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Updated at 2:28 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2009

Tube Notes: CBS dramas return tonight

By MIKE HUGHES
Special to The Advertiser

TONIGHT'S MIGHT-SEE:

Returning dramas, 7-10 p.m., CBS.

For two Fridays, the night's three ratings-leaders were on the bench, while CBS aired basketball. Now all three are back, two of them with reruns.

"Ghost Whisperer" (7 p.m.) sees Melinda visit her old high school classmates, after one of them is killed. Rachael Leigh Cook guest-stars.

"Flashpoint" (8 p.m.) has the only new episode of the three. Distraught when economic woes force his friend's family to move, a teen holds up a food store. A hostage crisis soon grows.

In "Numb3rs" (9 p.m.), eight people -- including two cops -- are killed in a coffee shop. Don's team soon finds corruption and romance; Jonathan Silverman guests.

TONIGHT'S MIGHT-SEE :

"Stargate: Continuum," 6 p.m., Sci Fi Channel.

Why didn't he think of this sooner? The evil Ba'al goes back in time, to prevent the Stargate program from starting.

Reality is being re-arranged. The team must find a way to set things right.

This movie re-unites many of the original series stars -- Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks and more -- plus such later arrivals as Ben Browder, Claudia Black and Beau Bridges. Also, Sci Fi promises some scenes shot on Arctic ice, the furthest North that any movie has filmed.

OTHER CHOICES:

"Dogtown," 4 and 7 p.m., National Geographic Channel. While helping in his homeland of Ethiopia, a doctor found stray dogs that had been confined to a pit. He rescued two and flew them to the U.S. Now -- in an episode strong on warmth and idealism -- we see staffers mend dogs that may have never known human kindness.

"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," 7 p.m., Fox. As he tries to rescue a Skynet victim, John closes in on Weaver. Meanwhile, Weaver has learned the secret kept by Ellison, who is now linking with John's mom, Sarah.

"Mistresses," 7 and 8 p.m., BBC America, Oceanic Digital Channel 341. If you missed last week's episode, catch the rerun at 8 p.m., It was a strong one, wrapping up stories for all four women. In particular, Trudi finally confronted her husband, who had let the world believe he was killed in the World Trade Center attacks. In the show's British run, that hour ended the first season; the first episode of the second season is at 9 p.m.; it jumps ahead one year.

"Friday Night Lights," 8 p.m., NBC. As the state title game looms, personal problems dominate. Last week, Joe McCoy -- the wealthy beer distributor -- attacked his son, the starting quarterback; Coach Taylor and his wife intervened. Now there's a rift between the families. Meanwhile, Buddy Garrity tries to mend his relationship with his daughter Lyla. And Landry helps Tyra apply for college, hoping their romance can revive.

"Dollhouse," 8:01 p.m., Fox. The company's scheme only works because the "actives" have had their memories wiped clean. Now, however, three wake up with most of their original memories intact. They hatch an escape plan.

"The Incredibles" (2004), 9 p.m., Disney Channel. It's a good night for cartoon movies; "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown" (2006) airs at 5 p.m. on FX.