Oct 27: What's on HDTV today

What we're watching:

More spooky high-def is on the schedule tonight, starting at 6:45 p.m. I know: just what you need after dinner, right? Tune in to Monsters-HD for a 1080i presentation of "The Evil Dead." This wasn't a box-office smash in 1982, so don't look for sequels like "The Not So Bad Dead" or "The Just Plain Mean Dead."

If you're in the mood for a spooky-spoof, don't touch your dial (does anyone still use a dial?) because "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" follows at 8:15 p.m., also in 1080i. If the thought of clowns reminds you of "It" from Stephen King, turn on all of the lights in your house and tune in to TNT-HD instead. Starting at 7:30 p.m., they have back-to-back NBA Basketball Exhibition games in 1080i. Gee, weren't we just watching baseball?

After the jump is our traditional listing of HD programs throughout the night.

Here are some other HDTV programs showing on selected networks today. All times are Eastern:

ABC (720p): Alias (8 p.m.), Night Stalker (9 p.m.)

CBS (1080i): CSI (9 p.m.), Without a Trace (10 p.m.), The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35 p.m.)

NBC (1080i): Joey (8 p.m.), Will & Grace (8:30 p.m.), E. R. (10 p.m.), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35 p.m.)

Fox (720p): Maid in Manhattan (8 p.m.)

UPN (1080i): Everybody Hates Chris (8 p.m.), Love, Inc. (8:30 p.m.), Eve (9 p.m.), Cuts (9:30 p.m.)

WB (1080i): Smallville (8 p.m.), Everwood (9 p.m.)

TNT-HD (1080i): Alias (6 p.m.), NBA Pregame (7 p.m.), NBA Exhibition: Heat at Magic (7:30 p.m.), NBA Exhibition: Warriors at Suns (10 p.m.)