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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Four finalists remain on "So You Think You Can Dance": From left, Twitch Boss, Katee Shean, Courtney Galiano and Joshua Allen.

KELSEY MCNEAL | Fox

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TONIGHT'S MUST-SEES

"So You Think You Can Dance," 7 p.m., Fox. This has been a breakthrough year for "Dance," with great young dancers linking with amazing choreographers. That peaked last week when all six duo pieces were dazzling. Now four people remain and viewers vote. A champion will be announced tomorrow.

"Primetime: China Inside Out," 9 p.m., ABC. Before becoming a newsman, Bob Woodruff was a law professor in China and spoke some Mandarin. He uses that perspective for this report on a transformed nation. In sobering style, Woodruff shows the impact of a nation of 1.3 billion people suddenly joining the consumer culture. He shows aftershocks of Chinese involvement in Brazil, Angola and throughout Africa.

OF NOTE

"Pride & Prejudice" (2005), 3 and 6 p.m., Oxygen. This movie was previously scheduled and pulled, so be wary. Still, it's worth searching for. As they later did with "Atonement," director Joe Wright and star Keira Knightley show that words can be sparse when you have great visuals.

"Saving General Motors," 7 p.m., CNBC. The numbers cited are harsh: In three decades, General Motors' market share has gone from 46 percent to 23.5 percent; in one decade, its stock has lost three-fourths of its value. Still, this isn't an attack hour. Reporter Phil LeBeau finds hope in overseas sales (Buick booms in China), the 2009 Camaro and the 2010 Volt concept car. He creates a balanced and intriguing view.

"The Baby Borrowers: Lessons Learned," 8 p.m., NBC. There was plenty of good and bad in NBC's odd little "Baby Borrowers" reality show. Now Hoda Kotb ("Today") and Dr. Drew Pinsky ("Loveline") will talk to the teen couples and the parents who let the show borrow their babies.