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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, January 4, 2006

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE

Rose Bowl, 3 p.m., ABC. The college football season ends with a true battle of the best. Texas and Southern California, each 12-0, collide. Southern Cal is in the unique position of having two Heisman Trophy winners — quarterback Matt Leinart and running back Reggie Bush; Texas had a strong candidate of its own, in quarterback Vince Young. This could be a good one.

"The Biggest Loser: Special Edition," 7 p.m., NBC. Here's another step in NBC's reconstruction effort: Between now and the Winter Olympics, the network will plug its Wednesday hole with one-shot "Biggest Loser" specials.The trainers are the same as before. So is the basic approach: The winner is the one with the highest percentage of weight lost. But this time, contests will be decided right away, not spread over several weeks. Tonight, two families compete.

OF NOTE

"Still Standing," 7 p.m., CBS. In this rerun, Judy's attempt to help the neighbor boy is construed as flirting.

"Yes, Dear," 7:30 p.m., CBS. When their son has his first date, in this rerun, Christine and Jimmy offer opposite advice.

"Dr. Dolittle" (1998), 8 p.m., ABC Family. Eddie Murphy stars as the guy who can hear what animals are saying. Their voices are provided by Chris Rock, John Leguizamo and more.

"Criminal Minds," 8 p.m., CBS. A sniper is deliberately shooting people in the stomach.

"Yesterday" (2004), 9 p.m., PBS. The sprawling expanse of rural South Africa offers a moving backdrop for this story, which personalizes the AIDS epidemic. The film got an Academy Award nomination for best foreign-language film, then aired on HBO.