NCAA Basketball: Final Four (6pm, CBS) - Wichita State takes on Louisville in the first Final Four game of the day, with the Syracuse vs. Michigan match happening around 8:30. A pre-game special starts at 4 p.m.

Garage Gold (7pm, DIY) - A new reality series about a Raleigh business, Garage Brothers, that specializes in cleaning out junky spaces and reselling some of the stuff they're given in trade for their labor. The premiere episode has owner Kraig Bantle struggling to unload a decade's worth of outdated furniture from the workspace of an interior designer. A second new episode airs at 7:30. Here's our story from Friday's N&O about Kraig Bantle and "Garage Gold."

My Cat From Hell (8pm, Animal Planet) - Two new episodes of this really pretty great cat show ring in Season 4. In the first episode, cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy (left) helps a cat that is hearing- and vision-impaired and lashing out at his owners and a new kitten. Then, it's a family whose cat and dog are fighting like, well, like cats and dogs. In episode two, Jackson helps two people whose cats are disliked by their significant others.

A Mother's Rage (8pm, Lifetime) - A mother and daughter travel to the girl's new college, but before they reach the school they are terrorized on a highway.

Smash (9pm, NBC) - Tom's plans for Ivy's party include a surprise guest: Liza Minnelli. Elsewhere, the tension among Karen, Jimmy and Derek intensifies, and Julia is unexpectedly pulled away from "Bombshell."

Battledogs (9pm, Syfy) - A werewolf virus is unleashed in New York City, and the world's only hope lies with a rogue general who has taken the disease and created an army of super soldiers.

20/20 with Katie Couric (9pm, ABC) - Katie Couric spends an hour with the folks from the daytime soap "General Hospital."

Saturday Night Live (11:29, NBC) - Melissa McCarthy returns for her second time hosting, with Phoenix as her musical guest.

Here's a look at today's top headlines.

But first, see today's News & Observer and newsobserver.com for the latest on the UNC athletics/academic scandal and for details about a Chapel Hill house fire yesterday.

TEACHERS TRANSFERRED: Chapel Hill High biology teacher Bert Wartski (left, with students' painted ceiling tiles)) has publicly criticized policies he disagrees with. Now he, English teacher Anne Thompson and possibly others are being transferred by Superintendent Thomas Forcella. Tamy Grubb has our story.

FIREWORKS DONATIONS: Some 27,000 people came out for the Chapel Hill fireworks show. The town suggested a buck a head, but came up short, at $8,000. Find out what local businesses stepped in to help.

TRASH TALK: More strong words from Town Council member Gene Pease, this time on sending Chapel Hill's garbage to Durham. Find out what the ruckus is all about in Katelyn Ferral's story (and tell us whether you agree with him and fellow Councilman Matt Czajkowski at editor@newsobserver.com)

More pics from Kenan and Carrboro's July Fourth, letters on CH2020, studies abroad and sixth-grade sports (too young? not too young?) and the week's political cartoon by Mark Dubowski are all in today's issue.

Check out the ArtsCenter's 10 by 10 festival. Act 2 is a hoot, and see if you don't spot a young Melissa McCarthy type in the talented cast.

Stay cool, and thanks for reading,

Mark

During the summer press tour "Mike and Molly" (CBS, 9:30 tonight) executive producer Chuck Lorre (also creator of "Two and a Half Men") insisted the show wasn't all fat jokes. The show, he said, was about the beginning of a relationship with people who just happen to be fat.

I can't say he lied; the first episode is perhaps 80 percent fat jokes, with the rest of the material featuring stereotypes about Africans, random crudeness, and some sweet moments. Maybe the percent changes in later episodes.

But the first episode of "Mike and Molly" made me sad. That's mostly because the two leads are actually quite good. Billy Gardell ("My Name Is Earl") is Mike and Melissa McCarthy ("Gilmore Girls") is Molly; both are completely likable and have a nice chemistry.