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• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then new episodes of Million Dollar Password, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, then the Giants/Panthers game.
• Llfetime has the movie Undercover Christmas, then the movie A Christmas Proposal.
• Food Network has a "Holiday Cake-Off" episode of Challenge at 7.
• At 8, Showtime has a new Brotherhood.
• Style Network has a new Ruby.
• Also at 8: HGTV has What's With That Really Decked Out Christmas House?
• At 9, Nickelodeon has a new Nick News at 9, followed by a Christmas episode of Home Improvement.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
• BBC America has the season finale of Skins at 10.
• At 10:30, HBO has a new Summer Heights High.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
• At 12:15, Cartoon Network has a new Drinky Crow Show.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Summer's here and that can mean only one thing -- food! Okay, maybe that's only what it means at the Food Network. The Food Network will kick off six new shows for the summer beginning right after the Fourth of July. Here's what's on tap:

• Grill It! with Bobby Flay - This is the latest from Iron Chef and master griller Bobby Flay. It's sort of a competition/fantasy show, but not a Throw Down (that's another show). Bobby will introduce 13 viewers who've sent in their videos showing their grilling expertise and why they should be on air to grill alongside BF. The show premieres on July 6 at 9 o'clock a.m. with a shrimp episode.

• How'd That Get On My Plate? - From the field to the plate, hostess Sunny Anderson -- who just started on FN in April with Cooking for Real -- shows how the things we eat make it to our tables. The first episode is July 6 at 11 p.m. The food in question will be strawberries.

• At 8, CBS has the Academy of Country Music Awards.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, then a new House.
• The CW has the series finale of Gilmore Girls at 8, then a new Veronica Mars.
• TNT has an NBA playoff game at 8, followed by another.
• At 9, PBS has a new Frontline.
• Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9.
• At 10, NBC has a new Law and Order: SVU.
• Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 10 (after three repeats - it's a mini-marathon).
• Bravo has a new Work Out at 10.
• There's a new ECW on Sci-Fi at 10.
• Also at 10: FX has a new episode of The Shield.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has a new Survivor, followed by new episodes of CSI and Shark.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8.
• TBS has one of the great Friends episodes at 8, "The One With All The Thanksgivings."
• At 8:30, Showtime has the documentary Fired! (I read the book, it's quite good.)
• At 9:30, NBC has a new Andy Barker, P.I.
• At 10, ABC has a new October Road.
• Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 10, then a new Ace of Cakes.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show with David Spade.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Now that the news that Rosie O'Donnell is going to join The View this fall has been out for a few days, I've been taking a few milliseconds to think about the ramifications.

Let's just say this: It's gonna be ugly.

I mean, Rosie's about 20 times more aggressive and opinionated than the woman she's replacing, Meredith Vieira. And, she'll be butting heads with a conservative co-host, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, who may or may not be all that happy about either Rosie's lifestyle or anti-gun stance.

And then there's Star. Rosie's been very vocal in the past about Star Jones, most recently objecting to the former bridezilla's need to hide details about her dramatic weight loss. As it is, the two don't seem particularly compatible, with Star very into her clothes, jewels, and talking about herself, and Rosie being very into... well, the complete opposite of that.

So, how long do you think it's going to take before there's a shouting match? How 'bout a knock-down, drag-out, hair-pulling fight?  I'm going to set the over/under for both at these numbers:

Shouting match: 1 week
Hair-pulling fight: 3 weeks

What do you think? Will it take more or less time than this for these events to happen? Let me know in the comments.