All the tube news that’s fit to surf …
– Highlights, or maybe lowlights if you’re as tired of the Michael Jackson coverage as I now officially am, of yesterday’s Staples Center memorial to the late pop star.
– The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato are headed back to Camp Rock. Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam will air next year on the Disney Channel.
– There’ll be two new regulars on Desperate Housewives this season, though one of them is a familiar face. Andrea Bowen, as Julie, the daughter of Teri Hatcher‘s Susan, rejoins the show as a regular cast member in the season premiere, while Mairara Walsh, who popped up at the end of last season as Gaby’s wild child niece Ana, also becomes a regular this season.
– EW.com says CSI: Miami will blast back to the past for its season premiere, in which we learn about the early days of Horatio’s (David Caruso) team.
– McDreamy and McSteamy are getting some big-screen love: Patrick Dempsey has signed on to play a philandering doctor who’s having a fling with Jennifer Garner in the romantic comedy Valentine’s Day, while Dempsey’s Grey’s Anatomy cohort Eric Dane has also joined the cast as a pro quarterback, who’s rumored to be the boyfriend of Bradley Cooper‘s character.
– The Lost leaders are looking to fans for a theme song.
– Three’s Company star Joyce DeWitt isn’t this week’s only ’70s TV star busted for DUI. Add Eddie “Carmine, The Big Ragoo” Mekka, from Laverne & Shirley, to the shameful list.
– CBS has set up a Website for fans who are dreading the Sept. 18 series finale of Guiding Light. The site features video clips from the show’s 57-year history, as well as interviews and photos from the show’s annual Bauer 4th of July BBQ.
– And tonight in primetime:
– The top 12 perform on So You Think You Can Dance (8PM ET), Fox)
– Couples compete on the big red balls on Wipeout (8PM, ABC)
– More auditions on America’s Got Talent (9PM, NBC)
– Ayiiia and Emilee run through an entire relationship in one episode on The Real World: Cancun (MTV, 10PM)
– It’s a casino-themed episode of Dinner: Impossible (10PM, Food Network), from Mohegan Sun in Connecticut
– Neil Patrick Harris guest stars on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters (10PM)
– And on the sixth season finale of Reno 911! (10:30PM, Comedy Central), Raineesha and Weigel go to couples therapy together, and yes, there’s kissing involved
Charlie Sheen, Russell Brand and Louis C.K. are getting most of the attention, but I’m most excited that one of the best new shows of last TV season — Wilfred — returns for its second season on FX tonight (10PM ET). Season one of the series ended with a cliffhanger — had Ryan (Elijah Wood) […]