TVSquad

• At 8, ABC has the new movie A Raisin in the Sun.
• FOX has a new Moment of Truth at 8, then a new Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• NBC has new episodes of Deal Or No Deal, My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, and Medium.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8, then a new American Experience.
• Also at 8: ABC Family has a new Kyle XY, followed by a new Wildfire.
• At 8:30, CBS has a new Welcome to the Captain.
• At 9, The CW has a new Pussycat Dolls.
• There's a new Monday Night RAW on USA at 9.
• E! reviews all the clothes of last night's Oscars on a new Fashion Police at 9.
• At 9:30, CBS has a new New Adventures of Old Christine.
• HBO has a new In Treatment at 9:30.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, Food Network has a new Emeril Live, followed by a new Good Eats.
• At 8, ABC has a new, two hour Dance War, then a new October Road.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, followed by the series premiere of My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad and a new Medium.
• FOX has new episodes of Prison Break (season finale) and The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8, then a new American Experience.
• There's a new Kyle XY at 8, then a new Wildfire.
• TCM has Gone with the Wind at 8.
• At 8:30, CBS has a new Welcome to the Captain.
• At 9, The CW has the series premiere of Pussycat Dolls: Girlicious.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• At 9:30, CBS has a new New Adventures of Old Christine.
• Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9:30.
• HBO has a new In Treatment at 9:30.

Check your local TV listings for more.

My first impression of this show is that it has a great cast. Al Madrigal is a very funny guy who has been kept off of TV for way too long. You may remember that Al was the star of the aborted sitcom The Ortegas a few seasons ago. I have always thought Chris Klein was funny but never got a chance to show it off and, of course, Jeffrey Tambor has now become a fixture in the comedy landscape due to his brilliant work on Larry Sanders & Arrested Development.

Madrigal plays the doorman of the building named Jesus, who insists that you pronounce his name like the well-known savior. Klein is Marty, a tenant of the building and best bud of the new tenant, Josh (Fran Kanz). Tambor plays Uncle Sol, the veteran of the building who used to write scripts for Three's Company. Ironic, in a way, since Tambor actually starred in the Three's Company spinoff, The Ropers.

The winter of 2008 will be an interesting one for television. With so many current shows at or near the end of their seasonal run, due to the staring contest known as the writers' strike, the schedule is going to look a bit different. Not only will it be filled with more reality shows, but it will also contain some untested scripted programs that have been waiting for the mid-season to air.

Nevertheless, not all is doom and gloom come the new year. There will be many favorites returning to the airwaves, although they may have shortened seasons. For instance, shows like Medium, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Lost, Monk, Psych, and, yes, even According to Jim, will be returning to the schedule. Then there is the anticipated return of Jericho and, of course, another season of show-killer American Idol, which may not have any competition at all this year.

Gallery: Winter 2008 premieres

Now that the fall shows are drying up, those midseason replacements are becoming more and more essential. Zap2It tells us CBS has shifted the premieres of The Captain and The New Adventures of Old Christine from January 28 to February 4 (so as to not compete with the State of the Union Address). And furthermore, The Captain has been redubbed Welcome to the Captain.

In this new series, Fran Kranz plays a young man who moves into a legendary Hollywood apartment complex. His new neighbors are played by the likes of Raquel Welch, Jeffrey Tambor, Chris Klein and more. Which I guess means it's a show about a bunch of wacky neighbors, as opposed to the requisite one.