ENTERTAINMENT: Zap2it.com

WHAT: According to Zap2it, they are a website that is "a fresh and lively guide for millions of Americans who love TV and movies." It's basically a doped-out portal of film and television news, all in one place.

WHY: A comprehensive, fairly serious site to help weed out "what to watch" in television and film - and where to watch it. They collect data and make it freely available, so that, for example, you see: what the most searched for movie is, what shows received highest ratings, video clips - you can even sync the site up with your TIVO account.

I'll be watching the site for a Tribune Company bias - Zap2it is owned by the Chicago-based company, which also owns some network affiliate television stations that include The CW, ABC, and Fox. However, the site gets good marks for now, including recommending shows from non-affiliate nets. Oh, yeah: the Tribune Company also owns the Chicago Cubs.

TONIGHT: The following is an example from Zap2it.com, highlighting one of tonight's "best bets:"
Ghost Whisperer
8:00 PM - CBS
Why do prophets talk in riddles, anyway? Can't they just come out and say it? Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) struggles to understand the cryptic, mythology-heavy clues from a prophetic ghost (Vivian Wu) about a disaster that's about to hit her hometown. She'sIn this episode, also having her own visions of death befalling someone close to her. Remember that saying about raining and pouring? Julian Sands also guest stars in "The Gathering."

LINK: www.zap2it.com

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