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Skillfully directed by Ron Howard, Peter Morgan's adaptation of his own play recharged stage veteran Frank Langella's screen career through his masterful portrayal of former President Richard Nixon. As the ex-chief executive prepares to be interviewed by David Frost (Michael Sheen, also excellent) about the Watergate scandal, both sides jockey to be in the best light during the telecasts. Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt and Toby Jones offer top-notch support.

The late-night talk show arena wasn't especially kind to Joan Rivers, but it's been good to Chelsea Handler, and now Wanda Sykes -- fresh off her funny HBO special and her recurring role in "The New Adventures of Old Christine" -- weighs into the fray with her own blend of comedy and topical commentary, which is set to include panels to discuss current events a la Bill Maher's HBO chatfest.

Kyle Busch can all but seal his first Nationwide Series championship down in Fort Worth with a win in today's O'Reilly Challenge. He won here a year ago on the 1.5-mile oval at Texas Motor Speedway, holding off a hard-charging Carl Edwards by three car lengths in the closing laps. But despite a series-leading 10 wins in '08, Busch would wind up finishing sixth in the standings, 671 points behind champ Clint Bowyer.

If the Triple Crown is the World Series of Thoroughbred racing, today's Breeders' Cup World Championship from Santa Anita Park in Southern California is undoubtedly the sport's Super Bowl. At stake are championships in, among others, the sprint, turf, ladies, mile, juvenile and classic categories, the last expected to be contested by Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and British horse Rip Van Winkle.

Years of famine have given way to a modest feast of sorts for No. 25 Notre Dame, who lead the Independent standings ahead of Navy, their opponents today in South Bend, Ind. The Fighting Irish are led by junior Jimmy Clausen, a Heisman candidate and, at this writing, the nation's top passer, who will be looking downfield for his favorite target, junior wideout Golden Tate. The unranked Midshipmen will be relying on the arm and legs of junior QB Ricky Dobbs.

The grammatically tone-deaf title is actually one of the lesser problems with this half-baked gender-switched reworking of the "Roman Holiday" premise, wherein a Danish prince (Luke Mably) charms a pre-med student (Julia Stiles) who thinks he's a "common" exchange student. It could have been worse without the two leads, but that's hardly royal praise.

Having just announced to her family that she is trying to have a baby, Veronica (Taylor Schilling) tries to save a pregnant woman in the aftermath of a car wreck. Dr. Harris (James LeGros) calls for a hearing to determine Veronica's future at Mercy Hospital. Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner) helps a sleepwalking patient and tries to take her relationship with Valentino (Charlie Semine) to another level in the new episode "You Lost Me With the Cinderblock."

Remember when Woody Allen movies were pure slapsticky silliness? Miss those days? Then don't miss this chance to see the first film that Allen not only wrote and directed but starred in, playing a hapless criminal who can't seem to buy a break ... or steal one. It's also an early example of the "mockumentary" style of storytelling that came into its own with "This Is Spinal Tap." Janet Margolin ("Ghostbusters II") is Allen's leading lady.

Robin (Jonas Armstrong) asks why Isabella (Lara Pulver) has made a pact with Prince John to become the new Sheriff of Nottingham. Defiant Isabella insists she works for herself. Not convinced, Robin offers her a deal to work with him for the rightful king of England, Richard the Lionheart, or discover what it is to be enemies. At a court hearing, Sheriff Isabella shows clemency to a young wench (Holliday Grainger) who has stood up to the men in her life.

Love stories, horror films and gladiator epics have all had their sendups, so the likes of "Spider-Man" and "Batman" get theirs in this weak entry in the "cobble together random movie references and call it satire" genre. Drake Bell plays a young man bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, turning him into a superpowered hero known as -- of all things -- the Dragonfly. He pines for lovely Jill (Sara Paxton, "Aquamarine") while using his new abilitiesto combat the sinister Hourglass (Christopher McDonald).

And they're off! After his body is found in a mass grave for horses, Lilly (Kathryn Morris) and her team investigate the death of an accomplished 45-year-old jockey who disappeared within hours of losing a race that he had planned to be his last before retiring in the new episode "Dead Heat." Danny Pino, John Finn and Jeremy Ratchford co-star; Jacob Vargas ("Traffic") guest stars as an apprentice to the slain jockey. The music of Santana is featured.

Why, yes, it does seem as if season three just started, and here we are wrapping it up. As Don (Jon Hamm) has a meeting with Connie (Chelcie Ross), Pete (Vincent Kartheiser) has a chat with his clients, and Betty (January Jones) receives an interesting piece of advice. Elisabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks also star in the season finale, "Shut the Door. Have a Seat."

