Tonight on the Tube: 2007 NBA Finals, Starter Wife, Studio 60 & The Showbiz Show

Fast Cars and Superstars – Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race on ABC premieres on ABC, before or after Game 1 of the 2007 NBA Finals depending on your time zone. Or, you may not find it until after Jimmy Kimmel Live, if you’re like me up here in Seattle. Get more summer TV show info with the Guide to Summer TV Shows – 2007.

Prime Pick

NBA Finals (ABC): Game 1. The upstart LeBron James led Cleveland Cavaliers head into San Antonio to face the veteran laden Spurs. Tip is around 9:00 p.m. ET. The game will replay late night on ESPN.

Solid Selections

My Name Is Earl (NBC): Repeat. Earl teaches a former classmate to gamble.
My Name Is Earl (NBC): Repeat. Earl once stole something and then buried it, but it isn’t there now. This was a very funny episode, as the “Buried Treasure” goes through a lot of hands.

The Office (NBC): Repeat. Michael tries to become a grief counselor for the staff when news of a former manager’s death is announced.
Scrubs (NBC): Repeat. Turk gets J.D. to head up and find Kim and be there for the first ultrasound.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC): New. Jordan is rushed into surgery while the situation of Tom’s brother gets worse.

Cable Choice

Emeril’s Hawaiian Barbecue (Food Network): Repeat. Emeril takes a visit to the islands.

The Starter Wife (USA): New. “Hour 3” of the six hour miniseries plays tonight with Debra Messing as a woman in the process of getting divorce. This actually turned out to be quite good and a lot funnier than I would of originally thought. Plays again later. The first two hours will play earlier in the day.

The Sarah Silverman Program (Comedy Central): Repeat. The “Batteries” episode replays. Plays again later.
The Showbiz Show With David Spade (Comedy Central): New. David Spade makes fun of the goings on in Hollywood. Plays again later.

Other Options

• American Chopper (TLC): New. The aboriginal culture of Australia is studied as they continue to make an Australia inspired bike. Plays again later.
• The Next Food Network Star (Food Network): Repeats. The two part opener where the contestants have to decorate wedding cakes and then cater a wedding in just six hours. Two contestants get eliminated. Runs two hours and plays again later.
• Smallville (The CW): Repeat. This is the episode where the Green Arrow makes an appearance at a charity ball thrown by Lex.

Sports Notes

• ABC has Game 1 of the 2007 NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers at the San Antonio Spurs.

TV Marathons

Cartoon Network has seven hours of Class of 3000 today.
CMT has six hours of The Dukes of Hazard tonight.
Sci Fi has eight episodes of Dark Angel early today.

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