TV Tonight: Gearing Up for the Week

(Monday, November 5th, 2007) Tonight: a new Top Gear for your viewing pleasure, and — surprise! — How It’s Made reruns, although there was a TV schedule discrepancy, so it might be Mythbusters reruns.

All times are central.

• How It’s Made: Episode 35, carbon fibre masts, fortune cookies, IMAX projectors and roller chains (Discovery, 5:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Taking a Bath (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Build It Bigger: Hurricane-Proof Homes (Science, 5:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Episode 32, glass cookware, soap bars, steel drums and firefighter uniforms (Discovery, 5:30 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Trail Blazers (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How Do They Do It?: Buildings, Electricity Pilons, Balloon Makers (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
• Top Gear: Episode 5 (BBC America, 7:00 p.m.) NEW
• How It’s Made, Season 3: Episode 28, Engine Block, Jawbreakers, Drum Shells, Drums (Science, 7:30 p.m.)
• Top Gear: Episode 4 (BBC America, 8:00 p.m.)
• Celebrity Rides: Burt Builds a Bandit (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)

Enjoy.