What we're watching tonight:

• NBC (1080i) features Patriots/Chargers at 8:15 p.m.
• CW (1080i) has Valentine at 8 p.m. and Easy Money at 9 p.m.
• Fox (720p) airs NLCS action with Phillies/Dodgers at 8 p.m.
• ABC (720p) drops in Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. followed by Brothers & Sisters
• CBS (1080i) lines up Cold Case at 9 p.m. and The Unit at 10 p.m.
• Sci Fi (1080i) has Swamp Devil at 9 p.m.
• HBO (1080i) has True Blood at 9 p.m., followed by Entourage, Little Britain and The Life & Times of Tim
• AMC (720p) has Mad Men at 10 p.m.
• Showtime (1080i) has Dexter at 9 p.m. and Californication at 10 p.m. (Thanks, Ivan!)

What we're watching tonight:

• CW (1080i) lines up Everyone Hates Chris at 8 p.m. followed by The Game
• TBS (1080i) has the ALCS with Red Sox/Rays at 8 p.m.
• MyNetworkTV (1080i) has WWE: SmackDown at 8 p.m.
• CBS (1080i) brings Ghost Whisperer at 8 p.m. followed by The Ex-List and Numb3rs
• Cartoon Network (1080i) has Star Wars: The Clone Wars at 9 p.m.
• Sci Fi (1080i) drops in Stargate Atlantis at 9 p.m. and Sanctuary at 10 p.m.
• USA (1080i) has the season premiere of The Starter Wife at 9 p.m.
• TLC (1080i) has What Not to Wear at 9 p.m. and Say Yes to the Dress at 10 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) has Louisville/Memphis college football at 8 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) has Life at 10 p.m.

What we're watching tonight:

• Fox (720p) starts the MLB NLCS with Dodgers/Phillies at 8 p.m.
• CBS (1080i) has Survivor at 8 p.m., followed by the season premiere of CSI at 9 p.m. and series premiere of Eleventh Hour at 10 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) has My Name is Earl at 8 p.m., the series premiere of Kath & Kim at 8:30 p.m., The Office at 9 p.m., SNL Weekend Update Thursday at 9:30 p.m. and E.R. at 10 p.m.
• ABC (720p) has Ugly Betty at 8 p.m. followed by Grey's Anatomy and the series premiere of Life on Mars
• CW (1080i) brings Smallville at 8 p.m. and Supernatural at 9 p.m.
• TLC (1080i) has American Chopper at 9 p.m. and the season premiere of L.A. Ink
• Discovery (1080i) drops in Destroyed in Seconds at 9 p.m.
• Showtime (1080i) has Comics Without Borders at 10 p.m.
• FX (720p) has It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia at 10 p.m. and the series premiere of Testees at 10:30 p.m.
• A&E (720p) has Jacked: Auto Theft Task Force at 10 p.m.
• Versus (1080i) has NHL action with Maple Leafs/Red Wings at 7 p.m. and Bruins/Avalanche at 10 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) presents Clemson/Wake Forest college football at 7:30 p.m.
• ESPNU (720p) has Winston-Salem/Florida A&M college football at 7:30 p.m.
• ESPN2 (720p) has an MLS tilt with New york/Real Salt Lake at 10 p.m.

What we're watching tonight:

• Fox (720p) has Bones at 8 p.m. and 'til Death at 9 & 9:30 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) brings home Knight Rider at 8 p.m. and Lipstick Jungle at 10 p.m.
• CBS (1080i) lines up The New Adventures of Old Christine at 8 p.m. followed by Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds and CSI: NY
• ABC (720p) has Pushing Daisies at 8 p.m., followed by Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money
• Showtime (1080i) has Inside the NFL at 9 p.m.
• DirecTV's The 101 has Friday Night Lights at 9 p.m.
• History (720p) has MonsterQuest at 9 p.m. and Jurassic Fight Club at 10 p.m.
• FX (720p) has Sons of Anarchy at 10 p.m.

