Today on TV: Oct. 20
Bravo: Project Runway – The finale! That’s all I have to say, right? And Tim Gunn gets to be the guest judge for it!
NBC: Chuck — Nicole Richie guest-stars as a high-school nemesis of Sarah (isn’t this the same basic characterization as Lindsay Lohan’s reoccurring part on Ugly Betty?) who Sarah must face at her high-school reunion while she’s dealing with a bomb plot. Ben Savage also guest-stars.
Heroes — Superhero Profiles says that we’re going to learn the limits of Claire’s powers, as well as where those limits came from with her family. There’s also going to be two deaths — a hero and a villain. Sounds like they’re setting things up for a must-see sweeps.CBS: How I Met Your Mother — Ted and Stella decide to do a quickie wedding, but suddenly their exes appear to complicate matters. Because this is a sitcom and there has to be someone to object during the ceremony.
Two and A Half Men — Charlie tries to help one of his former conquests (and Jake’s former teacher) after she becomes a stripper, but things get more complicated when she experiences a religious conversion.
Worst Week — Sam has invited too many of his coworkers to his wedding, but the excuse he uses to uninvite some of them complicates things (is this “Complicated Day” on CBS?)
ABC: Dancing With The Stars — Tonight’s dancing night, with the contestants trying to make it through another week of eliminations and the viewers hoping for a week less of boredom.
Samantha Who — Sam decides to go to Africa to help refugees, chickens out when she finds out how many vaccinations she’d need and how hard it would be, and then decides to hang out with Andrea and Dena so no one else will know she didn’t go. Sounds like the perfect plan to fall apart.
Fox: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles — Things look brighter for the show, which got a full-season order last week and is expected to improve in the ratings with the impending return of “American Idol”. This week, “Battlestar Galactica’s” Stephanie Jacobsen plays Jesse, a “woman from Derek’s past”, who SF Universe said probably accurately will either be in trouble or a Terminator.
Prison Break — Lincoln and Sucre target Pad Man to obtain the last key card, with violent consequences. Also, Gretchen gives Sarah the chance to settle the score as Sarah remembers events in a Panamanian prison cell. More (with big spoilers) here.
The CW: Gossip Girl – Vanessa blackmails Blair, so Blair asks Chuck to seduce Vanessa to retaliate. Sounds like a great idea — send your ex out to inevitably fall for your enemy. Also, Chuck’s jealous of the “bromance” between Dan and Nate. More spoilers (including video clips) here.
ESPN: Monday Night Football — New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos. This would’ve been a much better showdown if Tom Brady weren’t on injured reserved. As it is, this will be a good chance for the Broncos’ Jay Cutler to prove he’s the real thing.
(NBC Photo: Adam Taylor)
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