Oct 20: What's on HDTV today

What we're watching: Nothing good on tonight, so I'm popping an HD-DVD movie in for the evening. Nah, we're just kidding, but we made you look, no? Anyway, it's a good night for New York hockey fans; or at least half of them. HDNet drops the puck at 7 p.m. in 1080i for the Rangers – Islanders matchup. My prediction: New York will win.

I'll also be switching over to TNT-HD for "Jerry Maguire" at 8 p.m. in 1080i. Ok, it wasn't a great flick,
but it's one of the few times I can get over my misery as an Arizona Cardinals fan. Short of a playoff win in the 1940's and another in the late 1990's, my beloved birds have basically blundered their way through the NFL until this movie. Hey, don't knock the pick: you were the ones who said football looked best in HD, right? Logic dictates that a football
movie should be twice as good!

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): Reunion (8 and 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.), Everwood (9 p.m.)

HBO-HD (1080i): Shrek 2 (6:15 p.m.), Alien vs. Predator (9 p.m.)