DRAMA

Leaving Las Vegas

Catherine Willows testifies on the witness stand against a man suspected of murdering his own mother. Hard-hitting attorney Adam Novak (Alan Rosenberg), an old flame of Catherine’s, wins the man his freedom. As a result, Catherine and Nick (George Eads) leave Las Vegas in order to tie the killer to another crime and put him behind bars for good. Meanwhile, Grissom (William Petersen) heads east for a teaching sabbatical.

CSI

Thursday,9 p.m.,CBS

DRAMA

Panther power

The Panthers can’t afford to lose their next game. Wheelchair-bound Jason (Scott Porter) finds it difficult to adjust to life at home, and the feelings he still has for Lyla (Minka Kelly) don’t make it any easier.

Meanwhile, Matt’s dad comes home from Iraq, but the homecoming is not what Matt (Zach Gilford) expected. Meanwhile, Smash (Gaius Charles) becomes more dependent on unnatural substances to keep up with the competition.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

Wednesday,8 p.m.,NBC

BOWLS

ORANGE CRUSH

Two star-studded, tradition-laden teams, Michigan vs. Southern Cal, clash in “The Granddaddy of Them All,” the Rose Bowl. There’s so much pride and passion connected with these programs, you almost forget that both teams are coming off losses. In a game full of names, Michigan RB Mike Hart may shine the brightest.

Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Boise State: Don’t let the unknown school fool you. RB Ian Johnson and those bucking Broncos can play, and they finally have a national stage to show they belong. Bob Stoops’ Sooners, though, might be the hottest team in the country.

Orange Bowl: Louisville vs. Wake Forest: Jim Grobe’s Cinderella bunch from WinstonSalem, N.C., meets Bobby Petrino’s offensive machine in Miami. Remember the name Brian Brohm. You’ll see the Cardinals quarterback in an NFL uniform soon enough.

Sugar Bowl: LSU vs. Notre Dame: The Irish have the namepower – QB Brady Quinn and coach Charlie Weis – but the Tigers have the firepower, as well as bundles of emotion as they return to Post-Katrina New Orleans.

THE ROSE BOWL

Monday, 4:30 p.m., ABC

TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL

Monday, 8 p.m.,Fox

THE ORANGE BOWL

Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.,Fox

THE SUGAR BOWL

Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.,Fox

REALITY

Beach blanket brainiacs

The third season of the remarkably endearing reality show from Ashton Kutcher series pairs eight beautiful but dim women with eight socially inept geeks to compete in a series of challenges that push them outside their comfort zones for a chance to win a quarter of a million dollars. This week, the beauties have to work the Dewey Decimal system-traumatic- and the geeks are put on the spot in a very public way. In the second hour, the geeks must perform stand-up comedy at the Laugh Factory and the beauties conduct a TV interview with an author.

BEAUTY AND THE GEEK

Wednesday,8 p.m.,CW

COMEDY

Into the closet

When Christina (Ashley Jensen) announces she’s getting ready to clean out the Mode magazine closet, the assistants whip themselves into a lather over who will get the cast-off swag. But Betty (America Ferrera) is too busy to even think about this perk: A $20,000 expense report she filed for Daniel (Eric Mabius) has been rejected and his credit card cut off, making it impossible for him to wine and dine an important Japanese designer, Oshi (Kurando Mitsutake). Meanwhile, Betty’s dad (Tony Plana) learns that HMO has suspended his insurance.

UGLY BETTY

Thursday,8 p.m.,ABC

DRAMA

Star struck

Annie Leibovitz has produced some of the most iconic images of the last 30 years and is, literally, our most influential woman photographer. She’s shot the rich and famous, the profound and powerful, the exceptional and notorious. Her camera has documented the horrors of war, most recently in Sarajevo and Rwanda. Masterful at exposing her photographic subjects, Annie’s own life has been private and protected. In this film, she made the decision to bare her artistic process, her personal journey and her delicate balancing of fame and family. From her hectic studio to her idyllic farm, we will experience Annie’s current work and the creation of her latest retrospective book.

AMERICAN MASTERS: ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

Wednesday,9 p.m.,PBS

DOCUMENTARY

The last funny people in Hollywood

It’s very good to be Catherine O’Hara these days. The hysterical comedienne, nominated for a 2006 Golden Globe for her work in “For Your Consideration,” started out in the renowned improvisational theater group Second City.

Along with Eugene Levy, the scene-stealing dad in “American Pie,” John Candy, Andrea Martin and Martin Short, O’Hara was one of the main players of this phenomenally funny troupe that began in Chicago in the 1950s, spread to Toronto and eventually became the show “SCTV.” In a new documentary that features archival footage, the first family of comedy remembers its humble, hilarious beginnings.

SECOND CITY: THE FIRST FAMILY OF COMEDY

Sunday,8 p.m.,Ch.21