March 22: 10 Hottest Shows In HDTV!

Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2008) -- High-Definition TVs are now in roughly 30 million U.S. homes and there are scores of high-def programming choices.

But which shows should you watch?

Every day here at TVPredictions.com, I scan the HD programming aisles and serve up 10 programs so good -- so hot! -- that you can't miss them.

We call this list, "The Hottest Shows in HDTV!" And here they are for Friday, March 21, 2008: (All times Eastern; smart remarks are the opinion of the author alone.)

1. College Basketball
Akron vs. Massachusetts in second round NIT action.
ESPN, Noon.

2. College Basketball
March Madness continues.
CBS, coverage starting at 1 p.m.

3. Golf
Third round play of the WGC CA Championship from the Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami.
NBC, 2 p.m.

4. Figure Skating
The Ladies' free program. No, no, ladies are not free -- it's the freestyle program, silly.
ABC, 3 p.m.

5. NASCAR Racing
The Pepsi 300 -- I once had 300 Pepsis; don't ask.
ESPN, 3 p.m.

6. NHL Hockey
New Jersey at Pittsburgh.
HDNet, 7:30 p.m.

7. Blades of Glory
Will Ferrell and Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) star in this funny spoof of the cut-throat world of competitive figure skating.
HBO, 8:30 p.m.

8. The Hoax
Richard Gere stars in this real life story about writer Clifford Irving who fakes an autobiography of Howard Hughes. Fun flick perfectly captures the empty coolness of the 1970s.
Starz, 9 p.m.

9. Boxing
Joel Casamayor vs. Michael Katsidis in lightweight action.
HBO, 10:30 p.m.

10. Cain & Abel: Brothers at War
Scientists dig deep for clues about the most famous battling brothers until the Klitschkos showed up.
National Geographic, 11 p.m.

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