TiVo Guide Week of October 5, 2009 *spoiler alert*

“Sherri” Recently divorced paralegal Sherri (Sherri Shepherd) rebuilds her life while pursuing her dream of being an actress and comedian. In the series opener, Sherri turns to her coworkers for support after learning her ex's 20-year-old girlfriend is pregnant. Monday at 7 on Lifetime.

“Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times” Liev Schreiber narrates the story of the Chandler family, who ran the Los Angeles Times for generations, beginning in the late 1800s with Harrison Gray Otis and his son-in-law, Harry Chandler. The documentary includes interviews with family members, journalists and historians, and features never-before-seen home movies, photographs and correspondence. Monday at 9 on PBS.

“90210” Silver has an unpleasant run-in with her mother (Ann Gillespie) at Adrianna's AA meeting; Naomi starts working with a tutor at CU, but soon becomes distracted by a cute student (Travis Van Winkle); and Sasha figures out Dixon's age. Elsewhere, Adrianna and Navid go on an awkward double date with Teddy. Tuesday at 8 on The CW.

“The Good Wife” Alicia returns to her old neighborhood to defend a former friend's teen son, who is accused of murder. Tuesday at 10 on CBS.

“So You Think You Can Dance” The first round of callbacks in Las Vegas. Wednesday at 8 on Fox.

“CSI: NY” Mac and the team hunt for an ingenious killer (Skeet Ulrich) after two bodies are discovered on opposite ends of the city. Wednesday at 10 on CBS.

“Fringe” While the Fringe division is alerted to a crime spree that's connected to the shape-shifters, Walter cooks up a prescription to help Olivia recall the details of her meeting with William Bell (Leonard Nimoy), and another subject of Walter's past experiments emerges. Thursday at 9 on Fox.

“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” Frank's behavior is more bizarre than usual---so bizarre that even the gang notice---so they decide to stage an intervention. Gail the Snail: Mary Lynn Rajskub. Aunt Donna: Nora Dunn. Thursday at 10 on FX.

“FlashForward” In Germany, Mark and Janis meet an imprisoned Nazi who claims knowledge about the mass blackout; a tip causes Demetri to fear the worst about his future; Aaron asks Mark to help him get his daughter's remains exhumed and DNA retested. Friday at 8 on ABC.

“Wizards of Waverly Place” Justin creates a female monster to guard his room from Alex's constant snooping, but the plan backfires when Alex and the monster become friends. Friday at 8 on Disney.

“Good Eats” Alton Brown celebrates 10 years of "Good Eats" with a food-based variety program. Saturday at 10 on Food.

“Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me” The comedian's performance in Washington, D.C., includes riffs on having a black president, motherhood, 21st-century pirates, her first bikini wax, coming out as a lesbian, aging and working on a gay cruise. Taped at the Warner Theatre. Saturday at 10 on HBO.

“The Simpsons” The Ultimate Punch, Kick and Choke Championship comes to town, and it's a predictably bad influence on the boys at Bart's school. Marge starts a campaign to ban the "sport" and the event's founder agrees to shut it down if she'll fight him and win. Sunday at 8 on Fox.

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” Larry has an awkward encounter with Christian Slater at Ted and Mary's anniversary party, and also meets an old girlfriend (Sherry Stringfield) at a restaurant. Meanwhile, Larry's doctor (Philip Baker Hall) gives him a personal contact number. Sunday at 9 on HBO.