TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE

"Windfall" debut, 9 p.m., NBC. On an ordinary day in an ordinary neighborhood something remarkable happens: Twenty people share a lottery windfall of almost $20 million apiece. Some soar. A young mom leaves her trailer park by helicopter. And some find pain. A teen girl watches her divorcing parents have something new to fight over. One of the best parts of this show is a complex triangle involving Jason Gedrick and Lana Parrilla (both of "Boomtown") and Luke Perry (of "Beverly Hills, 90210"). Most fascinating is the collision of opposites. D.J. Cotrona ("Skin") plays a young man whose name and past are foggy. He forges a deal with a young lawyer. She's cranial. He's physical. She's safe. He's dangerous. Their relationship, sexual and business, is intriguing. "Windfall" is smartly written and sharply directed. The real surprise is that Fox passed on this show and NBC kept it on the shelf for a year before giving it this summer run.

OF NOTE

Basketball, 3 p.m., ABC. The NBA finals begin. The preview show is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.; tip-off will be about 3:08 p.m.

"My Name is Earl," 7 p.m., NBC. Four reruns of this terrific series. In the first, Earl atones for making a golfer think he had holes-in-one. In the second (an especially funny one), he crashes his ex-wife's wedding. In the third, he recalls confusion over the new millennium. And in the fourth, he makes up for the $10 theft that led to his lottery win.

"Gameshow Marathon," 7 p.m., CBS. Tonight, the game switches to "Press Your Luck."

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," 8 p.m., CBS. A man poses as a fireman to commit a rape.

"MTV Movie Awards," 9 p.m., MTV, with preview at 8:30. Each year, this show offers fun and star power. This time, it has music by Christina Aguilera and AFI; Jessica Alba hosts, and presenters include Jamie Foxx, Will Ferrell, Ludacris and three Kates (Hudson, Bosworth, and Beckinsale). The awards range from best kiss (can the "Brokeback" guys top Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie?) and best fight to best movie, which pits "Batman Begins," "King Kong," "Sin City," "Wedding Crashers" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" against each other.

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