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HBO has found the lead for one of their roughly 658 new "Hey, remember how we used to have good TV shows before we started giving you crap like John From Cincinnati? Huh? Do ya?" pilots.Thomas Jane (The Punisher) has been tapped to star in Hung, a one-hour dark comedy about a middle-aged high school basketball coach who figures out a way to use his best asset. Now, I'm no expert, but I'm guessing that the title doesn't mean that his best asset is his ability to tie a wicked hangman's noose.

Hung is a top priority at HBO, as new entertainment president Sue Naegle has made the spec script her first major purchase and first pilot pickup. Written by the creator of The Riches and directed by Oscar winner Alexander Payne (Sideways), Hung marks Jane's first regular TV role. He has, of course, previously made TV appearances, including a stint on wife Patricia Arquette's series, Medium.

Another day, another list of 10 semifinalists from the Emmys. This time, it's the Best Actor in a Drama.

There are a lot of the usual suspects on the list (which will be knocked down to five nominees in the next round), including actors from Dexter, Mad Men, Grey's Anatomy, Friday Night Lights, Breaking Bad, and House. One show that's not represented is Lost. I thought Matthew Fox did some great work this season, especially his drunk/screwed-up scenes.

After the jump, the list of the ten semifinalists (also check out those in contention for Best Actress - Comedy, Best Supporting Actor - Drama, Best Comedy, and Best Drama).

It seems that everything comes to HBO eventually, and now they're proving once and for all that size really does matter.

In development is Hung, a series revolving around a well-endowed guy who figures out a way to use his sizable assets. A former high school sports legend, now he's slogging through middle age as a dad and high school basketball coach. Things start looking, uh, up when he creates a scheme to add some zest into his life.

Although further details are sketchy at this point, I keep thinking about Weeds, only in this case, maybe it's about a dad who ventures into adult-oriented territory to keep food on the table and pay the bills. Anyone have further intel? It's HBO, so anything is possible.

• At 8, ABC has a new According To Jim.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then a new Big Brother.
• FOX has new episodes of American Idol and Hell's Kitchen.
• The CW has a new Beauty and the Geek at 8, followed by a new Reaper.
• There's a new Nova on PBS at 8.
• At 9, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, then a new Boston Legal.
• Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9.
• Lifetime has the new movie Queen Sized at 9.
• Bravo has a new Real Housewives of New York City at 9, followed by the season premiere of Work Out.
• Sundance has Big Ideas For A Small Planet at 9.
• MTV has the season premiere of Tila Tequila: A Shot At Love 2 at 9.
• Also at 9: BBC America has a new Last Restaurant Standing.
• At 10, NBC has a new Law and Order: SVU.
• FX has a new episode of The Riches at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new According To Jim.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, followed by new episodes of Big Brother and 48 Hours Mystery.
• NBC has the two hour season finale of The Biggest Loser at 8, then a new Law and Order: SVU.
• FOX has new episodes of American Idol and Hell's Kitchen.
• There's a new Beauty and the Geek at 8 on The CW.
• TCM has the premiere of Role Model at 8, with Alec Baldwin interviewing Gene Wilder. It's followed by The Producers.
• Discovery has a Best Of Deadliest Catch Season 3 special at 8, followed by two new episodes.
• At 9, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, then a new Boston Legal.
• PBS has a new Frontline at 9.
• BBC America has a new Last Restaurant Standing at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new episode of The Riches.
• Bravo has a new Real Housewives of New York City at 10.
• HBO has a new Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel at 10.
• Also at 10: Sci-Fi has a new ECW.
• At 10:30, A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has two new episodes of Just For Laughs, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and Boston Legal.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then a new Big Brother and Secret Talents of the Stars.
• FOX has a new American Idol and a new Hell's Kitchen.
• The CW has a new Beauty and the Geek at 8.
• PBS has a new Nova at 8.
• At 9, Food Network has a new Chefography on Wolfgang Puck.
• BBC America has a new Last Restaurant Standing at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new episode of The Riches.
• Bravo has a new Real Housewives of New York City at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW, also at 10.
• MTV has a new Life of Ryan at 10, then a new Rob & Big.
• There's a new Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern at 10 on Travel Channel.
• At 10:30, A&E has a new Gene Simmons Family Jewels.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has two new episodes of Just For Laughs, then a new Dancing with the Stars and the special Live To Be 150...Can You Do It?
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, followed by the season premiere of Hell's Kitchen.
• NBC has a new, two hour Biggest Loser at 8.
• The CW has a new Beauty and the Geek at 8.
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• There's a new Frontline on PBS at 9.
• BBC has a new Last Restaurant Standing at 9.
• At 10, CBS has a new CSI: Miami.
• FX has a new episode of The Riches at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• MTV has a new Life of Ryan at 10, followed by a new Rob & Big.
• Also at 10: Travel Channel has a new Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.
• At 10:30, A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new American Idol, then a new 'Til Death.
• ABC has two new Dancing with the Stars episodes starting at 8, followed by a new Primetime: What Would You Do?
• NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8.
• There's a new Beauty and the Geek on The CW at 8.
• Also at 8: TCM has The Dark Past.
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother, followed by the series finale of Jericho.
• PBS has a new Frontline at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new episode of The Riches.
• Bravo has a new Real Housewives of New York City at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• MTV has a new Life of Ryan at 10, followed by a new Rob & Big.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new, two hour American Idol.
• ABC has It's The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown at 8, followed by new episodes of Just For Laughs and Dancing with the Stars, and then the series premiere of Miss Guided.
• NBC has a new, two hour Biggest Loser at 8.
• The CW has new episodes of Beauty and the Geek and One Tree Hill.
• TCM has Harvey at 8, followed by What's New Pussycat?
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother, then a new Jericho.
• BBC America has a new Last Restaurant Standing at 9.
• Nick's week-long George Lopez Show marathon continues at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, FX has the season premiere of The Riches.
• Bravo has a new Real Housewives of New York City at 10.
• Also at 10: MTV has a new Life of Ryan.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Well it's about time. According to Ausiello over at TV Guide, FX plans to air the final 13 episodes of The Shield starting in September. Originally set to air starting in April, the final season was completed before the writer's strike hit. However, it still affected the show.

