While a lot of shows seem to be thriving in cable, in the last couple of days, two series have bitten the dust. TBS dumped The Bill Engvall Show after three seasons, and now A&E Network has canceled The Cleaner, opting not to give the drama series another year. Hmm... does that mean Benjamin Bratt is available to return to Law and Order?

Probably not. Been there, done that, you know. But the TV pro is now unemployed although I doubt that'll be for long. The Cleaner just never really clicked for A&E. It was as intense as the network's hit reality show, Intervention, but it wasn't nearly as compelling.

Some more sad news from Tinseltown. Movie star and recent television star Patrick Swayze has lost his 20 month battle with pancreatic cancer at his ranch in Los Angeles. He was 57 years old.

Barbara Walters will air the actor's final television interview in a one hour special titled Last Dance tonight at 10 PM eastern/9 PM central on ABC.

He's probably best known for his work on the big screen in movies like Ghost, Dirty Dancing and (of course) the timeless Road House, a movie that became a cult sensation for all the wrong reasons and helped birth the sense of humor of MST3K and Rifftrax's Michael J. Nelson. But like all Hollywood actors, he made his presence known on the small screen, and his reach goes much further than his recent venture into cable drama glory with A&E's The Beast.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

How can so many TV DVDs be released on one day and still there isn't one that I want to buy? The only one of the below sets that I might be interested in getting would be Simon & Simon. And that's only because it's one 80s action drama that I never got into for some reason but feel I should catch up on. But there's plenty of stuff for fans of every type of show, from Sons of Anarchy to The Smurfs.

• The Beast - Season 1
• Cracker - The Complete Series
• Dexter - Season 3
• Dirty Sexy Money - Season 2
• Eli Stone - Season 2
• Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4

Though it probably comes as no big surprise, sources are saying that the Patrick Swayze drama about a rogue FBI agent, The Beast, won't be returning for a second season. While A&E has told Variety that no official decision has been made, word is that episode 13, which aired at the end of April, will be the series' last.

I've been watching I'm a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here!, which is a terrible revelation to make about myself, but in the three hours of my life that show has taken from me, I've come to a few conclusions: 1. My life needs more meaning, and 2. Lou Diamond Phillips is kind of a bad-ass.

I bring this up because apparently, there had been talks of The Beast continuing with someone other than Patrick Swayze in the lead in case Swayze's poor health prevented him from continuing on the show. Phillips recently guest-starred on the series, and I would love to see him on television (in a situation in which he wasn't getting eaten by rats).

'The Beast'
(10PM, A&E) 1st season finale
The future of 'The Beast' remains up in the air, largely because of star Patrick Swayze's ongoing battle with pancreatic cancer.

But in the season ender, viewers will get a few answers to questions surrounding his FBI agent Charles Barker.
Most of the action revolves around Barker's pursuit of the Red Gauntlet operation, a case that has dogged him throughout his career.

He receives some very pertinent info in the form of a list with the names of six people involved with Red Gauntlet, and with Ellis, Todd and Conrad's help, he tries to track them down. It's imperative that he does, lest they find him first.

• Sci-Fi is showing a Moonlight marathon all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new In The Motherhood, followed by a new Samantha Who?
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then new episodes of CSI and Harper's Island.
• NBC has new episodes of My Name Is Earl, Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock, and Southland.
• FOX has a new Bones at 8, then a new Hell's Kitchen.
• At 9, TLC has a new American Chopper.
• Spike has a new TNA Wrestling at 9.
• At 10, A&E has a new episode of The Beast.
• Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes at 10.
• Also at 10: Comedy Central has a new Krod Mandoon.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

'Bones'
(8PM, Fox)
In a treat for fans, the show's second new episode of the week finds Brennan and Booth rocking out with their, uh, bones out, when a creepy case forces the duo to delve into the world of skeletons and death metal music.

The Jeffersonian team gets mixed up in the bizarre case when it's discovered that a death metal band in Norway is using an actual human skeleton as part of its stage act.

The remains of the day turn out to be an American, more specifically a death metal musician named Mayhem, from a band named Spew, but that's not the episode's biggest surprise, as the case sparks Brennan and Booth to 'fess up their own musical tastes to each other.

