The Search for the Next Elvira begins tonight on FOX Reality. Lifetime has part one of The Gathering, a two part original miniseries.

Prime Picks

Life (NBC): Repeat. Wednesday’s episode, “Let Her Go,” replays.

Chuck (NBC): Repeat. Monday’s episode, “Chuck Versus the Tango,” replays.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC): Repeat. Tuesday’s episode, “Impulsive,” replays, with guest star Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch).

Solid Selections

Cold Case (CBS): Repeat. An episode from last season, “Torn,” replays.

CSI: Miami (CBS): Repeat. The 100th episode of the show, “Death Pool 100,” replays.

48 Hours Mystery (CBS): New. Story of the understaffed police department in New Orleans and the cities rising murder rate since Hurricane Katrina.

Cable Choices

Emeril Live (Food Network): New. Emeril whips up some tasty Sunday dinner favorites. Plays again later.

The Gathering (Lifetime): Miniseries Premiere. Part one of the two part Lifetime Original Miniseries, The Gathering. Stars Peter Gallagher (The O.C.) and Jamie-Lynn Sigler (The Sopranos). Runs two hours. Plays again tomorrow before part two. Read Review.

Other Options

• Dinner: Impossible (Food Network): New. Chef Robert vs. Guy Fieri in a camp cook-off. Runs 60 minutes. Plays again later.
• The Next Iron Chef (Food Network): Repeat. Last week’s episode replays to get you ready for episode two, tomorrow night. It plays again later and also earlier in the day.
• Torchwood (BBC America): New. A series of gruesome deaths are investigated, as they fear that the rift in the space-time continuum is spreading. Last week’s episode, “Small Worlds,” replays right before.
• Trading Spaces (TLC): New. Two couples that enjoy whitewater rafting redo each other’s places. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• ABC has college football followed by NASCAR racing with the Nextel Cup: Bank of America 500.
• CBS has LSU (1) at Kentucky (17) in college football action.
• ESPN has three college football games with Auburn (22) at Arkansas to finish out the day.
• ESPN2 has three college football games as well.
• FOX has Game 2 of the American League Championship Series with the Cleveland Indians at the Boston Red Sox.
• FOX Sports has college football games, which includes my Washington Huskies playing Arizona State (14) in my area.
• NBC has college football action with Boston College (4) at Notre Dame.
• Versus has Oregon State at California (2) in college football action.

Late Night

• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (USA): Repeat. Thursday’s episode, “Seeds,” replays.
• Saturday Night Live (NBC): New. Jon Bon Jovi hosts with musical guest Foo Fighters.

TV Marathons

Discovery Channel has five episodes of Survivorman.
G4 has 14 episodes of Arrested Development early.
Hallmark Channel has six two-hour Perry Mason movies.
MTV has seven episodes of America’s Next Top Model early.
TV One has 14 episodes of Eve.