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Welcome to TV-Reviewed’s Boob Tube Alert, our feature which highlights the evening’s television shows. With our lives becoming all the more busy and the number of television channels ever increasing, it can be difficult to find something good on the old boob tube (television). So let us help you find something worth your time. We include new episodes, repeats, movies, and sports. Everything is organized by timeslot.

SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2008

SAW — 6:30pm ET/PT on SciFi Channel. Two men find themselves the chained victims of Jigsaw, a serial killer who devises elaborate set-ups to coerce his victims into killing each other. Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Shawnee Smith, and Ken Leung.

King Kong — 7:00pm ET/PT on TNT. An overly ambitious filmmaker inadvertently brings about the destruction of New York’s when he brings back a giant but kind ape, found during a crew’s filming on an isolated island full of deadly bugs and man-eating dinosaurs. Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Andy Serkis, and Jamie Bell.

Remember the Titans — 7:30pm ET/PT on ABC Family. A football coach (Denzel Washington) tries to promote racial harmony among the players of a newly integrated high-school squad in early 1970s Virginia. Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Donald Adeosun Faison, Craig Kirkwood. Boaz Yakin directed. Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, and Donald Adeosun Faison.

Cops: “Coast to Coast (CP-2033)” — 8:00pm ET/PT on Fox. When officers in Pomona, CA, respond to a burglary call at a restaurant, a K-9 unit sniffs out suspects inside looking for more than a free meal. In Martin County, FL, officers pull over a vehicle with a busted brake light, and discover that the driver, who was just released from jail for possession, hasn’t cleaned up his act. Also in Palm Beach County, FL, a narcotic search on a crack house has some sobering consequences.

UFC’s Ultimate Knockouts 5 — 8:00pm ET/PT on SpikeTV.

NCIS: “Iceman” — 8:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — With the young Marine on life support, the NCIS team tracks his movements in the days before he was left for dead and discovers a secret trip to Baghdad via a private cargo plane and a link to Gibbs’ past.

My Name Is Earl: “Randy in Charge (…Of Our Days and Our Nights)” — 8:00pm ET/PT on NBC. Repeat — The Warden (Craig T. Nelson) asks Earl (Jason Lee) to take on a task of forming a skit called, Scared Straight that will scare kids from committing crimes and stay out of jail. The Warden asks Earl to incorporate environmental friendly green messages into his presentation, based off a request from his wife, the governor. Meanwhile, Randy (Ethan Suplee) gets into a fight with Earl about who is in charge between the two of them, and uses his guard privileges to make Earls life difficult.

S.W.A.T. — 8:00pm ET/PT on Fox. An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a $100 million reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the S.W.A.T. team can prevent it. Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Rodriguez, and LL Cool J.

Freaky Friday — 8:00pm ET/PT on Fox. An overworked single mother and her rebellious teenage daughter wake up after a trip to a Chinese restaurant to discover that they have switched bodies, forcing them to see things from each other’s point of view before they can get their lives back. Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, and Chad Michael Murray.

Oceans Twelve — 8:00pm ET/PT on USA. Danny Ocean reunites the old gang to pull off a three-pronged heist across Europe to pay back the casino owner they all robbed three years ago. George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Pretty Woman — 8:00pm ET/PT on TBS. When a wealthy businessman, who has built his fortune on a series of ruthless takeovers, hires a free-spirited Hollywood streetwalker to be his companion for one week, they both find themselves getting more out of the relationship than they planned. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy, Jason Alexander, and Laura San Giacomo.

Open Range — 8:00pm ET/PT on A&E. In the Old West, two cowboys and their sidekicks are driving a herd of cattle cross-country when they get pulled into the affairs of a Montana town that is ruled by a greedy land baron, his henchmen, and the corrupt sheriff who takes orders from him. Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, and Michael Jeter.

Cops: “Family Feuds Special Edition (CP-2022)” — 8:30pm ET/PT on Fox. Repeat — Officers from coast to coast handle domestic disputes including Officer Curtis Lawrance of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department aiding fellow officers on a domestic-violence call.

My Name Is Earl: “Midnight Bun” — 8:30pm ET/PT on NBC. Repeat — As Joy (Jaime Pressly) prepares to give birth, she becomes increasingly inpatient and enlists the help of Darnell (Eddie Steeples) to speed things along. Meanwhile, when Randy (Ethan Suplee) decides he’s going to take the convicts for ice cream, Frank (guest star Michael Rapaport, The War at Home) has plans of his own and escapes collect his fortune buried behind Joy’s heater. Now Earl (Jason Lee) has 46 hours to get Frank back to prison. Elsewhere, Catalina (Nadine Velazquez) baby-sits for Joy’s kids and plays some interesting games with them.

America’s Most Wanted: “Episode 2138″ — 9:00pm ET/PT on Fox. This crime-fighting program focuses on capturing fugitives, protecting victims and empowering citizens within the criminal justice system. The series also takes an in-depth look at laws that harm victims, champions the cause of lawmakers fighting to protect victims’ rights and presents news of recent captures, convictions and missing children cases.

