1. ‘NCIS’
7 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2
Gibbs (Mark Harmon, right) and his team search for a biological weapon supply that’s gone missing and discover it’s in the hands of a known terrorist (guest star Enzo Cilenti), who makes repeated phone calls threatening to unleash the material on several major cities. The team joins forces with Army Lt. Col. Hollis Mann (Susanna Thompson) to track him before he can carry out his threats.
2. BET Awards ’07
7 p.m., BET
You can bet on a good time at this year’s awards gala honoring black achievers in music, acting and sports. Mo’Nique, who brought the house down with her version of Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love” during an earlier hosting gig, returns to emcee the festivities. Beyonce (above) is the leading nominee with six nods, while Jennifer Hudson, Ciara, Akon and Gnarls Barkley are up for three each. 50 Cent and T.I. are among the scheduled performers.
3. The Unit’
8 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2
The members are at the United Nations dealing with a bomb in the secretary general’s office. While they’re getting him to safety, dealing with the bomb and trying to determine whether there are any more, an elevator crash adds a new layer of danger to the mission. Molly and Tiffy (Regina Taylor, Abby Brammell) are in Vietnam for a memorial ceremony and get involved in trying to find a soldier missing in action.
4. ‘Shaq’s Big Challenge’
8 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7
In this new series, basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal (left) fronts a “dream team” of nutrition and exercise experts to help six obese middle-schoolers shed the excess pounds and learn to make healthier choices. But Shaq doesn’t stop with these kids; he goes on a crusade to change school and government policies that are contributing to the childhood obesity epidemic.
5. ‘House’
8 p.m., WFLD-Ch. 32
The story arc involving Detective Tritter (David Morse) and his vendetta against House (Hugh Laurie) was disappointing, but this episode is one of the better ones to come out of it. The divorced parents of House’s 6-year-old patient can’t agree on her treatment, so a judge appoints Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) as the child’s guardian. It’s Chase (Jesse Spencer) who nails the diagnosis, but he has to get physical to convince House.
6. ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’
9 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5
What would Dr. Abbott say? Emily VanCamp, best known as sweet Amy from “Everwood,” plays a very different kind of girl here. She’s the daughter of a mob lawyer (Cary Elwes) who is brutally attacked. When Benson and Stabler (Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni) go to notify her, she’s full of lies about where she’s been and what she’s done. But Dad wakes up and knows exactly where she’s been: She was at the crime scene. Uh-oh.
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Compiled by Carmel Carrillo from Tribune wire reports.
