Tonight on the Tube: House, Greek & Castle

News & Notes

On cable tonight, HBO has an Outrage special and Lifetime has the series premeire of Sherri and the second season premiere of Rita Rocks. The last two play each day this week leading into primetime and then take their normal third hour of primetime timeslot as of next Tuesday, October 13th, where they will play weekly. On the review side, Rita Rocks remains a fun little show and the first episode of Sherri was terrible.

Prime Picks

House (FOX): New. A controversial African politician falls ill, guest star James Earl Jones, and the team attempts to treat him. Wilson is dealing with a problematic neighbor.

Greek (ABC Family): New. Rusty and Jordan go on a double date with Calvin and Grant. Plays again late night tomorrow.

Castle (ABC): New. Beckett and Castle investigate when a model is found dead in a fountain during New York Fashion Week. Starts two minutes after the hour and runs 58 minutes.

Solid Selections

How I Met Your Mother (CBS): New. Robin thinks Barney might be cheating on her, so she sets out to find out.
Accidentally On Purpose (CBS): New. The opposite sex seems to be finding the pregnant Billie even more attractive than normal.

Two and a Half Men (CBS): New. Jake attempts to blackmail Charlie with a photo. Runs 31 minutes.
The Big Bang Theory (CBS): New. Howard and Raj attempt to pick up Goth chicks at a bar. Sheldon attempts to use chocolate to train Penny. Starts a minute after the half hour and runs 29 minutes.

CSI: Miami (CBS): New. A trio of volleyball players drops dead and the team investigates.

Other Options

• Army Wives (Lifetime): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Fire in the Hole,” replays.
• Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food Network): New. Guy checks out three places with the same name. A repeat episode follows. Both play again later.
• Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Dead Model Walking,” replays.
• Durham County (ION): New. Ray plants evidence in Mike’s place. Plays twice.
• Gossip Girl (The CW): New. Jenny takes her place as Queen Bee at school. Lily returns home. Vanessa gets a new roommate, who happens to be a movie star. Serena makes a new friend.
• Lie to Me (FOX): Season Premiere. Zoe wants to investigate a college football player accused of rape.
• Lincoln Heights (ABC Family): New. Charles and Cassie are looking for his father. Lizzie finds something shocking. Plays again later.
• One Tree Hill (The CW): New. Nathan’s scandal goes public. Mouth may have made a decision that could ruin his career.
• Trauma (NBC): New. Nancy gets a new partner. Rabbit decides to teach Marissa a lesson.
• Unwrapped (Food Network): New. See how your favorite “Honey” foods are made. A repeat episode follows. Both play again later.

Sports Note

• ESPN has Monday Night Football with the Green Bay Packers at the Minnesota Vikings.

Late Night

• Mad Men (AMC): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Souvenir,” replays. Plays again later.
• Stargate Universe (Syfy): Repeat. The series premiere episode, “Air,” replays. Runs two hours.

TV Marathons

Bravo has five episodes of The Rachel Zoe Project.
Discovery Channel has six episodes of A Haunting.
History has five hours of Clash With the Gods that plays two times today.
Oxygen has 20 episodes of Living Single.
Syfy has nine episodes of Brimstone early.
USA has eight episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent early.