} ^{Florida faces
Tennessee in a heated rivalry game.}

^{8 p.m.} ^Fox ^{“Cops”
(R)} ^{Four words:
hide the crack pipe.}

^{9 p.m.} ^ABC ^{“Miss
America” (A)} ^{Live from
Atlantic City, with host Chris Harrison of “The Bachelor.”}

^{9 p.m.} ^HGTV ^{“Designer
Finals” (R)} ^{A master
bedroom gets a master makeover.}

^{SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19}

^Time ^Network
^Program

^Description

^Noon ^{CBS, Fox} ^{“NFL
Today,” “Fox NFL Sunday”} ^{Get all the
news surrounding week-two action.}

^{7 p.m.} ^ABC ^{“Countdown
to the Emmys 2004” (A)} ^{With hosts Tom
Bergeron and Maria Menounos.}

^{8 p.m.} ^ABC ^{“56th
Annual Primetime Emmy Awards” (A)} ^{The hilarious
Garry Shandling as host.}

^{8:30 p.m.} ^ESPN ^{“NFL
Football” (S)} ^{Miami plays
Cincinnati in Sunday night action.}

^{9 p.m.} ^Showtime ^{“American
Candidate” (R)} ^{The candidates
look for support from volunteers.}

^{10 p.m.} ^HBO ^{“Family
Bonds” (R)} ^{The team
searches for a bail jumper while the ladies visit a nail salon.}

^{11 p.m.} ^HBO ^{“Def
Poetry Jam” (T)} ^{Speech and
Common appear and perform.}

^{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.}

Sept. 16, 2004 � 2004 Media Life

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