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HDTV Listings for October 11, 2009
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has Brothers at 7 p.m., The Simpsons at 8 p.m. and The Cleveland Show at 8:30 p.m. ABC (720p) has Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m., and Brothers & Sisters at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Dexter at 9 p.m. and Californication at 10 p.m. Discovery (1080i) presents Discovering Ardi at 9 p.m. CBS (1080i) has Three Rivers at 9 p.m. and Cold Case at 10 p.m. AMC (720p) has Mad Men at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) has Curb Your Enthusiasm at 9 p.m., Bored to Death at 9:30 p.m. TBS (1080i) has Yankees/Twins baseball at 7 p.m. and Phillies/Rockies baseball at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) has Sunday Night Football with Colts/Titans at 8:20 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) airs NHRA Viginia Nationals at 7 p.m.
HDTV Listings for October 10, 2009
What we're watching tonight: CBS (1080i) has Florida/LSU college football at 8 p.m. ABC (720p) has Michigan/Iowa college football at 8 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Georgia Tech/Florida State college football at 8 p.m. TBS (1080i) has Phillies/Rockies MLB playoffs at 9:30 p.m. Fox (720p) has Cops at 8 p.m. Syfy (1080i) presents Megafault at 9 p.m. HBO (1080i) has Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) has Saturday Night Live with Drew Barrymore at 11:29 p.m.
HDTV Listings for October 5, 2009
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has House at 8 p.m. and Lie to Me at 9 p.m. NBC (1080i) airs Heroes at 8 p.m. and Trauma at 9 p.m. ABC (720p) has Dancing with the Stars at 8 p.m. and Castle at 10:01 p.m. CBS (1080i) has How I Met Your Mother at 8 p.m., Accidentally On Purpose at 8:30 p.m., Two and a Half Men at 9 p.m., The Big Bang Theory at 9:30 p.m. and CSI: Miami at 10 p.m ESPN (720p) has Packers/Vikings Monday Night Football at 8:30 p.m. CW (1080i) airs One Tree Hill at 8 p.m. and Gossip Girl at 9 p.m. ABC Family (720p) has Lincoln Heights at 8 p.m. and Greek at 9 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents Outrage at 9 p.m. History (720p) has Clash of the Gods at 10 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9 p.m. and Ultimate Cake Off at 10 p.m. Travel (1080i) has Madventures at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 19, 2009
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has Cops at 8 p.m. ABC (720p) has Texas Tech/Texas college football at 8 p.m. TLC (1080i) airs Moving Up at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Georgia/Arkansas college football at 7:45 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has West Virginia/Auburn college football at 7:45 p.m. HBO PPV (1080i) Mayweather/Marquez boxing starts at 9 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 18, 2009
What we're watching tonight: MyNetworkTV (720p) has WWE SmackDown at 8 p.m. TLC (1080i) airs Making Over America with Trinny & Susannah at 8 p.m., Say Yes to the Dress at 9 & 9:30 p.m. and Masters of Reception at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) has the season finale of 24/7: Mayweather/Marquez at 9:30 p.m. Syfy (1080i) has the season finale of Eureka at 9 p.m. USA (1080i) brings Monk at 9 p.m. and Psych at 10 p.m. Starz (1080i) ars the season premiere of Crash at 10 p.m. History (720p) has Lock 'n Load at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Boise St./Fresno St. college football at 8 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Rapids/Earthquakes MLS action at 11 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 9, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN have the Presidential Address to the Joint Session of Congress at 8 p.m. TLC (1080i) brings Restorer Guy at 7 p.m. and Stager Invasion at 7:30 p.m., season finale of Lottery Changed My Life at 8 p.m., Truth Be Told at 9 p.m. and Toddlers & Tiaras at 10 p.m NBC (1080i) has America's Got Talent at 9 p.m. Fox (720p) has the series premiere of Glee at 9 p.m. Syfy (1080i) has Ghost Hunters at 9 p.m. and season premiere of Destination Truth at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) has the season finale of Hard Knocks at 10 p.m TNT (1080i) brings the summer finale of Leverage at 9 p.m. and Dark Blue at 10 p.m. MTV (1080i) has the season finale of The Real World at 10 p.m. TBS (1080i) has Meet the Browns at 10 & 10:30 p.m ESPN (720p) has Rays/Yankees baseball at 7 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) airs Oudin/Wozniacki U.S. Open Tennis at 7 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 7, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC Family (720p) has the summer finale of The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8 p.m. and Greek at 9 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents The Last Truck: The Closing of a GM Plant at 9 p.m. History (720p) presents Manson at 9 p.m. USA (1080i) airs WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. A&E (720p) has Hoarders at 10 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Ultimate Cake Off at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Miami/Florida State college football at 8 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 5, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC (720p) has Alabama/Virginia Tech college football at 8 p.m. TBS (1080i) airs the season finale of The Bill Engvall Show at 9 & 9:30 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents 24/7: Mayweather/Marquez at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has BYU/Oklahoma college football at 7 p.m. and LSU/Washington at 10:30 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) airs the Degree V12 3000 @ Atlanta at 7 p.m. and Maryland/California college football at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 2, 2009
What we're watching tonight: TLC (1080i) brings Restorer Guy at 7 p.m. and Stager Invasion at 7:30 p.m., Lottery Changed My Life at 8 p.m., Truth Be Told at 9 p.m. and Toddlers & Tiaras at 10 p.m.NBC (1080i) has America's Got Talent at 9 p.m. ABC (720p) has Wipeout at 8 p.m. TNT (1080i) brings Leverage at 9 p.m. and Dark Blue at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) has Hard Knocks at 10 p.m. Syfy (1080i) has Ghost Hunters at 9 p.m. Discovery (1080i) has Man vs. Wild at 9 p.m. TBS (1080i) has Meet the Browns at 9 & 9:30 p.m. MTV (1080i) brings The Real World at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Red Sox/Rays at 7 p.m. and Diamondbacks/Dodgers at 10 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Federer/Greul U.S. Open tennis at 7 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 31, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ESPN (720p) has Monday Night Football with Vikings/Texans at 8 p.m. ABC (720p) presents CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock at 8 p.m. ABC Family (720p) has The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8 p.m. and the season premiere of Greek at 9 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has the season finale of Weeds at 10 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9 p.m. and Ultimate Cake Off at 10 p.m. A&E (720p) has Hoarders at 10 p.m HBO (1080i) presents Youth Knows No Pain at 9 p.m. History (720p) airs Clash of the Gods at 10 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Primetime at the U.S. Open at 7 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 30, 2009
What we're watching tonight: AMC (720p) has Mad Men at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) airs Bears/Broncos Sunday Night Football at 8 p.m. Syfy (1080i) presents High Plains Invaders at 9 p.m. MTV (1080i) has America's Best Dance Crew at 9 p.m. History (720p) has Pawn Star$ at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) lines up True Blood at 9 p.m., Hung at 10 p.m. and Entourage at 10:30 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Braves/Phillies baseball at 8 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 29, 2009
What we're watching tonight: CBS (1080i) has Chargers/Falcons football at 8 p.m. BBC America (1080i) has the season finale of Being Human at 9 p.m. NBC (1080i) has The 25th Anniversary of Wrestlemania at 9 p.m. TBS (1080i) airs The Bill Engvall Show at 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Moving Up at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents the season premiere of 24/7: Mayweather/Marquez at 10:15 p.m. PPV (1080i) has UFC 102 Couture/Nogueira at 9 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 26, 2009
What we're watching tonight: TLC (1080i) brings Restorer Guy at 7 p.m. and Stager Invasion at 7:30 p.m., Lottery Changed My Life at 8 p.m., Truth Be Told at 9 p.m. and Toddlers & Tiaras at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) has America's Got Talent at 9 p.m. TNT (1080i) airs Leverage at 9 p.m. and Dark Blue at 10 p.m. History (720p) has the season finale of MonsterQuest at 9 p.m. HBO (1080i) has Hard Knocks at 10 p.m. Syfy (1080i) has Ghost Hunters at 9 p.m. Discovery (1080i) has Man vs. Wild at 9 p.m. MTV (1080i) brings The Real World at 10 p.m. TBS (1080i) has Meet the Browns at 9 & 9:30 p.m. Travel (1080i) has Man vs. Food at 10 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Rangers/Yankees at 7 p.m. ESPN (720p) has 2009 Little League World Series at 8 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 24, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ESPN (720p) has Monday Night Football with Jets/Ravens at 8 p.m. TNT (1080i) has the summer finales of The Closer at 9 p.m. and Raising the Bar at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Weeds at 10 p.m. and the season finale of Nurse Jackie at 10:30 p.m. ABC Family (720p) has The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8 p.m. and the summer finale of Make it or Break it at 9 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) has the season finale of Cake Boss at 10 p.m. Discovery (1080i) premieres Out of Egypt at 9 & 10 p.m. Travel (1080i) has Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents Which Way Home at 9 p.m. A&E (720p) has Intervention at 9 p.m. and Hoarders at 10 p.m ESPN2 (720p) has Little League World Series at 8 p.m. and Tigers/Angels at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 19, 2009
