What to Watch

What to Watch for week of October 16-22, 2006

A day-to-day guide to notable programs*
| Oct 13, 2006
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Waiting for more than a 'Studio' audience
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: Justin Lubin

Monday

October 16

10-10:59 PM
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC, TV-14-D) Sting and Lauren Graham of Gilmore Girls guest-star in this week's episode, which centers around Matthew Perry's Matt trying to get over Sarah Paulson's Harriet. Christine Lahti continues her guest role as a reporter who wants the juicy gossip on the romance gone sour.

New Time Slot Alert!
8-8:30 PM
Everybody Hates Chris (The CW, TV-PG) The Sunday lineup trades with the Monday shows. We have no idea what kind of logic goes into deciding that Monday feels more black, but so says The CWuh.

8-8:30 PM
How I Met Your Mother (CBS, TV-PG-DL) Not to be outdone, CBS flipped this and The Class. See? Ain't no sunshine when Marshall and Lily are on the outs.

8-9 PM
Wife Swap (ABC, TV-PG) Wife Swap is the new Cheers: Tina Lovazzano's ''biggest worry is deciding which of her two Ferraris to drive on her countless shopping trips, where the salespeople all know her name.''

9-10 PM
Heroes (NBC, TV-14-SV) Hiro weighs how best to use his time-freezing skills to benefit humanity and stop New York from blowing up. Or rather, he will as soon as he gets back from Vegas.

10-10:30 PM
Weeds (Showtime, TV-MA) Why is this casting so believable? Zooey Deschanel guests as Andy's nutjob ex.

10-11 PM
What About Brian (ABC) Don't even think about it, Brian! Because in real life, telling a woman you love her as she's about to marry another makes you a jerk.

10-11 PM
CSI: Miami (CBS, TV-14-SV) Horatio fights a dirty judge, but know what? H. is gonna clean him up! (Hmmm...that sounded cooler in my head.)

SERIES DEBUT
10-11 PM
Jacob & Joshua: Nemesis Rising (Logo, TV-14) This utterly embarrassing reality series follows creepy twins struggling to find a place in the music industry via their cheesy rock group, Nemesis. But the show isn't just about an unfortunately named band, it's also about the twins coming to terms with their status as openly gay men. Stagy and uninteresting, the only place this Nemesis rises is to the top of reality television's Hall of Shame. DTim Stack

(With additional reporting by Helin Jung)