HDTV Listings for February 25, 2006

What we're watching

: What can we say: we'd rather have good special effects in high-def over a decent plot. That means it's "Armageddon" for us on TNT-HD in 1080i at 8 p.m.; here's hoping it really is 1080i and not some super-stretch version. The 1998 movie had a semi-predictable plot, but Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and the rest of the oil rig characters make up for it, plus it never hurts to have Liv Tyler in a flick. With the Olympics almost over, you may want to pass on the soft sci-fi and get your fill of the Winter Games in 1080i on NBC starting at the same time.

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:

ABC (720p): Forrest Gump (8 p.m.)

CBS (1080i): NUMB3RS (8 p.m.), Cold Case (9 p.m.)

NBC (1080i): Winter Olympics: Hockey, Speedskating, Biathlon (1 p.m.), Winter Olympics: Skiing, Bobsledding, Short Track Speedskating (8 p.m.)

Discovery-HD (1080i): Corwin's Quest (6 p.m.), Sunrise Earth (7 p.m.), Planet's Best: Aquariums (8 & 11 p.m.), Destination HD: Bulgaria (9 p.m.), Road Trip: Mount Rushmore to Yellowstone (10 p.m.)

ESPN-HD (720p): College Basketball: Kansas at Texas (9 p.m.), SportsCenter (11 p.m.)

INHD (1080i): NBA TV: Knicks at Wizards (7 p.m.), Beanpot Championship Game 2006 (11 p.m.)

INHD2 (1080i): Discoveries...America: Kentucky (7 p.m.), Go! Tricked Out Rides (8 p.m.), In Theaters (8:30 p.m.), Mother, Jugs and Speed (9 p.m.), Pocket Money (11 p.m.)

HBO-HD (1080i): Runaway Jury (5:45 p.m.), Mrs. Harris (8 p.m.), The Last Samurai (9:45 p.m.)

Showtime-HD (1080i): Without a Paddle (7:35 p.m.), The Cookout (9:30 p.m.), Walking Tall (11 p.m.)

TNT-HD (1080i): The Mummy (5:30 p.m.), Armageddon (8 p.m.), The Fifth Element (11 p.m.)

Universal-HD (1080i): The Equalizer (7 p.m.), Medical Investigation (8 p.m.), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9 p.m.), Monk (10 p.m.), The Frighteners (11 p.m.)