100 concerts in 100 days

HOT DOG! We wait all year, and now it's finally here - Coney Island's "2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest" (Saturday at noon and 1 p.m., ESPN). If one stop's not enough, try the cross-country trip "A Hot Dog Program" (Saturday at 2 p.m., WNET/13). Or savor another prefab food product: There's a SPAM cook-off on "America Wild and Wacky" (Sunday at 4 p.m., Smithsonian). Channel info at smithsonianchannel .com.

CROSSOVER SPORTS.Everybody knows Lance Armstrong, who saddles up again in cycling's annual "Tour de France" (Stage 1 live, today 9:30 a.m.- 2 p.m., Versus). It's preceded by the setup hour "Lance Armstrong: The Comeback Story" (today at 8:30 a.m., Versus). And baseball fans aren't the only ones hot to see Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon in the '80s fave "Bull Durham" (today at 11 p.m., Sunday at 5 and 9 p.m., MSG; Wednesday at 1 p.m., WLNY/55/10). More Tour de France at versus.com/tdf.

BOLLYWOOD WEEKLY.Prepping for next month's Chris Kattan comedy series, "Bollywood Hero," IFC launches a Sunday morning festival from India's inimitable film industry. First up: "Johnny Gaddaar" (Sunday at 10 a.m., IFC), 2007's sharp noir crime thriller starring hottie Neil Nitin Mukesh.

REAKING OUT. Before " Breaking Bad," Bryan Cranston cooked as a hapless dad, with Jane Kaczmarek ("Raising the Bar") as his hot-tempered wife, on the single-camera comedy "Malcolm in the Middle" (Sunday 8 p.m.-6 a.m., Nick at Nite). The 2000 Fox series joins Nick at Nite's lineup tomorrow-Thursday at 8 and 8:30 p.m. Visit nickatnite .com.

CONCERT CARAVAN. Get ready for VH1 Classic's 100 Concerts in 100 Days stunt, running through Oct. 13. Kicking off the jams is 1983's "US Festival" (Monday at 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., VH1 Classic), featuring The Clash, INXS, Men at Work and The English Beat. Coming titles include "Bruce Spring- steen & The E Street Band: Live in NYC," " John Lennon: Live in NYC '72," " Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon," " Tina Turner Live in Holland" and " Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds: Live in London." Check out vh1classic.com.

GET READY TO RUMBLE.Boxing announcer Michael Buffer hosts the pop culture clash "The Great Debate" (Monday-Friday at 10 p.m., VH1), sort of a broader "Best Week Ever" look at life's big questions. You know - "Star Trek" or "Star Wars"? Angelina Jolie or Jennifer Aniston? Sneak peek at vh1.com/shows/ the_great_debate/series.jhtml.

ATTACK OF THE 1,000th! Celebrate a thousand episodes of the digital mag "Attack of the Show" (Thursday 7-9 p.m., G4) with even more stunts, skits and scoops on technology, games and Web/pop culture. All things "AOTS" at g4tv.com/aots.