Fuel economy -- it's what we're all conscious of these days, and so was Carl Edwards last year at Texas Motor Speedway in the Dickies 500. He managed to squeeze 69 laps on the 1.5-mile oval out of his last tank of fuel to coast across the finish line 8.31 seconds ahead of Jeff Gordon for a win that pulled him to within 106 points of Chase leader Jimmie Johnson. Johnson again leads the standings in '09, but Edwards is nowhere to be seen in the championship picture.

There's probably an absorbing movie to be made about John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman. This is so not that movie. Hunky Jared Leto packed on roughly 70 pounds to play Chapman, but he can't find a way to make the character more than a doughy, blank zero who is obsessed with "Catcher in the Rye." Wow. Fresh. Lindsay Lohan and Judah Friedlander ("30 Rock") co-star.

Stray canines get a place to stay, thanks to orphaned siblings (Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin) who make an abandoned hotel an expanded shelter for as many homeless dogs as they can house there, in this family-oriented comedy based on a Lois Duncan book. When some Animal Control workers find out what's going on, the children are challenged to maintain their operation. Don Cheadle, Kyla Pratt and Lisa Kudrow also appoear.

Kellie Pickler is the celebrity volunteer for a moving episode that finds Ty Pennington and his team traveling to Beavercreek, Ohio, to rebuild the home of James Terpenning, a wheelchair sports champion and mentor to disabled veterans of the war in Iraq. Terpenning is championed by his friends for his boundless generosity and positive spirit, despite his polio-related disability and being abandoned by his American GI father in Vietnam.

The black mamba hasn't been studied in the wild much -- because most people who encounter this large, deadly snake kill it on sight. And you can't blame them; the mamba's venom contains three kinds of toxins 10 times more deadly than it needs to dispatch an adult human. But in this new episode, a team of snake handlers in Swaziland braves the danger to conduct a six-week study of the deadly reptile, which some call the world's most misunderstood snake.

Die-hard romantics who helped make this swoony movie franchise a reality probably will thrill to this new entry, which finds King Edvard (Chris Geere) rerouting his honeymoon flight with Queen Paige (Kam Heskin) to Belavia, a snowy, poor Danish protectorate where "Eddie" is stunned to discover the Danish prime minister (Todd Jensen) has launched a plot against the monarchy. Joshua Rubin and Adam Croasdell co-star.

If either the Philadelphia Eagles or Dallas Cowboys can come away with a statement-making win in their game at Philly tonight, then perhaps the victor can still make a run at the New York Giants in the NFC East. Through six weeks, however, neither team has put together a compelling case: The pass-dependent Eagles lost to the dreadful Raiders in Week 6, while the red zone-challenged Cowboys were relieved to escape with an overtime win at Kansas City in Week 5.

More owls would've helped. The novel by Carl Hiaasen that inspired this limp 2006 kid flick won a Newbery Award, but something got lost in the transition from page to screen. Logan Lerman, Brie Larson and Cody Linley play, respectively, the new kid, the school soccer star and the local wild child, who team up to stop an Evil Developer from bulldozing the habitat of an endangered owl species. Luke Wilson provides some not-very-comic relief as a bumbling cop.

Lisa (Amber Clayton) becomes very attached to an 8-year-old boy she witnessed being crushed by a ride at the fair. David and Andy (Daniel Henney, Alex O'Loughlin) try to get a ventricular assist device for one of their patients in the new episode "Where We Lie." Katherine Moennig, Alfre Woodard and Christopher J. Hanke also star; Kristen Bauer and Josh Randall guest star.

George, Jonathan and Ray (Ted Danson, Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis) accept a challenge from George's publishing rival, Richard (Oliver Platt), and agree to a tripleheader boxing match -- the guys from Edition against the GQ crew. The women in their lives have something to say about this undertaking, however, causing the guys to question whether winning is everything in the season finale, "Take a Dive."

An already stressed-out Kitty (Calista Flockhart) is forced to face the visible -- and devastating -- ramifications of her cancer treatment. Nora (Sally Field) makes a surprising friend with benefits. Scotty (Luke Macfarlane) is forced to reassess things after his father (Michael O'Keefe) delivers shocking news about his marriage in the new episode "The Wig Party."

Following your heart can be hazardous to your health, among other things, as Glenn (Taylor Kinney) discovers when operating on emotion jeopardizes his safety and career. An old friend (guest star Wes Brown) surprises Marisa (Aimee Garcia) with a visit. Rabbit (Cliff Curtis) helps a patient deal with a major loss. Anastasia Griffith and Derek Luke also star in the new episode "That Fragile Hour."

