TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE

"Friday Night Lights," 8 p.m., NBC. Last week brought incendiary moments that defined Dillon High's coach, Eric Taylor. He exploded at the Laribee High coach, who had manhandled a Dillon player. And he banished Tim Riggins, through a misunderstanding. This is classic Taylor — alternately heroic and lunk-headed, always quietly passionate. Tonight, he's still seething at Riggins. He also prepares for a bitter game with Laribee, which has been sharing Dillon facilities since a tornado. Meanwhile, Smash keeps being distracted by college recruiters. There are some false touches — a game in which hardly anyone gets tackled, then some contrived sentiment. But there are also the powerfully understated scenes that make "Lights" one of TV's best dramas.

"Monk" return, 9 p.m., USA. Adrian Monk keeps getting put in odd settings. That's clear tonight. To probe its leader (played by Howie Mandel), he enters a cult.

OF NOTE

"George of the Jungle" (1997), 7 p.m.; then "George of the Jungle" cartoon, 9 p.m., Cartoon Network. First is the popular Brendan Fraser movie. Then is a sample of the new "George" cartoon, which tends to be extremely frenetic.

"Ghost Whisperer," "Moonlight," and "Numb3rs," 7, 8 and 9 p.m., CBS. These three hours were scheduled for last week, then replaced by reruns. In the first, Melinda worries about a haunted high school. In the second, Josh is kidnapped; in the third, a reporter is missing and Charlie is intimidated.

"1 vs. 100," 7 p.m., NBC. Tonight's 100-person "mob" answering questions has several who have been there often, including Ross Mathews (of "Tonight") and Oscar the Grouch.

"Grey's Anatomy" (7 p.m.) and "Cashmere Mafia" (8 p.m.), ABC. Here are quick reruns of hours that debuted earlier this week. In "Grey's," Bailey's marriage is crumbling, just as a family member is being treated; in the "Mafia" episode, characters are given the warmth that was missing from the pilot film.

"Bones," 7 p.m., Fox. In a rerun, a relatively new body has been found in an old church cemetery. Soon, Booth feels that Brennan disrespects his religion. They try his therapist.

"House," 8 p.m., Fox. As this rerun begins, House and Chase prepare for a hearing about a possible wrongful death. Stacy (Sela Ward) hears contradictory accounts.

"Las Vegas," 9 p.m., NBC. A fugitive has been spotted in the casino. This isn't necessarily good for business; now the place has lots of bounty hunters and mobsters, all with guns.

"Psych" return, 10 p.m., USA. This light drama tends to make a good companion for "Monk." Tonight, we learn that Gus married someone during a drunken spree. She's willing to get an annulment, but first she wants Shawn to help find her real fiance.