Dec. 28: What's on HDTV today

What we're watching:

Is it just us or is good high-def programming hard to come by at the tail end of the year? Although the movie was so-so, we're going to tune in to 1996's "Twister" on TNT-HD at 10 p.m. tonight. The special effects actually look solid in HD and there's a little nostalgia involved also. While the industry bickers over the next high-def DVD format, "Twister" gets a nod as one of the very first movies ever available on DVD.

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 and reruns are in italics:

ABC (720p): George Lopez (8 p.m.), Freddie (8:30 p.m.), Lost (9 & 10 p.m.)

CBS (1080i): Still Standing (8 p.m.), Yes, Dear (8:30 p.m.), Criminal Minds (9 p.m.), CSI: New York (10 p.m.), The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35 p.m.)

NBC (1080i): E-Ring (8 p.m.), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (9 p.m.), Law & Order (10 p.m.), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35 p.m.)

WB (1080i): One Tree Hill (8 p.m.), Supernatural (9 p.m.)

UPN (1080i): Eve (8 p.m.), Love, Inc (8:30 p.m.), Veronica Mars (9 p.m.)

Discovery-HD (1080i): Best of National Parks (7 p.m.), Monster Garage (9 p.m.)

ESPN-HD (720p): Alamo Bowl: Michigan vs. Nebraska (8 p.m.), SportsCenter (11:30 p.m.)

HBO-HD (1080i): Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (6:15 p.m.), Rome (8 & 9 p.m.)

Showtime-HD (1080i): Godsend (7:15 p.m.), Tupac:Resurrection (9 p.m.) The L Word (11 p.m.)

TNT-HD (1080i): Charmed (6 p.m.), Law & Order (7, 8 & 9 p.m), Twister (10 p.m.)