For those of you just tuning in, here's the most important thing to know about the characters: This is Dr. Sheldon Cooper's world. The rest of us just live in it. So although Sheldon (Jim Parsons) has been viewing the romance of roomie Leonard and neighbor Penny (Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco) like a researcher studying two lab rats, he steps in when a fight between the two lovebirds proves inconvenient to him in the new episode "The Guitarist Amplification."

Dennis Hopper is so good at playing psycho he can phone it in. And that's what he does in this formulaic 2004 thriller. His character, a cop who's a few doughnuts short of a dozen, takes it upon himself to "rehabilitate" a stripper (Asia Argento) ... by locking her up in his basement. Even more ludicrous is the subplot involving the TV producer (Helen Shaver) who's crazy -- and we mean that literally -- about Hopper's copper.

Claire (Hayden Panettiere) is determined to get to the bottom of the Sorority Rush attacks, but when he tries to intervene, H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) realizes he may be the source of Claire's troubles. Peter's (Milo Ventimiglia) new ability is the perfect fit for his job. Sylar's (Zachary Quinto) battle to gain full control of Matt's (Greg Grunberg) body escalates in the new episode "Shadowboxing."

A teenage girl (guest star Anna Attanasio) is brought to the hospital with severely swollen appendages after a wild night out, although she is less than candid about what really happened. As her condition worsens, the patient is unable to distinguish fact from fiction. Cuddy, Wilson and House (Lisa Edelstein, Robert Sean Leonard, Hugh Laurie) attend a medical conference in the new episode "Known Unknowns."

Brooke (Sophia Bush, who also directed this episode) gets life-changing news, and Haley (Bethany Joy Galeotti) returns to the stage. Nathan (James Lafferty), on the verge of signing a new NBA contract, is dismayed as Dan (Paul Johannson) returns to Tree Hill in the new episode "Now You Lift Your Eyes to the Sun." Robert Buckley and Austin Nichols also star.

What Will Ferrell has done to such other sports as auto racing and figure skating, he does with decidedly more mixed results to hoops in this often-crass comedy that springs from the actual dismantling of the American Basketball Association. Ferrell stars as the owner-player-coach of a team he wants to survive to be folded into the NBA; his main foil is played by Woody Harrelson in a cast that also includes Maura Tierney ("ER"), Will Arnett and Jackie Earle Haley.

Jenny (Taylor Momsen) vows to land the hottest escort for Cotillion. Chuck and Nate (Ed Westwick, Chace Crawford) try to help Serena and Blair (Blake Lively, Leighton Meester) repair their friendship. Olivia (guest star Hilary Duff) considers leaving school for a movie project in the new episode "They Shoot Humphreys, Don't They?" Kelly Rutherford and Matthew Settle also star.

Lightman, Foster and Reynolds (Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Mekhi Phifer) head to Las Vegas to search for a missing World Series of Poker finalist, requiring Lightman to scrutinize other players who are very adept at hiding their thoughts and emotions. Loker and Torres (Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund) get closer to each other while analyzing Loker's new relationship in the new episode "Fold Equity."

Laurence Fishburne puts in some serious overtime this week in a three-episode story arc that crosses over all three current "CSI" series. In the first of these, Fishburne's character, Dr. Ray Langston from the Las Vegas CSI unit, comes to Miami when a severed leg found in the Everglades is linked to a girl who went missing in Las Vegas a week earlier. David Caruso also stars in the new episode "Bone Voyage."

Despite singing a song called "Back in the U.S.S.R.," the Beatles never actually performed in the Soviet Union. That didn't stop the Fab Four's music from making an impact behind the Iron Curtain. In this new special, filmmaker Leslie Woodhead talks to Russians who grew up listening to the Beatles and found hope and inspiration in their music and their message of rebellion -- which may have played a role in the downfall of communism.

Tensions rise and the competition heats up as Chad snatches one of Madison's former multimillion-dollar listings. Madison takes on a Malibu listing with a spectacular ocean view, only to discover that the bottom has fallen out of the market for high-end homes such as this one. Josh must deal with a possible health issue as he makes a spur-of-the-moment gamble in the new episode "Looking to Score in Malibu."

Tabatha travels to Miami to rescue 21-year-old Pablo Hernandez, who clearly bit off more than he could chew when he purchased his business, Allure Salon. The enormous cockroaches in the building aren't nearly as off-putting as the attitudes of Pablo's staff of stylists, who have no respect for his authority. As a result, Tabatha has to show Pablo how to step up and take charge of his own operation in the new episode "Allure: Miami, Fla."

