mystery

• CBS has the U.S. Open men's final, Roger Federer vs. Andy Roddick, after football (probably around 4:15-4:30).
• At 7, NBC has the premiere of Football Night in America, followed by the Colts vs. Giants.
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7 (or after tennis).
• The WB has a new Just Legal at 7.
• At 8, ABC has (probaby) the miniseries The Path to 9/11.
• FOX has the season premieres of The Simpsons, American Dad, Family Guy, and The War at Home, starting at 8.
• At 9, PBS has a new Mystery!
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
• There's a new Iron Chef America on Food Network at 9.
• VH-1 has a new Celebrity Fit Club at 9, followed by a new Flavor of Love.
• At 10, HBO has the season premiere of The Wire.

(S01E08) In this episode the KHBX news team finds out they might all be fired due to budget cuts. As Tillie tells her co-workers in the opening scene, it's either going to be them or the Doppler radar, and the Doppler is pretty popular.

Since everyone is convinced their days are numbered, they each being to look into different jobs. Alan the director decides to get into the business of directing Korean karaoke videos, which seems like a natural career move since his mother was bisexual. When Tillie corrects him and says he actually meant "bilingual" he explains that his mother's lover was actually Korean.

Marty, on the other hand, decides to try stand-up comedy, and in what manages to be both the funniest and least funniest scene he tries his act out at a comedy club where an agent is in attendance, and bombs horribly. Of course, A.D Miles, who plays Marty, is bombing on purpose, and it's funny to watch the agent try to explain to him why she won't take him on as a client.

• At 7, ABC has the two hour season finale of Extreme Makeover, followed by the two hour season finale of Desperate Housewives.
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, followed by the season finale of Cold Case, a repeat CSI: Miami and a repeat CSI: NY.
• NBC has a new Dateline, followed by the new disaster sequel, 10.5 Apocalypse.
• Over on FOX at 7, two repeat eps of The Simpsons, then the season finale, then the 90 minute season finale of Family Guy (which is actually just that Family Guy movie that came out on DVD a while back).
• The WB has two repeats of Reba starting at 7, followed by the series finale of Charmed and a repeat Charmed.
• On a new Emeril Live, the chef cooks up some hot dog recipes. It's on Food Network, of course.
• PBS has a new episode of Mystery! Check local listings.
• At 9, HBO has a new ep of The Sopranos, followed by a new ep of Big Love.
• At 9:30, VH-1 has a new ep of Hogan Knows Best, followed by a new reality show, Supergroup.

The Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan has an interesting article on the hit FOX series House, including interviews with actor Robert Sean Leonard (who plays Dr. Wilson, both friend and foil to the incorrigible Dr. House) and Katie Jacobs, the show's executive producer. Despite his character growing on fans, Leonard claims he wants to keep his role small so he has free time to spend with his wife. Ah, that's sweet. We also get some insight into Hugh Laurie, who plays the titular role. Apparently Laurie is very self-critical when it comes to his American accent. Personally, I think he does it flawlessly, which is more than I can say for Michael Caine.

Oh yeah, and a reminder to House fans that the first part of a two-part episode airs this evening.