What we're watching tonight: TLC (1080i) brings Restorer Guy at 7 p.m. and Real Estate Pros at 7:30 p.m., Truth Be Told at 9 p.m. and Toddlers & Tiaras at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) has America's Got Talent at 9 p.m. TNT (1080i) airs Leverage at 9 p.m. and Dark Blue at 10 p.m. DirecTV (1080i) has the series finale of The Nine at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) has Hard Knocks at 10 p.m. Syfy (1080i) airs the summer premiere of Ghost Hunters at 9 p.m. Discovery (1080i) has Man vs. Wild at 9 p.m. and Verminators at 10 p.m. MTV (!080i) brings The Real World at 10 p.m. TBS (1080i) has Meet the Browns at 9 & 9:30 p.m. Travel (1080i) has Man vs. Food at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Red Sox/Blue Jays baseball at 7 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) airs Galaxy/Fire MLS action at 9 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 17, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ESPN (720p) has Monday Night Football with Panthers/Giants at 8 p.m. ABC Family (720p) has The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8 p.m. and Make it or Break it at 9 p.m. TNT (1080i) has The Closer at 9 p.m. and Raising the Bar at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Weeds at 10 p.m. and Nurse Jackie at 10:30 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9 p.m. and Cake Boss at 10 p.m. A&E (720p) has Intervention at 9 p.m. and the series premiere of Hoarders at 10 p.m HBO (1080i) has Fixer at 9 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Cardinals/Dodgers baseball at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 12, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC (720p) has Wipeout at 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) brings Restorer Guy at 7 p.m. and Real Estate Pros at 7:30 p.m., then the series premiere of Truth Be Told at 9 p.m. and Toddlers & Tiaras at 10 p.m. DirecTV (1080i) brings a previously unaired ep of The Nine at 10 p.m. TNT (1080i) airs Leverage at 9 p.m. and Dark Blue at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) has America's Got Talent at 9 p.m. the season finale of The Philanthropist at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents the season premiere of Hard Knocks at 10 p.m. MTV (1080i) has The Real World at 10 p.m. Syfy (1080i) airs the season finale of Ghost Hunters International at 9 p.m. TBS (1080i) has Meet the Browns at 9 & 9:30 p.m. Travel (1080i) has Man vs. Food at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Phillies/Cubs baseball at 8 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 9, 2009
What we're watching tonight: CW (1080i) has Easy Money at 7 p.m. NBC (1080i) airs preseason football with Bills/Titans at 8 p.m. USA (1080i) has the season finales Law & Order: CI at 9 p.m. and In Plain Sight at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) lines up True Blood at 9 p.m., Hung at 10 p.m. and Entourage at 10:30 p.m. History (720p) has Ice Road Truckers at 9 p.m., Pawn Star$ at 10 & 10:30 p.m. and Lock & Load at 11 p.m. A&E (720p) has Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 10 & 10:30 p.m. ESPN (720p) brings Red Sox/Yankees baseball at 8 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 8, 2009
What we're watching tonight: Syfy (1080i) presents Infestation at 9 p.m. ABC (720p) airs the series finale of Dirty Sexy Money at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents George Lopez: Tall, Dark & Chicano at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) has Face the Ace at 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Moving Up at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has the 2009 U.S. Open Series LA Women's Tennis Championship at 10 p.m.
Steven Soderbergh calls out the aspect ratio villains: HBO, AMC - We're talking about you
You've gritted your teeth every time TNT flips the switch on its dreaded stretch-o-vision, and we've done our part to explain why proper aspect ratios are so important, and yet few have taken heed. Perhaps director Steven Soderbergh can succeed where we have failed, railing against cable channels that, instead of using HDTV to deliver movies the way they were meant to be seen, are often cropping and squeezing to give what they think viewers want instead. The worst network? AMC. Not only is it guilty of pan scanning like HBO, but the advertisements tease the movies in their correct aspect ratio, the cruelest bait and switch of all. Check out the article for a full explanation from behind the lens of why correct treatment of aspect ratios matters, and please, tell a friend to tell a friend.[Thanks, Chevelleman & Fortified Live for the image]
