TV Picks: 5-11 October 2009

Pick of the Week: "Stargate Universe" – Sky1, Tue @8pm

The new-TV tap has been turned on, and the shows continue to flow! Here are my picks of the best your telly has offer in the UK this week:

MONDAY 5th

Criminal Justice (BBC1, 9pm) Series 2 of the serialized legal drama, airing every day this week. Stars Maxine Peake, Matthew Mcfadyen & Dennis Lawson.
The Graham Norton Show (BBC1, 10.35pm) New series of the chat-show, transferred from BBC2. Featuring Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Olivia Newton John & Ricky Gervais.

TUESDAY 6th

Stargate Universe (Sky1, 8pm) New sci-fi adventure series. Stars Robert Carlyle & Lou Diamond Phillips. Double-bill. Followed by a documentary.
It's Only A Theory (BBC4, 10pm) Andy Hamilton and Reginald D. Hunter host a new comedy panel show where experts submit theories on life, the universe and everything.

WEDNESDAY 7th

Gossip Girl (ITV2, 8pm) Season 3 of the US teen drama.
True Blood (Channel 4, 10pm) Season 1 of HBO's award-winning smash-hit vampire drama. Stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer & Ryan Kwanten.
Generation Kill (Channel 4, 11.20pm) US war drama from the makers of The Wire, set during the occupation of Iraq.

THURSDAY 8th

Bones (Sky1, 9pm) Season 5 of the US drama, starring David Boreanaz.
Micro Men (BBC4, 9pm) Comedy-drama set in the world of 1980s home-computing. Stars Alexander Armstrong & Martin Freeman.
Lie To Me (Sky1, 10pm) Season 2 of the US drama, starring Tim Roth.

FRIDAY 9th

Rude Tube (Channel 4, 9pm) Series 2 of the internet viral clip-show, hosted by Alex Zane.
Life On Mars (FX, 10pm) US remake of the BBC's timeslip '70s cop show. Stars Jason O'Mara, Harvey Keitel, Gretchen Mol & Michael Imperioli.

SATURDAY 10th

You've Been Framed! (ITV1, 7pm) Funny home-video clips, narrated by Harry Hill.
Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV1, 7.30pm) Comedy series taking a sideways look at the week's television offerings, hosted by Harry Hill.

SUNDAY 11th

Nothing.