Today on TV

Published: Monday, Oct. 17 2005 12:00 a.m. MDT

National League Championship Series (6:20 p.m., Ch. 13): Cardinals at Astros (if necessary)

King of Queens (7 p.m., Ch. 2): The guys' neighborhood restaurant names a new sandwich after Deacon.

Monday Night Football (7 p.m., Ch. 4): Rams at Colts

Surface (7 p.m., Ch. 5): Miles and Phil are questioned when a neighbor's dog is reported missing.

7th Heaven (7 p.m., Ch. 30): Lucy has a secret reason for visiting Simon.

How I Met Your Mother (7:30 p.m., Ch. 2): Ted and Barney go out to the clubs with Robin. The ratings are still iffy on this new show, but CBS has picked it up for the rest of the season.

Two and a Half Men (8 p.m., Ch. 2): Charlie responds inappropriately to a woman's declaration of love.

Las Vegas (8 p.m., Ch. 5): Ed's doctor orders him to relax — but it isn't easy.

American Experience (8 p.m., Ch. 7): "Two Days in October" contrasts a U.S. battalion's march into a Viet Cong trap and a student protest.

Out of Practice (8:30 p.m., Ch. 2): Oliver's loose lips cost him his new apartment — he has to move in with Ben.

CSI: Miami (9 p.m., Ch. 2): Three housewives are suspects in the murder of a pool boy.

Medium (9 p.m., Ch. 5): Allison dreams of her 17-year-old self but can't find the connection to the case she's working on. —Scott D. Pierce