New & Notes
In game show news, CBS announced that The Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular would be back for four more installments that will leadoff Wednesday nights starting April 30th.
Prime Picks
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC): Repeat. The death of a patient and the murder of a Park Avenue dentist seem to be connected in the episodes “Smile” from earlier this season.
Criminal Minds (CBS): Repeat. Recent series of murders shows similarities with a case from 20 years ago in rural Virginia, in the episode “Birthright” from earlier this season.
Men in Trees (ABC): New. Marin and Jack are back from New York and she finds out that Cash is worse than he let on and needs a kidney transplant. Ben’s new hockey player finally arrives in town. This is pretty much the only thing really worth watching tonight.
Solid Selections
America’s Survivor Swap Moment (The CWSABFOX): New. This hour of TV really sucks right now, as there is nothing solid about any of these secondary selections.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC): Repeat. A beautiful blonde is strangled in “Lonelyville” and Logan and Falacci are on the case, in an episode from earlier this season.
CSI: NY (CBS): Repeat. The team has to navigate a virtual world on the Internet to find the killer of a woman in real life, in the episode “Down the Rabbit Hole” from earlier this season.
Cable Choices
Good Eats (Food Network): Repeats. Alton gets a little toasted and then lets you in on the “Waffle Truth.” Both episodes play again later.
Ultimate Recipe Showdown (Food Network): Repeat. The “Cookies” episode from Sunday replays. The three categories are Chocolate Cookie, Spice Cookie and Desert Cookie Bar. The winner goes home with $25,000. Plays again later. There were some really good-looking cookies, but I think I really would have liked to try the Chocolate Cherry Chunk cookies.
Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (TBS): New. Two new episodes play tonight, with the first providing “A Shock to the System” and the second gets into some “Compromising Situations.” Two repeat episodes replay right before.
Other Options
- American Idol (FOX): New. Someone gets sent home after an hour of filler.
- Law & Order (NBC): Repeat. When a young boy and girl are found dead near a park, the detectives find it hard to get anyone to talk, because the boy had been the target and the girl was accidental, in the episode “Driven” from earlier this season.
Sports Notes
- ESPN has NBA action with the Phoenix Suns at the Boston Celtics.
- ESPN2 has a replay of the Boston Red Sox vs. the Oakland Athletics from very early this morning and doubleheader college basketball action with two quarterfinal games from the NIT.
TV Marathons
A&E has five episodes of CSI: Miami tonight.
Bravo has 15 episodes of Top Chef.
Oxygen has 14 episodes of Roseanne.
Sci Fi has eight episodes of Stargate SG-1 early that includes the season four finale and the first seven episodes of season five.
Travel Channel has Pizza Paradise, Hamburger Paradise, Hot Dog Paradise, Steak Paradise, Donut Paradise and Deep Fried Paradise.
VH1 has nine episodes of America’s Next Top Model.