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The NCIS team must protect Ziva when a suspect dies while being in custody.

It is suggested that her interviewing tactics were responsible for the suspect’s death – did Ziva take things too far in her quest to get a confession?

The situation becomes much more dangerous when the suspect’s brother kidnaps NCIS Director Jenny Shepard and demands the release of his brother in exchange for Jenny. The twist? The kidnapper has no idea that his brother is dead. Will Jenny live to tell this NCIS tale?

8.30PM TUESDAY OCTOBER 30 on TEN

4.00PM TUESDAY OCTOBER 30 on TEN

Jump on board as Totally Wild presenter Jessica Skarratt heads out on a quad bike adventure.

From the dusty dry country to the serenity of a billabong, this trek has it all. First we discover the basics and then the real fun begins- obstacles and challenges. Totally Wild brings you fun on four wheels.

10.10PM MONDAY OCTOBER 29 on TEN

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at The Office.

In a special one hour Christmas episode Michael sends out an inappropriate Christmas Card which lands him in hot water with his girlfriend Carol (played by his real life wife Nancy Walls). This card should come as no surprise to Carol, considering she has once before received a Christmas card in which Michael had photoshopped his head onto her ex-husband’s body in her family picture.

On the scale of creepy though, Michael might have just surpassed his usual level. Meanwhile it seems there is a clash amongst the Christmas party planning council so after being ejected from the committee, Pam takes pity on Karen and the two form a better party. Of course it’s better. Alcohol and karaoke always make everything better! This is one office Christmas party you will never forget.

9.30PM MONDAY OCTOBER 29 on TEN

Guest Stars: Pamela Adlon, Rachel Miner, Laura Niles

Newly minted roommates Hank and Charlie have moved in together and vowed to get over their respective relationship woes by spicing up their lives. Charlie is determined to be in fighting shape as he is now a single man and convinces Hank to join him at the gym.

Dani (Rachel Miner) reminds Charlie that he has a meeting with Mia but Charlie blows it off. He also scoffs at Dani’s mention that she wants to be an agent; however Dani has the upper hand when she threatens to go to Human Resources with stories of their sordid past if he doesn’t take her seriously.

At the gym, Hank and Charlie meet a girl, Laura (Laura Niles), who remembers Hank from a previous encounter. She seems pretty upset about their last meeting, but Hank can’t remember her. So she beats him up.

Dani takes the meeting with Mia and is impressed by the fact that she is only sixteen and has written a novel. Dani offers to help Mia get published which Mia obviously agrees to. But Mia is hiding a dirty little secret about her supposed self-written manuscript…

At a bar, Hank and Charlie reminisce about the good old days but are interrupted by a phone call from Laura asking them to meet her at Hank’s. On their way out, they have a less than pleasant run-in with Karen and Marcy (Pamela Adlon).

Charlie persuades Hank to have a threesome with him and Laura, as that is the only way he’ll get to be with her. Hank obliges, but during the threesome, Hank suddenly remembers Laura and why he never called her back… Meanwhile, Karen and Marcy have decided to make amends with Hank and Charlie and pay a visit to them at Hank’s apartment. But they get more than they bargained for when they walk in on the men tangled up in their threesome. It’s not the best way for the boys to win their ladies back…

Sam and Dean answer a call on their father’s old mobile phone, alerting them that someone has broken into their dad’s secret storage room in New York.

They discover that a cursed rabbit’s foot has been stolen and call Bobby (recurring guest star Jim Beaver) for help. He gives them some joyous, yet chilling, news.

Allegedly, anyone who touches the cursed rabbit’s foot will receive an extreme amount of good luck, but once the foot is lost, that person will die.

Unfortunately for Sam, he discovers this news too late, and having already touched the foot, he is now determined not to lose it. Dean, however, is overjoyed and stocks up on lottery tickets to make the most of their supposed impending good fortune.

But a thief, Bela (recurring guest star Lauren Cohan), steals the foot from Sam, causing his luck to plummet and putting his life in serious danger.

Sam and Dean must rescue the cursed item back from Bela, before the curse takes hold of Sam.

8.30PM MONDAY OCTOBER 29 on TEN

The 2007 ARIA Awards is set to be the best yet, with Australian music’s biggest and brightest stars stepping out for the industries night of nights. Aussie music’s depth of talent will be on display with well known icons including Silverchair, Powderfinger, John Butler Trio, Missy Higgins and Sneaky Sound System.

