HDTV Listings for March 26, 2006

What we're watching

: No new Grey's Anatomy? Nooooo. Where will we get our soap operatic exploits of doctors in 720p? Until General Hospital upgrades to HD and ER becomes the show that it was 10 years ago, nowhere would be the appropriate answer.

In it's stead we will accept warmed over episodes of CSI (after watching The Evidence, we appreciate this show much more) and Pistons vs. Nets on ESPN. I went to a couple Pistons games this week and after several overpriced beers experienced considerable compression issues and artifacting, real life isn't all it's made out to be.

I haven't seen tonight's episode of Rides before, where four teams of designers take a crack at the Chevy HHR, so that will get at least a look as well.

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): Desperate Housewives (9 p.m.), Grey's Anatomy (10 p.m.)

CBS (1080i): Cold Case (8 p.m.), CSI (9 p.m.), Without A Trace (10 p.m.)

NBC (1080i): West Wing (8 p.m.), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (9 p.m.), Crossing Jordan (10 p.m.)

Fox (720p): Malcolm in the Middle (7 p.m.), War at Home (8:30 p.m.), Free Ride (9:30 p.m.)

WB (1080i): What I Like About You (6 p.m.), Reba (7 & 7:30 p.m.) Smallville (11 p.m.)

Discovery-HD (1080i): Destination HD: Poland (6 p.m.), Sunrise Earth (7 p.m.), Med Air (8 & 11 p.m.), Rides (9 p.m.), Dream RV (10 p.m.)

ESPN-HD (720p): Figure Skating World Championships (5:30 p.m.), NBA Basketball: Nets at Pistons (7:30 p.m.), Sportscenter (11 p.m.)

INHD (1080i): H.S. Basketball: South Oak Cliff vs. Montrose Christian (5 & 10 p.m.), Classic Tennis (7 p.m.), Fusion: Slam City Jam (9 p.m.)

INHD2 (1080i): Ultimate Access (8 p.m.), Beavers (9 p.m.), The Living Sea (9:45 p.m.), Caribbean Escapes (10:30 p.m.)

HBO-HD (1080i): Alien vs. Predator (6:15 p.m.), The Sopranos (9 p.m.). Big Love (10 p.m.), Walkout (11 p.m.)

Showtime-HD (1080i): The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (6:30 p.m.), The L Word (10 & 11 p.m.)

TNT-HD (1080i): Law & Order ( 7, 8 & 9 p.m.), Las Vegas (11 p.m.)