On the eve of the CMA Awards, "Good Morning America" anchor Roberts goes home with several country music stars, including Carrie Underwood, whose trip back to her Oklahoma hometown includes a surprise for the students at her old high school. Also on the itinerary are a visit to Tim McGraw's private retreat, a family farm outside Nashville, and the Music City home of Martina McBride.

The money may be funny, but the movie isn't. Chevy Chase's bumbling charm is conspicuously absent from this 2006 flick, which casts him as a routine-bound Everyman who accidentally switches briefcases with an Eastern European mobster. Turns out the other guy's briefcase contains $5 million. Wacky hijinks that you've seen in a gazillion other movies ensue. This could have been lots of fun if Chase had gotten into it, but he seems to be phoning in his performance.

Another animated feature with an all-star voice cast, this story has Matthew Broderick supply the words of the title character, a mouse who goes against the edicts of his rodent-oriented homeland. Cast out, he finds a kindred spirit -- or so it seems -- in a rat (voice of Dustin Hoffman) who also has been banished. A princess (voice of Emma Watson) ultimately figures into their plans. Kevin Kline and Tracey Ullman also are heard.

Nicolas Cage tackles another history mystery in this hit 2007 sequel to the original 2004 Disney-made adventure. This time, his character is out to clear the name of an ancestor suspected of involvement in Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Jon Voight, Diane Kruger and Justin Bartha also return from the first film -- as does director Jon Turteltaub -- with Oscar winner Helen Mirren ("The Queen") and Ed Harris notable cast additions.

Teddy (guest star Trevor Donovan) helps Jackie (guest star Ann Gillespie) plan a surprise party for Silver (Jessica Stroup). Navid (Michael Steger) sees Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) buying drugs from Jasper (guest star Zach Sherman). Dixon (Tristan Wilds) is determined to confront Sasha about her miscarriage, forcing Debbie and Harry (Lori Loughlin, Rob Estes) to reveal Sasha's lie. Shenae Grimes also stars in the new episode "A Trip to the Moon."

Thanks to "Twilight," Kristen Stewat is a bona fide movie star these days, but she definitely paid her dues earlier, often in bombs like this loud and tedious 2004 Americanization of a far superior Danish film. Stewart stars as a 12-year-old who decides to rob a bank where the president (Michael Des Barres) has turned down her family's plea for a loan to pay for her dad's (Sam Robards) vital surgery. Corbin Blue and Jennifer Beals co-star.

The turbulent love affair and subsequent marriage -- make that marriages -- of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton dominated headlines in the mid-20th century, so it made good sense, at least in terms of box office, for Franco Zeffirelli to cast them as Katharina and Petruchio in his opulent 1967 adaptation of Shakespeare's politically incorrect yet beloved comedy. Michael York, Cyril Cusack, Natasha Pyne and Michael Hordern co-star.

Two-time Academy Award winner winner Maggie Smith gives a shattering performance as an elderly alcoholic who pays a visit to a sinister mansion where, as a promising young writer, she long ago attended a party where an older man (David Walliams, "Little Britain") subjected her to cruel mind games that marked her for life. Ruth Wilson ("Jane Eyre") plays Smith's character as a young woman.

The police search for Auggie (Colin Egglesfield) after discovering his blood was on the murder weapon. An incident at work forces Jonah (Michael Rady) to pretend he is engaged to Ella (Katie Cassidy), who really gets into her role. David (Shaun Sipos) arranges a secret play date with his little brother (guest star Cameron Castaneda). Ashlee Simpson-Wentz also stars in the new episode "Ocean."

Who shot Callen (Chris O'Donnell)? The team gets a lead from a surprising source in this new episode. The murder of a Russian woman leads Hanna (LL Cool J) and company to evidence that answers not only who tried to take Callen's life six months earlier, but why. Linda Hunt, Peter Cambor, Daniela Ruah and Adam Jamal Craig also star in "Pushback."

He wants to win hearts with his music, but for now, he'll settle for a kidney. In "D Tour," documentarian Jim Granato tells the story of Pat Spurgeon, an aspiring indie rocker whose life and career suffer a setback when one of his kidneys begins to fail. The film follows him as he searches for a living -- and willing -- donor, all the while trying to balance his rock 'n' roll lifestyle with his health issues. Maggie Gyllenhaal hosts.

