| 8 | 8:30 | 9 | 9:30 | 10 | 10:30 | |
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| Disc | Mythbusters | Great Biker Build-Off | ||||
| WB | Smallville | Jack & Bobby | News | |||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | King of Queens | Center of the Universe | CSI: NY | ||
| NBC | LAX | West Wing | Law & Order | |||
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©The WB
Smallville
WB, 8pm
As if being a teenager weren't hard enough, what if you also had to leap tall buildings, stop speeding bullets and fight evil foes (who look, oddly, like lawyers and accountants)? That's the conundrum of our hero in this modern-day Superman drama. It brings a whole new generation into the Man of Steel fold, which is good, because kids don't read comic books like they used to.
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©Discovery
MythBusters
Discovery, 9pm
Nothing is off-limits for the hosts of this show, two ordinary guys whose main goal in life is to separate fact from urban legend. Like how many helium balloons does it actually take to lift a small child off the ground? Or if an elevator falls, can you save yourself by jumping up at the last second? And is it possible to throw a playing card fast enough to inflict bodily harm? Inquiring minds want to know.
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©NBC
Law & Order
NBC, 10pm
It's hard to believe this show's been on for 15 years (and renewed through 2006), but its huge fan base is a testament to its quality. Because it's not trying to prove itself, Law & Order's plots tend to be a little less gruesome than those of its spin-offs and the copycats on other networks. And the ripped-from-the-headlines storylines offer some good lessons. It's still pretty intense, though, with violence, sexual innuendo and tense situations that are definitely not for the younger crowd or the squeamish.
