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"CSI" will replace Jorja Fox with former "L Word" actress Lauren Lee Smith (right). Canadian Smith had a recurring role as chef Lara on that series, which airs on CBS’ corporate cousin Showtime. She was also on the TV series "Intelligence" and several TV movies in the "Christy" series. (Buddy TV)
A scary and difficult-to-watch episode of HBO’s "Six Feet Under" was "That’s My Dog," which had Michael C. Hall’s David pick up a psycho hitchhiker named Jake, played by Michael Weston. Weston, who played Jake in three subsequent episodes as well, is now named as the actor who’ll play a private eye on some episode of "House" next season, as an audition for a possible spinoff. (TV Guide)
Kelly Preston, aka Mrs. John Travolta, has been tapped to play one of the gang leaders in the HBO pilot "Suburban Shootout." It’s based on an hilarious British series about suburban matrons gone […]

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CBS has ordered five new series - two comedies and three dramas - toadd to its 18 returning shows. Like the other nets we’ve seen so far, this is largely a stand-pat schedule shaped by the behind-the-scenes tumult of the writers strike. The biggest change might be the hour of comedy from 8-9 on Wednesdays.
Mondays: "Big Bang Theory," "How I Met Your Mother," "Two and a Half Men," the new comedy "Worst Week" (right) and "CSI Miami."
Tuesdays: "NCIS," the new drama "The Mentalist" and "Without A Trace," which moves from Thursdays.
Wednesdays: "The New Adventures of Old Christine," the new comedy "Project Gary," "Criminal Minds" and "CSI NY."
Thursdays: "Survivor," "CSI" and the new drama "Eleventh Hour."
Fridays: "Ghost Whisperer," the new "The Ex List" and "Numb3rs."
Saturdays: Two hours of "Crimetime" - i.e. repeats - and "48 Hours Mystery."
Sundays: "60 Minutes," "The Amazing Race," "Cold Case" and "The Unit," which moves from […]

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Fox scored big with "House" last night, which was second overall in the ratings (behind "Dancing with the Stars") and tops in the 18-49 demo advertisers love. (TV By The Numbers)
"American Idol" returns with the final three tonight, but Fox can’t be too thrilled with last week’s numbers. And despite the excellent backstabbing that went on, CBS’ "Survivor" finale on Sunday didn’t even make the top 10. (AP)
"The Sopranos" on iTunes. For a price, of course. (Reuters)
A spoilerrific report on Gary Dourdan’s final until after the big rehab "CSI" appearance on Thursday. (Buddy TV)
"The Office" last week had the biggest DVR audience seen so far - a whopping 43.4% ratings increase from "live viewing only" to "live + 7 days." (TV By The Numbers)

See you for the American Idol liveblog in a couple of hours!
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Speaking of cute but not especially talented dudes on "American Idol,"
as we have been for the last couple of days, Ace Young is going to get
whacked on "Bones" next week. Another "Idol" runnerup who I don’t even
remember - Brandon Rogers? Really? - is also on the ep, which focuses
on a barroom singing contest. But just to be nice I’ll run a pic of
Emily Deschanel from the ep instead. (TV Squad)
The cops made it official against departing "CSI" star Gary Dourdan y’day. (TMZ)
Who can afford to maintain an "Extreme Makeover" home?? (Philly.com)
Bruce Boxleitner joins "Heroes." That ought to get younger viewers excited. Uh, not. (TV Guide)
Dating show for the mentally disabled? Eeek. (TMZ)
Sutton-at-Hone councilors in Kent can eat my shorts. (UK Daily Record)
"Ugly Betty" crew members losing their jobs as the show moves to Taxbreakistan New York are bitter that California hasn’t done more to keep productions. (Deadline Hollywood Daily)

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Aw, I put "MILF Island" in there just to mess with your head. Actually it’s more of "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans Vs. Favorites" tonight on CBS, and I gotta say I’m loving this richly plotted season of jaw-dropping doublecrosses and betrayals. By the end of tonight, we’ll have our final four.

