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• At 7, Cartoon Network has the movie Ben 10: Alien Swarm (repeated at 8:30).
• At 8, CBS has a new Old Christine, followed by new episodes of Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY.
• NBC has a new, two-hour "Where Are They Now?" episode of The Biggest Loser, then a new Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new So You Think you Can Dance at 8, followed by a new Glee.
• Fine Living has Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving Special at 8, followed by Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving Desserts.
• At 8:30, ABC has a new episode of The Middle, then new episodes of Modern Family, Cougar Town, and Eastwick.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Mythbusters.
• ABC Family has the movie The Christmas List at 9.
• Also at 9: Showtime has a new Inside the NFL.
• At 10, FX has a new Nip/Tuck.
• TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne.
• Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters Academy at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

It's taken a while, but The Young and the Restless has finally filled a role that's been vacant for too long. No, David Hasselhoff is not coming back as Snapper Foster. The role of Malcolm Winters is returning and Darius McCrary's got the Y&R role. Malcolm, the dynamic younger brother of Neil Winters, has been missing in action for a while because the previous actor in the part, Shemar Moore, has become a star in primetime.

The Winters family is an important element in the Y&R canvas and they've missed Malcolm. Shemar was asked to come back, but with his success on Criminal Minds, there simply wasn't time in his schedule for both shows. Truth be told, there probably wasn't enough money to compel him to work that hard. So,while the fans might have liked Shemar back, they'll have to get used to a new face instead.

• At 8, ABC has The CMA Awards.
• CBS has a new Old Christine at 8, followed by new episodes of Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY.
• NBC has new episodes of Mercy, Law and Order: SVU, and The Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance at 8, followed by a new Glee.
• The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8.
• There's a new Secrets of the Dead on PBS at 8, then a new P.O.V.
• Cartoon Network has a new Destroy Build Destroy at 8.
• G4 has the season premiere of Human Wrecking Balls at 8.
• At 9, TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne, followed by two new episodes of Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns.
• DirectTV 101 has a new Friday Night Lights at 9.
• Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters at 9, then the series premiere of Ghost Hunters Academy.
• Discovery has a new Mythbusters at 9.
• Fine Living has a new Whatever, Martha at 9.
• History Channel has a new Nostradamus Effect at 9, then a new Mystery Quest.
• Showtime has a new Inside The NFL at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new Nip/Tuck.
• Bravo has a new Top Chef at 10.
• Comedy Central has a new South Park at 10, followed by the season finale of Secret Girlfriend.
• Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible at 10
• Also at 10: Spike has a new Ultimate Fighter.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

The term "adult video games" sounds admittedly dirty, so we'll steer clear of that and call CBS Consumer Products' upcoming line of TV series-based titles "grown up."

CBS announced in a press release that they're breaking out a line of games related to hit shows that aren't exactly on the kids' radars -- what with their rock n' roll and their Hula-Hoops and their "Beavis and Buttheads." You'd expect to see console or computer games based on The Clone Wars or Battlestar Galatica, but Diagnosis: Murder and Hollywood Squares? What would Paul Lynde say?

But, those latter two shows are on the list, with a PC & Mac game heading our way in 2010 for Diagnosis and an iPod Touch and iPhone game of Squares coming next year.

If I were an executive at CBS, I would never want to do business with actor Mandy Patinkin again. Even though Mandy is a terrific actor and one of my personal favorites -- I loved him on Broadway in Evita and Sunday in the Park with George, not to mention on screen in The Princess Bride and Yentl -- his history with CBS is abominable.

He was an Emmy-winning star on Chicago Hope, then left after a couple of seasons to be closer to his family in New York. Okay, that was understandable. Then after getting Criminal Minds off to a great start, he walked out of that show, citing creative differences.

Apparently, someone has said let bygones be bygones because Mandy Patinkin will be a guest star on Three Rivers. Maybe because this is a very personal issue with Mandy, he's convinced the powers that be to let him return to the network, albeit for just a guest appearance.

The "Ask TV Squad" column, published every Wednesday, answers your questions about current and past TV shows, as well as about the celebrities appearing on TV. Every week, I will pick a question (or more) sent to us and provide answers in the column. If your question is not picked for a column, it may be answered in a subsequent column. To submit questions to the "Ask TV Squad" column, you can post them below in comments or email them at asktvsquad@gmail.com.

This week, I answer questions about online TV shows, a new series called Miami Trauma, and NYPD Blue DVDs.

