HDTV Listings for March 2, 2006

What we're watching: Every once in while do you get the urge to watch a marginal program just because it looks good in high-def? Until everything is available in 1080p, we still will too, and tonight is one of those nights. Was "The Chronicles of Riddick" a 2004 box-office smash? No. Was it another comic-book-y sci-fi wanna be? Yes. Do we expect it to look good in 1080i tonight at 7 p.m. on HBO-HD? You betcha, and that's why we'll be watching Vin Diesel tonight.

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): Sweet Home Alabama (8 p.m.)

CBS (1080i): CSI (9 p.m.), Without a Trace (10 p.m.)

NBC (1080i): My Name is Earl (9 p.m.), The Office (9:30 p.m), E.R. (10 p.m.), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35 p.m.)

Fox (720p): American Idol (8 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.)

Discovery-HD (1080i): American Chopper (6 p.m.), Dinosaur Planet (7 p.m.), Corwin's Quest (8 & 11 p.m.), Austin Stevens: Snakemaster (9 p.m.), Buggin' with Ruud (10 p.m.)

ESPN-HD (720p): SportsCenter (6 & 11 p.m.), College Basketball: Wisconsin at Michigan State (7 p.m.)

INHD (1080i): A List: Oregon City vs. Lake Oswego (8 & 11 p.m.), Airtime: Burton US Open Snowboarding Championship 1 (10 p.m.)

INHD2 (1080i): Twilight Zone #21 (7 p.m.), Twilight Zone #22 (7:30 p.m.), Discoveries...America: Rhode Island (8 p.m.), In Theaters (9 p.m.), Go! Tricked Out Rides (9:30 p.m.), Forensic Factor (10 p.m.), Farm Aid 20th Anniversay (11 p.m.)

HBO-HD (1080i): The Chronicles of Riddick (7 p.m.), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (9 p.m.)

Showtime-HD (1080i): The Manchurian Candidate (6 p.m.), Twisted (8:15 p.m.), The L Word (11 p.m.)

TNT-HD (1080i): Charmed (6 p.m.), NBA Basketball: Cavaliers at Bulls (7 p.m.), NBA Basketball: Mavericks at Spurs (9:30 p.m.)

Universal-HD (1080i): Quantum Leap (6 p.m.), Knight Rider (7 p.m.), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (8 & 11:30 p.m.), The Pianist (9 p.m.)