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No, it's not Fran Drescher. But wouldn't that be something? Her laugh could send shock waves though a person's brain and paralyze them for several minutes.

Actually, it's Madeline Zima, who played the youngest kid that Nanny Fine had to take care of on the sitcom. She's all grown up now and co-stars on Californication. On Heroes she'll play a college student who somehow gets involved with Claire. I guess that means that Claire is back in college and our heroes are no longer on the run. She'll be on for several episodes.

• TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.
• At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by The Santa Clause 2.
  
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then the season finale of Survivor and the Survivor Live Reunion Show.
• NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Giants/Cowboys game.
• At 8, ABC Family has the movie Snow 2 Brain Freeze.
• HGTV has Holiday Windows 2008 at 8.
• Also at 8: Showtime has a new Brotherhood, then new episodes of Dexter and Californication.
• At 9, Lifetime has the movie Together Again For The First Time.
• Nickelodeon has two Christmas episodes of Home Improvement at 9.
• Spike has the Spike TV Video Game Awards 2008 at 9.
• At 10, BBC America has a new Skins.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
• At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Drinky Crow Show.

Check your local TV listings for more.

One of the biggest victims in last year's Writers Guild strike was the Golden Globe awards. Fortunately, the SAG threats of a strike remain just that -- threats -- so the Globes are on and the nominations were announced this morning.

Unfortunately, there were few surprises among the TV noms. In fact, it's kind of worrisome that these nominations are way too similar to the Emmy nominations. Among the new network shows from this season, and last, very little.

NBC will broadcast the Golden Globes on January 11. For the complete list of the Globe noms, click here, and for some instant impressions on said noms, read on after the jump:

• At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
  
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Bears/Vikings game.
• The CW has the Jericho pilot at 7.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then a new King of the Hill.
• Food Network has a new holiday Challenge at 8, followed by new holiday episodes of Iron Chef America and Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
• Nickelodeon has two new episodes of The Fairly OddParents at 8.
• HGTV has the special Home for the Holidays at 8.
• Also at 8: Showtime has a new Brotherhood, then new episodes of Dexter and Californication.
• At 9:30, FOX has a new American Dad.
• At 10, TBS has Cheech and Chong: Roasted.
• At 10:30, HBO has a new Summer Heights High, followed by a new Life & Times of Tim.
  
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Superjail.
• At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new The Drinky Crow Show.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• NBC has a new Football Night In America, then the Cowboys/Redskins game.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, followed by new episodes of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• ABC has a new Extreme Makeover at 8, then new episodes of Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.
• PBS has a new Nature at 8, followed by a new Masterpiece Contemporary.
• Food Network has the special Iron Chef America: Greatest Moments at 8, then the Iron Chef America Thanksgiving special and the season finale of Chef Jeff Project.
• Disney has a new Hannah Montana at 8.
• MTV has the TRL series finale at 8.
• Also at 8: Showtime has a new Brotherhood, then new episodes of Dexter and Californication.
• At 9, Nickelodeon has a new Nick News.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Entourage and Summer Heights High.
• Comedy Central has the Jeff Dunham Very Special Christmas Special at 9.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has the Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode II special.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• NBC has a new Football Night in America, then the Giants/Eagles game.
• At 7:30, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, then new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, followed by new episodes of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• ABC Family has the movie Dr. Doolittle: Tail to the Chief at 8.
• HGTV has the special Design on a Dime: Top 35 Secrets.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8.
• Showtime has a new Brotherhood at 8, followed by new episodes of Dexter and Californication.
• Also at 8: Style Network has the series premiere of Ruby.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Contemporary.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9, then new episodes of Entourage and Summer Heights High.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Chef Jeff Project.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Superjail, followed by two new episodes of Xtacies.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, then new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
  
• NBC has a new Football Night In America at 7.
• The CW has new episodes of In Harm's Way, Valentine, and Easy Money.
• At 8, PBS has a new Nature, then a new Masterpiece Contemporary.
• FOX has Game 4 of The World Series at 8.
• Lifetime has the movie Sex and Lies in Sin City at 8.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by new episodes of Iron Chef America and The Chef Jeff Project.
• Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place at 8.
• At 9, HBO has a new True Blood, then new episodes of Entourage and Little Britain.
• Showtime has a new Dexter at 9, followed by a new Californication.
• At 10, AMC has the season finale of Mad Men.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Superjail, then a new Young Person's Guide To History.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Judy McGuire writes a column titled "The Frisky," and in her latest she lists the four types of TV guys that women should avoid. She singles out Chuck Bass (Gossip Girl), Hank Moody (Californication), Vince Chase (Entourage), and Don Draper (Mad Men).

