Aug. 5: What's on HDTV today

What we're watching and why:

If it's Friday night, it must be boxing (or is that Saturday night?). In any case, HDnet takes you to the Manhattan Center, where you can watch the "explosive power" of light heavyweight Curtis Stevens and super middleweight "rising star" Jaidon Codrington. The fights begin at 9:30 p.m. I watch boxing to see people beat the hell out of each other. If you want analysis, please see the Yahoo boxing news.

Here are some other HDTV programs showing on selected networks today:

ABC: 8 Simple Rules (8 p.m.), Hope & Faith (8:30 and 9 p.m.), Less Than Perfect (9:30 p.m.)

CBS: Veronica Mars (8 p.m.), Numbers (10 p.m.)

NBC: Crossing Jordan (10 p.m.), The Tonight Show (11:35 p.m.)

Fox: Arrested Development (8, 8:30, 9, 9:30 p.m.)

WB: What I Like About You (8 p.m.), Reba (9 p.m.)

ESPN-HD: NFL Live (4 p.m.), SportsCenter (11 p.m.)