Wednesday's TV highlights

7.30PM, TV3
ALL NEW SIMPSONS
It's time for the annual Halloween episode of The Simpsons. Tonight Halloween goes for one extra day and there are three spooky tales, including one about Bart being replaced by a robotic boy after he falls into a coma.

8PM, TV3
BRO' TOWN
Tonight's bro'Town is a star-studded affair with special guests Russell Crowe, Rove McManus, Scribe, Neil Finn, and TV3's John Campbell and Carol Hirschfeld featuring in an episode titled I Still Call Australia Home.

8PM, TV ONE
IT'S ME OR THE DOG
Ever lived next door to a dog who steals your stuff. Well, you'll know how Pongo's neighbours feel. He is a Dalmatian pooch with major aggression issues and he's a compulsive thief.

8.35PM, PRIME
QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY
The lads know how to throw a party, we know that. But how will they go throwing fire fighter-cum-construction worker Ryan a stag party he will never forget?

9.45PM, TV ONE
GREEN WING
Mac and Caroline's thriving relationship is broadsided when Mac's ex-girlfriend comes on the scene.


MOVIES
[rated out of 5]

8.30PM, TV2
PANIC ROOM
Herald rating: * * *
David Fincher (Fight Club, The Game) directs this thriller, starring Jodie Foster as a divorced mother. She's moved to a new house which has an impenetrable room just in case of home invasion. The time comes to use it, but there are complications, including her claustrophobia and her daughter's low blood sugar levels. (2002)

8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 1
ALFIE
Herald rating: * * * *
A cockney womaniser (Jude Law) learns the hard way about the consequences of his actions. This remake of the classic Michael Caine film has one foot in the 1960s and the other in modern times, relying on retro accoutrements such as Vespa scooters and Italian suits as a nod to the original. (2004)

8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 2
THE ALAMO
Herald rating: * * *
Dennis Quaid and Billy Bob Thornton star in this historical drama set in 1836, when fewer than 200 Texans defended the Alamo, an abandoned mission, against a 2000-strong attack by the Mexican army. (2004)


SPORT

8.30AM, ESPN LIVE
SOCCER: UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Barcelona v Chelsea
Chelsea take a 100 per cent record in the group stages of this competition to the Nou Camp, having beaten Barcelona 1-0 at home.

9.30PM, SKY SPORT 1 LIVE
CRICKET: ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 1ST SEMIFINAL
At the time of writing the semifinalists were far from decided, although Pakistan and India must be likely to make the final four.