Tube Notes
By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service
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TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE
ALMA awards, 7 p.m., ABC. Each year, American Latino Media Arts puts on a first-rate show, with music, comedy, attractive stars and good spirit. This year, Eva Longoria Parker hosts and the "Ugly Betty" people are up for several awards. Also appearing: Black Eyed Peas, the Cheetah Girls, Jessica Alba, Pitbull and more. Special awards go to Linda Ronstadt, fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez and (for humanitarian projects) Shakira.
TONIGHT'S ODDITY
"Gym Teacher: The Movie," 5 p.m., Nickelodeon; repeats tomorrow. You can tell in the first minute, when Chris Kattan gives a horribly overwrought performance as a sportscaster, that something has gone wrong. More is coming. Good actors — especially Amy Sedaris as a school principal — reach wretched excess. The kids are fine, but their elders are not. Somehow, director Paul Dinello allowed — encouraged? — them to reach horrid peaks in overacting.
OF NOTE
"Rocky" (1976, 4 p.m.) and "Rocky II" (1979, 6:30 p.m.), Bravo. Fueled by Bill Conti's resounding score and Sylvester Stallone's understated writing and acting, these are surprisingly involving films. John Avildsen directed the original, giving it the right blend of muscle and emotion. Stallone did a decent job of duplicating that in directing the sequel.
"Ghost Whisperer," 7 and 8 p.m., CBS. In the first rerun, Melinda looks at one of her dad's old murder cases, hoping it will give clues about his disappearance. In the second, she's suspicious of a psychic.
"America's Toughest Jobs," 7 p.m., NBC. Here's a quick rerun of Monday's episode. Still in Alaska, where they drove trucks last week, the 11 contestants try mining for gold.
"Don't Forget the Lyrics," 8 p.m., Fox. A new season opens, with a roller-derby woman as the first contestant.
"Numb3rs," 9 p.m., CBS. When a rap star is killed, the probe leads to a bigger plot. Meanwhile, Charlie faces something scarier: It's time to meet Amita's parents.