• TBS has Baseball Playoffs all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new Hank, followed by new episodes of The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town, and Eastwick.
• CBS has a new Old Christine at 8, then new episodes of Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY.
• NBC has new episodes of Mercy, Law and Order: SVU, and The Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance at 8, followed by a new Glee.
• There's a new America's Next Top Model on The CW at 8.
• Also at 8: ESPN2 has the WNBA Finals.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Mythbusters.
• History Channel has a new Nostradamus Effect at 9, then a new MysteryQuest.
• Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters at 9, then a new Destination Truth.
• At 10, Comedy Central has a new South Park, followed by the series premiere of Secret Girlfriend.
• Bravo has a new Top Chef: Las Vegas at 10.
• Travel Channel has a new Man vs. Food at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

Oh, no. Please. CBS, please don't. I know it's tempting when you see the NCIS: LA ratings -- number two for last week, topped only by NCIS! -- but please, refrain. What am I talking about? CBS is pushing a spinoff of Criminal Minds, asking the show's executive producer Ed Bernero and executive producer Chris Mundy to come up with a variation on Criminal Minds. Hmm... Criminal Minds 2.0? Son of Criminal Minds? Criminal Guts?

• At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by the series premieres of Modern Family, Cougar Town, and Eastwick.
• CBS has the season premiere of Old Christine at 8, then the season premieres of Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY.
• NBC has the series premiere of Mercy at 8, followed by the season premiere of Law and Order: SVU and a new Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance and a new Glee.
• There's a new America's Next Top Model on The CW at 8, then a new The Beautiful Life.
• Cartoon Network has a new Bobb'e Says at 8, followed by a new Dude, What Would Happen?
• At 9, Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild.
• Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 9.
• History Channel has a new Nostradamus Effect at 9, followed by a new MysteryQuest.
• Also at 9: Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters, then a new Destination Truth.
• At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef: Las Vegas.
• Travel Channel has a new Man vs. Food at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

Every week I see tons and tons of TV DVDs released, and the only thing I can think of is "when is _______ going to be released?" Sure, I'll get The Office this week (but borrow someone else's Fringe), but I don't really see anything else that cries out "buy me for your collection!" I'm still waiting for Spenser: For Hire and Ed.

• Alvin & The Chipmunks - Star Wreck
• The Alvin Show - The Very First Alvin Show
• Beany & Cecil - Special Edition: Vol. 2
• Criminal Minds - Season 4
• Dog The Bounty Hunter - Best of Season 5
• Fringe - Season 1

First off, isn't that a cool way to do titles for a two-part season finale? I'm waiting for the day when some show has a two-parter where the first episode is titled "The" and the other one is titled "End."

This season finale focused on a serial killer who killed prostitutes and the homeless and took them across the border into Canada.The previews with the pigs kinda creeped me out (I guess pigs are the villains in many ways this year). How was this finale? The show has been renewed for another season.

So last night at 9PM, everyone in the country was watching either the Lost season finale or another exciting elimination on American Idol. Or were they? Is there anyone out there who doesn't watch Lost or AI and actually tuned into Criminal Minds instead, even if it didn't guest star Alex O'Loughlin this week?

I bet a lot of Moonlight fans tuned into Criminal Minds last night to see Alex O'Loughlin star as a serial killer; if they knew he was on it, that is. Oh, who am I kidding? The real Moonlight fans probably knew about the casting before O'Loughlin did.

What did you think of the episode? Criminal Minds is one of those shows that does pretty well in the ratings but no one really seems to talk about. So, talk about it.

Moonlight is history, but Alex O'Loughlin is still in demand. The actor, who garnered a huge fan base playing Moonlight's good guy vampire Mick St. John, returns to TV this week. O'Loughlin will guest star as a conflicted serial killer on CBS's Criminal Minds on Wednesday.

For O'Loughlin fans, the guest appearance is only a tease. What they really want to see is their favorite Aussie actor starring in a new weekly series. They might get their wish if CBS picks up Three Rivers, a drama pilot starring O'Loughlin as an organ transplant surgeon.

I got a chance to speak with O'Loughlin this week. We chatted about his new projects, his love for the vampire genre, and how Mick St. John could totally kick Kate Beckinsale's ass. Click through for the conversation, plus preview images and video from the actor's appearance on Criminal Minds.

• USA has an NCIS marathon all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new Scrubs, followed by new episodes of Better Off Ted, Lost (recap episode), and The Unusuals.
• FOX has a new Lie To Me at 8, then a new American Idol.
• The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8.
• PBS has a new Secrets of the Dead at 8, followed by Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures.
• Nickelodeon has a new iCarly at 8, followed by a new True Jackson, VIP.
• TNT has the Hawks/Heat game at 8, then the Hornets/Nuggets game.
• Sci-Fi has a new Ghost Hunters at 9.
• Discovery has a new Time Warp at 8, then new episodes of Mythbusters and Pitchmen.
• At 10, CBS has a new Criminal Minds.
• TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne at 10.
• Comedy Central has a new South Park at 10, then a new Reno 911!
• Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible at 10.
• TV Land has a new episode of The Cougar at 10.
• Also at 10: A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.