Tonight in HD: September 30

Supernatural (TV2, 10.40)

Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) ✫✫✫

Phoebe tries to cheer up Joey by lending him the world’s happiest dog; Monica and Chandler’s romantic Valentine’s Day plans are derailed when they watch a tape of Phoebe’s friend giving birth.

Shortland Street (TV2. 7.00) ✫✫✫

Phoenix and Jasmine fail to connect; Vasa is a strict mistress to Winston; Nicole thinks history is repeating.

The X Factor USA (TV3, 7.30) ✫✫✫

Thousands of hopefuls audition in front of a live audience.

Unzipped (TV One, 9.45) ✫✫

Trelise Cooper launches her first European store.

Supernatural (TV2, 10.40) ✫✫✫✫

When Ben calls Dean and tells him that Lisa’s in trouble, Dean leaves Sam to investigate a case alone and rushes to the rescue, but he’s not prepared for what meets him at the door. Reviews: AV Club, A Media Mindset.

Poking the Borax (TV3, 11.30) ✫✫

Pammie goes on an extreme sports adventure in Queenstown; Didio searches for a husband at the Reefton A&P show; Titchy gets advice from a publicist.

NCIS (TV3, 12.00, 5.1, R) ✫✫

While stuck working on a case over Christmas, the team searches for a suspect presumed dead and begins to discover some startling personal revelations.

CSI: Miami (TV3, 12.55, 5.1, R) ✫✫

Alexx Woods and Eric Delko return to help the CSIs stop a deadly outbreak in Miami.