• At 8, ABC has a new V, then new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Forgotten.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, followed by new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
• NBC has Merry Madagascar at 8, then new episodes of The Biggest Loser and The Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance.
• The CW has a new 90210 at 8, followed by a new Melrose Place.
• PBS has a new Nova at 8, then a new Frontline.
• AMC has the finale of The Prisoner at 8.
• At 9, Syfy has two new episodes of Scare Tactics.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9, followed by a new Ghost Lab.
• BBC America has a new Dragon's Den at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
• Spike has a new ECW at 10.
• Lifetime has a new Sherri at 10.
• Bravo has a new Tabatha's Salon Makeover at 10.
• MTV has a new episode of The Hills at 10, followed by a new episode of The City.
• Also at 10: A&E has a new Parking Wars.

Check your local TV listings for more.

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• At 8, ABC has a new V, then a new Dancing with the Stars and In The Spotlight with Robin Roberts.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, followed by new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
• NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
• The CW has new episodes of 90210 and Melrose Place.
• There's a new Nova on PBS at 8.
• ESPN has a new 30 For 30 at 8, followed by the two-hour season finale of The World Series of Poker.
• History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9, then a new Ghost Lab.
• Cartoon Network has a new Stoked at 9.
• Also at 9: Syfy has two new episodes of Scare Tactics, followed by a new ECW.
• At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
• Lifetime has a new Sherri at 10.
• Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
• A&E has two new episodes of Parking Wars at 10.
• Bravo has a new Tabatha's Salon Makeover at 10.
• MTV has a new episode of The Hills at 10, followed by a new episode of The City.

Check your local TV listings for more.

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Last night I watched three episodes of Sherri. I didn't plan on doing it, and I'm still not quite sure how it happened, but I watched three episodes (two repeats and one new episode). It's not bad. I mean, it's incredibly sitcommy, but it's entertaining, and Sherri Shepherd has always been a great comedic actress, appearing on shows like Friends and Suddenly Susan, and of course her regular roles on 30 Rock, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Less Than Perfect.

Last night's new episode was the Halloween episode. What did you think?

• TBS has a Family Guy marathon all night.
• At 7, Lifetime has the series premiere of Sherri, then the season premiere of Rita Rocks.
• At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, then a new Castle.
• CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother, followed by new episodes of Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami.
• NBC has new episodes of Heroes, Trauma, and The Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new House at 8, the a new Lie to Me.
• There's a new One Tree Hill on The CW at 8, followed by a new Gossip Girl.
• ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights at 8, then a new Greek.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Top Gear.
• At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
• TCM has An American in Paris at 9.
• Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
• At 11, BET has the series premiere of The Mo'Nique Show.

Check your local TV listings for more.

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Rita Rocks is premiering its second season on Lifetime tonight, along with Sherri Shepherd's new sitcom, Sherri. For those of you who haven't seen the show before, Rita stars Mad TV's Nicole Sullivan, who plays Rita, a suburban mom of two daughters who plays in a rock band on the side. Rounding out her garage band are her friends Owen (Ian Gomez), Patty (Tisha Campbell-Martin) and Kip (Ricky Ullman), Rita's daughter Hallie's (Natalie Dreyfuss) boyfriend.

The second-season premiere doesn't really focus on Rita's music so much. While we do still see her at practice, she's mainly dealing with mom stuff, specifically in relation to Hallie, her oldest daughter. In fact, what we have is a perennial family-sitcom classic-- the parent having to give the child "The Talk."

Sherri, premiering tonight on Lifetime, is a very confusing show. It has flashes of genius, with several lines that made me laugh out loud ("Screw me once, shame on you. Screw a white woman -- we done"). At other times, however, it's bogged down with over-the-top dialogue and atrocious acting.

The premise behind Sherri is basically Sherri Shepherd's actual life. Both the real and fictional Sherri has held down jobs at a law office while working as a comedian and an actress, with bit parts on television shows. They both got married and had a son, only to find out that their husband was cheating on them.

I feel sorry for the poor intern who had to put this thing together. I understand that Lifetime is a cable network and all, but they've become pretty high-profile lately. I would think that if they were going to send out press kits, then maybe they could spring for more than some confetti and crappy stickers printed out on the office ink jet.

Even Sit Down, Shut Up, which is last press kit I did, at least had a t-shirt. It was actually a super-comfy American Apparel shirt, and I still wear it around the house. The Rita Rocks/Sherri press kit, on the other hand, is a do-it-yourself lunchbox-type thing, filled with confetti, containing the DVDs, a bunch of crappy candy, and some un-inflated balloons. It's kind of the saddest thing I've ever seen.

The networks have had a quiet summer, quietly introducing scripted bomb after scripted bomb, so they're certainly ready to jump into the new fall season. And It looks to be an interesting one. ABC is scheduling a two-hour block of new comedies on Wednesdays as the sitcom tries to make a comeback.

Even more risky is NBC handing 10:00 to Jay Leno every night of the week. Everyone's waiting to see how that one plays out. FOX is banking on huge positive buzz for Glee to make it a hit, while ABC is hoping FlashForward can pick up where Lost is leaving off when it wraps its run this season.

To help you with it all, TV Squad has put together a handy calendar of all the premieres so you can schedule responsibly in this busy time of TV watching. Some nights have as many as twelve premieres scheduled, so you might need to invest in a few more DVRs to catch all your favorites; Monday's still look grim. Bookmark this page and you'll have it handy to help see you through.

Sherri Shepherd's new Lifetime comedy series, 'Sherri,' has found an Oct. 5 premiere date.

Also in the news today: Comedy Central picks up 'Tosh.0' for six additional episodes, while Joe Morgan lands a significant role on 'Brothers & Sisters.'

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