Tube Notes
By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service
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TODAY'S MIGHT-SEE
Halloween programming, PBS. Some kids might need to be diverted until trick-or-treat time. That's PBS' job.
For preschoolers, it has new Halloween episodes of "Super Why" (8 a.m.), "Martha Speaks" (10 a.m.) and "WordGirl" (4 p.m.). For elementary-age kids, it reruns holiday rounds of "Maya and Miguel" (4:30 a.m.), "Cyberchase" (3 p.m.) and "Arthur" (3:30 p.m.).
At night, the other networks pile up Halloween shows. We'll list them separately.
TONIGHT'S MIGHT-SEE
"Crusoe," 8 p.m., NBC. It didn't take NBC long to spot the flaw in a show about two guys on an island: There aren't enough people.
So now a ship arrives with mutineers, a captain, his wife and daughter, a doctor and someone in an incredibly unconvincing disguise.
These people liven up the story. For all of its flaws, "Crusoe" looks great and offers swashbuckling adventure.
OF NOTE
"Goosebumps," 3 a.m. to 8 p.m., Cartoon Channel. It's an entire day of R.L. Stine stories.
"100 Scariest Movie Moments," 3-8 p.m., Bravo. Here are scary highlights.
"Ghost Hunters Live," 4-11 p.m., Sci Fi. The team (plus "Sanctuary" star Amanda Tapping) visits a former Civil War fort in Delaware City.
Horror films, 7 p.m. In a change, ION (Oceanic Channel 27) has "The Canterville Ghost" (1996) with Patrick Stewart, at 6. At 7:30, ABC Family has the terrific "Poltergeist" (1982). At 9, FX has "Halloween H20" (1998).
"Everybody Hates Chris," 7 p.m., CW (Oceanic Digital Channel 93). To hang with the cool kids, Chris helps football players with their homework.
"Ghost Whisperer," 7 p.m., CBS. Melinda wonders why a teen ghost is following someone else's family.
"Mostly Ghostly" (2008), 9-11 p.m., Disney Channel. Here's another R.L. Stine tale. Does he own Halloween?
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1999), 9-11 p.m., ION. It's not the Tim Burton version, but it is fairly well-made.
"Lipstick Jungle," 9 p.m., NBC. In Wednesday's episode, Victory got back together with her billionaire boyfriend Joe. Now, "Lipstick Jungle" moves to Fridays (with "Life" getting Wednesdays). Andrew McCarthy, who plays Joe, directed this episode. The grand opening of Victory's store sags under the costly plans of her publicist (Rosie Perez).