TVSquad

It's easy to forget in these troubling times that America isn't the only country that's feeling the tight, constricting pinch from the claw of the economic lobster.

This is a GLOBAL economic meltdown. Everyone is feeling that pinch and looking forward to the day when they can grab that lobster by the antennae, throw it in a boiling pot of water, rip off the tail, sprinkle it with butter, pepper and herbs and serve it in a roll with a side of waffle fries. Damn I'm so broke and hungry.

The British Broadcasting Corporation, however, has an interesting way of dealing with their economic problems. Instead of trimming at the bottom, they are aiming their gardening shears squarely towards the top.

• At 8, CBS has a preseason football game, the Chargers vs. the Rams.
• ESPN has the Little League World Series at 8, while ESPN2 has the Western & Southern Financial tennis tournament (followed by a Rogers Cup semi-final).
• TCM has It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at 8.
• High School Musical 2, which is apparently very popular, repeats on Disney at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• There's a new Feasting On Asphalt on Food Network at 9, then Top American Restaurants: Bon Appetit Picks The Best.
• Also at 9: BBC America has a new Jekyll, followed by a new Graham Norton Show with guest Dustin Hoffman.
• At 10, ABC has a new Masters of Science Fiction.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
• AMC has One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon starting at 9.
• Cartoon Network has a new Naruto at 9, followed by new episodes of Fantastic Four, Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo, and One Piece.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi has Supergator, about (you guess it) a giant alligator.
• At 10, Garrison Keillor is interviewed on a new episode of C-SPAN's Book TV.
• There's a new Design on a Dime on HGTV at 10.
• BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show at 10, with guests Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly (Cagney and Lacey!), and Natalie Imbruglia.

Check your local TV listings for more.