CBS
Pirate Master (premieres 8 p.m. May 31): It's Survivor with pirates. That's basically it. Seriously.
Creature Comforts (premieres 8 p.m. June 4): Another in a long line of successful British shows repackaged for those of us who don't necessarily speak the Queen's English. It'd directed by Nick Park (the Wallace and Grommit guy) and "culls excerpts from real person interviews and places them in the mouths of a wide variety of animated animals," according to the network's description.
CW
Hidden Palms (premieres 8 p.m., May 30): Fresh-out-of-rehab teen gets moved to Palm Springs with his mom and new stepdad. Soapy CW show geared toward teens (mostly girls).
ABC
The Ex-Wives Club (premieres 9 p.m. May 28): I'm not going to comment. I'm just going to give you their hook: "How do you mend a broken heart? By getting angry, getting even and getting over it! Real people who have undergone traumatic divorces learn how to move on with their lives ... The show is hosted by three women who know all about breaking up -- famed "exes" Angie Everhart, Shar Jackson and Marla Maples."
The Next Best Thing: Who is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator (two-hour premiere 8 p.m. May 30): Judges Jeffrey Ross, Lisa Ann Walter and Elon Gold bolster the show with the longest title of the summer.
Traveler (After the one-shot "preview" the show "premieres" 10 p.m. May 30): Two college grads tricked into being framed for a terrorist bombing at a New York art gallery (who were they terrorizing, you ask? It doesn't matter). The two are then forced into fugitiv... ity...
American Inventor (9 p.m, June 6): The return of the American Idol for lab geeks from Simon Cowell and co-creator Peter Jones.
Fast Cars & Superstar (premieres 8 p.m. June 7): Jewel, Tony Hawk, Serena Williams and William Shatner are among the 12 celebs driving in the seven-episode series (think Dancing with the Stars meets Nascar).
Shaq's Big Challenge (premiere 9 p.m. June 26): the Miami Heat star takes on childhood obesity.
NBC
America's Got Talent (returns 9 p.m. June 5, then moves to Tuesdays at 8 p.m.): The newest Gong Show is hosted by Jerry Springer this year and adds Sharon Osbourne to the panel of judges).
Last Comic Standing (returns 9 p.m. June 13): New host is Bill Bellamy and former contestants Alonzo Bodden, Ant and Kathleen Madigan take over as scouts. The series expands internationally this year.
Age of Love (premieres 9 p.m. June 18): Eight episodes of reality dating. That's pretty much all the network said until recently... when they announced it has something to do with choosing between suitors (or suitorettes) from a spectrum of ages.
FOX
So You Think You Can Dance (8 p.m. Thursdays): We know who the best singer is and the best celebrity dancer and NBC has dibs on best comic... how about best amateur dancer?
Hell's Kitchen (returns 9 p.m. June 4): House as chef leads reality show. For third season.
The Loop (8:30 p.m. June 5): Back for second season. Surprised to see a scripted show? Me, too.
SCI-FI
Destination Truth (premieres 10 p.m. June 6): Six one-hour episodes of the weekly adventure series are due. Josh Gates leads viewers on mystery-solving adventures into the likes of the "Chilean Chupacabra, as well as some lesser-known phenomena like the dinosaur-like creatures reported in the skies over Papua, New Guinea, a haunted village in Thailand, and the Wolfman of Argentina."
Sci-Fi's Ani-Monday (11 p.m. to 1 a.m starting June 11): "A collection of movies, series and shorts," including the premiere of Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society and a ton of other Japanese animation.
The Derren Brown Project (10 p.m. July 25): The cable net introduces mentalist Derren Brown, "the British sensation described as 'part James Bond, part Yoda.' "
Flash Gordon (premieres August 10): Updating the sci-fi classic. Stars Eric Johnson.
USA
The Starter Wife (premieres 9 p.m. May 31): A miniseries based on the bestselling novel about a woman on a "quest to redefine herself after years of marriage to a Hollywood studio head." It stars Debra Messing.
The Dead Zone (returns 10 p.m. June 17): Anthony Michael Hall launches season six.
Burn Notice (premieres 10 p.m. June 28): A spy show about one who's been fired and dives into the investigation of why. Stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar and Bruce Campbell.
Monk (returns at 9 p.m. July 13): Back with 13 new episodes.
Psych (returns at 10 p.m. July 13): One of my absolute favorites... back with nine new episodes.The 4400 (9 p.m. July 17): The abductees are back with a fourth season and 13 more episodes.
COMEDY CENTRAL
Lil' Bush (premieres 10:30 p.m. June 13): Animation plus silly voices equals White House Muppet Babies. I'm looking forward to this one quite a bit.
HBO
John from Cincinnati (premieres 10 p.m. June 10): Not only do they have some great ads making what I believe is a sci-fi/alien family drama pretty darn cool, they've given it what may be the best time slot in recent history -- directly following the series finale of The Sopranos.
Big Love (returns 9 p.m. June 11): Back for a second season about Mormon life. Moving to Mondays this season though to make room for the two new series on Sunday nights.
Flight of Conchords (premieres 10:30 p.m. June 17): Holy cow is this show funny. You can find the pilot on line (at Myspace and HBO.com). Gets a sorta-strong Entourage lead in.
FX
Rescue Me (10 p.m. June 13): Another of my favorite shows on television. The way last season ended (Johnny's dead, Tommy stuck in the house on fire with Sheila among others), there's no way this is lame.
Damages (premieres 10 p.m. Tuesday): Glenn Close did so well on The Shield, she got her own show. And, if the history of FX originals is any indication, it will also be awesome.
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