Aug. 17: What's on HDTV today

What we're watching and why:

Again, we have two baseball games in HDTV airing tonight. It's the ESPN double-header, if you're lucky enough to have ESPN 2-HD. The Cubs seem to be in high def quite a bit lately, including at 8 p.m. in a game versus the Astros. It's a pretty equal-footed game, with the Astros showing a 64-55 record and the Cubs sporting a 58-62 record. At 10 p.m., the Blue Jays face the Angels, which leads the AL West.

Here are some other HDTV programs showing on selected networks today:

ABC: Lost (10 p.m.)

CBS: Still Standing (8 p.m.), Yes, Dear (8:30 p.m.), King of Queens (9:30 p.m.), CSI: NY (10 p.m.)

NBC: The Office (8, 8:30, 9, 9:30 p.m.), Law & Order (10 p.m.), The Tonight Show (11:35 p.m.)

UPN: Veronica Mars (9 p.m.)

WB: One Tree Hill (8 p.m.), Smallville (9 p.m.)

ESPN-HD: NFL Live (4 p.m.), MLB: Cubs at Astros (7 p.m.), Baseball Tonight (10 p.m.), SportsCenter (11 p.m.)

ESPN 2-HD: USA Soccer Qualifier (8 p.m.), MLB: Blue Jays at Angels (10 p.m.)

HBO: Paparazzi (8:30 p.m.)

Showtime: Absolute Power (8 p.m.), Weeds: Free Goat (10 and 10:30 p.m.)