Thursday, June 8
5 p.m. “Professional Basketball”
In game one of the NBA Finals, the BLANKS and the BLANKS meet on the court with honor, basketball history and millions of dollars in sneakers endorsements hanging in the balance. ABC.
6 p.m. “Penn & Teller: Bulls !”
The comic magician/debunkers explore the reality of the abstinence movement and why so many teen-age mothers are framing their virginity pledges for the nursery.
Showtime.
6 p.m. “Dinosaur Planet”
Computer animation allows us to see inside the lives of individual dinosaurs, chronicling their efforts to survive in a savage ecosystem, adapt to changing climate patterns and avoid the humiliating Dino-Crane work at the Bedrock Gravel Company. Discovery Channel.
8 p.m. “MTV Movie Awards”
Jessica Alba is hosting tonight’s awards show. It’s an obvious conflict of interest. Her breasts are up for an award. MTV.
8 p.m. “”Biography”
A look at the Dixie Chicks, whose good looks and alternative approach won them a big following in country radio before they mistook the “Land of the Free” for the “Land of the Free Confederate Flag Bumper Sticker for the 9the Caller.” Biography Channel.
9 p.m. “Windfall”
This new drama follows the lives of a group of friends who bought a lottery ticket together and hit the big jackpot. The sudden influx of wealth changes their lives forcing them to confront their long-suppressed desires and simmering grudges, but in really nice clothes. NBC
10:35 p.m. “The Tonight Show”
Al Gore talks about his new movie, “An Inconvenient Truth.” It’s about global warming and is basically a film of him giving a slide show. Action figures are in stores now. NBC.