What we're watching tonight:

• CW (1080i) has 90210 at 8 p.m. and Privileged at 9 p.m.
• ABC Family (720p) has Lincoln Heights at 8 p.m. and Greek at 9 p.m.
• CBS (1080i) airs NCIS at 8 p.m.
• ABC (720p) brings home Dancing With the Stars at 8 p.m.
• ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, CNN, PBS have the Presidential Debate at 9 p.m.
• Discovery (1080i) has Dirty Jobs at 9 p.m.
• Sci Fi (1080i) drops in ECW at 9 p.m.
• A&E (720p) has The Cleaner at 10 p.m.
• ESPN2 (720p) has Troy/Florida Atlantic college football at 8 p.m.

What we're watching tonight:

• CBS (1080i) lines up The Big Bang Theory at 8 p.m. followed by How i Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week and CSI: Miami
• NBC (1080i) has Chuck at 8 p.m., Heroes at 9 p.m. and Life at 10 p.m.
• ABC (720p) has Dancing With the Stars at 8 p.m. and Boston Legal at 10 p.m.
• Fox (720p) brings Terminator: SCC at 8 p.m. and Prison Break at 9 p.m.
• TBS (1080i) continues MLB playoffs with Angels/Red Sox at 8:37 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) presents Monday Night Football with Vikings/Saints at 8:30 p.m.
• USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m.
• TLC (1080i) drops in Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9 p.m. followed by 17 Kids and Counting at 10 & 10:30 p.m.

What we're watching tonight:

• NBC (1080i) has Sunday Night Football with Steelers/Jaguars at 8:15 p.m.
• CW (1080i) brings the series premieres of Valentine at 8 p.m. and Easy Money at 9 p.m.
• TBS (1080i) has MLB playoffs action with Angels/Red Sox at 7 p.m.
• ABC (720p) has Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. followed by Brothers & Sisters
• CBS (1080i) lines up Cold Case at 9 p.m. and The Unit at 10 p.m.
• Showtime (1080i) tosses in Dexter at 9 p.m. followed by Californication
• HBO (1080i) has True Blood at 9 p.m., followed by Entourage, Little Britain and The Life & Times of Tim
• AMC (720p) has Mad Men at 10 p.m.

What we're watching tonight:

• Fox (720p) has Cops at 8 p.m.
• CBS (1080i) brings EliteXC Saturday Night Fights at 9 p.m.
• Sci Fi (1080i) presents NYC: Tornado Terror at 9 p.m.
• TBS (1080i) has MLB playoffs with Phillies/Brewers at 6:30 p.m. and Cubs/Dodgers at 10 p.m.
• FSN (720p) has Texas/Colorado college football at 7 p.m.
• ESPN2 (720p) has Uconn/North Carolina college football at 7 p.m.
• ESPNU (720p) matches up Maryland/Virginia college football at 7 p.m.
• ABC (720p) brings in Ohio State/Wisconsin or Oregon/USC at 8 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) has Missouri/Nebraska college football at 9 p.m.
• HDNet (1080i) brings MLS action with LA/Columbus at 7:30 p.m.
• HBO (1080i) premieres The Brave One at 8 p.m. followed by Boxing After Dark at 10:05 p.m.
• Cinemax (1080i) has I Am Legend at 10 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) has Saturday Night Live at 11:29 p.m.

Another first is coming to Wichita: local news in high-definition. The area's CBS affiliate, KWCH-TV, just began running commercials to get residents psyched up about the impending transition to HD. When it flips the switch sometime later this month, it'll be the first local station in the region to air its newscasts in high-def. Something tells us the others won't be too far behind, though.

[Thanks, Gabe]

What we're watching tonight:

• CW (1080i) has season premieres of Everybody Hates Chris at 8 p.m. and The Game at 8:30 p.m.
• CBS (1080i) brings the season premiere of Ghost Whisperer at 8 p.m., series premiere of The Ex-List at 9 p.m. and season premiere of Numb3rs at 10 p.m.
• MNT (1080i) has the season premiere of WWE: SmackDown at 8 p.m.
• Cartoon Network (1080i) premieres Star Wars: The Clone Wars at 9 & 9:30 p.m.
• TBS (1080i) brings MLB playoffs action with White Sox/Rays at 6 p.m. and Red Sox/Angels at 9:30 p.m.
• History (720p) has Gangland at 9 p.m. and the season finale of Shockwave at 10 p.m.
• Sci Fi (1080i) has the series premiere of Sanctuary at 9 p.m.
• TLC (1080i) has What Not to Wear at 9 p.m. and Say Yes to the Dress at 10 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) has America's Toughest Jobs at 8 p.m. and Life at 10 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) has Cincinnati/Marshall college football at 8 p.m.

