Subject to change, of course, after the jump …

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A coy announcement about some new actors, after the jump …

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CBS has announced that it "had the week's top four scripted programs with NCIS, CSI, CSI: NY and TWO AND A HALF MEN, in the week ending July 15."

The fine print notes that CBS shows ranked fifth through seventh and ninth. The top shows, by CBS's own announcement: "The Singing Bee," the MLB All-Star Game, "America's Got Talent" and the Thursday version of "So You Think You Can Dance."

Then came "NCIS," "CSI" and "CSI:NY," followed by the All-Star Game pre-show, then "Two and a Half Men."

Then came "Law & Order: SVU" followed by two more demonstrations of Reality Summer: the Thursday and Wednesday telecasts of "Don't Forget the Lyrics."

"Studio 60" is done, but this near-valentine in the Los Angeles Times indicates that he still doesn't know what he did.

Covering just about any entertainment medium these days can involve some tap-dances, but I really don't like the steps that I'm having to take for "The Simpsons Movie." …

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The peripatetic Mandy Patinkin has once again exited a hit show while in progress..

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Premiere dates, new "Apprentice," Jerry Seinfeld on "30 Rock," Norman Lear ..

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From today's e-mail …

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So I was talking to Kellie Pickler on Friday …

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I was unable to post Friday because of technical difficulties. Will be back later today, if only to share a Kellie Pickler story…

LOVED it. …

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From Lifetime today:

Saluting the highest-rated series in the network’s 23-year history, Lifetime has ordered a second season of the smash hit “Army Wives,” it was announced today at the TCA Press Tour by Susanne Daniels, President, Entertainment, Lifetime Networks.

“Army Wives” currently averages 3.6 million total viewers and a 3.0 primetime household rating, while ranking first among all key women demographics, including 1.4 million W18-49 viewers and 1.4 million W25-54 viewers.

Don Cheadle remains an amazing actor in "Talk To Me," the movie "inspired by" the life of Washington, D.C., broadcasting star Petey Greene, with Cheadle as Greene. But beyond that performance is a powerful rumination on race — not black vs. white, but black vs. black …

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As of Jan. 1, 2008, it's "truTV." Announcement after the jump …

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The smart, scene-stealing actor has died. Obit here, although "Petticoat Junction" fans know that his character's name was actually Homer Bedloe. Nice photo here.

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Over the weekend I went through a review copy of the new two episodes of "Rescue Me" and couldn't help thinking that they vindicate Jack McGee … (Possible spoilers after the jump)

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Starting today, you'll be seeing posts around the blogosphere from the Television Critics Association summer press tour in California. But you won't find them here …

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Because it's never too early to plan your September TV viewing …

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Saw it yesterday. You can find my review in today's Beacon Journal here.