TV Episode Summaries for
5th October 2005

The Amazing Race Season 8, Episode 2

How Do We Know We Aren't Going to Get Shot?

Airs: 12:00am - 1:00am on CBS

The nine remaining families set out from the Rohrer Family Farm in Lancaster, PA and receive a clue instructing them to get to York, PA's Shoe House Road and find the Giant Shoe. After finding this shoe, the families receive a new clue telling them to drive 110 miles to Washington D.C. and find the Reflecting Pool at the U.S. Capitol. Confusion ensues, as there are two Reflecting Pools in Washington D.C. and some families end up at the wrong one. Once at the Reflecting Pool, the next clue has the families retrieve a briefcase from an unseen contact in a limousine and then travel to the Tidal Basin. Once at the Tidal Basin, one member of each family participates in a Roadblock that requires them to search among more than fifty people carrying briefcases for one of ten that is a spy who will give them their next clue. They give them the code phrase "The sky is blue" and if the person is the spy, they respond with "The sea is green." The families then travel to Welbourne Manor in Middleburgh, Virginia and participate in a Roadblock that requires them to take part in a civil war reconstruction. They are then able to check into a nearby meadow being used as the Pit Stop.

Gilmore Girls Season 6, Episode 4

Always a Godmother, Never a God

Airs: 12:00am - 1:00am on The CW

Missing Rory, Lorelai tries to call her and is upset to find that Rory's cell phone is no longer in service. Sookie asks Lorelai and Rory to be the godparents to her two children in the hope that they will reconcile when they see each other at the ceremony. However, mother and daughter end up fighting when Lorelai realizes that Rory have her new cell number to Sookie but not to her. Logan learns that his father expects him to graduate this year and enter the family business. Wanting to break free from family pressures, Logan whisks Rory off to a weekend in New York.

My Name Is Earl Season 1, Episode 3

Randy's Touchdown

Airs: 12:00am - 12:30am on NBC

Back in their high school days, Earl ruined Randy's chance to score a touchdown during a key football game. Now Earl must figure out a way to make things right.

NCIS Season 3, Episode 3

Mind Games

Airs: 12:00am - 1:00am on CBS

Gibbs is ordered to talk to a convict that is about to be executed, in order to discover information about the place where he hid his victims, but when the plan doesn't work, the team must solve the case in their own way.

The Biggest Loser Season 2, Episode 4

Season 2, Episode 4

Airs: 12:00am - 2:00am on NBC

When the teams get a chance to go to Las Vegas, they'll have to endure some very tempting temptations. They will have to make some very tough decisions while they're there. Will they be able to resist, or will they lose it all for some cash?

According to Jim Season 5, Episode 4

Charity Begins at Hef's

Airs: 1:00am - 1:30am on ABC

When Cheryl wins two tickets to visit Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion in a charity-raising contest that Jim secretly entered her in, she decides to take Dana instead of him.

NOVA Season 33, Episode 2

Sinking The Supership

Airs: 1:00am - 2:00am on PBS

The search for the wreck of the Yamato, the largest and mightiest battleship ever floated and the pride of the Japanese Imperial Fleet. Constructed in absolute secrecy and sunk by American planes toward the end of World War II, her rapid demise had been a mystery, rather like a military Titanic.

The Office (US) Season 2, Episode 3

Office Olympics

Airs: 1:00am - 1:30am on NBC

While Michael and Dwight are out of the office for the day trying to close a deal on a new condo for Michael, Jim and Pam arrange for the staff to participate in an "Office Olympics," where the workers play strange, invented games (among them, Dunderball, Hate Ball, and Flonkerton) that they usually play while the boss is out. At the end of the day, the festivities cheer up everyone - even the oblivious Michael.

Supernatural Season 1, Episode 4

Phantom Traveler

Airs: 1:00am - 2:00am on The CW

A friend of Dean's calls him up when a plane crashes under mysterious circumstances. Dean and Sam soon discover a flight attendant who was on the plane but they do not realize her full connection to the crash until they are on board another flight with her.

Dirty Jobs Season 2, Episode 2

Ostrich Farmer

Airs: 1:00am - 2:00am on Discovery Channel

Mike visits a coffee plantation in Hawaii and learns about the long process in how to make coffee from picking the beans to roasting them.



He then goes to Sausalito, CA to be a marine mammal rescuer and help rehabilitate injured seals.



Finally, Mike learns about ostrich farming from daily upkeep to collecting their eggs.

Boston Legal Season 2, Episode 2

Schadenfreude

Airs: 2:00am - 3:00am on ABC

The Kelly Nolan trial continues, but Alan, Denny and Brad run fear the worst when Kelly's cold demeanor begins to turn off the jury. Meanwhile, Garrett and Sara are enlisted to help Denise in her divorce settlement and Malcolm convinces Tara to represent Johnny Damon, Edwin Starr's nephew, whose performance of War strikes a nerve at a nightclub.

Commander in Chief Season 1, Episode 2

First Choice

Airs: 2:00am - 3:00am on ABC

Mackenzie Allen begins her transition into the office of the President. Her first order of duty is to select a Vice President and Nathan Templeton tries to use the situation to his advantage. Meanwhile, Rebecca's diary goes missing and she worries that the information about her mother in the diary will hurt Mac. Also, Mac's speech writer has a tough time learning the ropes.

Law & Order: SVU Season 7, Episode 3

911

Airs: 2:00am - 3:00am on NBC

Benson is on her way out for the evening when a call comes in from a little girl who says she's locked in a room alone. While trying to draw the girl out, Benson is drawn deeper into the little girl's life, and although the other officers begin to suspect the whole thing may be some sick joke, Benson is convinced that the little girl, Maria, is the real deal. By talking to Maria, Benson is able to ferret enough information from her so that they have a place to start, but Maria's captor has an affinity for electronics and has done everything he can to make sure that no one can find the little girl he has kidnapped.

Nip/Tuck Season 3, Episode 3

Derek, Alex, and Gary

Airs: 2:00am - 3:00am on FX

Matt is getting out of control, and Sean, Julia and Christian are trying to find a solution. Quentin and Christian help two students whose faces are glued to the behind of a third student. Christian starts losing interest in the threesome relationship between Kimber, Kit, and himself. He asks Quentin to get involved with Kit to take her off his hands.

The Real World Season 16, Episode 17

The Best Documentarians Yet

Airs: 2:00am - 3:00am on MTV

SxSW begins and the gang's work heats up while two roomies opt to go missing.

The Daily Show Season 10, Episode 126

Cameron Diaz

Airs: 3:00am - 3:30am on Comedy Central

TONIGHT: Star of "In Her Shoes", Cameron Diaz! Plus, Nate Corddry reports on the "U.S.S. Iowa."

Horizon Season 40, Episode 10

Einstein's Unfinished Symphony

Airs: 9:00pm - 9:50pm on BBC TWO

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