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• At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, then the season premiere of Shark Tank and a new 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, followed by new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
• PBS has new episodes of Washington Week, NOW, and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Also at 8: TCM has Elvis on Tour, then Elvis: That's The Way It Is.
• At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
• At 9, FOX has a new Dollhouse.
• Travel Channel has two new episodes of Ghost Adventures at 9.
• National Geographic Channel has a new Dog Whisperer at 9.
• At 10, Syfy has a new Sanctuary.
• Food Network has the season premiere of The Best Thing I Ever Ate at 10.
• There's a new episode of The Soup on E! at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

There's good news and bad news for fans of Syfy. The good news? 'Stargate: Universe' and 'Sanctuary' have both been renewed. The bad news? Still no word on 'Pterodactyl 2.'

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Syfy (or for those old school TV fans out there, Sci Fi) has picked up 'Stargate: Universe' for a second season. The series, which is the third ongoing in the 'Stargate' franchise (following 'Stargate SG-1' and 'Stargate: Atlantis'), has averaged 2.6 million viewers so far in its freshman season, which is slated to resume in April.

• At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20.
• CBS has Yes, Virginia at 8.
• NBC has a new Law & Order at 8, then new episodes of Dateline and The Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has two new episodes of Dollhouse.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
• At 9, Travel Channel has two new episodes of Ghost Adventures.
• BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross at 9.
• At 10, Syfy has a new Sanctuary.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

• At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, followed by new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new Law and Order at 8, then new episodes of Dateline and The Jay Leno Show.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• The season finale of DietTribe airs on Lifetime at 8.
• Nickelodeon has a new episode of The Troop at 8:
• Also at 8: Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place, then a new Suite Life on Deck.
• At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Ben 10: Alien Force, followed by a new episode of The Clone Wars.
• At 9, USA has a new Monk, then a new White Collar.
• Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 9, followed by a new Sanctuary.
• Food Network has Dear Food Network: Thanksgiving Disasters at 9.
• Travel Channel has two new episodes of Ghost Adventures at 9.
• BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross at 9.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• STARZ has a new Crash at 10.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

• At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new Law & Order at 8.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8.
• There's a new Washington Week on PBS at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place at 8.
• Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Clone Wars at 8, followed by a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
• Travel Channel has a new Ghost Adventures Live: Post-Mortem at 8, then two new episodes of Ghost Adventures.
• At 9, USA has a new Monk, then a new White Collar.
• Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 9, followed by a new Sanctuary.
• BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross at 9.
• National Geographic Channel has a new Dog Whisperer at 9.
• At 10, NBC has a new Jay Leno Show.
• History Channel has a new Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey at 10.
• Also at 10: E! has a new episode of The Soup.

Check your local TV listings for more.

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• At 7:30, Cartoon Network has a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
• At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
• NBC has new episodes of Law and Order, Dateline, and The Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new Brothers at 8, followed by new episodes of 'Til Death and Dollhouse.
• There's a new Smallville on The CW at 8.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• ESPN2 has College Football at 8, Rutgers vs. Army.
• Nickelodeon has a new episode of The Troop at 8.
• Also at 8: Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place, followed by a new Suite Life on Deck.
• At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
• At 9, USA has a new Monk, then the series premiere of White Collar.
• Syfy has a new episode of Stargate Universe at 9, followed by a new Sanctuary.
• BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross at 9.
• At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
• History Channel has a new Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey at 10.
• Travel Channel has two new episodes of Ghost Stories at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

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• TBS has Baseball Playoffs all night.
• IFC has a marathon of The Prisoner all night.
• At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, followed by new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new Law and Order at 8, then new episodes of Dateline and The Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has new episodes of Brothers, 'Til Death, and Dollhouse.
• There's a new Smallville on The CW at 8.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place at 8.
• Cartoon Network has a new Clone Wars at 8, followed by a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
• At 9, USA has a new Monk, followed by a new Psych.
• Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 9, then a new Sanctuary.
• BBC America has Friday Night with Streisand & Ross at 9.
• Lifetime has a new DietTribe at 9.
• At 9:30, Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Othersiders.
• At 10, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.
• Food Network has a new Chefs vs. City at 10.
• History Channel has a new Lock 'N Loaded with R. Lee Ermey at 10.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
• Also at 10: Comedy Central has a new Comedy Central Presents.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

As sci-fi nerds across North America wait breathlessly for Season Two of 'Sanctuary' to premiere on Oct. 9, Moviefone caught up with one of the show's stars, Robin Dunne. He divulges details about what to expect this season, the weirdest thing he's ever seen at the San Diego Comic Con, and what he misses the most about Canada when he's at home in LA.