Aria Awards favourite ROVE McMANUS makes a welcome return to the stage as host of this year’s event, while Australian Idols JAMES MATHISON is back, as are funny men HAMISH and ANDY. More information to be announced soon!

Don’t miss all the ARIAs glamour, fashion and fun of the red carpet with the Red Carpet Special from 7.00pm-7.30pm.

7.00PM-7.30PM & 8.30PM SUNDAY OCTOBER 28

FINAL 5 PERFORMANCE SHOW & LIVE VERDICT! Every year on the night of the ARIA’s, IDOL pays tribute to everything that is Aussie. The IDOLs dip into the vast catalogue of home grown music and will perform two songs from their favourite Aussie artists.

From INXS, Cold Chisel, Vanessa Amorosi, Kylie Minogue, Powderfinger, Pete Murray, Thirsty Merc and Jet. The IDOLs will interpret and perform their favourite Aussie song.

Whatever the IDOLs choose, it’s definitely going to be a ‘you beaut’, fair dinkum, Aussie extravaganza – and one not to miss!

Tune in to see who brings the crowd to their feet with their powerful voice and use your power to decide who should be the next Australian Idol.

FINAL 5 PERFORMANCE SHOW

Sunday, October 28th @ 7.30pm Australia has voted and we now have our FINAL 5. Watch the 5 IDOLs perform an Aussie made song! See just how patriotic they are.

FINAL 5 LIVE VERDICT SHOW

Monday, October 29th @ 7.30pm The Australian public has had a whole day to vote for their favourite performers – tune in to see who makes it through to the next live performance show.

Join Australia’s FINAL 5 as they perform hits from our home grown talent pool. Yes, it’s AUSSIE Night!

DEADLIEST CATCH
7.30PM SATURDAY OCTOBER 27

DEAD OF WINTER – Season 1, Episode 5

It is the dead of winter in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, where the days are a mere six hours long. The forecast for crab fishing is cold and dangerous. But Opilio crab season is just about to begin and 171 boats begin the long journey to find them.

It’s the deadliest job in the world: crab fishing off the Alaska coast in the icy Bering Sea, home of the most violent waters on earth. During the five-day “season”, a handful of adventurers will battle Arctic weather, brutal waves and a ticking clock for a chance at big money in this modern day gold rush.

Working around the clock, and often going days without sleep, this unique breed of men, part adventurer part fisherman, will set out upon an unforgettable odyssey.

SMALLVILLE
6.30PM SATURDAY OCTOBER 27

SUBTERRANEAN Season 6, Episode 9

A plane flies over a field where illegal immigrants are working for non-existent wages and when Javier, a young worker sees it, he promises himself that he will try and escape. Javier’s friend Francesco warns him that others have tried to escape and have literally disappeared into thin air. Javier convinces Francesco’s that they should at least try to escape from their current situation and in the midst of their getaway they are overcome by a deafening growl and something blasts its way through the cornfields and grabs Francesco. Javier is lucky enough to escape and is found by Clark who alerts the local sheriff to the cornfields. The police uncover a number of buried skeletons but this is just the beginning.

Back at the Luthor Mansion, Lana is still considering Lex’s proposal and he finally admits he made it impulsively. Lex sends her off to a museum while she thinks things over. At the Daily Planet, Jimmy announces he’s got an apartment for Chloe but she’d prefer to stay in Smallville. Jimmy believes that the only reason Chloe wants to stay in Smallville is so she can be with Clark. In a secret lab, Dr. Bauer and Lex are back to their old tricks again testing strange drugs and concoctions on imprisoned subjects.

TRIVIA: When Clark offers a drink to Javier, he gives the options of milk, orange juice, and lemonade. However, when he opens the fridge, a Mott’s apple juice container is clearly visible. Why is Clark hoarding all the apple juice? Is it apple juice that gives him his superpowers?

FRIDAY NIGHT DOWNLOAD
7.30PM FRIDAY OCTOBER 25

SERIES PREMIERE!

It’s wired, it’s weird and it’s on the web. Now it’s on your TV – Friday Night Download. Hosted by Mike Goldman, Ryan Fitzgerald and Bree Amer the FND crew bring you the funniest, naughtiest and probably the most disturbing material found on the web. From stupid jokes to hilarious bungles, pranks, smacks, kicks, falls, mash-ups, explosions, dummy spits, impersonations, rants, parodies, sport, hits in the nuts, drunken behaviour, eating competitions, midget throwing, broken bones and of course ninja’s.

For more information or to be part of the audience or maybe you’d like to send us videos you’ve found on the web please email us at FND@sstar.com.au.