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Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

If you blinked last year, you probably missed NBC's Crusoe. It's now on DVD, and it's one of those "season one" sets that also serves as a "complete series" sets.

If you're an October Road fan, the season two set contains a 10 minute bonus episode that acts as the series-ender. It would be great if more shows did that when they're canceled.

• The Adventures of Black Beauty - Series 1
• Bleak House - Special Edition and Blu-ray
• Boston Legal - Season 5
• Crusoe - Complete Series
• Dexter - Season 2 (Blu-ray)
• Doctor Who - E-Space Trilogy and Battlefield
• Earth: Final Conflict - Season 1

• TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.
• At 8, NBC has a new Crusoe, then Saturday Night Live Sports Extra.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8.
• CBS has Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials at 8.
• TCM has The Sweet Smell of Success at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Nickelodeon has a new H2O at 9.
• Also at 9: Hallmark has the movie The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love.
• At 9:30, Cartoon Network has a new Naruto.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• At 11, FOX has a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night LIve, with guests Steve Martin and Jason Mraz.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has two new episodes of Game Show In My Head.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8.
• NBC has a new Crusoe at 8, then U.S. Championship Figure Skating.
• Also at 8: TLC has The Miss America Pageant.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Lifetime has the movie Prayers For Bobby at 9.
• ESPN has more Winter X Games at 9.
• At 9:30, Cartoon Network has a new Naruto.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• ESPN2 has more Australian Open coverage at 10.
• At 11, FOX has a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has two new episodes of Game Show In My Head.
• NBC has a new Crusoe at 8.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8.
• Nickelodeon has a new iCarly at 8, then new episodes of True Jackson, VIP and H20.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• There's a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Bravo has The Golden Globes at 9, if you missed it last weekend.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi has the movie The Immortal Voyage of Captain Drake.
• At 10, Food Network has two new episodes of Rachel's Vacation.
• At 11, FOX has the season premiere of Talk Show with Spike Feresten, with guests Lisa Kudrow and Todd Barry.
  
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live with guests Rosario Dawson and Fleet Foxes.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown.
• CBS has the movie Elf at 8, then a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• NBC has a new Crusoe at 8, followed by the WWE Tribute to the Troops.
• ABC Family has the movie Christmas in Wonderland at 8.
• TNT has the movie The Wizard of Oz at 8.
• Also at 8: TLC has Crazy Christmas Lights, then More Crazy Christmas Lights.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 10.
• Lifetime has the movie A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride.
• There's a Christmas episode of iCarly on Nickelodeon at 9.
• Sci-Fi has the movie Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon at 9.
• Hallmark has the movie Our First Christmas at 9.
• At 10, BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show.
• At 11, Nickelodeon has two Christmas episodes of Home Improvement.
• At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Bleach.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has the Big 12 Championship, Missouri vs. Oklahoma.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8.
• NBC has a new Crusoe at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Lifetime has the movie Flirting with Forty at 9.
• Food Network has Paula's Cookie Swap at 9.
• Also at 9: Hallmark has The Christmas Choir.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• There's a new Trading Spaces on TLC at 10.
• BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show at 10.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with John Malkovich and T.I.
• At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Bleach.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Hoo boy! You fans of the NBC historical drama Crusoe are not going to like this news. Not at all. It will be so distressful that you're going to get up, board a ship, purposefully get shipwrecked, and live your life on a deserted island. That, or you'll just toss out your TVs in disgust and begin, dare I say it, reading or talking to your loved ones.

Ready? Here it is...NBC is moving Crusoe to Saturdays. You read right; the show is moving to the Dead Zone of primetime television. Why, do you tearfully ask, are they moving this show to a night that hasn't featured original programming in years? Well, it's to move Lipstick Jungle up one hour on Friday night in order to shore the program up. And, man, does it need shoring up. Last Friday, the show managed to eek out a 2.2 rating in its current 10 PM slot.

• At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, then the series premiere of Super-Manny, and the Barbara Walters Special.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, followed by The Price is Right Salutes The Troop, and a new Numb3rs.
• NBC has new episodes of Deal Or No Deal, Crusoe, and Lipstick Jungle.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8, then a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• The CW has a new Everybody Hates Chris at 8, followed by a new episode of The Game.
• There's a new Washington Week on PBS at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• TBS has The Wizard of Oz at 8.
• Disney has a new Suite Life on Deck at 8.
• Cartoon Network has the series premiere of Batman: The Brave and the Bold at 8, followed by new episodes of The Secret Saturdays, The Clone Wars, and Ben 10: Alien Force.
• TCM has a new Elvis Mitchell: Under The Influence, with guest Joan Allen.
• At 10, USA has a new episode of The Starter Wife.
• Food Network has the special Treats of the Trade: Dessert at 10.
• Also at 10: E! has a new episode of The Soup.
• At 11, HBO has the season finale of Real Time with Bill Maher, with Ashton Kutcher, Newsweek editor Jon Meacham, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
  

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.

