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(S03E15) The penultimate episode of season three went a long ways toward answering many of our questions. The season long question of whether or not Dean can get out of his deal remains up in the air, but we now know what has to be done to save him. All of those little bits were enough to sell this episode, but just for kicks and giggles, the fine folks over at Supernatural tossed in some answers about the controversial Bela. And even that wasn't enough. The monster of the week managed to tie both of those stories together, and give a shout out to John. There was a lot going on, and we'll get to it all, after the jump.

Gallery: Supernatural

(S04E17) First, my apologies for this being so late. Rich and I got some wires crossed and we both ended up pointing at each other saying, "Crap, I thought it was your turn!" Better late than never though, right? Anyway... "Midway" has been one of the brighter spots on the upcoming schedule all season simply because Teal'c was returning. I'm sure that for many fans, the return in and of itself was cause to celebrate the episode. I have no special preference for Teal'c myself, so that didn't totally sell me on the episode, but the story he brought along with him did. With a couple of nagging exceptions, it was very good.

Gallery: Stargate Atlantis

• At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, followed by new episodes of Moonlight and Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new 1 vs. 100 at 8, then new episodes of Friday Night Lights and Las Vegas.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• Sci-Fi has a new Flash Gordon at 8.
• Also at 8: Disney has High School Musical 2.
• At 9, Lifetime has a new How To Look Good Naked, followed by a new Matched in Manhattan and two new episodes of Top This Party.
• USA has a new Monk at 9, then a new Psych.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis at 10.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Comedy Central Presents, with Sebastian Maniscalco.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, NBC has a new 1 vs. 100, then new episodes of Friday Night Lights and Las Vegas.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Flash Gordon.
• At 9, Lifetime has the premiere of How To Look Good Naked, then the premieres of Matched in Manhattan and Top This Party.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• Food Network has a new Paula's Party at 10.
• There's a new episode of The Soup on E! at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• TBS is showing A Christmas Story all day and night.
• Lifetime has Christmas episodes of shows all day, including Frasier, The Nanny, and The Golden Girls.
• HGTV has holiday shows on all day and night.
• TV Land has Christmas episodes all day, including All in the Family, Good Times, and Three's Company.
• FOX Movie Channel is showing Miracle on 34th Street all day.
• At 7am, NBC's Today, ABC's Good Morning America, and CBS' The Early Show have Christmas music and segments.
• ABC Family starts their marathon of Christmas movies and TV shows at 7.
• At 8, A&E has a Crossing Jordan marathon.
• Bravo has the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at 8.
• Comedy Central has a Mad TV marathon starting at 8.
• Sci-Fi has a Stargate SG-1 marathon at 8.
• Hallmark has a Christmas episode of The Waltons at 8.
• At noon, USA has Elf (also at 2, 7, and 9pm).
• At 9, NBC has Christmas Mass.
• At 10, ABC has the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade.
• At 11, CBS has a new Price Is Right.
• At 2, ESPN2 has a World Series of Poker marathon.
• At 4, TNT has a Cold Case marathon.
• At 6, FX has Home Alone.
• Also check your local listings for Christmas episodes of many shows, including Friends, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Still Standing, Everybody Loves Raymond, According To Jim, and That 70s Show.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season 3
• CSI: NY - Season 3
• The Captain and Tennille - In Hawaii, In New Orleans, Songbook, and Christmas Show sets
• Creature Comforts - Season 1
• Degrassi Junior High - Complete Collection
• Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2
• Family Ties - Season 2
• Ghost Hunters - Season 3, Part 1 and Shining Hotel sets
• Girlfriends - Season 2
• Hannah Montana - Vol. 3
• Meerkat Manor - Season 1
• Michael Palin Pole To Pole
• Murder, She Wrote - Season 7
• Robin of Sherwood - Set 2
• Roots - Complete Collection
• Roots - The Next Generation
• Stargate: SG-1 - Complete Series
• The Vicar of Dibley - A Holy Wholly Happy Ending and The Immaculate Collection

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• Benson - Season 1
• A Bit of Fry and Laurie - Seasons 3 and 4
• The Crow: Stairway to Heaven - Complete Series
• Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law - Vol. 3
• Isis - Complete Series
• Land of the Giants - Giant Collection
• Philip Marlowe, Private Eye - Season 1
• The Pink Panther Show - Vol. 6
• The Real McCoys - Season 1
• Spenser: For Hire - A Savage Place and Judas Goat
• Star Trek - Captain's Log Fan Collective
• Stargate SG-1 - Season 10
• Suspense - Lost Episodes, Vol. 1
• Tales From The Crypt - Season 6
• Underdog - Vols. 1-3
• Weeds - Season 2
• Woody Woodpecker - Classic Cartoon Collection
• X-Games - Best Of

From the Things I Don't Understand file: NBC is selling video of Matt Lauer's interview with Prince William and Prince Harry on iTunes, even though the entire interview is available on MSNBC.com for free.

