HDTV Listings for May 2, 2006

What we're watching

: The playoffs are heating up, as the Heat start from scratch against the suddenly-competitive Chicago Bulls and Phoenix tries to avoid an early exit against the seventh-seeded LA Lakers. Also not to be forgotten are new episodes of Veronica Mars, Law & Order SVU and The Unit, among others.

Definitely looks like an NBA night, we have to see if the MVP will step up under adversity or fade away.

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): According to Jim (8 p.m.), Hope & Faith (8:30 & 9 p.m.), Less Than Perfect (9:30 p.m.), Boston Legal (10 p.m.)

CBS (1080i): NCIS (8 p.m.), The Unit (9 p.m.), The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35 p.m.)

NBC (1080i): Teachers (9:30 p.m.), Law & Order: SVU (10 p.m.), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35 p.m.)

Fox (720p): American Idol (8 p.m.), House (9 p.m.)

WB (1080i): Gilmore Girls (8 p.m.), Pepper Dennis (9 p.m.)

UPN (1080i): Veronica Mars (9 p.m.)

Discovery-HD (1080i): Greatest Fireworks Show on Earth (6 p.m.), Arctic Mission (7 p.m.), Desert Speaks (8, 8:30, 11 & 11:30 p.m.), Ultimate Car Show (9 p.m.), Fantastic Festivals of the World (10 p.m.)

ESPN-HD (720p): SportsCenter (6 & 11 p.m.), Baseball Tonight (10 p.m.)

TNT-HD (1080i): Charmed (6 p.m.), Law & Order (7 p.m.), NBA Playoffs: Bulls at Heat (7 p.m.), NBA Playoffs: Lakers at Suns (9:30 p.m.)

INHD (1080i): MLB Baseball: Yankees at Red Sox (7 p.m), Cathedrals of the Game (10:30 p.m.), Fusion (11 p.m.)

INHD2 (1080i): Twilight Zone (7 & 7:30 p.m.), Go! Luxury Coaches (8 p.m.), Lifestyles of the Great American Boater (8:30 p.m.), Encounter in the Third Dimension (9 p.m.), Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (10 p.m.)

HDNet (1080i): HDNet World Report (8 & 11 p.m.), Face 2 Face with Roy Firestone (9 p.m.), Smart Travels Europe (9:30 p.m.), Higher Definition (10 p.m.)

HDNet Movies (1080i): Eight Men Out (6:15 p.m.), Cry, The Beloved Country (8:15 p.m.), Focus (10:05 p.m.)

HBO-HD (1080i): Paparazzi (6 p.m.), The Interpreter (7:30 p.m.), Big Love (11 p.m.)

Showtime-HD (1080i): Sleepover! (7 p.m.), Trainspotting (8:30 p.m.), Weeds (10 & 10:30 p.m.), Huff (11 p.m.)

MAX-HD (1080i): Catwoman (5:45 p.m.), Kingdom of Heaven (8:15 p.m.) Next of Kin (10 p.m.)

STZ HD (1080i): Ice Princess (5:30 p.m.), Man of the House (7:15 p.m.), After the Sunset (11 p.m.)