Tonight on the Tube: Friday Night Lights, Numb3rs, Psych & Battlestar Galactica

News & Notes

Tonight, FOX has Cops and America’s Most Wanted on a special night.

Over on cable, Animal Planet has the series premiere of Jockeys and Travel Channel has the 11th season premiere of Most Haunted.

Prime Picks

Everybody Hates Chris (The CW): New. Chris is encouraged to take up boxing so he can learn to defend himself. Runs 30 minutes.

Friday Night Lights (NBC): New. A new bad boy in town has his sights set on Tyra. Saracen’s mom tries to get back in his life. Smash is leaving Dillon for the first time.

Numb3rs (CBS): New. A pair of limited edition shoes is stolen from an ambassador and the team is searching for them.

Solid Selections

Howie Do It (NBC): New. Howie Mandel (Deal or No Deal) pulling pranks on people. A repeat episode follows.

Flashpoint (CBS): Repeat. In “He Knows His Brother” from last season, a young man heads out into the woods after a violent encounter with his father and the team pursues him.

20/20 (ABC): New. ABC investigates and reports.

Cable Choices

Unwrapped (Food Network): Repeats. Marc takes a look at “King Sized” foods and then “Gargantuan Goodies.” Both play again later.

Monk (USA): New. A guy that used to bully Monk as a child wants to hire him to find out if his wife is cheating on him. Plays again later.

Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi): New. Rebels are in control of Galactica and are making plans to do away with Roslin and Adama. Plays again later.

Other Options

• Psych (USA): New. Shawn and Gus are trying to prove that a compulsive liar is telling the truth. Plays again later. The previous three episodes replay this morning.
• What Not to Wear (TLC): New. Clinton and Stacy help a 46-year-old mother update her wardrobe. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has doubleheader NBA action with the Denver Nuggets at the Detroit Pistons followed by the Golden State Warriors at the Phoenix Suns.
• ESPN2 has Friday Night Fights.
• Golf Channel has Round 2 action from the Buick Invitational.

Late Night

• 10 Items or Less (TBS): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s episode, “The Whistler,” replays.
• Nip/Tuck (FX): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s episode, “Ricky Wells,” replays.

TV Marathons

Bravo has seven episodes of Top Chef.
Sci Fi has eight episodes of The Outer Limits.
Spike has 10 hours of CSI: NY episodes.