Thursday, Sept. 1
6 p.m. “The Shawshank Redemption”
Tim Robbins plays a prisoner unfairly sentenced to life in prison who keeps alive a spirit of hope in the face of violence, brutality, cruel inhumanity and a really nasty tuna thing on Wednesdays. (1994) TNT
6 p.m. “The Little Rascals”
This is the cleaned-up, more politically-correct movie version, in which the Rascals are portrayed as “at-risk” youth who crave adult supervision and order, merely acting out in search of attention in a world of curiously absent parents. (1994) ABC Family
7 p.m. “Joey”
Joey has a love scene with Carmen Electra, a privilege he shares with only half the men in Hollywood. NBC
7 p.m. “Shanghai Knights”
In the sequel to “Shanghai Noon,” the Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson characters travel to England in search of additional cultural groups to stereotype. (2003) ABC
7 p.m. “Sports Illustrated NFL Preview Show”
A preview of the new season with an eye on the top teams, the top players and the top forced metaphors announcers plan to use this year. Spike TV