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The Globe's Matthew Gilbert tells you what's up with tonight's shows. Tune in here before you turn on the tube.
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Your 2009 summer TV lineup
The upcoming months are chock-full of new and returning shows (like "True Blood," left). Browse through our complete guide here.
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Renew these, please
From canceled comedies and dramas, here are the characters we wanted to know better.
- Discuss Strange shows for kids
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Time warps on TV
"Lost" isn't the only show that makes you ask "When are we?"
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- Ed McMahon dies at 86
- Guest Book Post a tribute
'American Idol' finale
Kris Allen took home the "Idol" title, beating out powerhouse singer Adam Lambert.
- Survey Was Adam robbed?
- Q&A Joanna Weiss on 'Idol' finale
TV tryouts in the Hub
Hundreds of dancers and wannabe reality TV stars tried out for "So You Think You Can Dance" in Boston.
- Video The audition scene
50 best sci-fi shows
How do "Battlestar Galactica," "Quantum Leap," and "Star Trek" (above) rank? Find out.
- Photos Female anchors
BET Awards
Homage to Jackson had its moments but failed to stir
What do you get when you cross a Michael Jackson tribute with the BET Awards? Last night, you got a disjointed event that, alas, didn’t quite evoke the spirit of the late King of Pop.
- For blacks, Jackson's struggles mirrored their own
- Lawyer for doctor: Jackson had pulse when found
- Michael Jackson, pop's uneasy king, dies | Tributes
- Photos World mourns Jackson | Through the years
- Radio tributes to Jackson in Boston, elsewhere
- VIDEOS Jackson's music videos | Jackson's #1 hits
- Many in Boston are stunned | Jackson TV memories
TELEVISION REVIEWS

They revel in grossing you out
Dr. Mike Leahy, a virologist and self-labeled "adventure junkie" seeks out creatures that cause human discomfort or worse on "Bite Me With Dr. Mike."

Following the travails of Tiny and Toya
Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, fiancee to jailed rapper T.I., stars in a new BET reality show with her friend Antonia "Toya" Carter, ex-wife of Lil Wayne.
Television review

The First Amendment, with little give-and-take
“Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech.’’ is a solid, boilerplate documentary that breaks no new ground and more to the point, is told almost largely from the point of view of First Amendment stalwarts.

obituary
Farrah Fawcett dies at 62
The iconic actress's cascading blond mane, provocative pinup poster, and starring role in the television detective program "Charlie's Angels" made her one of the biggest stars of the 1970s.
- Farrah Fawcett: An appraisal
- Photos Fawcett through the years
- Post a tribute | Gallery Notable deaths
Review

‘Virtuality’ takes off, but with nowhere to land
The TV series is an exercise in futility, but not because it’s bad. This two-hour sci-fi presentation has plenty going for it.
Review

In 'Hung' an ex-jock fights downward mobility
Thomas Jane plays Ray Drecker, a down-on-his-luck ex-jock who becomes a male escort after losing his home to a fire and custody of his kids to his ex-wife.

REVIEW
‘The Philanthropist’ tries hard to please
What is an Obama-era TV show? NBCs The Philanthropist calls out for that moniker by giving us a billionaire playboy who decides to devote his life to charitable works.
- Malden native inspires new NBC's 'The Philanthropist'
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TV and radio news
- Governor speaks on meaning of July Fourth holiday (AP, 9:58 a.m.)
- Guests for the Sunday TV news shows (AP, 5:29 a.m.)
- TV One to begin Sunday show aimed at blacks (AP, 7/3/09)
- Cummins reopening Ind. plant, while another closes (AP, 7/3/09)
- New Swiss firefighting tool: TV remote control (AP, 7/2/09)
- CW's `Gossip Girl' recruits Hilary Duff (AP, 7/2/09)
- TV stations struggling with viewer loss on DTV (AP, 7/2/09)
- Jay Leno wins cybersquatting case (Reuters, 7/2/09)
- Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show (AP, 7/2/09)
- Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show (AP, 7/2/09)
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- New DVD releases (Boston Globe, 6/27/09)
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