It is hard to tell a Saturday night on the tube from any other night now that the season is over. Every night is full of repeats, movies and the like. What ever shall we do until next fall? The summer series on TNT, USA, FX and other cable channels can’t start to soon. What will you be watching tonight on TV?
Prime Picks
NCIS (CBS): Repeat. The team investigates a navy officer who appears to have spontaneously combusted.
Criminal Minds (CBS): Repeat. The BAU is called into investigate and profile a person who is shooting at people in broad daylight. This was one of the better episodes of the past season.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC): Repeat. This too was one of the best episodes of the season with guest star Michael York as an upscale thief and murderer who gets his blonde female followers to do his bidding. It turns out Goren’s nemesis has a connection to him.
Solid Selections
Enemy of the State (ABC): Will Smith and Gene Hackman star in this big budget actioner. Runs three hours.
Other Options
Dateline NBC (NBC): New. A case of a man hung from a bridge in London in 1982 is looked at.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back (FOX): New. This year’s America’s Most Wanted All-Star is announced.
48 Hours Mystery (CBS): Repeat. Story of a man wanted for murder who pretends to be a reporter.
Cable Choices
The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (Hallmark): An archeologist races to find an emerald tablet that may have special powers before the bad guys get to it. Three hours of made for TV movie goodness.
Sports Notes
ABC has WNBA basketball. NBC has Arena Football playoffs. CBS has PGA golf. FOX has MLB baseball. ESPN has Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the Detroit Pistons. OLN has an NHL playoff game.
Late Night
NBC has a repeat Saturday Night Live with host Catherine Zeta-Jones and musical guest Franz Ferdinand. FOX has a repeat MADtv that spoofs of Grey’s Anatomy.
