Top 10 HD Non-Sports Shows

Some television programs just aren't made with HDTV in mind. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O'Brien come to mind. So does George Lopez. But that doesn't stop their respective networks from airing those shows in High Definition. Fortunately, there are at least 10 HD shows that are worth watching for those times when there is no ballgame on to satisfy our collective sports jones.

1. CSI ( CBS): This show's writers have an annoying habit of subjecting us to splattered brains and guts at seemingly every turn. If you are the type of person who watches those surgery channels, then you have to check out CSI in HD.

2. Lost (ABC): It's an immersive show to begin with, but after a few minutes of watching it in HD you'll swear there's an invisible polar bear romping around your living room.

3. Desperate Housewives (ABC): OK, we admit the women of Wisteria Lane are a guilty pleasure for us, but the show is really well produced and getting to see Eva Longoria and Teri Hatcher in high def is hard to beat. Plus, your wife won't fight with you over the remote control if you want to watch it.

4. Deadwood ( HBO): Fans of Westerns don't have to settle for grainy old John Wayne flicks. This show takes full advantage of its pay cable status, spewing more curse words than a typical Lou Piniella rant and enough violence and nudity to make Fred Durst blush.

5. 24 (FOX): By now we've seen Jack Bauer survive car crashes, plane crashes, nuclear explosions and torture sessions. No wonder the guy is so angry. At least in HD you can see the veins bulging out of his neck when he loses it.

6. Alias (ABC): From Baltimore to Beijing, you can see Jennifer Garner kick all kinds of ass in all kinds of costumes. Thankfully, her husband hasn't tried to ruin the show with his "acting."

7. Fat Actress (Showtime): Don't think you have to like Kirstie Alley to watch this show. In fact, it helps if you don't like her since most of the plots revolve around making fun the former Cheers starlet.

8. Las Vegas ( NBC): Every episode ends the same way: James Caan beating up some poor schmuck the same way he clowned Connie's abusive husband in The Godfather. So why do we watch? The eye candy, of course. The cast features SI swimsuit model Molly Sims and Beverly Hills 90210 alum Vanessa Marcil -- and the dynamic duo of Josh Duhamel and James Lesure to keep the ladies happy.

9. Law & Order ( NBC): NBC has more variations of this show than Willy Wonka has Oompa Loompas. First, you have your garden variety Law & Order. Then there's Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Law & Order: Trial By Jury. Surely a show can't be so popular we need to see executive in four different ways, can it? What's next, Law & Order: Kenny Rogers?