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debut episode of this six-part
"Masterpiece Theatre" series, a
British grocery store manager
(Jane Horrocks), dismayed
by the men running for Prime
Minister, decides she could do
better and starts an impromptu
campaign. (PBS,9 p.m.)"DesperateHousewives" wisteria
Lane gets all metrosexual when
a gay couple (truc Watkins
and Kevin Rahm) move in and
hold their own with gossip and
scandal. (ABC,9 p.m.)
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SttHeloes" Kristen Bell -
one-time TV heroine Veronica
Mars - joins the comic bookseries for a multiepisode arc as
a mysterious woman hunting
down Peter (Milo Ventimiglia).
(NPc,9 p.m.)
TUESDAY, OCn 23
S"House'f The latest
"House" guest insists she's
seeing her dead mother... and
has beyond-the-grave skinny on
the irascible doc and his intenis
to prove it (Fox,g p.m.)'The Singing Bee"Barry
Manilow pops in to perform
on an episode devoted to love
songs, He writes the songs.,. oh,
you know. (NBG 8p.m.)
'Dirty Jobs" The show
that proves your daytime could
be spent doing worse things
marks its 150th episode with a
fook back (Discovery,9 p.m.)
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W'fWorld Sedes Game
Ond' Even though the
Yankees and the Mets are
out of it, apparently they're
going to play the World Series
anyway. Some things don't
change: it's still starting so late
that most young kids Will fall
asleep before the game is over.
(Fox,8 p.m.)
N"C.S.l.: New Yorl('
What if your avatar was
accused of murde? Mac (Gary
Sinise) heads into cyberspace
and the virtual world of Second
Life to follow up clues on
a murder. Like "Tron," only
scarier. (CBS, 10 p.m)
ffi"Bionic Woman"
Jaime Sommers goes under-
cover at a college, where that
bionic eye of hers should prove
handy for cribbing during an
exam.(NBC,9 p.m.)W"Supematural"
Halloween is prime time for
these demon-fi ghtin' brothers,
and they've got their hands full
with a quaint town that furns
into a den of iniquity faster
than you can say "Scooby-Doo
key party." (CW9 p.n.)
FRIDAYocT.26
N"DeGrassi: The Next
Generation" In a goofy
Halloween episode, genetically
modified food is served on
campus and the students turn
into zombies. (The N,8 p.m.)
W'fie Next Grcat
American Band" Has
"ldol" ightning struck twice?
Only if they move on quickly j
from goofy auditions to genuinq
talenL Tonight the 12 semi-
finalists perform, so they're on
their way. (Fox 8 p.m.)
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N"College Football:
Florida Vs. Georgia"a
great rivalry is showcased as
the cators struggle to salvage a
tough season. (CBS,3:30 p.m.) '
N ttiCarlyt' Her new webcasti
follows Carly's nasty teachers I
outside the school. So, will an
ilawsuit follow? (Nickelodeon,22
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N"Grgy's Anatomy,,
Recently, low-down George
(T.R. Knight) was outed as a
repeat intern; now heb outeq
as an adulterer when his affair
with lzzie (Katterine Heigl) is
announced by his wife (Sara
Ramirez). (ABC,g p.m.)
N"lconoclasts" ln
the season premiere of this
series where artists interview
each other about their work.
actor/director Sean Penn and
writer Jon Krakauer discuss
the acclaimed film "lnto the
Wlld," based on the authofs
best-selling, nonfiction book.
(Sundance Channel, 10 p.m.)l.ltlIT., ,,r..,11,,,11'+....1.iii.....ir
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