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John Goodman will join 'The Hangover''s Justin Bartha in the new Fox comedy 'The Station.' He'll play a CIA veteran who helps coordinate a mission in Central America.

Also in the news today: Meredith Viera will sit down with 'Britain's Got Talent' runner-up Susan Boyle, while Tori Spelling books a guest spot on the fourth hour of 'Today.'

See more of today's top TV headlines after the jump.

You've got questions, I've got answers -- I'm The Show Girl! This week, I get the scoop on the new season of HGTV's 'Design Star,' catch up with Dylan McDermott on the set of 'Dark Blue' and talk 'tween mania with 'Ruby & the Rockits' stars Alexa Vega and David Cassidy.

But what you won't want to miss? A special guest pops by to enlighten me about his new show with a lightning-fast 10-second plug. If you're scared of the dark, bring a flashlight.

Want more? Email me TV questions at TheTVShowGirl@aol.com, follow me on Twitter @TheTVShowGirl and subscribe to The Show Girl video podcast on iTunes. Now watch, enjoy and come back next week for more. Until then, happy TV watching! -- By Maggie Furlong

• A&E has a Dog The Bounty Hunter marathon all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by new episodes of I Survived A Japanese Game Show and Primetime: Crime.
• FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
• PBS has a new Time Team America at 8, followed by a new Ascent of Money.
• At 9, NBC has a new America's Got Talent, then a new episode of The Philanthropist.
• TNT has the season premiere of Leverage at 9, followed by the series premiere of Dark Blue.
• Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 9.
• BBC America has a new Gordon Ramsay's F Word at 9.
• Also at 9: Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters International.
• At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef Masters.
• MTV has a new Real World at 10.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has the series premiere of Michael & Michael Have Issues.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

I've been really curious to see what TNT's Dark Blue is all about. It's got a few things going for it right off the bat: producer Jerry Bruckheimer and lead actor Dylan McDermott. I can't say I'm all about the police dramas, but those two guys made me want to check it out.

Plus, it's on TNT, which has been running edgier shows lately, like Saving Grace, The Closer, and Leverage. The network is sort of a cross between HBO and USA, with some FX thrown in.

On my first viewing of the Dark Blue pilot, it came across as just another procedural about a brooding cop (McDermott) whose team walks the line between right and wrong. But I knew in my heart there was more, so I watched it again.

The picture above isn't from a Los Angeles street, it's from a New York City street. TNT is creating some ambitious marketing for their new cop drama Dark Blue. They're turning part of NYC's subway into "underground L.A." Included in the ad campaign will be posters, signs on staircases, even entire subway cars wrapped in pics that show the L.A. skyline. The show starts on July 15.

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The heat of summer is matched only by the hot new TV shows we'll be seeing this season.

We've got the scoop on the return of familiar faces ('Nurse Jackie''s Edie Falco), the next cable hits ('Hawthorne'; 'Hung'), the new reality shows ('The Bachelorette'; 'Kendra') and more that will have everyone talking.

See all of this year's new shows in our 2009 Summer TV gallery.

When the networks go into summer hibernation, it's time for the cable networks to come out and play. While they've been making inroads with fall and spring original programming, most cable networks stick to the summer frame where competition is light and they put up huge numbers that NBC would envy. TNT added a few shows to achieve a three-night schedule of original programming this summer, bringing it closer and closer to full network programming levels. And TNT knows a thing or two about massive ratings hits.

They're coupling smash hit The Closer at 9 PM ET with Raising the Bar at 10 on Mondays starting June 8. Bar launched huge and secured a renewal before everyone realized what a huge steaming pile of crap it was. So now it's got the cushiest timeslot on the network to try and win back all the viewers it pissed away. Let's hope they've improved the product and Felicityed Mark Paul-Gosselaar's hair.