pussycat dolls

For a disturbingly long time now, I've been bothered by the Pussycat Dolls. Every time I pass a poster of the girls, a marquee boasting their name, or their extremely well-supported racks on the CD racks (sorry, I had to), I feel a sting of recognition in singer Nicole Scherzinger. Had I seen her in an ad for a late-night hotline or Olive Garden once upon a time? Or passed her in the street years ago? These moments of confusion were brief and fleeting, because I have bigger things to worry about and, well, I have a short attention span. It wasn't until I recently stumbled across Scherzinger's Wikipedia page that I remembered the WB and its reality show, Popstars.

• At 8, ABC has a new, two hour Dancing with the Stars.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, followed by a new House.
• The CW has new episodes of Gilmore Girls and Pussycat Dolls Present.
• PBS has a new Nova at 8, then a new America At A Crossroads.
• At 9, there's a new Dog The Bounty Hunter on A&E at 9.
• At 10, ABC has a special on the Virginia Tech murders.
• Food Network has a new Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels at 10.
• FX has a new ep of The Shield at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Work Out.

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With only one episode left in its run, ABC has yanked In Case of Emergency off the air. The series stars David Arquette, Jonathan Silverman, and Greg Germann as former high school classmates who reunite later in life and discover they're not where they thought they would be at this point in their lives. Last week's episode scored a 1.5 rating, tying with a repeat of Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll.

A repeat of Lost will replace In Case of Emergency this Wednesday at 9 pm.

Even though it's not an official cancellation, it's pretty clear this show is over. ABC also canceled Six Degrees last week. Still on the bubble is What About Brian.

• At 8, CBS has a new episode of NCIS, followed by a new episode of The Unit.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, then a new House.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• At 9, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, then a new Boston Legal.
• PBS has a new Frontline at 9.
• The CW has a new Pussycat Dolls Present at 9.
• A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter at 9.
• Rebel Without A Cause airs at 9 on AMC.
• At 10, FX has a new ep of The Shield.

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• At 8, CBS has a new NCIS, followed by a new episode of The Unit.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8, then new episodes of Law and Order: CI and Law and Order: SVU.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, then a new House.
• PBS has a new Nova at 8, then a new Frontline.
• Also at 8: G4 has a new X-Play.
• At 9, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by a new Boston Legal.
• The CW has a new Pussycat Dolls Present at 9.
• There's a new Deadliest Catch on Discovery at 9.
• The Travel Channel has a new John Ratzenberger's America. It's on at 9 too.
• At 10, TLC has a new Miami Ink.
• A&E has two new episodes of Driving Force at 10.
• FX has a new ep of The Shield at 10.
• Bravo has a new Work Out at 10.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has two new episodes of Dancing with the Stars, then the premiere of yet another reality show, The Great American Dream Vote.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, then a new House.
• NBC has a new Dateline, then new episodes of Law and Order: CI and Law and Order: SVU.
• At 9, PBS has a new Frontline.
• There's a new Pussycat Dolls Presents on The CW at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new Dirt.
• TLC has a new episode of Miami Ink at 10.
• A&E has two new eps of Driving Force starting at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has the season premiere of Work Out.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new, two hour American Idol.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then a new episode of The Unit.
• At 9, ABC has a new Primetime, followed by a new Boston Legal.
• There's a new Pussycat Dolls Present at 9 on The CW.
• Food Network profiles Sandra Lee on a new Chefography at 9.
• At 9:30, TCM has the original The Thin Man from 1934.
• At 10, PBS has a new episode of Independent Lens.
• TLC has a new Miami Ink at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: FX has a new episode of Dirt.

Check your local TV listings for more.

(S01E02) As I watched this week's episode, I could only think one thing...thank goodness there are only nine finalists, cause I really can't take much more of this show, in fact, in deference to the people who like this show (both of them) this is going to be my last review.

The first big event of the show is when the girls move into their new house. After the required fifteen minutes of screaming and running with their hands in their air, they finally choose their beds. Was I the only one aroused by the girl who licked her pillow?

• At 8, FOX has a new American Idol.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• On Food Network at 8, Sam Choy guest stars on a new Emeril Live.
• FX has the movie Paparazzi at 8, followed by (appropriately enough) a new episode of Dirt.
• Also at 8: TCM has 1951's Detective Story, followed by 1948's The Naked City.
• At 9, ABC has a new Primetime.
• The CW has a new Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For The Next Doll at 9.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
• At 10, TLC has a new Miami Ink.
• Bravo has a new Real Housewives of Orange County at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: HBO has a new Costas NOW.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has a new American Idol, followed by a new House.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• The CW has a new Gilmore Girls at 8, then the premiere of Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For The Next Doll.
• AMC has Dead Calm at 8, with Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill.
• TCM has The Maltese Falcon, followed by The Big Sleep.
• HGTV has a new Decorating Cents at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new episode of Dirt.
• Discovery has a new Survive This at 10.
• TLC has a new Miami Ink at 10.
• Also at 10: Sci-Fi has a new ECW.
• At 10:30, Rachael Ray eats Italian food on a new Tasty Travels.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Hey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog.

Today on TV Squad Daily:

• Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll premieres tomorrow.
  
• David Beckham's knee injury shouldn't interfere with plans he and Posh have to move to L.A., become reality stars... oh and play soccer.
  
• Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have chosen a winner in the contest to name their new bed and breakfast: the "Chateau La Rue."
  

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The CW decided to go for the funny in its TCA press tour executive session this morning. They played a video clip of an over-eager Adult Swim-style Chyron screen (instead of white on black, though, it was yellow on the ubiquitous CW green), apologizing for technical difficulties and making some interesting jokes. They even name checked Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle, who in an ironic twist, wasn't there to see it.

The message of all this? "We're The CW! Watch us! We're doing something different!" And that was also the theme of the presentation from the network's president of entertainment, Dawn Ostroff.