TVSquad

I'm actually looking forward to summer television this year as a break from all the hype and mania surrounding shows like Lost, 24, and American Idol. I get a little burned out on all the talk as the mainstream media outlets (Today, Good Morning America, all cable news channels) try to get their grubby hands on a fraction of the ratings for each show by covering them... heavily.

This summer, I'm taking it easy. I'm watching a few intense dramas that I enjoy and picking up a few more new programs that look light-hearted. No reality programming here. And, unlike Bob and Jonathan, I don't feel any allegiance to Studio 60. It's just not good.

• At 7, FOX has the Dodge Avenger 500 NASCAR race.
• At 8, ABC has the NBA Playoffs, the Suns vs. the Spurs.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• Emeril travels back to his hometown of Fall River, MA on Food Network at 8.
• At 8:30, there's a new Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo on Cartoon Network, then new eps of Naruto, One Piece, and Mar.
• At 9, TLC has a new The Real Deal, then two new episodes of My First Home.
• BBC America has a new Robin Hood at 9.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• The History Channel has a new episode of The States at 10.
• Pretty good Columbo on Biography Channel at 10, from 1994, with William Shatner as the killer.
• At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Molly Shannon and Linkin Park.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has two new episodes of Cops, followed by a new America's Most Wanted.
• At 9, TLC has a new episode of The Real Deal, then two new episodes of My First Home.
• BBC America has a new Robin Hood at 9.
• Also at 9: A&E has a new Flip This House.
• At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• HGTV has a new Design on a Dime at 10.
• There's a new episode of The States at 10 on The History Channel.
• At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten (Michael Rapaport guests on both shows).

Check your local TV listings for more.