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What happens when the producer of Survivor collaborates with his wife, an actress who starred in Touched by an Angel, in a story created by the guy who brought us Dirty Sexy Money? Do you get Touched by a Dirty Sexy Angel? I guess that's what CBS will find out because Mark Burnett and Roma Downey are teaming with Craig Wright for a drama project for CBS.

Burnett, he of Survivor and a half-dozen other reality shows, is married to Angel star Roma Downey, and they're both executive producers while Wright is doing the writing for Sony Pictures TV. The show is the story of a lawyer who nearly dies in a car crash and gets a second chance at life when the ghost of his ex-wife appears to him.

Several DVD sets came my way this week, so I did some marathon viewing sessions for Jane After Dark. I'm brand new to some of these, so you'll get the stark, raw newbie version. But I'll start with one I've watched since the beginning ...

Dirty Sexy Money: The Complete Second and Final Season. I really liked this show at the beginning. It had all the elements of a great series, including excellent actors (starting with Donald Sutherland, Jill Clayburgh, and Peter Krause) and intriguing storylines with rich people, sex, murder, and mystery. But by the time they got to season two, the storylines just seemed to fizzle out. I would love to hear your thoughts on why Dirty Sexy Money didn't work. Crummy writing? Poor use of great actors? Too many characters to keep track of? Poor timing with the writer's strike occurring in the middle of its run, resulting in ten months between seasons?

Bonus features: Directing the Darlings (behind the scenes with director Jamie Babbit); A Total Knockout (a day in the life of Natalie Zea, who played Karen); Dirty Sexy Crafty (a featurette about the food on the set); Faux Pas (bloopers); deleted scenes.

So I've been watching Hung (because I'm flattered that they'd base a show like that around me). It's proven to be a much more entertaining take on the premise than I expected. Thomas Jane and Jane Adams are simply perfect in their respective roles as the reluctant gigolo and his high-strung pimp. I was digging Anne Heche as his wife, and even getting his bizarre kids.

I didn't even know the show needed anything more, until Ray booked his most demanding and bizarre client yet and Natalie Zea (Dirty Sexy Money) sashayed into the room. Wow, did Hung need her. And I don't mean because she's gorgeous, though that certainly helps. What a new dynamic she's brought to everything.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

How can so many TV DVDs be released on one day and still there isn't one that I want to buy? The only one of the below sets that I might be interested in getting would be Simon & Simon. And that's only because it's one 80s action drama that I never got into for some reason but feel I should catch up on. But there's plenty of stuff for fans of every type of show, from Sons of Anarchy to The Smurfs.

• The Beast - Season 1
• Cracker - The Complete Series
• Dexter - Season 3
• Dirty Sexy Money - Season 2
• Eli Stone - Season 2
• Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4

• Food Network has a Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives marathon all night.
• At 8, FOX News has a new Huckabee.
• At 9, NBC has the series premiere of Face the Ace.
• FOX has a new America's Most Wanted at 9.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• TBS has a new Bill Engvall Show at 9.
• BBC America has a new Being Human at 9.
• ESPN2 has the Bank of the West tennis tournament at 9.
• Also at 9: Syfy has the movie Dragonquest.
• At 10, ABC has a new Dirty Sexy Money.
• Travel Channel has a new Samantha Brown's Great Adventures at 10.
  
• At midnight, Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Bleach.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.
• At 8, NBC has the series finale of Kings.
• Nickelodeon has a new True Jackson, VP at 8.
• Versus has Tour de France coverage at 8.
• There's a new Primeval on BBC America at 8, followed by the series premiere of Being Human.
• Also at 8: TCM has A Night at the Opera.
• 8:30, FOX has a new Cops, then a new America's Most Wanted.
• At 9, CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
• TBS has a new Bill Engvall Show at 9.
• Syfy has the movie Malibu Shark Attack at 9.
• At 10, ABC has a new Dirty Sexy Money.
• At 11, Comedy Central has Jim Breuer: Let's Clear The Air.
• At midnight, Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Bleach.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• Nickelodeon has a SpongeBob SquarePants marathon all night.
• At 8, NBC has a new Kings.
• ESPN has World Cup Softball at 8, the U.S. vs. Japan at 8.
• Versus has Tour de France coverage at 8.
• HGTV has a new Divine Design at 8.
• At 8:30, FOX has a new Cops, then a new America's Most Wanted.
• At 9, CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
• BBC America has a new Primeval at 9.
• VH-1 has the movie The Jacksons: An American Dream at 9.
• TBS has the season premiere of The Bill Engvall Show at 9 (two episodes).
• At 10, ABC has a new Dirty Sexy Money.
• At midnight, Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Bleach.

Check your local TV listings for more.

This leak appears to be unauthorized, but still pretty solid. It looks like the television remake of Ron Howard's 1989 film Parenthood has been picked up by NBC for next season. Peter Krause (Six Feet Under, Dirty Sexy Money), Maura Tierney (NewsRadio, ER) and Craig T. Nelson (Coach) are on board to star, and that's a pretty solid foundation right there.