Now, before you say "nobody would buy that," please note that the $1.99 video is the number two TV video on iTunes right now, right behind video of the recent Miss Universe Pageant. Just kidding. Actually, number one right now is the latest episode of Starter Wife. The rest of the top 10: recent eps of The Office, Lil' Bush, The Starter Wife, Kyle XY, The Starter Wife, Hannah Montana, Stargate: SG-1, and Studio 60.

I guess if you buy it from iTunes you can keep it forever and watch it over and over and over.

• At 8, CBS repeats (from this morning) Bob Barkers final Price Is Right. It's followed by the Daytime Emmy Awards.
• ABC runs a episode of Kyle XY at 8, then new episodes of National Bingo Night and 20/20.
• The CW has a new Smackdown at 8.
• TCM is showing Nancy Drew movies all night.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Stargate SG-1, followed by new episodes of Stargate: Atlantis and Painkiller Jane.
• At 9, FOX has a new Standoff.
• Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild at 9.
• Hallmark has a new movie at 9, You've Got A Friend.
• At 10, A&E has a new Intervention.

• At 8, PBS has a new NOW, then a new Washington Week.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8.
• Nickelodeon has the final two episodes of Ned's Declassified at 8.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Stargate SG-1, followed by new episodes of Stargate Atlantis and Painkiller Jane.
• At 9, Standoff returns to FOX with new episodes.
• ABC has a new National Bingo Night at 9, then a new 20/20.
• Hallmark has the new movie Love's Unending Legacy at 9.
• At 10, A&E has a new Intervention.
• G4 has a new G4's Free Stuff at 10, then a new Ninja Warrior.
• TCM has Butterfield 8 (with Elizabeth Taylor) at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, a new Close To Home (both season finales) and a new Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 8, then a new Law and Order.
• There's a new Smackdown! on The CW at 8.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, then new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 8.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has new episodes of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Painkiller Jane.
• At 9, ABC has a new, two-hour 20/20.
• At 11, IFC has a new Henry Rollins Show, with guests Luke and Andrew Wilson and Chris Cornell.
• HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher, with guests Paula Poundstone, Arianna Huffington, Frank Luntz, and David Talbot.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, then new episodes of Close To Home and Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 8, then a new Law and Order.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• ESPN has an NBA Playoff game at 8.
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Stargate SG-1, then new eps of Stargate Atlantis and Painkiller Jane.
• At 9 on CNN, Bill Maher hosts an all-star tribute to Larry King.
• AMC has Enter The Dragon at 8, then Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time With Bill Maher, with guests Sean Penn, Tommy Thompson, and Harold Ford, Jr.

Check your local TV listings for more.

(S06E20) *Warning, spoilers from the latest episode ahead.*

There were a number of unhinged people populating 24 in the 20th hour. There were tears. There was betrayal. Sex. Intrigue. An evil doctor. And, oh yeah, a potential U.S.-Russian military skirmish after CTU accidentally botched a plan to recover a Russian defense component from the Chinese that Jack Bauer had handed over.

Just your average day in 24-land.

Thankfully, there was a heck of a lot more of Jack in this episode as well as some action, albeit low-keyed action that was confined to darkened CTU corridors, though there was enough story during this hour to keep me entertained.

• At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, then new episodes of Close To Home and Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new Identity at 8, followed by new episodes of Raines and Law & Order.
• PBS has new episodes of NOW, Washington Week, and Bill Moyer's Journal (with Jon Stewart).
• There's a new Smackdown! on The CW at 8.
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8, then Paula's Party features "Sandwich Stories."
• Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Stargate SG-1.
• At 9, TLC has a new What Not To Wear.
• Bravo has Out of Sight at 9.
• At 10, Sci-Fi has a new Painkiller Jane.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time With Bill Maher, with guests Richard Belzer, Representative Dennis Kucinich, Christopher Buckley, and Laura Schiffrin.
• IFC has a new Henry Rollins Show at 11, with guests John Waters and Mars Volta.

Check your local TV listings for more.