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‘Crusoe’ offers great adventure

By MIKE HUGHES Gannett News Service

“Crusoe,” 9 p.m., NBC. It didn’t take NBC long to spot the flaw in a show about two guys on an island: There aren’t enough people.

So now a ship arrives with mutineers, a captain, his wife and daughter, a doctor and someone in an incredibly unconvincing disguise.

These people liven up the story. For all of its flaws, “Crusoe” looks great and offers swashbuckling adventure.

Other choices include

“Goosebumps,” 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Cartoon Channel. It’s an entire day of R.L. Stine stories.

“100 Scariest Movie Moments,” 6-11 p.m., Bravo. Here are scary highlights.

Horror films. In a change, ION has “The Canterville Ghost” (1996) with Patrick Stewart, at 7. Also at 7, FX has “Halloween H20” (1998); at 7:30, ABC Family has the terrific “Poltergeist” (1982)

“Ghost Hunters Live,” 7 p.m. to midnight, Sci Fi. The team (plus “Sanctuary” star Amanda Tapping) visits a former Civil War fort in Delaware City.

“Everybody Hates Chris,” 8 p.m., CW. To hang with the cool kids, Chris helps football players with their homework.

“Ghost Whisperer,” 8 p.m., CBS. Melinda wonders why a teen ghost is following someone else’s family.

“Mostly Ghostly” (2008), 9-11 p.m., Disney Channel. Here’s another R.L. Stine tale. Does he own Halloween?

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (1999), 9-11 p.m., ION. It’s not the Tim Burton version, but it is fairly well-made.

“Lipstick Jungle,” 10 p.m., NBC. In Wednesday’s episode, Victory got back together with her billionaire boyfriend Joe. Now “Lipstick Jungle” moves to Fridays (with “Life” getting Wednesdays). Andrew McCarthy, who plays Joe, directed this episode. The grand opening of Victory’s store sags under the costly plans of her publicist (Rosie Perez).

Mike Hughes covers television for the Lansing State (Mich.) Journal and Gannett News Service. Reach him at mhughes@lsj.com.