HDTV Listings for April 6, 2006

What we're watching

: Heat vs. Pistons of course, the premiere Eastern conference rivalry plays out once again as time ticks down towards the playoffs. The Heat are shorthanded with Jason Williams and James Posey injured, so Dwyane Wade and Shaq will have to pick up the slack at 8 p.m. on TNT. Also, the game is at Miami, so crowd watching in high definition is highly recommended.

Elsewhere, NBC has committed the terrible sin of replacing The Office with Teachers at 9:30 p.m. so don't be fooled. Instead, if you didn't get enough Debra Messing during Will & Grace, switch over to HBO and check out The Wedding Date.


Our traditional high-def listings continue below.

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

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

NBC (1080i): Will & Grace (8 p.m.), My Name is Earl (8:30 p.m.), My Name is Earl (9 p.m.), Teachers (9:30 p.m.), E.R. (10 p.m.), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35 p.m.)

Fox (720p): The Loop (8:30 p.m.), The O.C. (9 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.)

Discovery-HD (1080i): American Chopper (6 p.m.), Blue Realm (7 p.m.), Corwin's Quest (8 & 11 p.m.), Trail Mix (9 p.m.), Sunrise Earth (10:30 p.m.)

ESPN-HD (720p): SportsCenter (6 & 11 p.m.), MLB Baseball: Nationals at Mets (7 p.m.), Baseball Tonight (10 p.m.)

INHD (1080i): Rugby Union (7 & 7:30 p.m.), Cathedrals of the Game (8 & 11 p.m.), World Series Recap (8:30 p.m.), Tour de Gorge (10 p.m), USA Basketball: Drive for the Gold (10:30 p.m.)

INHD2 (1080i): Laura Mckenzie's Traveler (7 p.m.), Discoveries...America: New York (8 p.m.), In Theaters (9 p.m.), Go! Saab Aero Academy (9:30 p.m.), Forensic Factor (10 p.m.), The Pixies (11 p.m.)

HBO-HD (1080i): The Phantom of the Opera (5:30 p.m.), The Wedding Date (9:30 p.m.)

Showtime-HD (1080i): The Punisher (8 p.m.), Penn & Teller: Bull (10:30 p.m.), The L Word (11 p.m.)

TNT-HD (1080i): Charmed (6 p.m.), Law & Order (7 p.m.), NBA Basketball: Pistons at Heat (8 p.m.), NBA Basketball: Lakers at Nuggets (10: 30 p.m.)