Thursday, Sept 22

8:00 NBC MUST SEE TV PREMIERESSeason Premieres! This is your stomach's cue to churn in agony over the return of Joey, The Apprentice, and E.R.9:00 ABC DANCING WITH THE STARS: DANCE-OFF RESULTS!America has voted, and tonight we'll see who wins the dance-off: John O'Hurley or that talentless tart Kelly Monaco.

Friday, Sept 23

9:00 NBC THREE WISHESSeason Premiere! A manipulative show featuring Christian singer Amy Grant granting poor families three wishes. (Whatever happened to Jesus granting wishes?)10:00 SCIFI BATTLESTAR GALACTICASeason Finale! The Galactica crew discovers another battlestar—and it's filled with assholes!

Saturday, Sept 24

8:00 ABC CATCH ME IF YOU CAN—Movie(2002) Leo DiCaprio stars as an identity-switching conman on the run from FBI agent/nerd Tom Hanks.

Sunday, Sept 25

9:00 ABC DESPERATE HOUSEWIVESSeason Premiere! Creepy Zach holds Susan hostage... and who's the new black neighbor?10:00 HBO CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASMSeason Premiere! Larry David returns in the most hilarious, misanthropic show on TV!

Monday, Sept 26

8:00 FOX ARRESTED DEVELOPMENTMichael is totally in love with his new English girlfriend... now if only something could be done about her teeth...9:00 FOX PRISON BREAKIn danger of being transferred to another prison, Michael cranks up his escape plan.

Tuesday, Sept 27

9:00 WB SUPERNATURALThe brothers investigate some mysterious drownings in a show that doesn't suck as much as I initially feared.9:30 NBC THE OFFICEWhen his pal Todd shows up at the office, Michael becomes more inappropriate than ever.

Wednesday, Sept 28

9:00 UPN VERONICA MARSSeason Premiere! Veronica is on the case when Wallace mysteriously tests positive for goofballs.9:00 ABC LOSTSawyer, Michael, and Jin discover a new predator in the ocean: torpedo-launching invisible polar bears!Let's get bipolar! steve@thestranger.com