You would think that a TV network that just canceled two big shows and had to pretty much take over another big show wouldn't be too happy with the company's entertainment head. But that's not what's happening over at NBC.

The network just canceled the Christian Slater spy drama My Own Worst Enemy, and Lipstick Jungle looks like it might be done too. Both shows starred big names and the network were hoping they'd stick around for a while. Meanwhile, Heroes has seen a huge drop in ratings, producers are being fired, and the show is being overhauled for its (hopeful) fourth season. But Silverman isn't being blamed for these miscues. Exec Katharine Pope was in charge of those shows (and Bionic Woman) so she is the one being blamed, according to The New York Post.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8.
• NBC has new episodes of Deal Or No Deal, Crusoe, and Lipstick Jungle.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8, followed by a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• There's a new Washington Week on PBS at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• TLC has a new Real Simple, Real Life at 8, followed by a new What Not To Wear.
• Also at 8: Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis, then a new Sanctuary.
• Discovery has a new Survivorman at 9.
• Cartoon Network has a new Clone Wars at 9, followed by a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
• At 10, CBS has a new Numb3rs.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.

Does the return of Law and Order to the weekly NBC lineup strike a "welcome back" chord, or does it mean that the Peacock needs a boost in the ratings from a tried and true player? I think it's the latter, because just weeks into the new season, NBC is floundering in the Nielsens, prompting a change in the schedule.

First, Law and Order is returning this week. On Wednesday, October 29, NBC presents what could be called their crime-time line up -- Knight Rider at 8, Life at 9, and Law and Order at 10.

Clearly, with the pick up earlier this week for Knight Rider, NBC is committed to the show despite the weak ratings. Presenting this solid Wednesday block of cop shows will hopefully translate into better Nielsen numbers.

• Bravo has a Swingtown marathon all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of The Ex-List and Numb3rs.
• NBC has new episodes of Deal Or No Deal, Crusoe, and Life.
• The CW has a new Everybody Hates Chris at 8, followed by a new episode of The Game.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• There's a new Real Simple, Real Life on TLC at 8, then a new What Not To Wear.
• Also at 8: Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays.
• At 8:30, Lifetime has a new Rita Rocks.
• Food Network has a new Rachael's Vacation at 8:30.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis, followed by a new Sanctuary.
• Cartoon Network has a new Clone Wars at 9, then a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
• Hallmark has the movie Ladies of the Night at 9.
• At 10, USA has a new episode of The Starter Wife.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.

(S01E01) I'm reading all over the place that this is a thirteen-part series. That sounds very ... British. In fact, it's a pretty damned promising idea. Imagine if more television shows in the US were allowed to have one season or even half a season and then be done. If they wanted to take a real-time approach it could run twenty-eight seasons! I wonder if this will inspire comparisons to Lost.

I figure a lot of people, in fact most people, won't have read the source material. So their idea of people stranded on an island is going to either be Lost or Gilligan's Island. If we're lucky, they'll stretch so far as Lord of the Flies. Certainly this is an ambitious project, promising us swashbuckling excitement. And yet even though the cold opening featured a potential dramatic rescue and gunfire, when the credits started I realized it hadn't raised my heart rate a bit. In fact, it was possibly the dullest action scene I'd ever seen.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, then new episodes of Supernanny and 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, followed by new episodes of The Ex-List and Numb3rs.
• NBC has the two-hour series premiere of Crusoe at 8, then a new Life.
• The CW has new episodes of Everybody Hates Chris and The Game.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetworkTV has a new Smackdown at 8.
• Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays at 8.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis, then a new Sanctuary.
• Cartoon Network has a new Clone Wars at 9, followed by a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
• At 10, USA has a new episode of The Starter Wife.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
• STARZ has the series premiere of Crash at 10.
• Also at 10: The N has a new Degrassi, then a new South of Nowhere.
• At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.

If you've been watching NBC's Olympic coverage, you must have seen all of the promotion they have been doing for their fall season. New shows My Own Worst Enemy, Crusoe, Knight Rider, Kath & Kim, and America's Toughest Jobs have all had plenty of play. As have the returning Chuck and Life. Given that the latest Olympiad is closing in on becoming the most watched television event of all time, you might think those promo spots were pretty valuable.

Apparently, not so much. The Hollywood Reporter runs down the record for the network promoting new shows during past games. In 2004, the Athens games led to one show, Joey, making it beyond its first season. Likewise for the Sydney games in 2000, which brought us Ed, and nothing else. Things were a little better in 1996 from Atlanta. Profiler, The Pretender, and Suddenly Susan all lasted another four years. Not a stellar track record and it leaves you thinking that those precious spots might have served the network better pitching more beer. It has the makings of a good poll though. After the jump, place your vote for the one new show that will make it out of season one.