i was gonna say...
what the hell is the matter w/ law and order..? there is other stuff, too... you dont like monk..?
completely unrelaed, but imo, rescue me is still the best show on tv, with entourage and 24 not far behind. this of course excludes the simpsons, family guy and south park, which are excellent in their own rite...
as for the hdtv thing - if your sh*t is together, and it happens on one network, my guess is that it is provider related, and there is nothing you can do...
if it was something on your end, you would see the problem everywhere...