The Oprah Winfrey Show (check local listings)
Season Premiere. Oprah Winfrey begins her 22nd season with two shows filmed in New York City. (Why only two? That's a
question for Winfrey and for daytime's other red-hot host, Ellen DeGeneres, who similarly started her new season last week with two shows from NYC.) Winfrey's big-name guest star today is David Letterman.
Judge David Young (check local listings)
Series Premiere. You may remember Judge David Young of Miami from that high profile case in 2005 when he sent two America West pilots to jail for attempting to operate a commercial airliner while
intoxicated. You may have heard about the wicked sense of humor he brings to his courtroom, or that he occasionally bursts into show tunes. As of today, you'll know him as the first gay judge with a daytime court show.
Merv Griffin's Crosswords (check local listings)
Series Premiere. This game show is the last project that legendary entertainer, producer and businessmen Merv Griffin developed
before he passed away in August. How fitting that, unlike his long-running super-hits Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, this one actually bears his name.
That's the Question (GSN, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Season Premiere. Season two of the game show that combines word scrambles with a test of world history and pop culture
trivia knowledge begins tonight. That's the Question is telecast Monday-Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Bob Goen (Entertainment Tonight) returns as host.
The Bob Newhart Show Tribute (TV Land, 8 p.m. ET)
Can you believe it has been 35 years since The Bob Newhart Show debuted in CBS' legendary Saturday night lineup of All in the Family, M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Carol Burnett Show? (Yes, Saturday night television
used to be that good!) TV Land marks the occasion tonight by running eight episodes personally selected by Newhart. You can catch all eight episodes over at www.tvland.com where they will be continuously streamed until September 16.
The Closer (TNT, 9 p.m. ET)
Season Finale. Damn, the third season of this show has been sensational. It has been so good, in fact, that it should be included in many ten-best lists later this year. Season three ends with the conclusion of last
week's thriller, in which Brenda was unable to get a confession from a suspected murderer and ended up embroiled in a high-profile trial, where she was forced to consider if she has accused the wrong person of the crime. Brenda was also dealing with a startling discovery: Her fiancé Fritz was twice arrested for driving under the influence. Kyra Sedgwick -- a frontrunner in
next Sunday's Emmy race -- stars. Larry King, Dominick Dunne, Rikki Klieman and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez guest star.
Greek (ABC Family, 9 p.m. ET)
Season Finale. Has anyone noticed that this unassuming college drama has become a big hit on iTunes? We'll see if its online success continues after tonight's season one finale, in which a scandalous story in the
school paper has the brothers and sisters of Omega Chia, Zeta Beta Zeta and Kappa Tau in a collective frenzy and Ashley discovers Calvin's secret. Charisma Carpenter and Alan Ruck guest star. Jessica Rose (a.k.a. lonelygirl15) reprises her role as Jen K.
Sin City Law (Sundance Channel, 9 p.m. ET)
Series Premiere. Two Episodes. This gripping eight-part documentary series chronicles four recent and deeply disturbing criminal trials in Las Vegas, each one covered in two installments. Tonight's episodes, titled Butchered Innocence, tell the story of brother and sister meth addicts
Beau and Monique Maestas, who took revenge on a duplicitous drug dealer by killing one of her daughters and leaving the other paralyzed for life. In an effort to protect his sister, Beau pleaded guilty and took full blame for the stabbings. Three years later, at his penalty hearing, the district attorneys seek the death penalty and Beau's defense attorneys try to persuade the jury to consider the hellish childhood suffered by Beau and Monique. On the same day that the jury pronounces sentence on Beau, jury selection begins for Monique's trial.
Falling Man (Discovery Times Channel, 9 p.m. ET)
Premiere. Who can forget that horrifying photograph of a man falling to his death from the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 -- an image deemed so disturbing that it is rarely included in documentaries about that terrible day. This film tells the stories connected to
that controversial photograph, including those of the photographer who nearly died shooting it, the citizens who insisted that it was sensational and exploitative and the journalist who committed himself to uncovering the identity of the Falling Man.
My Boys (TBS, 10 p.m. ET)
Season Finale. Two Episodes. In the final two episodes of the season, Stephanie unwisely subjects her new love interest to a game of poker with the gang; Kenny, Mike, Brendan and the others try to one-up each other
by comparing pain thresholds; PJ seeks a traveling companion for her trip to Italy, and the gang decides to be tourists in their hometown, taking in all the Chicago sites they have never seen.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
The Biggest Loser (NBC, 8 p.m. ET)
Season Premiere. Two Hours. We wouldn't even call attention to the start of the fourth season of this show were it nor for the addition of new host Alison Sweeney, the actress who plays scheming Sami Brady on Days of Our Lives and one of our favorite soap opera stars. NBC should have
found a primetime perch for her years ago. Better late than never! This season will feature 18 overweight contestants grunting, groaning, crying, sweating, vomiting and seeking to avoid weekly painful eliminations as they work their way toward leaner physiques and improved health. They'll be divided into three teams of six -- and one will be a secret team the other two know nothing about!
