Today on TV

Published: Monday, June 12 2006 12:00 a.m. MDT

World Cup soccer (ESPN 2 and Ch. 32): Australia vs. Japan (6:55 a.m.); USA vs. Czech Republic (9:55 a.m.); Italy vs. Ghana (12:55 p.m.)

Stanley Cup Finals (6 p.m., Ch. 5): Hurricanes at Oilers

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (6 and 10 p.m., A&E): With a new Superman movie on the way, this is a two-hour look back at previous incarnations.

Hell's Kitchen (7 p.m., Ch. 13): The two-hour, second-season premiere of this reality/competition show features "world-renowned chef" Gordon Ramsay being an abusive jerk to the contestants vying to be "America's next culinary star." If you find rudeness for the sake of just being mean, vulgarity and childish behavior entertaining, this is the show for you.

The Closer (7 and 9 p.m., TNT): The second-season premiere of this above-average crime drama finds Brenda (Kyra Sedgwick) refusing to let go of the investigation of a cop's murder, even when her colleagues want to wrap things up quickly and neatly.

Two and a Half Men (8 p.m., Ch. 2): Martin Sheen guest stars, but not as Charlie's (Charlie Sheen) father — he plays Rose's father, and he wants to know what Charlie's intentions are. (Repeat)

The New Adventures of Old Christine (8:30 p.m., Ch. 2): Christine is determined to find a man. (Repeat)

CSI: Miami (9 p.m., Ch. 2): New evidence implicates a man already found not-guilty of killing his wife. (Repeat)