wizards of waverly place

• At 8, ABC has a new Surviving Suburbia, followed by a new Goode Family.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, the new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place at 8.
• ESPN has more X Games coverage at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new Mental.
• NBC has a new Dateline at 9.
• History Channel has a new Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey at 9.
• Animal Planet has a new Whale Wars at 9.
• Also at 9: Syfy has a new Eureka.
• At 10, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
• At 11, ESPN2 has coverage of the Los Angeles Open tennis tournament.

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After the jump, the late night talk shows.

Selena Gomez is adorable, talented and has a certain girl-next-door quality -- without an ounce of attitude -- which makes her the ultimate Disney darling.

On top of her hit show, 'Wizards of Waverly Place,' Gomez is also starring in a new Disney Channel original movie about what happens when real life gets royally interrupted called 'Princess Protection Program' (premieres Friday, June 26, 8PM ET).

Gomez gave us the scoop on playing the tomboy to her costar (and BFF) Demi Lovato's regal princess, and dished about the next season of 'Wizards,' those tabloid rumors and the fellow TV star she and Lovato love following on Twitter. -- By Maggie Furlong

• At 8, FOX has a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• TNT has the Lakers/Nuggets game at 8.
• MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Cartoon Network has a new Secrets Saturdays at 8, followed by a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
• Also at 8: Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• At 9, ABC has Unbroke: What You Need To Know About Money, with Will Smith, The Jonas Brothers, and others, followed by a new 20/20.
• NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 9.
• TLC has the season premiere of What Not To Wear (with Blossom's Mayim Bialik) at 9.
• At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
• HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher at 10.
• Current has the season finale of SuperNews at 10.

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After the jump, the late night talk shows

• TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.
• FOX has the Sprint Cup: Russell Friedman 400 race all night.
• At 8, TNT has the Celtics/Bulls game.
• Disney has the series premiere of Jonas at 8, then a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• Nickelodeon has a new Fairly OddParents at 8.
• CNN repeats The World's Most Influential People at 8.
• At 9, CBS has a new Harper's Island, followed by a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Hallmark has the movie Living Out Loud at 9.
• At 10, BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show.

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Disney is doing everything they can to make sure that their target demo of 9-14 year olds can't breathe without choking on the Russos of Wizards of Waverly Place. Other than that, And with Miley Cyrus talking publicly about life after Hannah Montana, whenever that might be, it's time to look to Wizards of Waverly Place's Selena Gomez. As such, Disney has renewed Wizards for a third season and even greenlit a telefilm for the property.

What they really need to do is stream it on Hulu to ensure it is. The kids are online, you know.

• At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos.
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then a new Amazing Race and the movie The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler.
  
• NBC has the Miss USA 2009 Pageant at 7, followed by a new Celebrity Apprentice.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then the series premiere of Sit Down, Shut Up and new episodes of Family Guy and American Dad.
• There's a new Challenge on Food Network at 8.
• ABC Family has the movie My Fake Fiance at 8.
• Also at 8: HBO has a new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, followed by two new episodes of In Treatment.
• At 8:30, Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• At 9, ABC has a new Desperate Housewives, then a new Brothers & Sisters.
• PBS has a new Masterpiece Classic at 9.
• USA has the season premiere of Law and Order: CI at 9, then the season premiere of In Plain Sight.
• GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
• Nickelodeon has a new Nick News at 9.
• G4 has a new G4 Underground at 9.
• Showtime has a new episode of The Tudors at 9, then a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
• At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
• At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.

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• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7, then a new Celebrity Apprentice.
• At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Extreme Makeover.
• TBS has The World's Funniest Office Commercials at 8.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8.
• HBO has a new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency at 8, then two new episodes of In Treatment.
• Also at 8: Disney has a new Sonny with a Chance, followed by a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• At 9, MTV has a new Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, then new episodes of Bully Beatdown, Nitro Circus, and College Life.
• There's a new episode of The Tudors on Showtime at 9, followed by a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
• GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
• At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
• At 12:30AM, Cartoon Network has a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.
• At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.

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It's Halloween, so you know that like most holidays we're seeing more and more TV-related lists. AOL TV has picked the top 20 witches of all-time.

I have to admit that when I first saw this piece I couldn't even name 20 witches that we've had on television. Sure, I immediately thought of Samantha and Endora on Bewitched, Willow on Buffy, The Vampire Slayer, Tabitha on Passions, and the girls from Charmed, but after that I really had to scratch my head on how they were going to come up with 20. But then I saw that they extended the rules to include witches from cartoons and TV movies, so after that it's probably pretty easy. Though I think it's an easy way out to pick all the girls from Charmed.

