Posted on: Friday, March 4, 2005
Tube Notes
By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service
Tonight's Must-See
"Law & Order: Trial by Jury," 9 p.m., NBC. After its debut last night, this show settles into its regular night. This episode, like the first, is grim, solid and efficient. On trial is someone accused of killing one of the cops who approached his apartment. It should be an easy case, but there are complications. For starters, police fired 41 shots at him. He has a slick lawyer (Peter Coyote) who sees his badly wounded client as a chance for a future lawsuit.
What's more, the police are resisting efforts to investigate. Lennie Briscoe (the late Jerry Orbach) feels especially frustrated. An ex-cop, he sides with the police. Still, he's an investigator for the prosecutors now and needs to make sure they don't get any surprises. Don't expect any big thrills here. The "Law & Order" shows settle for quiet competence; tonight, they offer a final performance by Orbach, who died of cancer late last year. "Joan of Arcadia," 7 p.m., CBS. Everyone feels misjudged — Joan because she's found guilty of throwing eggs and Luke because he didn't get the science prize. "Assembling 'Robots': The Magic, the Music and the Comedy," 7 p.m., Fox. We're guessing this half-hour will take a favorable view of the animated movie "Robots." "The Bernie Mac Show," 7:30 p.m., Fox. Bernie insists the kids take up extracurricular activities. "Hope and Faith," 8 p.m., ABC. The sisters work as lunch ladies. This doesn't please Hope's daughter, who has been cutting school. "Numb3rs," 8 p.m., CBS. Here, an hour earlier than usual, is a chance to see the first-rate pilot film. Rob Morrow plays an FBI agent with David Krumholtz as his math-genius brother. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," 9 p.m., CBS. A body has been found under a bus that's leaving a women's prison.
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