What to Watch…Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Another Tuesday night. There’s lots of TV to check out tonight, but I don’t have a lot taking up space on my TiVo. Tuesdays are relaxing – I like relaxing.

American Idol | 8pm on Fox
The final five contestants take on the music of Neil Diamond with Neil himself as their mentor. I’m a big Neil fan myself and I’m really excited to hear the Idols sing his songs, but let’s think about the overall demographic of Idol and more importantly – the voting audience.Next season I’d like to see mentors that are a little more relevant and contemporary.

Reaper | 9pm on The CW
“Coming to Grips”
Andi sees Sam behead a demon and thinks he’s killed someone, so Sam makes a deal with the Devil. Meanwhile, Ben gets married under unusual circumstances, and Tony (Michael Ian Black)

Women’s Murder Club | 9pm on ABC
“Father’s Day”
Lindsay must bend the rules to catch a cop killer. Along the way, she crosses paths with her estranged father (Gerald McRaney)—whose reputation in the department isn’t exactly pristine—and a captain from narcotics (Wendell Pierce).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
“Authority”
Robin Williams guest stars as engineer Merritt Rook, who poses as a police officer on the phone to trick people into committing criminal acts. Rook’s clever self-defense at trial sets him free, leading to publicity and followers.

Also playing…

• NCIS | 8pm on CBS: Two team members go to Iraq when a mortar attack turns into a murder investigation. Nikki Jardine: Susan Kelechi Watson.

• According to Jim | 8pm on ABC: Andy fears his relationship with his girlfriend, Emily, may be in jeopardy when Jim offers to take her daughters to a concert with Ruby and Gracie.

• Beauty & the Geek | 8pm on The CW: The group travels to Big Bear Mountain in California for a sled-building challenge. Also: One of the men develops a crush, and the situation ends badly.

• Dancing with the Stars | 9pm an ABC: Another person who will forever only be known as that person who was on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ gets sent packing.

• Hell’s Kitchen | 9pm on Fox: The first challenge facing the 11 remaining chefs: make a gourmet pizza. The winning team enjoys a gourmet meal in Santa Barbara while the losers must take pizza orders and deliver them during dinner service.

• The Unit | 9pm on CBS: Children of government officials and foreign nationals are taken hostage at an elite private school near Washington, D.C., and the Unit is called upon to rescue them.

• Shark | 10pm on CBS: Sebastian builds a case against an underworld kingpin as part of a covert deal with the state attorney general’s office that could keep him from being disbarred for covering up a 1996 murder a former client committed.

• The Office | 10pm on TBS: “Performance Review”

• The Office | 10:30pm on TBS: “E-mail Surveillance”

Talk to me people…what are YOU watching tonight?