The original Parenthood movie starred everybody who was anybody in the late '80s, including Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Jr. and Mary Steenbergen and Steve Martin. It was like Crash with an extended family, following multiple story lines that all ultimately connected.

ABC announced their summer schedule, complete with returning reality "favorites" and some new shows, but honestly, who cares about all that?! What matters is that three of my favorite sophomore shows that were killed too soon are all scheduled to make their triumphant (?) returns to ABC this summer, as promised.

Yes, I'm talking about Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money. Apparently, ABC has decided that the Saturday 10pm/9pm Central timeslot is the perfect place to air the remaining episodes of each series, one after the other. After all, it is the dead zone of television, so what do they have to lose?

I should point out that when I say "coming back this summer" in the headline I mean that ABC is bringing them back to burn off the remaining episodes that haven't aired yet. That's right, six months from now is the earliest you'll see any of these shows return. They could even come back later.

Pushing Daisies has three episodes left, while Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money each have four. Fans of these shows might not like this, but the truth is, the shows that have been in the time slots for these shows have actually done better in the ratings.

Welcome back from your humongous hangover. I just wanted to let you know that you are now in 2009 -- a fresh new year that we should look forward to. However, since you are a common citizen of Earth, you don't look ahead to a future. Instead, you look to the bleak and bloated year that has now passed.

That's why they invented "Best and Worst" lists for the previous year. It gives you a chance to remember last year's crap, get angry, proceed to get drunk, pass out, wake up, and forget it's a new year again. At that point, you get angry again. It's a vicious cycle and we love it! With that, here's my "Best and Worst" list for 2008.

• At 8, ABC has a new Pushing Daisies, followed by new episodes of Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money.
• CBS has a new Old Christine at 8, then new episodes of Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY.
• NBC has the special Little Spirit: Christmas in New York at 8, followed by new episodes of Life and Law and Order.
• FOX has a new Secret Millionaire at 8.
• ABC Family has Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town at 8, followed by Rudolph's Shiny New Year.
• Discovery has two new episodes of Time Warp at 8.
• Travel Channel has The Most Christmasy Places in America at 8.
• At 9, The CW has a new Stylista.
• PBS has a new P.O.V. at 9.
• Food Network has the special Dear Food Network: Holiday Roast Beast at 9.
• There's a new Ghost Hunters on Sci-Fi at 9, then a new Estate of Panic.
• At 10, TBS has two new episodes of House of Payne.
• Discovery has a new Prototype This! at 10.
• A&E has two new episodes of Parking Wars at 10.
• USA has Elf at 10.
• Travel Channel has two new episodes of Man vs. Food at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Top Chef.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Chocolate News.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.

• At 8, ABC has a new Pushing Daisies, followed by new episodes of Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money.
• CBS has Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer at 8, then The Grammy Nominations Concert Live, and The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
• NBC has Christmas in Rockefeller Center at 8, followed by new episodes of Life and Law and Order.
• FOX has the series premiere of Secret Millionaire at 8.
• Discovery has two new episodes of Time Warp at 8.
• TNT has A Christmas Story at 8.
• At 9, The CW has a new episode of Stylista.
• Sci-Fi has a new Ghost Hunters at 9, followed by a new Estate of Panic.
• Also at 9: Showtime has a new Inside The NFL.
• At 10, TBS has the season premiere of Tyler Perry's House of Payne, then another new episode.
• Bravo has a new Top Chef at 10.
• A&E has two new episodes of Parking Wars at 10.
• At 10;30, Comedy Central has a new Chocolate News.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.

• At 8, ABC has a new Pushing Daisies, then new episodes of Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money.
• CBS has a new Old Christine, followed by new episodes of Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY.
• NBC has new episodes of Knight Rider, Life, and Law & Order.
• FOX has a new Bones at 8.
• The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8, then a new Stylista.
• PBS has a new installment of Monarchy at 8.
• Discovery has two new episodes of Time Warp at 8, followed by new episodes of Mythbusters and Prototype This!
• Also at 8: History Channel has a new Modern Marvels.
• At 9, Lifetime has the movie The Tenth Circle.
• Food Network has the special Dear Food Network: Thanksgiving Desserts at 9.
• Spike has a new UFC Unleashed at 9, followed by a new Ultimate Fighter.
• At 10, Comedy Central has a new South Park at 10, then a new Chocolate News.
• Bravo has a new Top Chef at 10.
• FX has a new Sons of Anarchy at 10.
• A&E has two new episodes of Parking Wars at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.

Blair Underwood is extremely sexy. Admit it: male or female, gay or straight, no matter what your "type" is, there's just something about him.

Playing the mysterious Simon Elder on ABC's Dirty Sexy Money -- not to mention past screen-steamers like Jonathan Rollins on L.A. Law, Miranda's boyfriend Dr. Robert on Sex and the City and New Adventures of Old Christine's hunky teacher Mr. Harris -- it's no wonder Underwood ranks so high on the TV's 50 Hottest TV Hunks -- Ever countdown over at AOL Television.

Underwood dished to us about his love for Donald Trump's reality TV show, his Barack Obama connection and what kind of trouble is coming up on Dirty Sexy Money.