TV This Week

More new shows and episodes this week. Tonight Heroes starts its second season. Tuesday Cane debuts. Wednesday Bionic Woman and Dirty Sexy Money debut. Thursday The Office starts its fourth season. Friday Las Vegas starts its fifth season with a two hour episode.

US television highlights for the week of Sept. 24, 2007. Times are ET, shows are new unless noted otherwise. TV This Weekend will be published Friday. Tagged for your pleasure: tvtw .

Note: I do not list all of the season premiers, so if you have an old favorite then check the TV listings to see if it is new this week. Likewise I do not list all of the pilots for new shows.

Monday

The War, When Things Get Tough (January 1943-December 1943). PBS, check local listings for time.
The events of 1943, including U.S. forces engaging Rommel's panzer divisions in North Africa, where success eludes them until Patton takes command. Also: bombing raids over Europe; the Allied invasion of Sicily and southern Italy. On the home front, Mobile, Ala., experiences a population explosion; and women join the workforce.

Chuck, Pilot. 8:00pm, NBC.
Debut: Computer nerd Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi) becomes a vital secret agent in this series mixing comedy, action and sci-fi. First up: Chuck is drawn into shadowy global espionage when subliminal government secrets are downloaded into his brain. He soon attracts the attention of a CIA superspy (Yvonne Strahovski) and a hardened NSA agent (Adam Baldwin).

Big Bang Theory, Pilot. 8:30pm. CBS.
Debut: Two brilliant but nerdy physicists (Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons) share an apartment. In the opener, their lives are disrupted when they meet their beautiful new neighbor (Kaley Cuoco), and one of them becomes love struck and begins to entertain an illogical theory.

Heroes, Four Months Later . . . . 9:00pm, NBC.
The Season 2 opener reveals the fates of Nathan, Peter and Matt after the face-off with Sylar, as a new threat presents itself to those on the list. In other events, Hiro meets his idol in feudal Japan; and the Bennets strive for normalcy in California.

K-Ville, Cobb's Web. 9:00pm, Fox.
Cobb and Boulet track a trio of prison escapees. After apprehending two of the men, they investigate the third fugitive and uncover a web of corruption within the local penal system.

Digging for the Truth, God's Gold. 9:00pm, History Channel.
Part 1 of 2. Hunter Ellis searches for lost gold artifacts from the Temple in Jerusalem that vanished after looting by the Romans, and his quest takes him to various global locations, including Jerusalem, Rome, North Africa and Turkey.

CSI: Miami, Dangerous Son. 10:00pm, CBS.
The sixth season begins with a deadly hostage situation in which Horatio believes one of the suspects may be his son.

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Tuscany. 10:00pm, Food Network.
Bourdain visits Tuscany in central Italy, where he takes a trip to two family-owned farms and is treated to fresh wines, cheeses and milk, and he also has the opportunity to milk a sheep.

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Tuesday

The War, A Deadly Calling (November 1943-June 1944). PBS, check local listings for time.
The November 1943 Army-Marine Corps assault on Tarawa in the Pacific and the reaction to color footage of the battle shown in the U.S. are recalled. Also: The drive north in Italy stalls at Monte Cassino, leading to a risky plan to land Allied forces behind enemy lines at Anzio. Back home, racial violence erupts in Mobile, Ala.; blacks train for combat, but generally are assigned to service posts; a policy reversal permits Japanese-American men, previously labeled "enemy aliens," to volunteer.

Bones, The Widow's Son in the Windshield. 8:00pm, Fox.
Brennan and Booth investigate a community suspected of having cannibalistic tendencies in the third-season opener. Meanwhile, Angela hires a private eye to find her ex, so she can get their marriage annull

Boston Legal. 9:30pm, ABC.
In the fourth-season premiere, John Larroquette joins the cast as senior partner Carl Sack, who immediately clashes with Denny after the latter is arrested. Meanwhile, Shirley needs Alan's help when a university wants a donation, and Jerry assists another new attorney in a homicide case. 1½ hrs.

Cane, Pilot. 10:00pm, CBS.
Debut: Jimmy Smits and Hector Elizondo star in this drama following a Cuban-American family with a rum and sugar business in Florida. It's run by patriarch Pancho Duque (Elizondo), who, in the opener, announces that his health is failing, leading him to name a successor from among his sons.

Damages, Do You Regret What We Did?. 10:00pm, FX.
The deposition is looming and both sides continue to fight for the upper hand, with Frobisher hiring a coach and Ellen working her relationship with an official from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Wednesday

The War, Pride of Our Nation (June 1944-August 1944). PBS, check local listings for time.
The events of June 6, 1944 (D-Day), when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, are recalled by several veterans who took part. While the casualty toll is huge, the victory enables the Allies to push the Germans out of France. In the Pacific, the Marines face their bloodiest battle yet on Saipan, where even Japanese civilians seem to prefer death to surrender.

Kid Nation, To Kill or Not to Kill?. 8:00pm, CBS.
The kids must decide whether to kill a chicken; Sophia challenges the town council; and Greg becomes determined to win a gold star.

