Tube Notes
By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service
TODAY'S MUST-SEE
Olympics, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (delayed), 6-10:30 p.m. (delayed) 11 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (delayed), NBC. Tonight brings the team finals for men's gymnastics. That's complicated by the fact that the U.S. lost both Paul and Morgan Hamm to injuries. Also tonight: Men's synchronized diving and gold-medal swimming finals for men's freestyle, women's breast stroke, men and women's backstroke. The daytime games includes a beach volleyball, and women's water polo game between the U.S. and host China.
OF NOTE
More Olympics, on cable. That includes round-the-clock replays (11 a.m.-11 p.m.) and live coverage (11 p.m.-11 a.m.) on MSNBC, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on CNBC and 8 p.m.6 a.m. on USA, plus the start of an Oxygen show, 3-5 p.m. for five days, focusing heavily on gymnastics.
Football, 2 p.m., ESPN. "Monday Night Football" catches the Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay, where the Packers launch their post-Favre era.
"Radio" (2003), 5 p.m., FX. "Radio" is based on the true story of a mentally challenged man (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and the coach (Ed Harris) who befriended him.
"The Closer," 6 and 9 p.m., TNT. A sting operation works perfectly — except the car with the evidence has been stolen. Brenda has 48 hours to get it back.
"Big Bang Theory," 7 p.m., CBS. In a hilarious episode, the guys' attempt to lie to Penny goes wildly out of control.
"Saving Grace," 7 and 10 p.m., TNT. When Grace's old Porsche is in an accident, people find thousands of dollars hidden in it. Now she must question its previous owners — including football coach Barry Switzer, playing himself.
"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," 8 p.m., Fox. In a strong rerun, Sarah meets gang members to get fake IDs.