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Thursday

8 p.m. on ABC

Grey's Anatomy: Betcha didn't know bicycle messengering and doctoring were competitive sports. Rivalry is in the air in "Winning a Battle, Losing the War" as a race for bike couriers brings all sorts of injured patients into the ER, and the interns vie for a chance to treat the worst cases. Derek and Burke (Patrick Dempsey, Isaiah Washington) are in their own competition - for the chief resident's job. George (T.R. Knight) is the object of a patient's flirtation.

9 p.m. on NBC

Windfall: We weren't crazy about this show at first, but its cheesy goodness worked its magic and sucked us in. The travails of our instant millionaires continue with Sean and Tally's (DJ Cotrona, Peyton List) bonding over Zoe's passing disrupted by a revelation about where her share of the winnings are going. Owning a business together proves difficult for Peter and Cameron (Luke Perry, Jason Gedrick), as if their marital issues weren't enough, in this new episode.

Friday

7 p.m. on CBS NCIS: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned ... or an NCIS team when one of its own is in danger. Abby (Pauley Perrette), the team's resident forensics expert and Goth girl, almost dies when her lab is contaminated by evidence from a murder scene that turned out to have been staged. Someone wants her dead - but who? Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and company go all out investigating this one and turn up some characters from Abby's past who are, well, different.

8 p.m. on ABC

Kyle XY: There's nothing wrong with a little cross-promotion between a network and its sister cable channel, especially if it gives extra exposure to a good show. This mystery series from ABC Family definitely qualifies, so kudos to big brother ABC for giving it a spot. If you're just tuning in, it's the tale of a teen (Matt Dallas) of mysterious origins who's learning to be a "real boy." To quote an old commercial, try it; you'll like it.

Saturday

7 p.m. on ABC

Unbreakable: It didn't make the splash that "The Sixth Sense" did, but this 2000 follow-up reteaming of star Bruce Willis and director M. Night Shyamalan is compelling in its own way. That's due in large part to the other star, Samuel L. Jackson, playing a man with a brittle-bone disease. He thinks he's found his opposite doppelganger in Willis' character, who survived a train wreck without a scratch. Surprise ending? It's Shyamalan; you have to ask?

7 p.m. on NBC

Saturday Night's Main Event: Are you ready for some rasslin'? Folks without access to cable and pay-perview get a real treat tonight: two hours of all-star WWE action on good old broadcast TV. Wrestlers from all three WWE series - "Monday Night RAW," "Friday Night SmackDown!" and "Extreme Championship Wrestling" - including Triple H, Kurt Angle, John Cena and Trish Stratus, are slated to take part. So kick back and enjoy ... but watch out for flying chairs.

Sunday

8 p.m. on ESPN

2006 ESPY Awards: Lance Armstrong is no stranger to the ESPY Awards. He has a shelf full

of them, including three best male

athlete trophies. This year, though,

he's hosting the show, which honors outstanding players and performances in a variety of sports. In what's

sure to be an emotional moment,

the Arthur Ashe Courage Award will be presented to a group of Afghan girls who are spreading the love of soccer in a land that had long banned women's sports.

Monday

7 p.m. on ABC

Wife Swap: The farther apart on the spectrum the swapped wives are, the more fun this show is. That's certainly the case with Bobbie from Kentucky, whose family hunts most of the food it eats, and Jackie from Arizona, an animal-rights activist who's so anti-meat that her cat gets a vegan diet. Heck, she's even against cooking, claiming that raw foods and sunlight are more nourishing. Squirrel tartare, anyone?

Tuesday

8 p.m. on ABC

The One: Making a Music Star: "American Idol" is over, but if you're jonesing for more of the same and can't get into that "Rock Star" show, try this one. It's a little different from "Idol" - no Simon Cowell, for one thing, and the setting is a music academy, so the contestants get lots and lots of training and coaching.

9 p.m. on TNT

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King: If something seems too good to be true ... well, you know the rest. In "The End of the Whole Mess," a deeply poignant story reminiscent of "Flowers for Algernon," a scientist (Henry Thomas, "I Capture the Castle") discovers a chemical that reduces human hostility. He and his filmmaker brother (Ron Livingston, "Band of Brothers") release it to the world, and peace reigns. But they realize too late that it comes at a terrible price.