Robin Hood: “Treasure of the Nation” — 9:00pm ET/PT on BBC America. The Sheriff has turned Locksley into a garrison, throwing its people out to make room for an army of vicious mercenaries. As Robin and the Outlaws formulate a plan to stop them, they are intercepted by three of the King’s Guards, led by the fearsome Legrand who brings a vital message from King Richard. The King has sent coded information concealing plans to move his thesaurus patriae (Treasure of the Nation). Faced with a difficult decision, Robin decides that he must help the King, even if it means forsaking Locksley. Marian, however, believes that Locksley must be protected and the Nightwatchman goes into action, wreaking vengeance on the mercenaries. Gisborne and Allan predicted trouble, and Marian finds herself trapped and unmasked by Gisborne. Her secret is out and Gisborne swears she will die as punishment for her treachery. Robin is cornered too – the Sheriff has already killed Legrand’s contact, and the man Robin meets is the Sheriff’s spy. Everyone is in for a surprise when King Richard’s treasure is revealed.

Robin Hood

UFC: Silva vs. Irvin — 9:00pm ET/PT on SpikeTV. Mixed-martial-arts action in Las Vegas. Scheduled: Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin in the headline bout; Brandon Vera vs. Reese Andy; and Hermes Franca vs. Frank Edgar.

Holmes on Homes: “O-fence-ive” — 9:00pm ET/PT on TLC. Repeat — Mike Holmes and his crew help a whole neighborhood after a fencing contractor made a deal with 52 families, cashed their cheques, and then disappeared.

Law & Order: “Bogeyman” — 9:00pm ET/PT on NBC. Repeat — A novelist is found dead in her car, which appears to be a suicide at first inspection, but Detectives Cyrus Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) and Kevin Bernard (Anthony Anderson) have reason to believe a cult known as Systemotics is involved. The victims husband, Bradley Cameron (guest star Daniel London) explains to the detectives that he and his wife were paranoid that members of the cult had been trailing them recently. However, Bradley comes under suspicion as the detectives begin to chip away at his alibi. When the case goes to trial, ADA Michael Cutter (Linus Roache) has trouble prosecuting his case when several members of the jury fear for their own safety.

The Unit: “The Kill Zone” — 9:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — Jonas and his team are sent to Paraguay to eliminate a militia rebel leader, but the mission is put on hold when they must rescue two Charlie team members trapped by a sniper. Meanwhile, Kim and Molly help the fianc of a fallen member deal with her loss, and Kim urges Bob to sign a life insurance policy when she sees how little the army does to help the widows of men who have served.

Van Helsing — 9:00pm ET/PT on TNT. A famous monster hunter (Hugh Jackman) travels to Eastern Europe at the request of a female vampire hunter (Kate Beckinsale) to help vanquish Count Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, and the woman’s werewolf brother who are terrorizing villagers. Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, and Will Kemp.

Spy Kids 3: Game Over — 9:00pm ET/PT on Disney. An evil computer programmer (Sylvester Stallone) traps Carmen, a sassy junior spy, in a video game. Cheesy, eye-popping romp with Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Salma Hayek, Bill Paxton, Elijah Wood and George Clooney. Robert Rodriguez wrote, directed, co-produced, contributed to the score and added digital effects. Released to theaters in 3-D. Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, and Sylvester Stallone.

SAW II — 9:00pm ET/PT on SciFi Channel. When a new murder victim shows all the signs of Jigsaw’s work, a detective tracks down the ingenious killer, but getting caught is all part of his sinister plan. Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Donnie Wahlberg, Lyriq Bent, and Tim Burd.

Fun with Dick and Jane — 9:30pm ET/PT on TBS. A company executive and his wife are living the good life until his company’s stock becomes worthless and he becomes the fall guy in the scandal that follows and despite his best efforts to find work the couple is forced to turn to a life of crime. Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Angie Harmon, and Maggie Rowe.

Eli Stone: “I Want Your Sex” — 10:00pm ET/PT on ABC. Repeat — Jordan coyly assigns himself to the case alongside Eli, failing miserably to hide his obsessive adoration for the singer. A vision motivates Eli to go on his first date since his engagement broke off… with Beth Keller, the girl to whom he lost his virginity and who harbors a shocking secret about Eli’s brother, Nathan. Meanwhile, Taylor and Matt get a little closer when they’re assigned to work together on a case representing a judge ailing from cancer suing the man who refuses to donate his bone marrowthe judge’s estranged son.

48 Hours Mystery — 10:00pm ET/PT on CBS.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent: “Kissinger” — 10:00pm ET/PT on NBC. Repeat — Three people are shot and killed at close range, but their two-year-olds are unharmed, and they knew their killer, who was obsessed with entry into an exclusive pre-school.