HDTV Listings for October 16, 2008
By Richard Lawler 
posted Oct 16th 2008 4:45PM
posted Oct 16th 2008 4:45PM
What we're watching tonight:- NBC (1080i) has My Name is Earl at 8 p.m., followed by Kath & Kim, The Office, SNL Weekend Update Thursday and E.R.
- CW (1080i) drops in Smallville at 8 p.m. and Supernatural at 9 p.m.
- CBS (1080i) has Survivor at 8 p.m. followed by CSI and Eleventh Hour
- ABC (720p) lines up Ugly Betty at 8 p.m. followed by Grey's Anatomy and Life on Mars
- TLC (1080i) has American Chopper at 9 p.m. and L.A. Ink at 10 p.m.
- Discovery (1080i) brings Destroyed in Seconds at 9 p.m.
- A&E (720p) has Jacked: Auto Theft Task Force at 10 p.m.
- FX (720p) tosses in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia at 10 p.m. followed by Testees
- TBS (1080i) has the ALCS at 8 p.m. with Rays/Red Sox
- ESPN (720p) has Florida State/NC State college football at 7:30 p.m.
- ESPN2 (720p) brings home New England Revolution/D.C. United MLS action at 7:30 p.m.
FX (720p) tosses in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia at 10 p.m.
This is just not true, so please stop stating this. I love this show, but it is absolutely not 720p or HD in any regard. The show is is 4:3 and the picture quality is just barely watchable - even though the content is great.
You are unfortunately correct. I love the show, but the PQ on it is pretty bad.
It really is... even for standard definition.
I believe the story behind the show is that it is made for very cheap, so I'm sure they save a lot of money by using cheaper cameras. That's probably a good thing for them because with the show being successful, I would guess they are able turn more of a profit. I'm happy for them in that regard, but I would love it if they started shooting this show in high definition. I guess we'll have to hope for the cost of producing a show in HD to come down.
I just wish they would stop listing this show as 720p in their HDTV Listings for Thursdays. It's barely 480i.