Prison Break
SpongeBob Squarepants
8 pm/ET Nickelodeon
Johnny Depp is well-known for playing pirate Jack Sparrow, but tonight he provides the voice of a very different sea-loving Jack: Jack Kahuna Laguna (aka JKL), a buff, blond surf guru. SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward seek out JKL's expertise when they become stranded on a remote island. They learn that the only way to get home is to surf "The Big One" — a legendary wave that can take them back to Bikini Bottom. But first, they need to learn how to ride that wave without wiping out. Surf's up, dude!
Read on for previews of Prison Break, Now on PBS, Stranger Among Bears and DogTown.
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Bones
MLB Baseball
12:30 pm/ET MLB
Sound the trumpets, release the doves, and be in awe as the new Yankee Stadium opens its doors for the Bronx Bombers' long-awaited home opener. Alongside analysts Jim Kaat and Harold Reynolds, MLB Network reintroduces none other than 19-time Emmy winner Bob Costas for his first play-by-play since the 2000 ALCS, played across the street in what was The House That Ruth Built. That was the last World Championship season for the Yanks, so maybe Costas is the cosmic influence Joe Girardi's bunch needs to find October happiness. The Blue Jays and Twins play in the network's regular Thursday Night Baseball game.
Read on for previews of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, American Chopper and 30 Rock.
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Ghost Hunters
American Idol
9 pm/ET FOX
It was lights, camera, action last night when the Top 7 shot through songs of the cinema, with film guru Quentin Tarantino guiding them along. All this was minus inspirational, sight-impaired Scott MacIntyre, who made a tender exit last week when he wasn't able to survive Survivor's "The Search Is Over." But this search isn't over. The seven lasting contestants — Kris Allen, Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert and Lil Rounds — fight for their very Idol lives in tonight's results show. Season 3 finalist Jennifer Hudson performs "If This Isn't Love," and Miley Cyrus sings "The Climb."
Read on for previews of Ghost Hunters, Lost, Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch and The Cougar.
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The Deadliest Catch
Rescue Me
10 pm/ET FX
Everybody knows that Tommy Gavin is a little crazy, but too crazy to run into burning buildings? Find out tonight, when he has his FDNY Section 8 review. Meanwhile, Mike goes through with his plan to buy a bar, and a French writer (an attractive young woman, not surprisingly) is wandering around the firehouse, asking the guys to talk to her about 9/11. She gets an earful from Franco, who calls the attacks "an inside job"— a view echoing that of Daniel Sunjata, who plays Franco.
Read on for previews of Biggest Loser: Couples, 90210, Dancing with the Stars and Deadliest Catch.
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Saving Grace
24
9 pm/ET FOX
Talk about taking one for the team! Jack has been exposed to Starkwood's pathogen, and he's getting sicker by the hour. This prompts the return of his daughter, Kim (Elisha Cuthbert), whose stem cells may be his only hope for a cure, but Jack is reluctant to ask for her help. Meanwhile, Tony Almeida operates in the field as Jonas Hodges and Starkwood try to blackmail President Taylor's administration.
Read on for previews of Heroes, Roommates, Two and a Half Men and Saving Grace.
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Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
10 pm/ET Showtime
She's back! The prodigiously talented and incredibly amusing Tracey Ullman returns for a second season of skewering Americans in the news (and celebrity visitors to America). She kicks things into comic high gear with a wickedly funny spoof of Heather Mills (Paul McCartney's ex) as a reality-TV star. Other highlights include Ullman as Texas-ranch retiree Laura Bush presiding over a garage sale featuring "doodads and objets d'art" from her White House stay, and a send-up of Celine Dion doing post-Katrina calamity cleanup in New Orleans.
Read on for previews of The Masters, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Breaking Bad and Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels.
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Thrilla in Manila
Thrilla in Manila
8 pm/ET HBO
This documentary is an engrossing look at one of boxing's most famous events, the third heavyweight meeting of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. The story is told from the viewpoint of the less-flamboyant Frazier, who felt incensed and betrayed by the taunts of Ali. It also focuses on the dramatic conclusion of that fight after 14 rounds — and the consequences that haunt both fighters today.
Read on for previews of Love Finds a Home, Naked Brothers Band, Nora Roberts' Tribute and The Ten Commandments.
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Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
9 pm/ET NBC
The Lights are going down on the third season of NBC's critically acclaimed (and recently renewed!) drama. In tonight's season finale, everyone's eyes are on the future, some more enthusiastically than others. Billy and Mindy finally tie the knot, while Eric anxiously awaits the status of his contract review. Meanwhile, the teens are doing their own reflecting as Tyra waits for news about college, Matt considers leaving his grandma and Julie, and Riggins and Lyla wonder about the future of their relationship.
Read on for previews of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Supernanny, Supernanny and 400 Years of the Telescope.
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Parks and Recreation
MLB Baseball
7 pm/ET MLB
It may be last to the cable-channel party among the major American sports, but MLB Network has gained many fans after three months of off-season and preseason fare. The main course arrived this week with regular-season coverage, headlined by tonight's launch of Thursday Night Baseball in San Francisco. Sixteen different teams are showcased in the first eight games on the schedule, with veteran voices such as Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, Joe Magrane, Harold Reynolds and Matt Vasgersian in the booth.
Read on for previews of Parks and Recreation, Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, Harper's Island and Southland.
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Lost
America's Next Top Model
8 pm/ET CW
Fo, Tyra's self-proclaimed "mama's pupil," must be considered the front-runner after last week's high praise from Banks on her smiling eyes and a best-photo win. On the bottom is self-destructing Celia. She is, arguably, the most fashion-conscious model, but her ill-advised tirade at panel against Tahlia will likely be her downfall. Nigel, especially, is itching to get rid of her. Tonight Clay Aiken coaches the models during an acting class, and Cycle 11 winner McKey prepares the gals to shoot a cosmetics commercial.
Read on for previews of American Idol, Lost, The Unusuals and American Masters
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