Today on TV

Published: Thursday, Oct. 2 2003 12:00 a.m. MDT

Baseball playoffs: Red Sox at Athletics (2 p.m., ESPN2); Twins at Yankees (6 p.m., Ch. 13)

Survivor: Pearl Islands (7 p.m., Ch. 2): A third contestant is eliminated.

Friends (7 p.m., Ch. 5): Joey, Rachel, Ross and Charlie double date.

Salt Lake mayoral debate (7 p.m., Ch. 7): Rocky Anderson, Molonai Hola and Frank Pignanelli.

Scrubs (7:30 p.m., Ch. 5): J.D. gets support from his fellow doctors as he deals with a tough case. (Third-season premiere)

CSI (8 p.m., Ch. 2): The search for the serial killer continues in the conclusion of a two-parter.

What I Like About You (8 p.m., Ch. 30): Val wants to move.

Run of the House (8:30 p.m., Ch. 30): "American Idol" has-been Justin Guarini guest stars.

Without a Trace (9 p.m., Ch. 2): A priest disappears.

ER (9 p.m., Ch. 5): Carter goes looking for the supposedly dead Kovac in an episode so manipulative it may turn you off this show for good.