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Despite its somewhat generic sounding premise – two Secret Service agents investigate paranormal activity while hunting for strange artifacts – I'm really looking forward to Warehouse 13.

The upcoming SyFy series has a great cast, including Saul Rubinek, CCH Pounder and constant TV guest stars Joanne Kelly and Eddie McClintock as the Secret Service agents. It's also got a promising geeky pedigree: Farscape producer Rockne S. O'Bannon created it and Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica) wrote the pilot episode.

Now, 19-year old actor Allison Scagliotti (Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh) has been cast as a "young, hip, brilliant techno-wiz." Usually, the addition of a "young, hip" anything to a show's cast would be cause for alarm, but I trust Espenson and O'Bannon. These two, especially Espenson, are well known for their witty and original scripts. I expect Scagliotti's character to be a lot more interesting than her character description.

Warehouse 13 debuts with a two-hour premiere July 7 on SyFy.

• At 8, ABC has How The Grinch Stole Christmas (movie), followed by a new 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8.
• NBC has Greatest Holiday Moments: TV & Film Countdown at 8, then new episodes of Lipstick Jungle, and Dateline.
• FOX has new episodes of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? and Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• The CW has Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer at 8, then The Story of Santa Claus.
• There's a new Washington Week on PBS at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• Alton Brown makes fruitcake on Good Eats, on Food Network at 8.
• HGTV has Decked for the Holidays at 8.
• Cartoon Network has a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold at 8, followed by new episodes of The Secret Saturdays, The Clone Wars, and Ben 10: Alien Force.
• Disney has a new Suite Life on Deck at 8, then new episodes of Bedtime Stories and Phineas & Ferb.
• Also at 8: Nickelodeon has Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis, followed by a new Sanctuary.
• Discovery has a new Survivorman at 9.
• At 10, CBS has a new Numb3rs.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.

• The N has a Drake & Josh marathon all night.
• At 8, ABC has College Football, Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State.
• Nickelodeon has a new Back at the Barnyard at 8, followed by three new episodes of The Mighty B.
• Fox News Channel has a new Huckabee at 8.
• At 9, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• FOX has a new America's Most Wanted at 9.
• TBS has Ellen's Even Bigger, Really Big Show at 9, then The Funniest Movies of the Year 2008.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Lifetime has the movie White Christmas at 9.
• At 10, BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show.
• TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the cable ratings, by number of viewers.

This will probably be the last week for quite some time that there's a lot of football, football, football in the top 10. As for New Year, No Limits...did anyone else watch this snorefest? Two hours of behind the scenes info and descriptions of bikes and then the guy actually makes the football field jump with no problem!

Goodbye, Zoey is the season-ending Zoey 101 movie. Time will tell if it really is goodbye for good.

1. College Football - Clemson vs. Auburn (ESPN)
2. Goodbye, Zoey (Nickelodeon)

• At 7, NBC has a new Football Night in America, followed by the Patriots/Chargers game.
• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• FOX as The Emmy Awards at 8 (E!'s red carpet coverage started at 6).
• Nickelodeon has a new Drake & Josh at 8, followed by a new Zoey 101.
• At 9, PBS has new Mystery!
• Lifetime has a new Side Order of Life at 9.
• There's a new Iron Chef America at 9 on Food Network.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
• USA has the season finales of The 4400 and Dead Zone, starting at 9.
• VH-1 has a new Rock of Love with Bret Michaels at 9, then a new Hogan Knows Best.
• Also at 9: HBO has a new Tell Me You Love Me, followed by a new Curb Your Enthusiasm.
• At 10, MSNBC has this morning's Meet the Press, if you missed it this morning.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.

1. The Closer (TNT)
2. NASCAR Nextel Cup (ESPN)
3. Saving Grace (TNT)
4. Drake & Josh (Disney)
5. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
6. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
7. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
8. The Princess Diaries (Disney)
9. Burn Notice (USA)
10. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)

Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.

1. The Sopranos (HBO)
2. WWE Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)
3. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)
4. I Love New York (VH-1)
5. Drake & Josh (Nickelodeon)
6. Charm School Trailer (VH-1)
7. Naked Brothers Band (Nickelodeon)
8. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
9. Fairly Odd Parents (Nickelodeon)
10. Planet Earth - Shallow Seas (Discovery)

Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.

1. WWE Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)
2. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)
3. I Love New York (VH-1)
4. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
5. Fairly Odd Parents (Nickelodeon)
6. The Princess Diaries (Disney)
7. Zoey 101 (Nickelodeon)
8. Fairly Odd Parents (Nickelodeon)
9. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
10. Drake & Josh (Disney)

I'm guessing that we'll see the School of Rock version of Jack Black, rather than the Tenacious D version when he hosts Nickelodeon's 19th annual Kids' Choice Awards on April 1. I'm pretty sure F*** Her Gently isn't considered family-friendly. Black says of the honor, "I have a lot of secret plans for when I host the awards, but I can tell you I'm going to bring the super-duper, freaky-deaky, ultra-clowny super dance!" That man is going to drive those kids wild.

Voting begins on March 6 at Nickelodeon's website. A few nominees in the television category are after the jump, or you can check out the full list (including movies) here. Let's just say it ain't the Oscars. And that's OK.

One of the stars of Drake and Josh, Drake Bell, was seriously injured in a car crash on Thursday evening. He and a passenger were waiting in a left-turn lane when a car hit them head-on. Bell's injuries are serious but not life-threatening... They include a fractured neck, a broken jaw, facial lacerations, and knocked-out teeth. He will reportedly undergo plastic and dental surgery soon. Bell was still in the process of shooting the fourth season of Drake and Josh.

It's absolutely terrifying to hear about someone getting so badly hurt in an accident when they weren't being reckless. In case you don't know who he is (because you aren't subjected daily to pre-teen programming like I am), Drake and Josh is a really popular show on Nickelodeon (not to mention one of the slightly-watchable ones)... Hopefully, he recovers and can return to work. I know a lot of fans are devastated.