The strike cut short the most recent seasons of Nip/Tuck, Dirt, and The Riches. Nip/Tuck's finale aired a few weeks ago, Dirt just premiered this past Sunday, and The Riches returns next Tuesday, March 18th. Because of the truncated seasons for Dirt and The Riches (each finished only seven installments), they moved up in the schedule to March/April, displacing The Shield.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow:

• The All-New Super Friends Hour - Season 1, Vol. 1
• Between the Lions - Season 1
• Clifford The Big Red Dog - Playtime with Clifford
• Family Feud - All Star Family Feud with Richard Dawson
• Gunsmoke - Season 2, Vol. 1
• Lovejoy - Season 2
• MI-5 - Vol. 5
• The Naked Brothers Band - Season 1
• The Riches - Season 1
• Two and a Half Men - Season 2
• The Waltons - Season 6
• What's New Scooby-Doo? - Season 3

The Daily Show won't be doing any coverage on the whole Paris Hilton situation, but Jon did share what over-the-shoulder pun they would have used... "Shawskank Redemption." Nice. Conan O'Brien, on the other hand, did talk about Hilton in his Late Night monologue later in the evening, and he used "Rawskank Redemption".

Jon also briefly touched on London's logo for the 2012 Olympics. Crap, that is. Crap. Jon may not be a graphic designer or artist, but I am. And I say that logo is crap. You know what is the most glaring sign that the logo is crap? The animated version of the logo causes seizures. That is bad graphic design.

• At 7, WE starts airing Kate & Allie (two episodes).
• At 8, CBS has the series premiere of Creature Comforts.
• NBC has the Ducks/Senators game at 8.
• TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8.
• The History Channel has two new episodes of Cities of the Underworld at 8.
• Some private eye shows on American Life at 8: Harry O, 77 Sunset Strip, and Surfside 6.
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus is interviewed on a new Inside The Actor's Studio on Bravo at 8.
• At 9, ABC has a new Ex-Wives Club.
• The new season of Hell's Kitchen starts on FOX at 9.
• Larry King interviews Jack Kevorkian on CNN at 9.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• At 10, FX has the season finale of The Riches.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars at 8, followed by a new episode of The Bachelor.
• CBS has the season finales of How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men, the series finale of The King of Queens, and the season finale of CSI: Miami.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, then new episodes of Heroes and Law and Order: CI.
• The CW has the season finale of Everybody Hates Chris at 8, then the season finales of All Of Us and The Game (one hour).
• Four good episodes of Friends on TBS starting at 8, including ones with Chandler's new roommate Eddie and Tom Selleck.
• There are two new episodes of Little People, Big World on TLC at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a 24.
• PBS has a new episode of American Experience at 9.
• Lifetime has the new movie What If God Were The Sun? at 9.
• Also at 9: GSN has a new High Stakes Poker.
• At 10, FX has a new ep of The Riches.
• Discovery has a new Stunt Junkies at 10.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Unwrapped, "Crazy For Cookies."

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by a new Bachelor.
• CBS has new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Old Christine, Two and a Half Men, King of Queens, and CSI: Miami.
• NBC has a new Deal or No Deal at 8, then new episodes of Heroes and The Real Wedding Crashers.
• The CW has a new Everybody Hates Chris at 8, then a new All Of Us and a new, one-hour Girlfriends.
• TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8.
• TNT has two NBA playoff games starting at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new 24.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• Also at 9: Food Network has a new Unwrapped.
• At 10, Discovery has a new Stunt Junkies.
• Food Network has new episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and The Secret Life Of...starting at 10.
• FX has a new ep of The Riches at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.