Wednesday, Sept. 7
6 p.m. “Real Atilla the Hun”
A look at the powerful warlord whose fifth century hordes destroyed everything that came before them, occupying even more of central Asia than Donald Rumsfeld does today. A&E
7 p.m. “Die Another Day”
James Bond takes on another maniac super criminal with too much money and a lot of free time. This guy has a space-based laser weapon capable of incinerating objects from orbit, or at least giving beach goers a dark lustrous tan. (2002) Spike TV
8 p.m. “The Man who Slept for 19 Years”
A report on a man who awoke after nearly two decades in a coma and must struggle to adjust to a world in which cell phones got smaller, cars got bigger, coffee gained cult status and the Rolling Stones qualify for the senior discount at Denny’s. Discovery Health Channel
9 p.m. “CSI: NY”
When a baseball fan is found dead in the stadium parking lot, investigators have to wait to determine the cause of death until they can his family to pay the after-hours parking fee. CBS
10 p.m. “The Piano”
Holly Hunter stars as a neglected wife in a drama set against windswept 19th century New Zealand, where the women are docile, the children are pink-cheeked and obedient and the men fall asleep on the couch halfway through the movie. (1993) Sundance Channel
10:35 p.m. “The Tonight Show”
Michael Bolton promotes his Soft Jazz/Soft Foods tour. NBC