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May 1
9-10PM
Abused (A&E, TV-14) The truth is anybody's guess in this doc on convicted murderer Susan Greenberg (left) and her appeal for release from prison on the basis of ''battered woman syndrome.'' Contradictory accounts, dueling witnesses, and earnest attorneys pack this well-edited yet sentimentally scored rehashing of her 1987 case. B —Abby West
7-8PM
Jamie’s School Lunch Project (TLC) Naked Chef Jamie Oliver wants 21,000 South London school kids to eat well-balanced, gourmet meals at school, so he’s making them. Where was he when I was in school scraping Ellios pizza from a cardboard box?
8-10PM
101 Greatest Screenplays: Casablanca (TCM, TV-14)
Starting tonight, it's all about the scribes behind classics like The Graduate, Network, His Girl Friday, and others. So stick it, directors! At least until your next retrospective rolls around.
MINISERIES DEBUT
8-10PM*
Texas Ranch House (PBS, TV-PG) Remember Colonial House? This is just like that, only in the Wild West, where they shot their best friends with muskets and dug for oil with sticks.
*check local listings.
9-9:30PM
Girlfriends (UPN) Is Joan serious? Is she gonna dump Wayne Brady for a pro-athlete? Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a baller??
9-10PM
24 (Fox, TV-14-V) The First Lady's screeching again, suggesting that either she's figured out her husband is evil, not stupid — or she thinks she's stuck with a man who's stupid, not evil.
9-10PM
Heavy: The Story of Metal (VH1) This four-part special — running every night through Thursday — examines all aspects of heavy metal, from the big hair to the devil.
10-11PM
CSI: Miami (CBS) Did a cruise-ship magician (prestidigitator Keith Barry) kill a passenger? Unless the victim was sawed in half, skewered with a dozen swords, or simply disappeared, unlikely.
GUEST STAR
10-11PM
Medium (NBC, TV-14) Molly Ringwald gets attacked by a kissing bandit. Duckie is so eating his heart out over on Two and a Half Men.
(Additional reporting by Kate Sullivan)
