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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

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Dr. House (Hugh Laurie, second from right) and his team have another medical mystery to solve tonight.

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TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE

"I Survived a Japanese Game Show," 8:01 p.m., ABC, or "America's Got Talent," 8 p.m., NBC. Ducking the Olympics, reality shows are ending their seasons this week. "Japanese Game Show" began with 10 Americans whisked off to Japan for offbeat contests. Now four remain and one will win $250,000. "Talent" airs its Las Vegas callbacks today and Thursday, then pauses; it will be back Aug. 26, airing twice (and sometimes three times) a week until it has a winner on Oct. 1.

TONIGHT'S MIGHT-SEE

"Inside the Koran," 6 p.m., National Geographic Channel. Like the Bible, the Koran has many interpretations. It's "like a big store, a supermarket (where) you are able to pick different answers," says Palestinian peace activist Muhammad Hurani. This hour traces varied people, from women in power to women in veils.

"Million Dollar Listing" season-opener, 8 p.m., Bravo. Early in this hour, a young man is jolted by the news: Jay Bernstein, who became famous as Farrah Fawcett's manager, has died. He looks forlorn — then races to become the broker for Bernstein's house. "Listing" is like that. We meet three young real-estate brokers, each easy to dislike. Gradually, we get caught up in their efforts to make easy money.

OF NOTE

"NCIS," 7 p.m., CBS. Tony and Jeanne are held hostage. Meanwhile, Gibbs tries to learn why his team is required to take a lie-detector test.

"Flipping Out," 7 p.m., Bravo. This season finale catches Jeff even more distracted than usual. He doesn't have a place to live, and he hustles to finish a remodeling job.

"Evolve," 7 p.m., History Channel. We see how different types of mouths, stomachs and enzymes can affect survival.

"House," 8 p.m., Fox. Dr. House tends to look for changes that might have triggered an ailment. Now he has a perplexing one: The victim was a hard-driving record producer who converted to Hasidic Judaism.

"P.O.V.: Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music," 10 p.m., PBS. This was a fairly interesting documentary when it first reached movie theaters in 1969. Now, 39 years later, it's fascinating. Cash comes across as a deeply decent and pensive man. This film's spartan technique — would it have killed them to add some subtitles? — is frustrating, but the result is still a great piece of music history.