All the tube news that’s fit to surf …
– Spike Lee and Robert De Niro are teaming to produce a Showtime series about Alphabet City in the 1980s, which has since become the kinder, gentler East Village of NYC.
– Larry David says the Seinfeld reunion on Curb Your Enthusiasm will include some chatter about Michael Richardson‘s infamous comedy club rant.
– TBS has renewed My Boys for a fourth season.
– Law & Order: Criminal Intent may return for a ninth season, but with some major cast changes.
– Oprah hangs with Mad Men stars Jon Hamm and January Jones on Monday, Sept. 21.
– MTV has ordered a spin-off of the defunct Fox/IFC series Greg the Bunny.
– The ratings for the second season two episode of Sons of Anarchy were down … people, don’t tune out. It just keeps getting better and better as the season goes on.
– Arianna Huffington and How I Met Your Mother producer Greg Malins are producing an ABC sitcom about a friendship between three freshman congressmen (actually, two congressmen and one congresswoman).
– USA Today has a fun Q+A with Jane Lynch, just one of the many things to love on Glee.
– In case you missed it, the “singing chicken catcher” won America’s Got Talent.
– Still bummed about Harry Dean Stanton‘s Roman Grant, but Big Love has added another great actor to its cast for next season: Sissy Spacek.
– And TV comedy legends Michael J. Fox and Bob Newhart have been added to the line-up of Emmy presenters for Sunday night’s Neil Patrick Harris-hosted awards show.
– And tonight in primetime:
– The 19th season of Survivor, in Samoa, debuts on CBS (8PM)
– New Vampire Diaries on The CW (8PM)
– Fifth season of Bones on Fox (8PM)
– The Office is back for season six (9PM, NBC)
– Fringe debuts its sophomore season at 9PM (Fox). Go, Pacey!
– New Police Women of Broward County on TLC (9PM)
– The teen angsty goodness of Skins unfolds on BBCA (9PM)
– VH1 brings back Divas Live (9PM) with Paula Abdul hosting and Kelly Clarkson, Adele, Leona Lewis, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks and Miley Cyrus performing
– The Supernatural (9PM, The CW) fellas try to help a small town whose citizens think they’re under the spell of demons
– One of the funniest new shows of the season, Community, premieres on NBC (9:30PM)
– Fresh drama on The Real Housewives of Atlanta (10PM, Bravo)
– The Charm City gang creates a cruise ship cake on Ace of Cakes (10PM, Food Network)
– The fifth season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia hits FX (10PM)
– FX also shows a sneak peek of its upcoming comedy Archer at 10:30PM
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) […]