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• Good Morning America's Robin Roberts had surgery yesterday and is already home.
• Now Trump says he never offered Rosie money to be on Celebrity Apprentice. Whatever.
• A clip from an old IFC show called Split Screen, where Christopher Walken teaches you how to cook.
• Jerry Seinfeld's secret to productivity.
• Henry Rollins on freedom and the web.
• Brian Williams and Katie Couric blog about the Minneapolis bridge collapse.
• Matt Roush on the cancellation of The Dresden Files.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
• NBC has a new, two hour Dateline at 7, then new episodes of Deal Or No Deal and The Apprentice.
• At 8, ABC has a new Extreme Makeover, then new episodes of Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.
• The CW has a new 7th Heaven at 8.
• Discovery has two new episodes of Planet Earth at 8.
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8, then a new Iron Chef America and a new Challenge.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Theatre, "The Wind in the Willows."
• There's a new Sopranos at 9 on HBO, then a new Entourage.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Blood Ties.
• Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia at 10, then a new Reno 911.
• Showtime has a new ep of The Tudors at 10.
• Also at 10: Sci-Fi has a new Dresden Files.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by two new episodes of The Amazing Race and a new Cold Case.
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos at 7.
• NBC has a new two hour Dateline at 7.
• At 7:30, FOX has a new War At Home.
• At 8, PBS has a new Nature.
• Discovery has two new episodes of Planet Earth at 8.
• Also at 8: Food Network has a new Emeril Live, then a new Iron Chef America.
• At 8:30, FOX has a new King of the Hill.
• At 9, ABC has one of those Desperate Housewives "let's take a look back at some memorable moments" episodes. It's followed by a new Brothers & Sisters.
• Sci-Fi has a new Dresden Files at 9.
• At 9:30, FOX has a new American Dad.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Blood Ties.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Reno 911.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos at 7, then a new Extreme Makeover.
• There's a new Dateline on NBC at 7, then the finale of Grease: You're The One That I Want.
• At 7:30, FOX has a new War At Home, then new episodes of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• At 8, Lifetime has the new movie Abducted.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Dresden Files, then a new Battlestar Galactica.
• HBO has the series finale of Rome at 9.
• At 10, NBC has a new episode of The Apprentice.
• MSNBC repeats this morning's Meet The Press at 10, if you missed it.
• Also at 10: Showtime has a new ep of The L Word.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7, then a new Grease: You're The One That I Want.
• At 7:30, FOX has a new War At Home.
• At 8, AMC has The Quick and the Dead, with Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Russell Crowe.
• Sundance has a new Slings & Arrows at 8.
• At 8:30, FOX has a new episode of The Winner (another new episode airs at 9:30).
• At 9, HGTV announces the winner of the Dream Home Giveaway 2007.
• Sci-Fi has a new Dresden Files at 9, then a new Battlestar Galactica.
• Also at 9: HBO has a new Rome.
• At 10, NBC has a new episode of The Apprentice.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos at 7, then a new Extreme Makeover.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7, then new episodes of Grease: You're The One That I Want, Deal Or No Deal, and The Apprentice.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new episodes of The Winner, Family Guy, and The Winner.
• Nickelodeon has a new Zoey 101 at 8.
• Also at 8: Sundance has a new ep of Slings & Arrows.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Dresden Files, then a new Battlestar Galactica.
• Food Network has a new Iron Chef America at 9, then a new Challenge.
• If you haven't seen The Sarah Silverman Program yet, Comedy Central has a marathon starting at 9.
• HBO has a new Rome at 9.
• At 10, Showtime has a new episode of The L Word.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
• ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos at 7, then new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7, then new episodes of Grease: You're The One That I Want, Deal Or No Deal, and The Apprentice.
• At 7:30, FOX has a new ep of The War At Home, then a new Simpsons, the premiere of The Winner, a new Family Guy, then another new ep of The Winner.
• Starting at 8, TLC has a David Blaine magic marathon.
• The Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8 (shrimp recipes, ugh), then new episodes of Iron Chef America and Challenge.
• Discovery Times has The Lost Tomb of Jesus at 8.
• At 9, Lifetime has the new movie My Baby Is Missing.
• Sci-Fi has a new Dresden Files at 9, then a new Battlestar Galactica.
• Also at 9: BBC America has a new ep of Gordon Ramsay's The F Word.
• At 10, MSNBC repeats this morning's Meet The Press, if you missed it.
• VH-1 has two new eps of Dice: Undisputed. They start at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 6, both E! and TV Guide Channel have red carpet coverage at the Academy Awards.
• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by a new Amazing Race: All-Stars.
• ABC has the Barbara Walters Oscar Special at 7, followed by The 79th Annual Academy Awards.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 7.
• At 8, Food Network has a new Emeril ("Far East Hot & Spicy"), then new episodes of Iron Chef America and Challenge.
• TCM has the original A Star Is Born at 8, then Here Comes Mr. Jordan.
• Also at 8: Sundance has a new Slings & Arrows.
• At 9, Sci-Fi has a new Dresden Files, followed by a new Battlestar Galactica.
• At 10, NBC has a new Crossing Jordan.
• HGTV has a new Dream House at 10.
• Toon Disney has a new Xyber 9 at 10.
• Showtime has a new ep of The L Word at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

The Dresden Files, which debuts on the Sci Fi Channel in January, sounds somewhat like The X-Files in the way it combines detective work with the supernatural. In this case, however, the detective has supernatural powers himself. The new series, based on the novels by Jim Butcher, focuses on Harry Dresden (Paul Blackthorne), a professional wizard who helps solve cases involving vampires, werewolves and other mystical creatures. Terrence Mann also stars as Dresden's sidekick, a centuries-old spirit who lives inside a human skull.

An interesting concept, at least, though I wonder what this series will have that will set it apart from other supernatural shows, many of which have not been able to find an audience. That being said, I'd rather see a wizard helping police solve crimes than another series about some psychic doing the same. The further we get from vindicating so-called "real" psychics with fictional dramas the happier I'll be. Besides, I have several leprechaun friends who have been trying to sell a script to HBO for years. I think it's about their time to shine.