Here are the new TV DVDs in stores tomorrow.

The fall not only means that the new seasons and new shows start up, but also it's the time when season sets of TV shows are released to coincide with the new seasons of those shows. So this week we have DVDs for shows like Big Bang Theory, CSI: Miami, Grey's Anatomy, and It's Always Sunny.

• Astro Boy - Vols. 1-5
• The Big Bang Theory - Season 2
• Bonanza - Season 1, Vols 1 and 2
• CSI: Miami - Season 7

Stargate Atlantis alum Paul McGillion has signed on to guest star on Syfy's Sanctuary. The actor, who played Dr. Carson Beckett, and later played Dr. Beckett's clone (it's complicated), on Atlantis will appear in the final two episodes of Sanctuary's second season. McGillion will play "Wexford," a character he played in the original Web series version of Sanctuary. The show's second season kicks off Oct. 9.

This news might get me to start watching Sanctuary regularly again. It's not a bad show, but it never really hooked me. Like Warehouse 13, the procedural elements of the show felt tedious, and I never really connected to any of the characters.

Now that Eureka is back to deliver my weekly feel good sci-fi fix, I'm eagerly anticipating the death and darkness promised by the producers of the upcoming Stargate Universe. The wait will be over October 2 when the series premieres with a two-hour episode on Syfy.

Tentatively titled "Air," the premiere will follow a research team that gets cut off from Earth after boarding an Ancient ship with failing life support and a steampunk Stargate. The premiere will feature appearances by franchise vets Richard Dean Anderson and Michal Shanks and will, of course, introduce us to the new crew, including Robert Carlyle, David Blue and Lou Diamond Phillips. (Does anyone else out there have the feeling that LDP is gonna bite it, Robert Patrick style, in the premiere?)

Syfy also announced fall premiere dates for returning shows, including Sanctuary and Destination Truth. Check out the schedule:

10 - Dr. Helen Magnus (Sanctuary, SyFy)

9 - Captain Jack Harkness (Torchwood, BBC America)

8 - Castiel (Supernatural, The CW)

7 - Tony Almeida, (24, Fox)

6 - Angela Petrelli, (Heroes, NBC)

5 - The Devil (Reaper, The CW)

4 - Christina Scofield (Prison Break, Fox)

3 - The Doctor (Doctor Who, SyFy)

2 - Richard Alpert (Lost, ABC)

1 - Walter Bishop (Fringe, Fox)

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Everybody loves a good mystery. Well maybe not everybody if the ratings for Harper's Island are any indication. But mysteries and suspense have been a part of television since it's inception. It's one thing for the plot to be full of mysteries. Things like "Who shot J.R.?" can become a part of popular culture. But J.R. himself wasn't a mystery, we knew him pretty well.

But there are those characters we don't know much about. Think about Benjamin Linus from Lost when he first appeared as Henry Gale among the Flight 815 survivors. There were so many secrets and mysteries surrounding him that we couldn't take our eyes off of him when he was on-screen. Well Ben's story may be more or less told, though something tells me there's still more to be gleaned, but there are plenty of familiar faces on television with not so familiar back-stories. And while Ben didn't make the list, that doesn't mean Lost went unrepresented.

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'Monk' and 'Psych'
(9PM & 10PM, USA)
USA's Friday night characters are back in action, and for Monk, that means a family reunion.

His half-brother, Jack. Jr., is on the lam after he escapes from prison, and Jack makes his way to casa de Monk for help. Someone's framed him, he claims, and he wants his OCD bro to help him crack the case.

Meanwhile, 'Psych' buds Shawn and Gus are on the hot on the trail of a murderer ... a murderer whose victim is Shabby the Sea Lion. And their lead suspect: A TV animal show host played by the patron saint of Jumping the Shark, Ted McGinley. Be careful, 'Psych' dudes; he's killed before.

• At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8, then a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• At 9, NBC has a new Dateline.
• Lifetime has White Christmas at 9.
• Hallmark has the movie The Most Wonderful Time of the Year at 9.
• Animal Planet has a new Whale Wars at 9.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• CBS has a new Numb3rs at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new Sanctuary at 10.
• Food Network has a "Holiday Treats" episode of Unwrapped at 10.
• TCM has Christmas in Connecticut at 10.
• Also at 10: E! has a new episode of The Soup, then a new Sports Soup.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk show listings.