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Michael Rapaport is heading back to Fox. The former star of The War At Home has been cast as a regular on Prison Break. Rapaport will play a government agent on the drama's fourth season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the character has "an interesting offer" for Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows.

Rapaport just finished a guest stint on My Name Is Earl playing, ironically, a prison inmate who helps Earl escape. Season four of Prison Break premieres in September, with production starting in L.A. this month.

This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we'll supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our tips form or by emailing us at tvsquad at gmail dot com or call and leave a message at (775) 640-8479 - your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.

This week we have: Army Wives, Battlestar Galactica, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother, Lost, Moonlight, My Boys, Prison Break, Reaper, The Office and Ugly Betty. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)

After much speculation and "on the bubble" murmurs, Variety is confirming that FOX has gone ahead and renewed Prison Break, one of the more popular guilty pleasures currently on network television. Prison Break has been picked up for a possible 23 episode fourth season, set to return in the fall.

Is the show that good? Sort of. Do the plots always make sense? Sometimes. Do I love it anyway? Absolutely. After a mediocre second season, the show roared back with a pretty enjoyable third season that got cut short to thirteen episodes by the WGA strike.

Mysterious. Mesmerizing. Interesting. Dynamic. Compelling. Any and all of these words accurately describe actress Michelle Forbes. She is one of the finest actresses in television, and yet she has maintained a distinct quality that makes her as elusive a performer to come around since Garbo! Intensely private, there's not much known about the Austin, Texas native. (However, I can tell you that she collects clocks -- broken clocks. As she told me, quoting the movie Withnail and I, "Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day.")

She's currently making HBO's new drama In Treatment appointment TV, drawing her loyal following to find her latest work as she did in 24, Prison Break, Homicide and Battlestar Galactica. And that doesn't even take into account the millions who first discovered this chameleon when she first burst onto the scene in Guiding Light, and then Star Trek: The Next Generation.

(S03E13) "You know, you're the first person to ever break out of Sona." - Gretchen

This was a great episode. Really solid and enjoyable. However, you can see why it was originally meant to be the mid-season finale and not a season ender. There are just simply too many questions left hanging and, for lack of a better way to put it, it just doesn't feel right. Fans of Prison Break, you know what I mean. As far as finales go, this wasn't satisfying. While it left me yearning for more, I'm equally annoyed. Plenty of other shows are coming back with four or five new episodes starting in about a month, so why not Prison Break? What really worries me? No word on any sort of renewal from FOX. This very well could be the last we'll see of Michael and Lincoln.

(S03E12) "Screw you Mahone." - Lincoln

Is it just me, or was it relatively easy to break out of Sona? When compared to Fox River, it was cake! No tattoos required -- just dig a hole and run. And before you say, "but what about all those guards with guns," look at it this way: they're what made it easy! And Michael used it to his advantage. He gave them something to occupy their time (allowing Lechero, T-Bag, and Bellick to go first and get caught) and then he, Whistler, Mahone, and McGrady pretty much just walked through the hole in the fence. So, with that in mind... remind me again why The Company had to use Michael to get to Whistler?

• At 8, ABC has a new Dance War, followed by new episodes of Notes from the Underbelly and October Road.
• FOX has a new Prison Break at 8, then a new Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• NBC has a new, 90 minute American Gladiators and a new, 90 minute Deal Or No Deal.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8.
• USA has the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at 8.
• Also at 8: ABC Family has a new Kyle XY, then a new Wildfire.
• At 9, The CW has two new episodes of Girlfriends.
• There's a new Monday Night RAW on USA at 9.
• At 9:30, CBS has a new New Adventures of Old Christine.
• HBO has a new In Treatment at 9:30.
• At 10, Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.

Check your local TV listings for more.

This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we'll supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our tips form or by emailing us at tvsquad at gmail dot com or call and leave a message at (775) 640-8479 - your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.

This week we have: Desperate Housewives, Eli Stone, Greek, Jericho, Kyle XY, Lost, One Tree Hill, Prison Break and Smallville. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)

(S03E11) "Welcome to the coal mine, canary." - T-Bag

And the escape is on! I honestly can't say why I like this season of Prison Break so much. It's far from being the edgy show that it was during its first season and at the same time it's miles ahead of last season's manhunt mess. Maybe it's simply due to the fact that there literally isn't much else on TV right now and as a result, it's good by default. But after tonight's episode, I'm leaning more towards the unpredictability factor.

• At 8, ABC has a new Dance War, followed by a new episode of 20/20.
• FOX has a new Prison Break at 8, then a new Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• NBC has new episodes of American Gladiators and Deal or No Deal.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8, followed by a new American Experience.
• There's a new Kyle XY on ABC Family at 8, then a new Wildfire.
• Food Network has a new Good Eats at 8.
• Also at 8: History Channel has a new Modern Marvels, followed by new episodes of Cities of the Underworld and Ancient Discoveries.
• At 8:30, CBS has the premiere of Welcome to the Captain.
• At 9, The CW has a new episode of Girlfriends, then a new episode of The Game.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• Larry King Live has Bill Maher, at 9 on CNN.
• At 9:30, CBS has the season premiere of The New Adventures of Old Christine.
• Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9:30.
• At 10, Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.

Check your local TV listings for more.

(S03E10) "If he doesn't take you, I will." - Lincoln

Well isn't that special. Lincoln's got a crush on Sofia. Not like we didn't see that coming. All that's missing now is the clichéd scene where something stressful happens, they lock eyes, and start sucking face amidst all the chaos of planning an inmate bust. You know it's coming. Here's the real question though: what are the chances of finding a gift shop that sells Eiffel Tower keyrings in Panama City?!?

• At 8, FOX has a new Prison Break, then a new Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• ABC has a new Dance War at 8, followed by new episodes of Notes from the Underbelly and October Road.
• NBC has new episodes of American Gladiators, Deal or No Deal and Medium.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8, then a new American Experience.
• ABC Family has a new Kyle XY at 8, followed by a new Wildfire.
• Also at 8: CNN has a Democratic Debate from SC.
• At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
• History Channel has the special Life After People at 9.
• At 10, Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
• AMC repeats the series premiere of Breaking Bad, if you missed it last night.

Check your local TV listings for more.

This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we'll supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our tips form or by emailing us at tvsquad at gmail dot com or call and leave a message at (775) 640-8479 - your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.

This week we have: House, Jericho, Lost, Moonlight, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, Samantha Who and Scrubs. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)

(S03E09) "Let's see if he has the tattoo to get out of that one." - T-Bag

Prison Break may not be the best thing on TV at this point, but hey - at least it's new. It's been over two months since the mid-season finale and I was a little sketchy on what had happened previously, but this was never a show that required much thinking. Once the action started, it was easy to figure out what everyone was up to. You know... breaking out of prison.

• At 8, ABC has a new Dance War: Attack of the Clones, or whatever it's called, followed by new episodes of Notes from the Underbelly and October Road.
• FOX has a new Prison Break at 8, then a new Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• NBC has new episodes of American Gladiators, Deal Or No Deal, and Medium.
• There's a new Antiques Roadshow at 8 on PBS, then a new American Experience.
• TruTV has a new Ocean Force at 8.
• TCM has Martin Scorcese Presents: Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows at 8.
• Also at 8: G4 has a new X-Play.
• At 8:30, Food Network has a new The Secret Life Of...
• At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
• ESPN2 has coverage of The Australian Open starting at 9.
• At 9:30, Food Network has a new Unwrapped, followed by a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
• At 10, CBS has a new CSI: Miami.
• Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.