5 p.m. “AI Assault”
A team of marines are dispatched to take out a pair of artificially intelligent killer robots rampaging on a government island test site. We liked the part where the marines try to distract the robots by dressing up like seductive toasters. (2006) Sci Fi Channel.
7 p.m. “Hot Love Gone Bad”
This is Hollywood, where the “hot love” tends to go bad right in time for a movie premiere. If their love lives were any more choreographed, they’d be wearing tutus. Style
7 p.m. “Word Wars”
A trip into the world of high stakes scrabble where ultra-competitive games are played by seasoned masters who carry customized dictionaries for words like xujuqua, fuvyz and the kwijibo. Discovery Times Channel.
7:30 p.m. “That 70s Show: the Final Goodbye”
The sitcom is going off the air with the stars immediately dispatched to Where Are They Now? detainment camps before being placed by Federal Witness Protection operatives. Fox.
8 p.m. “American Inventor”
The four finalists get 30-second commercials to promote their inventions. To make it more competitive, they are barred from using the phrase “But Wait, There’s More.” ABC.
10 p.m. “E3 ’06 Live”
A live report from the huge video game trade show showcases the tireless work the technology sector is doing to inspire the psychopaths of tomorrow. G4 Tech TV.
10:35 p.m. “The Tonight Show”
Tom Cruise talks about his new “Mission Impossible” movie, the birth of his daughter and how long before she grows up and writes “Daddy Weirdest.” NBC.