Alicia (Julianna Margulies) is representing the daughter of one of the partners in the firm, and her co-counsel on the case, Ryan Alprin (Chris Bowers, "Rescue Me"), is taking an unusual approach to the defense. Alicia finds both the man and his defense strategy attractive -- hey, doesn't every woman love a rebel? Christine Baranski and Josh Charles also star in the new episode "Unorthodox."

Sean Penn earned wide acclaim as director and screenwriter of this involving version of Jon Krakauer's book about Chris McCandless (played by Emile Hirsch), a college graduate who hitchhikes his way to Alaska. The trek is marked by encounters with various characters, one of the most poignant being a loner portrayed brilliantly by Oscar nominee Hal Holbrook. William Hurt, Marcia Gay Harden and Jena Malone (who narrates the film) play McCandless' family.

Teamed earlier in "Stranger Than Fiction," Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson get even more opportunity to show how well they work together in writer-director Joel Hopkins' comedy-drama, set in London. When Hoffman's jingle-creating character goes there for his daughter's (Liane Balaban) wedding, he meets a British airport employee (Thompson) and establishes an unlikely connection with her. Veteran actress Eileen Atkins shines as Thompson's mother.

Let's hope Brad Paisley has comfortable footwear on for this awards show. Not only is he co-hosting with Carrie Underwood, but he's the most-nominated artist of the evening -- up for seven honors including entertainer and male vocalist of the year. It could also be another big night for Taylor Swift; she has four nominations, as does George Strait. They're all slated to perform, along with Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker and more.

See, we knew that rock 'n' roll music was evil! When a series of murders seems to be following the trail of a rock star's tour, Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and the BAU wonder if their killer is the singer -- who seems to have gotten lost in his onstage alter ego. Real-life rocker Gavin Rossdale guest stars in the new episode "The Performer"; Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster and Shemar Moore also star.

Just say "Ho ho NO!" to this lame yuletide comedy about, duh, Santa's son (Nick Stabile, "Popular"), who isn't the biggest fan of Christmas, especially when he has a hard time convincing others of his lineage. A Southern California public defender (Lauren Holly) wants to believe him, but circumstances -- and her highly skeptical detective boyfriend (Judd Nelson) -- may prevent her from reaching that point.

Estranged since her affair became public, Veronica and Mike (Taylor Schilling, Diego Klattenhoff) are reunited by a family crisis. Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner) learns the grass isn't always greener on the other side when her snobby high-school rival becomes her patient. Things heat up between Chloe (Michelle Trachtenberg) and her fireman crush. Dr. Sands (James Tupper) moves on from Veronica in the new episode "Destiny, Meet My Daughter, Veronica."

A rematch of the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals is on tap tonight in Florida, where Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic will host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. King James will get some help shouldering the scoring load this season with the Cavs' offseason pickup of Shaquille O'Neal. The Magic, meantime, brought in Vince Carter to replace Hedo Turkoglu, who signed with Toronto during the summer, as their new offensive playmaker.

Will (Matthew Morrison) encourages the members of the glee club to perform in wheelchairs in support of Artie (Kevin McHale). Kurt and Rachel (Chris Colfer, Lea Michele) go all out as they compete for a big solo in the new episode "Wheels." Jane Lynch, Dianna Agron and Cory Monteith also star.

It would be nice if life at home could be calm when work gets crazy -- and vice versa -- but it rarely happens that way. Ask Stabler (Christopher Meloni), who's dealing with a sensitive case involving photos of a 15-year-old rape victim that were posted online. At the same time, his son (Jeffrey Scaperrotta) is in a dangerous situation when he and a friend get on the wrong side of the wrong people in the new episode "Turmoil."

A tractor-trailer accident results in the discovery of an interstate trucking ring specializing in human cargo and black-market organ harvesting, and Mac (Gary Sinise) summons Dr. Ray Langston (guest star Laurence Fishburne) to the New York office after the team identifies a woman hidden in the big rig as someone Langston had inteviewed in Miami. The investigation sets off a race against time to save a hostage in the new episode "Hammer Down."

It always pays to pass on one's knowledge to the next generation. In this new spinoff of their popular reality series "Ghost Hunters," two members of The Atlantic Paranormal Society -- technical manager Steve Gonsalves and fellow investigator and evidence analyst Dave Tango -- show a group of college students how to investigate reports of paranormal activity. No word on how this course of study will be credited on their transcripts.

In a crucial hotel-themed challenge, the remaining chefs must prove they can make the perfect "breakfast in bed" dish or be told to pack their knives and go. Food writer and cookbook author Nigella Lawson serves as guest judge in the new episode "Strip Around the World." Padma Lakshmi is host.