What Perez Says (VH1, 9 p.m. ET)
Premiere. VH1 has scooped up self-made Internet superstar and gossip maven Perez Hilton to host a series of specials that will focus on major
pop culture events. That means celebrities who have been humiliated in his column will now have to deal with him on red carpets! This could get ugly. Tonight's show will center on last Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards and the performance there by one of Perez' favorite targets, the tragic Britney Spears.
Damages (FX, 10 p.m. ET)
Can Patty (Glenn Close) keep key witness
Gregory Malina safe from the murderers who are gunning for people involved in the case against billionaire whack-job Arthur Frobisher?
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12America's Next Producer (TV Guide Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Season Finale. Two Episodes. The competition has come down to Zo, Jessica and Gwen. Tonight one of them will
win $100,000, a first-look deal with TV Guide Network, a production office in Hollywood and lots of cool equipment.
Explorer: Ultimate Crocodile (National Geographic Channel, 8 p.m. ET)
Premiere. Did you know that the giant saltwater crocodile has survived unchanged for 100 million years, or that the power of its jaws is second only to those of the long extinct T-Rex, or that it has the most complex
heart in the animal kingdom? It's pretty smart, too. Small wonder the scientific community regards this croc as perhaps the most successful predator ever to roam the earth. Learn all about it tonight.
American Masters -- Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (PBS, 9 p.m. ET, check local listings)
Premiere. Clint Eastwood is the executive producer of this film that reviews the life of the astonishing Tony Bennett. His career has spanned more than 50 years, during which he has been honored with 15 Grammy Awards (two when Bennett was 80) and sold more than 50 million records! Included: Coverage of
Bennett's performance at the 2005 Monterey Jazz Festival and interviews at his home and painting studio.
Rescue Me (FX, 10 p.m. ET)
Season Finale. Colleen continues to blame Tommy for her failed relationship (as we continue to wonder why he gave the brat a credit card); Franco and Natalie come to an understanding (as we continue to
wonder why she up and dumped him after she insisted he go and talk to his former flame), and Tommy and his father take in a ballgame (as we continue to marvel at the performances of Charles Durning and all the other amazing actors who appear in recurring roles on this show).
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Big Brother 8 (CBS, 8 p.m. ET)
Live. It's time for the last painful eviction before next week's season finale.
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Fox, 8 p.m. ET)
If you and your kids can't get enough of this show, be advised that a second installment will be telecast tomorrow night!
Private Screenings (TCM, 8 p.m. ET)
Premiere. Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne talks with 80-year-old producer and director Norman Jewison about his long
career in television and film in this special, which was taped last April at the Sarasota Film Festival. Private Screenings will be followed by four of Jewison's best-known movies: Moonstruck (9 p.m. ET), The Cincinnati Kid (12 a.m. ET), The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming (1:45 a.m. ET) and Gaily, Gaily (4 a.m. ET).
Burn Notice (USA Network, 10 p.m. ET)
Michael agrees to help a woman (Lucy Lawless) who claims that her estranged husband has kidnapped their child -- only to end up
matched against a ruthless assassin. Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell and Sharon Gless star.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX, 10 p.m. ET)
Season Premiere. Two Episodes. FX's signature single-camera sitcom begins its third season with its uniquely disarming vulgarity intact. In the first of two episodes, Dennis joins an environmentalist group
but can't get along with the activists while Dee and Mac decide to raise a baby they find in a dumpster. In the second, Mac, Dennis and Dee attend open try-outs for the Philadelphia Eagles while Frank (Danny DeVito) and Charlie have an altercation with the bad-news McPoyles.
Mad Men (AMC, 10 p.m. ET)
A rival agency attempts to lure Don away from Sterling Cooper. Meanwhile, as the presidential campaign heats up, the
agency looks for new ways to counter the latest Kennedy ads.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Fox, 8 p.m. ET)
This is the first of four Friday
editions of Fox's Waterfountain TV sensation. (5th Grader will also be telecast on Sept. 21 and 28 and Oct. 5.) Jeff Foxworthy is the host.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (CMT, 8 p.m. ET)
Season Premiere. Season two begins with hundreds of anxious Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders hopefuls arriving at
Texas Stadium for the preliminary auditions. Before the hour is over, many of them will be rejected, while those who remain compete for admission into the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Training Camp.
Nashville (Fox, 9 p.m. ET)
Series Premiere. Eight aspiring country singers pursue their dreams in the title city in this new observational reality series
from the producers of Laguna Beach. Watch for a guest appearance by Nashville Star judge Anastasia Brown.
Monk (USA Network, 9 p.m. ET)
Mid-Season Finale. Suffering from insomnia, Monk heads out into the night and comes upon a murder. Donal Logue is the guest star.
Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge (CMT, 9 p.m. ET)
Season Finale. As season one
concludes, the bruised and battered C- and D-list celebrities travel to Nashville to compete at an official Professional Bull Riders event, where they will ride for the first time in front of a stadium full of fans.
Psych (USA Network, 10 p.m. ET)
Mid-Season Finale. Shawn and Gus race to catch an accused murderer on the run before the professional bounty hunter hired by the victim's husband nabs the guy. Kevin Sorbo is the guest star.
RSS Feeds | Subscribe 
