Posted on: Thursday, August 19, 2004

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

Tonight's Must-See

"Olympics," 6-10 p.m., NBC. Tonight's prime-time coverage of the women's gymnastics individual all-around final, swimming finals (men's 200-meter backstroke and 200-meter individual medley; women's 200-meter breaststroke, 100-meter freestyle), and women's beach volleyball. Coverage continues on NBC from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. Also, coverage throughout the day on CNBC, MSNBC and Bravo.

Of Note

"T-Rex: Warrior Or Wimp?" 5, 8 p.m., Discovery. Paleontologists defend theories that Tyrannosaurus rex was either a predator like no other or a "stinking, lumbering scavenger." Their words, not mine.

"Recipe For Success," 6:30 p.m., Food Network. Marlie Hall meets up with a trio of lawyers who gave up their practice to open a restaurant. Surprise! It's a peanut-butter restaurant in a Minnesota mall.

"Road Trip" (2003), 8 p.m., ABC. A nasty comedy about a group of nasty college kids who travel cross-country, apparently, to gross out Midwesterners. Directed by Todd Philips (who directed the far funnier "Old School"), the movie has its moments. But not many.

"The Forgetting: A Portrait Of Alzheimer's," 8 p.m., PBS. A repeat of a January PBS broadcast, this heart-rending documentary explores the debilitating disease that affects about 20,000 in Hawai'i and about 5 million nationwide.

"Soundstage," 10 p.m., PBS. Joan Baez performs with musicians who have followed her muse, such as folk fave Gillian Welch and members of Nickel Creek.