Today on TV I use this space almost every day to tell you about prime-time programs that look appealing. There is plenty of that tonight, ranging from Heroes on NBC at 9, to CSI: Miami on CBS at 10.

Most of the new fall series are out now. So far, only Fox's "The Fringe" and CBS's "The Mentalist" have made a real impression.

“Live with Regis and Kelly” – Alicia Keys performs; John Lithgow. 9 a.m. on WISE, Channel 33. Photo caption: Amick

"CSI" isn't ending, but star William Petersen only has 10 episodes left.  Plus: "Quarantine" looks truly scary; "Mystery Science Theater" alums  help the comic spirit of that show live on.

It wasn't that long ago that the initials "CSI" were best known to New Yorkers as the abbreviation for the College of Staten Island. But the 2000 premiere of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" changed the meaning of those letters.

CATEGORY: DRAMA Point blank range In last season's closing episode, Warrick (Gary Dourdan) was shot at point-blank range by a member of the Las Vegas police department after eating dinner with his "CSI" colleagues. When the series resumes, we will...

DON'T MISS: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" -- Change is in the air as this highly popular drama enters its ninth season. Already, Jorja Fox and Gary Dourdan have bidden farewell (although both will appear in this week's opener).

Hill Harper today may be known best as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes, one of the main characters in the CBS Television drama “CSI: New York.” But he's also a lawyer and an author.

Don't miss: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Change is in the air as this highly popular drama enters its ninth season. Already, Jorja Fox and Gary Dourdan have bid farewell (although both will appear in this week's opener), and now William Petersen's Gil Grissom is set to depart after 10 episodes. He'll be replaced in the crime lab by the talented Laurence Fishburne. Can the show survive such a ...

The former star of "The Guardian" enjoys playing the quirky leading man in one of the fall season's first new hits.