• Fox has the MLB playoffs
  • NBC is new with My Name Is Earl, the series premiere of Kath and Kim, The Office, the premiere of Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday, and ER
  • CBS is new with Survivor, the season premiere of CSI, and the series premiere of Eleventh Hour
  • ABC is new with Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy, and the series premiere of Life on Mars
  • The CW is new with Smallville and Supernatural
  • Bravo is new with Tabatha’s Salon Takeover and Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style
  • MTV has True Life
  • VH1 has 100 Greatest Teen Stars
  • FX is new with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and the premiere of Testees
  • Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
  • Late-night highlights include Bill Murray and Beck on Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Maddow, and Rachael Yamagata on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on NBC; and Dennis Quaid, Lance Mackey, and Sarah McLachlan on Late Night With Conan O’Brien on NBC