Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Best Bets
Vertigo (TCM, 7pm, letterboxed)
New Mythbusters (Discovery, 8pm and midnight)
New (to NBC) Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC, 8pm)
New In Treatment (HBO, 8:30pm and 11pm).
New Law & Order (NBC, 9pm)
New Project Runway (Bravo, 9pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am)
Rear Window (TCM, 9:15pm, letterboxed)
Eli Manning, Vince Vaughn, Paula Abdul, A Fine Frenzy on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm)
Bradley Whitford, Lake Bell, Cynthia Littleton on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS, 11:37pm)
Primetime Grid
| Wed | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Wife Swap | Supernanny | Cashmere Mafia | |||
| CBS | Two and a Half Men Rerun | Big Bang Theory Rerun | Criminal Minds Rerun | CSI: NY Season finale | ||
| NBC | Deal or No Deal | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Law & Order | |||
| FOX | American Idol | The Moment of Truth | Local Programming | |||
| CW | America’s Next Top Model | One Tree Hill Rerun | Local Programming | |||
Primetime
College hoops: Connecticut at Syracuse (ESPN, 6pm), Texas at Oklahoma (ESPN2, 6pm), Duke at North Carolina (ESPN, 8pm).
New episode of America’s Ballroom Challenge (PBS, check your local listings).
Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. researches ancestors of Tom Joyner, Bliss Broyard, and Chris Rock in the first episode of African American Lives 2 (PBS, check your local listings). You may recall he did this same thing for Oprah Winfrey last season.
TCM airs some Oscar-nominated films from the ’50s including Oscar-nominated Alfred Hitchcock films Vertigo (TCM, 7pm, letterboxed), Rear Window (TCM, 9:15pm, letterboxed).
Reruns of the chocolate episodes of Good Eats (Food Network, 7pm and 2am, 7:30pm and 2:30am). “Art of Darkness” parts one and two.
A special new episode of America’s Next Top Model (CW, 7pm) will feature clips from all nine cycles along with commentary from those who participated in the show during that time.
I believe American Idol (FOX, 7pm) may run a couple minutes long tonight.
Goren gets himself locked up after hearing scary reports of the treatment of prisoners at one facility on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC, 8pm). This episode originally aired on USA in January. The case hits close to home as it’s a relative of Goren’s who is behind bars. Guest stars include Tony Goldwyn (as Goren’s brother) and Debra Monk.
It’s another (new) installment of Mythbusters (Discovery, 8pm and midnight) that looks again at James Bond stuff. Sweet!
Hugh Laurie (of House) is the subject of a new Biography (Biography, 8pm and midnight). Followed by a rerun of the Jon Stewart episode (Biography Channel, 9pm and 1am).
A couple more first season reruns of NCIS (USA, 8pm, 9pm).
HGTV airs new episodes of Deserving Design (HGTV, 8pm and midnight), Design on a Dime (HGTV, 8:30pm and 12:30am), House Hunters (HGTV, 9pm and 1am), and Sleep On It (HGTV, 9:30pm and 1:30am).
DIY airs new episodes of Sweat Equity (DIY, 8pm) and Man Caves (DIY, 8:30pm).
Sophie has her second session with Paul on a new In Treatment (HBO, 8:30pm and 11pm).
The detectives go undercoer to investigate a hit-and-run incident on a new Law & Order (NBC, 9pm). January Jones (of Mad Men) guest stars.
The remaining contestants must use their unexpected clients to create a fantasy and use their designs to tell a story on a new Project Runway (Bravo, 9pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am).
A drowning victim “spills out of a self-cleaning public restroom” on the season finale of CSI: NY (CBS, 9pm). That can’t be good.
Zoe and Eric struggle to find time to celebrate their tenth anniversary on a new Cashmere Mafia (ABC, 9pm). And there’s more drama for everyone, of course. Peyton List is among the guest stars. DVR Alert: This episode was originally scheduled to air on January 30th so your DVR might not think it’s new (but it is).
They safeguard a house against an earthquake on Smash Lab (Discovery, 9pm and 1am).
Andy Dick is one of the guests on a new Head Case (Starz, 9pm, 10pm).
Cris Carter, Cris Collinsworth, Bob Costas, and Dan Marino talk football on a new Inside the NFL (HBO, 9pm).
The mayor of Reno shows up at the station asking for help on a new Reno 911! (Comedy Central, 9:30pm and 11:30pm). George Lopez guest stars.
New Hollywood Residential (Starz, 9:30pm and 10:30pm).
Late Night
Eli Manning, Vince Vaughn, Paula Abdul, A Fine Frenzy on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).
Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and William Holden star in The Country Girl (TCM, 11:15pm, letterboxed).
Bradley Whitford (of Studio 60, The West Wing), Lake Bell (of Boston Legal), Cynthia Littleton on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS, 11:37pm).