Witchipoo from H.R. Pufnstuf is there, as is the girl from Wizards of Waverly Place. I've never seen this movie Worst Witch they speak of, but they pick more than one witch from it so maybe it's more well known than I realize. I love the fact they picked Amanda from Tucker's Witch.

Of course, the list isn't perfect. Nancy Grace isn't on it.

• At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
• CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
  
• NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Seahawks/Bucs game.
• The CW has a new In Harm's Way at 7, then new episodes of Valentine and Easy Money.
• At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new episodes of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
• TBS has the Red Sox/Rays game at 8.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by new episodes of Iron Chef America and The Chef Jeff Project.
• At 8:30, Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Contemporary.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9, then new episodes of Entourage and Little Britain.
• Also at 9: Showtime has new episodes of Dexter and Californication.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• Lifetime has a new Army Wives at 10.
• At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Superjail.

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• NBC has The Olympics all night.
• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother 10.
• Disney Channel has a new Phineas & Ferb at 8, then a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece.
• USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, followed by a new In Plain Sight.
• There's a new Generation Kill on HBO at 9.
• HGTV has the HGTV Summer Showdown at 9.
• At 9:30, A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, then a new Two Coreys.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• Lifetime has a new Army Wives at 10.
• E! has a new Pam on the Loose at 10, then a new Sunset Tan.
• ESPN2 has more Little League World Series coverage at 10.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Venture Brothers.
• At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Fat Guy Stuck in Internet, followed by new episodes of Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job and Assy McGee.

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Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.

Breaking News: No SpongeBob is the top 10 this week! But USA must be happy with what they're doing, with five shows on the list. And it's a good bet that Burn Notice will be on the list when the second season premieres next week.

Don't know what to tell you about the top 4 shows. There's that many people watching wrestling and auto racing?

1. Sprint Cup - Daytona (TNT)
2. Monday Night RAW (USA)
3. Monday Night RAW (USA)
4. NASCAR Post-Race Show (TNT)
5. Law and Order: CI (USA)
6. In Plain Sight (USA)
7. Red Sox/Yankees (ESPN)
8. The Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney)
9. Army Wives (Lifetime)
10. Law and Order: SVU (USA)

• At 7:45, Showtime2 has David Duchovny in The TV Set.
• At 8, CBS has a new Million Dollar Password.
• Disney has a new Hannah Montana at 8, then a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• At 9, NBC has a new Dateline.
• PBS has a new Masterpiece Theatre at 9.
• There's a new Law and Order: CI on USA at 9, followed by a new In Plain Sight.
• TLC has a new Singing Office at 9.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
• Food Network has a new Iron Chef America at 9, then a new Next Food Network Star.
• HBO has The Simpsons Movie at 9.
• Also at 9: Nickelodeon has a new Nick News Special.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• Spike has a new episode of Factory at 10.
• At 11:30, Showtime has a new I Can't Believe I'm Still Single.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the cable ratings, by number of viewers.

Well, this is shocking (sarcasm): Camp Rock is number one this week! Disney can pretty much guarantee the top (or near the top) slot if they put the Jonas Brothers or Hannah Montana in a new movie. They could just keep doing this forever. Have the brothers go up against Hannah in a dance off, using the music of High School Musical, and have Zac Efron guest star. Oh, and throw in a guest appearance by someone from American Idol and maybe a subplot involving the gang from CSI. Instant hit!

1. Camp Rock (Disney)
2. Sprint Cup - Sonoma (TNT)
3. Monday Night RAW (USA)
4. Monday Night RAW (USA)
5. U.S. Open (ESPN)
6. Law and Order: CI (USA)
7. In Plain Sight (USA)
8. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
9. Wizards of Waverly Place (Nickelodeon)
10. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)

Give Justine Bateman credit: She could have been typecast after playing the dippy, fashion-obsessed Mallory Keaton on Family Ties, but she's been able to build a nice career for herself over the last twenty years by playing interesting supporting roles in movies like The TV Set and series like Desperate Housewives. But she's also been -- just like 75% of the people in Hollywood -- an aspiring writer, struggling to get her scripts produced (and you think having connections helps ... she knows Michael J. Fox and her brother is Jason Bateman, and she still couldn't get her scripts produced).

But now she can add "sitcom writer" to her credits; she just wrote an episode of The Disney Channel's hit Wizards of Waverly Place, according to the New York Daily News. Apparently, she's a friend of executive producer Peter Murrieta, and she got to know some of the show's writers during the writers' strike. So, when the strike ended, she was invited to write an episode for the show.