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Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

Who would buy Hammertime on DVD? I'm actually asking. Is that something that you would actually watch again after you've already watched it on TV?

There are some good complete series sets being released this week, though: Andy Richter's Andy Barker, P.I., a Rome gift set, Farscape, and a new box for The Sopranos.

• 7th Heaven - Season 9
• Andy Barker, P.I. - Complete Series
• Ben 10: Alien Force - Vol. 5
• Drawn Together - Complete Series

Drawn Together was one of those shows that everyone loved to hate. The critics blasted it constantly, and yet it managed three seasons. It was about as inappropriate as I've ever seen animation get; especially for something that aired on television. Yes, I'm saying it made South Park and much of Adult Swim look tame by comparison.

And I loved every minute of it.

So imagine my excitement when I read that Comedy Central is bringing me The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie. You can watch it, too, but I think we all know they made it for me. It promises to be even lewder and cruder than the series. In fact, the fact that the characters can cuss without being censored is the impetus for the film's driving plot.

A busy week for giveaways! If you haven't entered our latest ones yet, here's a reminder that they're ending today. You've got until 5PM Eastern today to enter to win:

24 Season One Special Edition
The Muppet Show Season Three
Drawn Together Season Three
Stargate: Infinity - The Complete Series

Just head on over to the post links above, read through the rules, and make the applicable comment there (not here!). We'll notify the winners next week.

Good luck!

The giveaways continue... Now we've got three copies of Drawn Together Season 3 (Uncensored) on DVD for three lucky, random commenters. The DVD is already available in stores

To enter, simply leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, Friday, May 23 telling us why you'd like to own this DVD set. As always, we'll randomly choose three winners amongst the eligible entries. Some other details:
Click here for complete Official Rules.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• American Idol - Season 6 Finale
• The Chase - Season 1
• Drawn Together - Season 3 Uncensored
• Galaxy Rangers - The Collection: Vol. 1
• Garfield and His Friends - A Cat and His Nerd
• The Incredible Hulk Returns and The Trial of The Incredible Hulk
• Lovejoy - Season 3
• The Magnificent Seven - Complete Series
• Mission: Impossible - Season 4
• The Rat Patrol - Complete Series
• Saturday Night Live - Season 3
• Sinatra (mini-series)
• Stargate: Infinity - Complete Series
• Two and a Half Men - Season 3

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, then new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Big Shots.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, followed by new episodes (crossover episodes) of CSI and Without A Trace.
• NBC has new episodes of My Name Is Earl, 30 Rock, The Office, Scrubs, and ER.
• There's a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? on FOX at 8, followed by a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8, then a new Supernatural.
• Also at 8: if you like Kitchen Nightmares, check out two repeats of the original Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares on BBC America.
• At 8:30, HGTV has a new Carter Can, followed by a new Divine Design.
• At 10, Sundance has a new Iconoclasts, with Mike Myers and Deepak Chopra.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Drawn Together.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, then new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Big Shots.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, followed by new episodes of CSI and Without A Trace.
• NBC has a new, one-hour My Name Is Earl at 8, then new episodes of The Office, Scrubs, and ER.
• FOX has a new, two-hour Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader at 8, with Regis Philbin and Clay Aiken.
• The CW has new episodes of Smallville and Supernatural.
• At 9, Larry King interviews Jerry Seinfeld on CNN.
• HGTV has a new Divine Design at 9.
• Hallmark has the new movie McBride: Semper Fi at 9.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi has the new movie Headless Horseman.
• At 10, Sundance has a new Iconoclasts, with Alicia Keys and Ruby Dee.
• FX has a new It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia at 10.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Drawn Together.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has Game 2 of The World Series.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8.
• ABC has new episodes of Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and Big Shots.
• NBC has a new My Name Is Earl at 8, then new episodes of 30 Rock, The Office, Scrubs, and ER.
• There's a new Smallville on The CW at 8, then a new Supernatural.
• The History Channel has a new Modern Marvels at 8.
• At 10, CBS has a new Without A Trace.
• USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 10.
• FX has two new eps of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia at 10.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Drawn Together.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, followed by new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Big Shots.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then a new CSI and the series premiere of Viva Laughlin.
• NBC has new episodes of My Name Is Earl, 30 Rock, The Office, and ER.
• FOX has the Red Sox/Indians game at 8.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8, then a new Supernatural.
• At 9, Larry King interviews Bill Cosby on CNN.
• At 10, AMC has the season finale of Mad Men.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Drawn Together.