Bionic Woman, Pilot. 9:00pm, NBC.
Debut: This re-creation of the 1970s series focuses on Jaime Sommers (Michelle Ryan) adjusting to her bionic implants, which are installed without her consent after a car accident nearly kills her. First up: Jaime learns she isn't the only bionic woman when the original test subject, who is unstable, turns up to attack her.

Lost Worlds, The Vikings. 9:00pm, History Channel.
Sites associated with Vikings and their invasion of Britain and northern France in the 8th century are re-created.

Dirty Sexy Money, Pilot. 10:01pm, ABC.
Debut: An unscrupulous wealthy family becomes the headache of a lawyer who takes over as counsel when his father dies. In the opener, Nick George (Peter Krause) agrees to represent the Darlings, and is soon embroiled in the clan's bizarre problems.

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Thursday

Survivor: China, My Mom Is Going to Kill Me!. 8:00pm, CBS.
The castaways wrestle in mud as part of a challenge; Jean-Robert intentionally acts lazy as part of a risky strategy to get ahead in the game; Dave attempts to get the Zhan Hu tribe organized; and another castaway is voted out at tribal council.

My Name Is Earl, My Name Is Inmate 28301-16 Parts 1 & 2. 8:00pm, NBC.
In the Season 3 opener, Earl has difficulty adapting to life behind bars, particularly when he runs afoul of a jailhouse bully. Problems continue outside of jail, as Randy has trouble adjusting to life without Earl, so Joy takes the boy-man under her wings.

Grey's Anatomy, A Change Is Gonna Come. 9:00pm, ABC.
As the fourth season opens, Cristina returns from her "honeymoon" (with Meredith) and begins looking for Burke. At the hospital, new chief resident Callie welcomes a new batch of interns---including George, who is repeating his intern year, and Meredith's half sister Lexie (Chyler Leigh). Meanwhile, Richard resumes his post as chief of surgery, while Bailey tries to acclimate herself to her new duties at the hospital; Derek, at an impasse with Meredith, looks to fellow doctors for friendship.

The Office, Fun Run. 9:00pm, NBC.
In the fourth-season premiere, Michael believes the office might be cursed in the wake of a freak accident. After scrutinizing each of his staffers' religious beliefs, he organizes a charity 5K "fun run." Meanwhile, the status of two office romances comes to the fore.

Big Shots, Pilot. 10:00pm, ABC.
Debut: Four CEOs find sanctuary in male bonding to make sense of their lives. In the opener, Duncan (Dylan McDermott) tries to squelch a potential scandal; James (Michael Vartan) weighs a professional opportunity while dealing with a personal setback; Brody (Christopher Titus) plans a party for his wife; and Karl (Joshua Malina) worries that an affair has run its course.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation. 10:00pm, FX.
The gang declares war on a Korean restaurateur who threatens to bump Paddy's from its coveted and profitable spot on the city's annual pub crawl. Note: another new episode follows immediately at 10:30pm.

Ace of Cakes, Coach Duff. 10:00pm, Food Network.
Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets stops by and invites Duff to coach a charity basketball tournament for kids; a cake replica of the USS Carney is made for a man who's retiring from the Navy after 20 years of service.

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Friday

Doctor Who, The Sound of Drums. 8:00pm, Sci-Fi.
Part 1 of 2. The Doctor, Martha and Captain Jack arrive in the U.K. as the Master assumes his post as Prime Minister Harold Saxon and delivers a startling announcement to the world. Sharon Osbourne makes a cameo appearance.

Moonlight, No Such Thing as Vampires. 9:00pm, CBS.
Debut: "Undead" private investigator Mick St. John (Alex O'Loughlin) helps the living, instead of feeding on them, by using his acute vampire senses. In the opener, Mick probes the vampire-like murder of a college student and reconnects with a woman (Sophia Myles) from his past, who is now an investigative reporter. It's soon learned that the victim was taking an ancient mythologies class taught by a man who claims he's a vampire.

Las Vegas, A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich; Shrink Rap. 9:00pm, CBS.
In the Season 5 opener, the casino staffers attempt to solve the murder of Mary's father while investigating the brazen robbery of the Montecito. Meanwhile, Sam tries to escape from her kidnapper, and the new, enigmatic Montecito owner (Tom Selleck) arrives. 2 hrs.

Flash Gordon, Alliances. 9:00pm, Sci-Fi.
Flash, Baylin and Zarkov visit the Verden on Mongo, where Flash learns more about his father from their leader, Barin (Steve Bacic); Ming has plans for Barin and Aura.

Human Weapon, MMA: America's Extreme Fighting. 10:00pm, History Channel.
American Mixed Martial Arts and its growing popularity is examined.

Stargate Atlantis, Adrift. 10:00pm, SciFi.
Season 4 begins as Dr. Weir clings to life and Dr. McKay tries to save Atlantis, which is badly damaged and lost in space after the Replicator attack.

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