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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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There’s not much on Saturday unless you like stock car racing or the NBA. But "Saturday Night Live" should be hipper than usual, with host Shia LaBeouf and musical guest My Morning Jacket.

Just screwing with you again. No "MILF Island" this weekend. But on Sunday CBS does have the two-hour season finale (and the usually lame hourlong "reunion show") for the latest installment of "Survivor." Our money’s on Cirie.
 

Celia Weston guests on Sunday’s "Desperate Housewives" as Susan’s mother-in-law. That oughta be good. I mean, I’ll be watching "Family Guy." But still.
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Big, big Thursday night, lots of news and insights today…

William Baldwin spills the beans - "Dirty Sexy Money" will move to Thursdays next year. (Televisionista)
Correctly pointing out what’s so much fun about this year’s blindside-intensive "Survivor" - Cirie! (TV Squad)
Detailed exigesis of last night’s bedeviling "Lost." (TV Squad)
Recap of "CSI’s" comedy episode. (Buddy TV)
Ditto "My Name Is Earl," which actually is a comedy. (Buddy TV)
Dreadlocks Boy talks about getting punted from "American Idol." (TVG)
A less successful "American Idol" reject gets busted for pervy online chats with kids. (NYDN)
Univision is a big deal in the ratings, si? (TV By The Numbers)
Sex scandal at the Weather Channel? Is it legal to use "sex" and "Weather Channel" in the same sentence? (TSG)

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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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"American Idol" producer says there’s no plan to wax Paula, and hey, it’s not just our ratings that are down. (AP)
But the ratings keep dropping. (Hollywood Reporter)
Returning "Weeds" is a bit of a conspiratorial production. (Buddy TV)
Recapping last night’s excellent "The Office." Go Stanley! (Buddy TV)
Ditto "Survivor." (TV Squad)
Gay wedding on "Brothers & Sisters." (Televisionista)
More deets on "Gossip Girl’s" coming-out story. (Televisionista)
Lilo visiting "Ugly Betty?" (TV Guide)

And finally, as promised, flaming manholes!! Just because it’s funny to say "flaming manholes."

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Holy good TV, Batman! Simultaneous zaps on CBS’ "Survivor" and Fox’s "American Idol" left fans cheering - if not for the outcomes, than for the sheer drama of what happened. On "Survivor," outcast Eliza ended up on the losing end of Ozzy’s super-slick maneuver weeks ago, in which he found the hidden immunity idol and replaced it with a fake. She stepped up with what she hoped was the real idol at tribal council and her ass was sent packing. Meanwhile, over in Hollywood, hunky Michael Johns was in the bottom three for the first time ever - he couldn’t be the one going home, could he? Could he? Bwahahahahaha!
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I forgot to tell you this morning, but Fox has renewed "King of the Hill" for a 13th season. I’m so sorry, thinking of how different your life would have been if you’d known sooner.
A recap of last night’s "Survivor" with the excellent verb "man crushing," and it doesn’t mean what you think. I am really liking this season with all its reverses and backstabbings. (Buddy TV)
The NY Times isn’t known for its wacky headlines, but the paper’s TV blog has a good one today: "CSI Returns To Bury Fifth-Grader." (TV Decoder)
A more serious look at the Thursday numbers, and the results of the Britney-vs.-Paris guest-star derby. (TV By The Numbers)
Re: "The Office" spin-off, "Don’t eff it up, NBC." Well put. (Tifaux)

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While the strike may be over, we are still weeks away from most of our favorite shows returning to the air in limited new episodes. In the meantime we are saddled with a ton of reality shows like American Idol, Big Brother 9, Survivor, and Project Runway. Don’t worry though, we still have […]
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Over in Micronesia things were a bit different. The fans and favorites were are competing against each other in this season’s SURVIVOR weren’t la la la’ing it to stay in the game…they were fighting to the death, or so it seemed.
This is the first season since the first that I’m watching SURVIVOR and let […]
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