• Sci-Fi has a Moonlight marathon all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new In The Motherhood, followed by a new Samantha Who?
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then a new CSI and the series premiere of Harper's Island.
• NBC has a new Office at 8, then the series premiere of Parks and Recreation, another new Office, a new 30 Rock, and then the series premiere of Southland.
• FOX has new episodes of Bones and Hell's Kitchen.
• At 9, TLC has a new American Chopper.
• Spike has TNA Wrestling at 9.
• At 10, A&E has a new episode of The Beast.
• Comedy Central has the series premiere of Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire at 10.
• At 12:15AM, Cartoon Network has a new Xavier: Renegade Angel.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

• CBS has College Basketball all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, followed by new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.
• NBC has a new My Name Is Earl at 8.
• FOX has new episodes of Bones and Hell's Kitchen.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8, then a new Supernatural.
• At 9, NBC has a new episode of The Office, followed by new episodes of 30 Rock and ER.
• Spike has a new TNA Impact at 9.
• ESPN has more coverage of the World Baseball Classic at 9.
• Also at 9: Hallmark has the movie The Nanny Express.
  
• At 10, A&E has a new episode of The Beast.
• Discovery has a new Treasure Quest at 10.
• There's a new Ace of Cakes on Food Network at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

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• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then new episodes of CSI and Eleventh Hour.
• NBC has new episodes of My Name Is Earl, Kath & Kim, The Office, 30 Rock, and ER.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, followed by a new Hell's Kitchen.
• At 9, Spike has a new TNA Impact at 9.
• Cartoon Network has a new League of Super Evil at 9.
• At 10, USA has a new Burn Notice.
• A&E has a new episode of The Beast at 10.
• Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes at 10.
• MTV has the season finale of Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew at 10.
• Also at 10: Discovery has a new Treasure Quest.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then new episodes of CSI and Eleventh Hour.
• NBC has the special Secrets of the Furious Five at 8, followed by a new Kath & Kim.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, then a new Hell's Kitchen.
• PBS has Stevie Wonder In Performance at The White House at 8.
• Discovery has a new HowStuffWorks at 8.
• At 9, Spike has a new TNA Impact!
• At 9:30, NBC has a new 30 Rock, then a new ER.
• At 10, USA has a new Burn Notice.
• Biography has the series premire of The Chris Isaak Hour at 10.
• There's a new episode of The Beast on A&E at 10.
• History Channel has a new Ax Men at 10.
• At 10:30, Cartoon Network has a new Delocated.

Check your local TV listings for more.

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• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, followed by new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then new episodes of CSI and Eleventh Hour.
• NBC has new episodes of My Name Is Earl and Kath & Kim.
• FOX has a new Bones at 8, then a new Hell's Kitchen.
• At 9, Spike has a new TNA Impact.
• At 10, NBC has a new ER.
• USA has a new Burn Notice at 10.
• There's a new episode of The Beast on A&E at 10.
• Lifetime Movie Network has the movie Taken in Broad Daylight at 10.
• At 10:30, Cartoon Network has a new Delocated.
• At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Xavier: Renegade Angel.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

I love Patrick Swayze as much as the next guy... assuming that the next guy is generally aware of Patrick Swayze, has seen him in a few movies and usually enjoyed his performances and finds his battle with cancer as inspirational as anyone else's battle with cancer. I'll even go so far as to say I'm really enjoying Patrick Swayze's performance in A&E's new series The Beast. But ... man, aside from that this show is getting all kinds of dull! In the beginning we got this promise of Swayze's character getting this new partner, but what he didn't know was this his new partner was recruited to be a double agent put in to spy on him.

We're four episodes into a thirteen episode run and that hasn't happened yet. Instead, we get these tag scenes at the end of each episode that cra-a-a-awls that storyline along. Other than that it's another generic FBI procedural. Only one that's terribly acted, and almost as badly written. Except for Swayze. 99% of the time he's on the screen he's rocking it and owning it. The other 1% ... well he's giving an odd smile that makes it look like his face is breaking.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, then new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.
• NBC has a new My Name Is Earl at 8, followed by new episodes of Kath & Kim, The Office, 30 Rock, and ER.
• FOX has new episodes of Bones and Hell's Kitchen.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8, then a new Supernatural.
• At 9, Spike has a new TNA Impact!
• At 10, USA has a new Burn Notice.
• A&E has a new episode of The Beast at 10.
• Bravo has a new Ace of Cakes at 10.
• Also at 10: Discovery has a new episode of Treasure Quest.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, followed by new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.
• FOX has a new, two-hour Bones at 8.
• NBC has new episodes of My Name Is Earl, Kath & Kim, The Office, 30 Rock, and ER.
• There's a new Smallville on The CW at 8, then a new Supernatural.
• TBS has four great Friends repeats starting at 8.
• At 9, CBS has a new CSI, followed by a new Eleventh Hour.
• Hallmark has the movie Expecting A Miracle at 9.
• ESPN has the Winter X Games at 9.
• Also at 9: Spike has a new TNA Impact!
• At 10, USA has the premiere of Burn Notice.
• TNT has a new episode of The Beast at 10.
• Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes at 10.
• VH-1 has a new Sober House at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.