So in the interest of equal time, I thought I'd list the four gals that male readers/TV viewers should avoid at all costs.

1. Angela Martin and Meredith Palmer (The Office). Angela has zero sense of humor and is completely controlling, with a weird jealousy streak that lies underneath the surface. Plus she's really strict, and not in the good way.

Meredith is a complete mess on so many levels.

• At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Seahawks/Bucs game.
• The CW has a new In Harm's Way at 7, then new episodes of Valentine and Easy Money.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new episodes of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• TBS has the Red Sox/Rays game at 8.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by new episodes of Iron Chef America and The Chef Jeff Project.
• At 8:30, Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Contemporary.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9, then new episodes of Entourage and Little Britain.
• Also at 9: Showtime has new episodes of Dexter and Californication.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• Lifetime has a new Army Wives at 10.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Superjail.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• TLC has a new Little People, Big World marathon all night.
• At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
  
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• NBC has a new Football Night In America at 7, then the Patriots/Chargers game.
  
• The CW has a new In Harm's Way at 7, followed by new episodes of Valentine and Easy Money.
• At 8, FOX has the Dodgers/Phillies game.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Iron Chef America and The Chef Jeff Project.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Contemporary.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Entourage, and Little Britain.
• Showtime has a new Dexter at 9, then a new Californication.
• Nickelodeon has a new Nick News at 9.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• There's a new Army Wives on Lifetime at 10.
• BBC America has a new Skins at 10.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken, then a new Superjail.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then the season premieres of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Eagles/Bears game.
• At 8, ABC has a new Extreme Makeover, then the season premieres of Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.
• FOX has the season premieres of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by a new Entourage and the series premiere of Little Britain USA.
• Showtime has the season premiere of Dexter at 9, then the season premiere of Californication.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• The season finale of Feasting on Waves airs on Food Network at 10.
• Also at 10: BBC America has a new Skins.
• At 10:30, E! has a new Sunset Tan.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken, then the series premiere of Superjail.
• At 12:30am, Cartoon Network has a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Either this is the most bizarre viral marketing idea ever, or some of the craziest irony in the history of television. In the show Californication, Duchovny plays Hank Moody, a sex-obsessed character. Now comes word that Duchovny has entered a rehab facility for sex addiction. For real. And this is an Associated Press story, which means it's pretty solid. I wonder if it was rekindling all that sexual tension with Gillian Anderson during filming of that X-Files movie.

Or maybe he was just having too much fun filming the upcoming second season of Californication in preparation for its September 28 premiere. Here's how I think it went down.

Director: "Uh, David, I think we got the sex scene. It was great. Just perfect."

Duchovny: "No! No, we need to do it again. I wasn't .. I mean, she was ... It just didn't feel--"

"We got it, David. It's fine."

"No! I want to do it again! I have to go again." (to actress) "Can we just practice then without the camera ... for the craft."

When I posted the news items that came out of Showtime's portion of the CBS tour, the one question I got was "When will Dexter be back?" Well, network president Robert Greenblatt mentioned that the third season would debut in September. No word beyond that. Didn't seem like news to me. But there you are, Dexter fans; that's all I've got on that.

The executive session was introduced by a semi-funny clip from one of the network's stars, Tracey Ullman. Really, it wasn't that good, so I won't talk much about it here. Greenblatt also showed clips of The United States of Tara and Nurse Jackie during his opening remarks. Other than that? Well, isn't that enough?

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• The All-New Popeye Hour - Popeye and Friends
• Burn Notice - Season 1
• Californication - Season 1
• Dynasty - Season 3, Vol. 1
• ER - Season 9
• Galaxy High School - The Collection
• The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle - Complete Series
• Jericho - Season 2 and Complete Series
• Meerkat Manor - Season 3
• The Naked Brothers Band - Polar Bears
• Popeye - Vol. 2: 1938-40
• The Real McCoys - Season 3
• Sabrina The Teenage Witch - Season 4
• The Suite Life of Zack and Cody - Lip Synchin in the Rain
• Transformers: Animated - Tranform and Roll Out
• Wanted: Dead or Alive - Best Of