Reports have been flooding in from across Ohio, Indiana and Texas to confirm the cold, hard truth: LIN TV has begun removing its stations from Time Warner Cable systems. Last month, we found that the two were still in disagreement over carriage terms, with LIN TV wanting TWC to pony up to carry stations that could otherwise be fetched OTA for free. Amazingly, they let the October 2nd deadline come and go without even a stopgap deal, meaning that some locals in Dayton, Columbus, Toledo, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Austin, Green Bay, Buffalo and a handful of other cities have now vanished from TWC's EPG. In a posting made on the carrier's site, it bluntly states that LIN TV is "trying to make up for lower ratings and advertising revenue by adding fees that will fall, ultimately, on the backs of our cable customers." Granted, that's only one half of the story, but here's the bottom line: you two need to come to terms, and fast.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Deciding which channel to catch the Vice Presidential Debate on tonight? Wall Street Journal's The Numbers Guy points out that CNN's HD feed includes live analyst scorecards on the side of the screen (not included in the SD broadcast). Of course, with somewhat loose interpretations of how or when to score the debates, and a lack of explanation to viewers on what the scores the executive producer admitted there's room for improvement, but it may be worth checking out tonight and during future debates. Flip between six different VP debate HD feeds, or catch Magic's Biggest Secrets on My Network TV? Decision '08 indeed.

What we're watching tonight:

• TBS (1080i) has MLB playoffs with Brewers/Phillies at 6 p.m. and Dodgers/Cubs at 9:30 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) lines up My Name is Earl at 8 & 8:30 p.m.
• My Network Television (1080i) has WWE: WrestleMania XXIV at 8 p.m.
• CW (1080i) brings Smallville at 8 p.m. and Supernatural at 9 p.m.
• ABC (720p) has Ugly Betty at 8 p.m.
• CBS (1080i) has Survivor at 8 p.m.
• ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, NBC & PBS have the Vice Presidential Debate at 9 p.m.
• Discovery (1080i) has Destroyed in Seconds at 9 p.m.
• A&E (720p) drops in Jacked: Auto theft Task Force at 9 p.m.
• FX (720p) presents It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia at 10 & 10:30 p.m.
• Showtime (1080i) has Comics without Borders at 10 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) brings Pittsburgh/USF college football at 7:30 p.m.
• ESPNU (720p) has Nicholls State/Northern Iowa college football at 7:30 p.m.
• ESPN2 (720p) kicks in MLS with San Jose/FC Dallas at 9 p.m.
• Mojo HD (1080i) has Getting Abroad at 9 p.m.

Just when you thought DirecTV was through after announcing HD locals for two more of its market today, in comes a couple of new reports confirming that both the Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina DMAs were gifted as well. For the former, customers can look forward to seeing their local ABC, NBC, FOX and CBS affiliates in high-def, while the latter region gets all of those plus WMMP (MyNetworkTV). Any others you'd like to toss our way while you're at it? We've got a list of HD-starved DMAs just begging over here.

Read - Norfolk-Newport News, VA rollout
Read - Charleston, SC rollout

What we're watching tonight:

• TBS (1080i) has MLB playoffs action with Dodgers/Cubs at 6:30 p.m. and Red Sox/Angels at 10 p.m.
• Fox (720p) has Bones at 8 p.m. followed by 'til Death at 9 & 9:30 p.m.
• ABC (720p) presents the season premieres of Pushing Daisies at 8 p.m., Private Practice at 9 p.m. and Dirty Sexy Money at 10:01 p.m.
• CBS (1080i) lines up The New Adventures of Old Christine at 8 p.m. followed by Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds and CSI: NY
• NBC (1080i) has Knight Rider at 8 p.m. and Lipstick Jungle at 10 p.m.
• DirecTV (1080i) premieres Friday Night Lights at 9 p.m.
• Showtime (1080i) presents Inside the NFL at 9 p.m.
• FX (720p) has Sons of Anarchy at 10 p.m.
• History (720p) brings Jurassic Fight Club at 10 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) has Louisiana Tech/Boise State college football at 8 p.m.