• At 8, NBC has a new My Name Is Earl, followed by the season premiere of 30 Rock (with Jerry Seinfeld) and new episodes of The Office (one hour again) and ER.
• ABC has a new Ugly Betty at 8, then new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Big Shots.
• CBS has new episodes of Survivor, CSI, and Without A Trace.
• There's a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader on FOX at 8, then a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8, then the season premiere of Supernatural.
• Also at 8: TCM has the original 12 Angry Men, then the original Fail Safe.
• TV Land has more of their I Love Lucy marathon all night.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• FX has two new episodes of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia starting at 10.
• The season premiere of Law and Order: CI airs on USA at 10.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has the season premiere of Drawn Together.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Complete Series
• The Bronx is Burning - Complete Series
• The Cosby Show - Best Of
• Count Dracula - Complete BBC Miniseries
• Davey and Goliath - Lost Episodes
• Dog The Bounty Hunter - The Arrest
• Drawn Together - Season 2 Uncensored
• Grounded For Life - Season 5
• Home Run Derby - Vol. 3
• Inside The Actor's Studio - Leading Men
• The King of Queens - Season 9
• Midsomer Murders - Set 9
• My Name Is Earl - Season 2
• Numb3rs - Season 3
• Robert Klein: The HBO Specials 1975-2007
• The Streets of San Francisco - Season 1, Vol. 2
• Thunderbirds - 40th Anniversary Megaset
• The Unit - Season 2
• The Untouchables - Season 1, Vol. 2
• Voltron - Collection 4
• What About Brian - Complete Series

Here's what's on the schedule this fall on Comedy Central:

September:

Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity airs September 16 at 9:00 p.m. Dunham is a comedian and ventriloquist probably best known for his puppet character, Peanut. If you want to watch a special featuring a man who was mildly popular fifteen years ago, check this one out. Here's a clip from one of his acts.

Hey, everybody, here's a few tasty tidbits from the world of animation for you. Please chew carefully:

A fourth trailer for The Simpsons movie was released not too long ago. Most of you have probably seen it already, but if not, I've placed it at the end of this post. The brief shot of Lisa fainting over the cute boy gets me every time. The animation in that sequence is unlike anything they do on the TV series, which leads me to believe this movie is going to kick twelve essential kinds of ass.

Nielsen has begun adding college students that live in dorms to its ratings. In practical terms, this means 130 drunk kids will represent about 2 million actual college students, and have an inordinately large influence on the television landscape.

The Wall Street Journal reports that some shows have seen a huge boost due to the inclusion of college student data. Comedy Central's Drawn Together saw a 60% ratings bump, which shouldn't be surprising, as I'm not sure anyone who doesn't live in a dorm watches the show. Of course, Nielsen estimated 163,000 additional people were watching the show based on the fact that 12 of those college kids were tuning in. Yay statistical sampling.

Nielsen gathers data from about 10,000 households and uses that data to extrapolate what the rest of the country is watching. While that system probably worked pretty well thirty years ago when there were only a handful of networks, viewers today can choose from hundreds of different channels.

Nielsen Media Research is making a change to their television ratings. In the past, children of a Nielsen family that were away at college were not factored into the numbers. After doing some research, sponsored by Turner, WB, CBS, MTV, Fox, and ESPN, those college kids will now count in the regular Nielsen ratings.

The NY Times article (possible login) points to America's Next Top Model, Family Guy, Ugly Betty, and [adult swim] as programming that should see a boost in their ratings. Disturbingly, it also mentions that in a test done last November the most popular show among college men was Drawn Together. The audience for the Comedy Central cartoon jumped from 272,000 to 435,000. What are they teaching our youth on these campuses?

This certainly isn't the final answer in the ratings question. There are still plenty of problems and issues with the system, but it is a positive change. Especially so if it gives a much needed boost to the struggling Veronica Mars numbers.