Tonight on the Tube: Season Finale Repeats, Burn Notice & Thursday Night College Football

Tonight, CBS has the season premiere of Survivor: China. USA has the two-hour season finale of Burn Notice. After next week, everything on Thursday night will have premiered except 30 Rock and Scrubs on NBC and Supernatural on The CW. For more on the fall season, check out the Ultimate Guide to the Fall 2007 TV Schedule. Or, if you haven’t already, get a Printable Primetime Schedule and see what your favorite shows will be up against and when they premiere.

Prime Picks

My Name Is Earl (NBC): Newpeat. The season two finale episode, “The Trial,” replays with new never before scene footage added. Next week is the one-hour season premiere. Michael Rapaport (The War at Home, Boston Legal) will be playing Earl’s cellmate.

The Office (NBC): Repeat. Parts 1 and 2 of “The Job” season three finale episode replay. Next week is the one-hour season premiere. The first four episodes will be all one hour.

Men in Trees (ABC): Repeat. “The Indecent Proposal” episode replays, which turned out to be the final episode of the season. Season two begins Friday, October 12th.

Solid Selections

Ugly Betty (ABC): Repeat. The season finale episode, “East Side Story,” replays. Season two begins next week.

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): Repeat. Last season’s finale, “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” replays. New season begins next week.

Without a Trace (CBS): Repeat. Last season’s finale, “The Beginning,” replays. New season begins next week.

Cable Choices

American Hot Rod (TLC): New. “Bonneville Racer 2.” Plays again later.

Burn Notice (USA): Season Finale. Sam is taken hostage by a former Special Forces unit that is now smuggling drugs. Runs two hours. Plays again later. Looks like this will be back for another season.

Other Options

• Ace of Cakes (Food Network): New. Duff builds a cake for Uncle Sam. Plays again later.
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS): Repeat. Last season’s finale episode, “Living Doll,” replays. New season begins next week.
• Iron Chef America (Food Network): Repeat. Iron Chef Cat Cora battles Chef Mark Tarbell. Plays again later.
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX): New. Two more new episodes play this week. First we have the death of Barbara, which causes strife for her family and friends. Second, the McPoyle brothers hold the gang hostage at the bar. Runs 64 minutes and plays twice.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has Thursday Night College Football with Texas A&M at Miami.

Late Night

• Saving Grace (TNT): Repeat. The season finale episode, “A Language of Angels,” replays.

TV Marathons

MTV has five episodes of America’s Next Top Model.
Sci Fi has eight episodes of Jake 2.0 early.
USA has six episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
VH1 has 9½ hours of The Flavor of Love.