Tonight on "CSI," Gil Grissom and the team take on an unfamiliar foe: comedy. Well, sorta. This is the second half of the big writer-swap with "Two And A Half Men," and they’ll be investigating the offing of a comedy diva a la Rosanne or Cybill Shepherd. And look for the "TAAHM" guys in an eyeblink cameo.
The season finale of "30 Rock" brings Jack a Washington job that he hates - and Liz a pregnancy scare. Yikes!
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If "Two And A Half Men" looks different tonight, that’s on purpose. The show will be full of moody blue lighting and grimly hilarious forensic animations - maybe we’ll finally get the view from the miniature camera inside Charlie’s penis they’ve joked about. Tonight’s episode, "Fish In A Drawer," is the first half of the big crossover between the writing staffs of "TAAHM" and "CSI." Charlie, Alan and Jake will find themselves in the interrogation room with a Marg Helgenberger lookalike, and there’s even a cameo by "CSI’s" George Eads.

On Thursday, "CSI" will be jokier than usual, with an episode called "Two And A Half Deaths." Things get even more inside, because the "CSI" episode focused on the whacking of a sitcom diva played by Katey Sagal.
Chuck Lorre, the "TAAHM" creator who proposed the crossover, has previously worked on sitcoms starring Cybill Shepherd and Roseanne. Although Lorre swears up down […]

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In 1962, we really, really liked watching westerns on TV. (TV By The Numbers)
CBS execs decide they don’t want Katee Sackhoff to replace Jorja Fox on "CSI." This is our official WTF Item Of The Day®. (TV Guide)
And speaking of "CSI," is there more (or actually, less) to the Gary Dourdan bust? (E! Online)
"Men in Trees" is toast. I can’t say I care, although the show hardly got a fair shot, given the way ABC moved it around the scheduled. (TV Guide)
One writer admits he’s not all that subversive, no matter how he tries. (Earl Pomerantz)
People Magazine names the Jonas Brothers among the nation’s richest teens. How messed up is it that there’s a list? (Buddy TV)
And speaking of rich teenagers, here’s the first dispatch from the set of "High School Musical 3." (E! Online)
Once again following in the wandering, staggering footsteps of Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan is following up […]

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"CSI" star Gary Dourdan has been busted in Palm Springs for possession of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription pills, just weeks before his final appearance on the show as Warrick Brown. Deets are sketchy but he was sleeping in his car at 5 a.m. when cops moved in. And, unfuckingbelievably, tonight CBS had scheduled a repeat that revolved around Warrick’s addiction to pills. It’ll be interesting to see if that still airs. Assuming anybody with that many drugs hasn’t been able to conceal his taste for them from his co-workers, you have to wonder why the writers chose that particular problem for Dourdan to act out. That’s stone cold. You also have to wonder if drug problems motivated his exit from the show. His departure, announced only recently, was said to be a mutual decision between him and the producers.
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"CSI" star Gary Dourdan has been busted in Palm Springs for possession of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription pills, just weeks before his final appearance on the show as Warrick Brown. Deets are sketchy but he was sleeping in his car at 5 a.m. when cops moved in. And, unfuckingbelievably, tonight CBS had scheduled a repeat that revolved around Warrick’s addiction to pills. It’ll be interesting to see if that still airs. Assuming anybody with that many drugs hasn’t been able to conceal his taste for them from his co-workers, you have to wonder why the writers chose that particular problem for Dourdan to act out. That’s stone cold. You also have to wonder if drug problems motivated his exit from the show. His departure, announced only recently, was said to be a mutual decision between him and the producers.
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Let’s see, a kickass "Survivor" - unless you prefer "Ugly Betty" or "My Name Is Earl" and "Scrubs" - followed by the first "The Office" since Jim showed us the engagement ring, followed by "30 Rock" - unless you prefer "Grey’s Anatomy" or "CSI" - followed by the return of "Lost." All new for the launch of May sweeps! And that’s not even mentioning "Without a Trace" or "Smallville" and the return of "Supernatural." Scripted television is back, baybee! On a night like this, that strike seems a distant memory. But we have a few hours to kill first. So here are a couple things to read…

Roger Friedman says Jimmy Fallon will take over for Conan when Conan takes over for Jay. (Fox News)
TV Squad says he’s talking through his hat. (TV Squad)
Friedman, by the way, also has some "Weeds" dish that fans won’t want to hear, way down […]

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