I have enjoyed the CBS campaign to remind people that their comedies will have new episodes on Monday. Not as much as I am enjoying the fact that those comedies will be back. Well, at least that "HIMYM" and "Two and a Half Men" are back. But it's still cute.

In fact, with "Dancing With the Stars" resuming Monday, as well as "The Bachelor" (which starts with some world-class bad behavior), it's feeling as if my DVRs' hibernation is about to end.

Here's a nice list the network put together of its current shows and what you can look forward to:

SERIES
ANTICIPATED RETURN
EXPECTED # OF NEW EPISODES

**The drama series SWINGTOWN, which hasn't been scheduled yet, will also resume production.

I would love to see the other networks follow suit with comparable lists.

If CBS had sent out the first episode of "Kid Nation" for review, it would have muted some of the debate about the show. Obviously, CBS did not want to mute the debate … (some spoilers after the jump)

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ABC does well, Fox not — although Fox gets a bit of praise that highlights the real meaning of diversity. More after the jump …

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Subject to change, of course, after the jump …

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