On the tube -- Oct. 6

Olympian news services • Published October 06, 2008

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tonight's best bets

• "Meet Joe Black," 8 p.m. on Oxygen. The Grim Reaper (Brad Pitt) grants a tycoon (Anthony Hopkins) a few extra days of life in this remake of 1943's "Death Takes a Holiday." Claire Fortani, Marcia Gay Harden and Jeffrey Tambor also star.

• "Walk the Line," 8 p.m. on FX. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon deliver superb performances in this touching portrait of music legend Johnny Cash and his tumultuous love affair with June Carter.

• "Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed," 8 p.m. on MyNetwork TV. Series premier. The magician's sacred code of silence will be broken forever in all-new hour-long episodes. Nowhere else has a magician dared to expose the secrets behind the world's most mystifying illusions. The Masked Magician returns to television to defy his fellow conjurers and disclose the tricks that have captivated audiences for centuries.

talk shows

• "Good Morning America," 7 a.m., ABC: Cybill Shepherd; Cameron Matheson; Sarah McLachlan performs; Miley Cyrus' birthday party.

• "Today," 7 a.m., NBC: Singer Alicia Keys; Today's Money; author Clinton Kelly ("Freakin' Fabulous''); Joy Fit Club.

• "Live with Regis and Kelly," 9 a.m., ABC: Alicia Keys performs; actor John Lithgow (Broadway's "All My Sons''); the grand-prize winner of Dance Your Heart Out is announced.

• "The View," 10 a.m., ABC: Felicity Huffman; fashion show.

• "Ellen DeGeneres," 11 a.m., NBC: Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Jonny Lee Miller.

• "Rachael Ray," 3 p.m., CBS: The Mystery Taster gets a big reaction from the audience; a themed room for a sports fan; creating a steak dinner on a budget.

• "The Tyra Banks Show," 5 p.m., KONG: Women who support their families with jobs in the adult entertainment industry and family members who feel the effects of their sexy careers.