What To Watch 10.09.06

Welcome to the Monday edition of What To Watch. Tonight ABC has new episodes of Wife Swapand The Bachelor followed by the season premiere of What About Brian. CBS has new episodes of The Class, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, The New Adventures of Old Christine and CSI: Miami. NBC has new episodes of Deal or No Deal, Heroes and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Remember, baseball is on Fox, so no Prison Break tonight and USA has the WWE and three hours of the Raw Family Reunion.

Heroes – 9 pm/ET NBC

Tonight, wannabe superhero Hiro springs into action to save New York City from the terrifying explosion he witnessed last week. In other happenings, L.A. cop Matt Parkman is questioned about his knowledge of the mysterious serial killer Sylar, whom Mohinder is able to track down — well, sort of. And Claire, the poor dear, tries to be a normal teen, but something major happens to prevent it.

What About Brian – 10 pm/ET ABC

The ratings for this series weren’t great last spring; in fact, exec producer J.J. Abrams said last week that he was “a little surprised” that it was renewed. But Barry Watson’s romantic pinings clicked with enough young women for ABC to give him a second chance, so here’s Brian — back from six months of wandering following his season-ending fight with Marjorie. He’s just in time for her wedding to Adam, and he insists he’s over her. “I came back to make things right,” he says. Uh huh. If he does, there won’t be much of a series.

CSI: Miami – 10 pm/ET CBS

Rob Estes makes his first appearance in a recurring role as Nick, Natalia’s abusive ex-husband who has just been released from prison, and he wastes no time in harassing Natalia on the job. As for tonight’s investigation, Horatio probes the murders of two male models who worked for the same agency. One winds up beneath a boat’s blades while the other is shoved from a high-rise balcony. Not exactly model behavior.

Two and a Half Men – 9 pm/ET CBS

Once again Alan finds himself facing an angry woman and her lawyer. Different woman, same lawyer. Kandi and Alan get in a custody battle over their dog, and Alan runs with his tail between his legs when he finds out Kandi hired (and is sleeping with) Judith’s lawyer. Meanwhile, poor Jake is treated worse than the dog when he’s reduced to performing stupid human tricks for Charlie and Berta’s amusement.

Off the Leash – 8 pm/ET LIFETIME

Reality television is going to the dogs, literally, with the premiere of a humorous docu-series set at a Hollywood talent agency for canines. Cameras follow the staff and clientele of Le Paws Hollywood Pet Agency, where co-owners Michelle Zahn and Stuart Kinsey (who, by the way, isn’t fond of pups) are trying to put their business on the map. Off the Leash debuts with back-to-back episodes tonight, and moves into its regular timeslot next Monday at 6:30 pm/ET.

The Bachelor: Rome – 9 pm/ET ABC

The 12 remaining bachelorettes move into a villa, and before three rose-less ladies move out at the end of the episode, Lorenzo squires one, Lisa, around Rome’s Villa Borghese. This doesn’t make Lisa popular with some of her competitors. Group dates include a motor-scooter tour of Rome and a Mediterranean cruise, where one bachelorette passes out after drinking too much. There’s also an emotional breakdown, suffered by Erica. And back at Lorenzo’s villa, two bachelorettes break into his bedroom.

Wife Swap – 8 pm/ET ABC

A former undefeated champion boxer trades families with a mother who champions competitive eating.

The Class – 8 pm/ET CBS

Nicole panics that her husband and ex-boyfriend are becoming friends, over their love of video games and football.

How I Met Your Mother – 8 pm/ET CBS

Barney tries to show Ted that his job as an architect is a great way to pick up women.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip – 10 pm/ET NBC

Members of the team try to manipulate the West Coast feed to avoid airing a sketch containing material that was inadvertently copied from another comic.