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By Mandy McCarthy
TV/MOVIE DISH
ABC, in an unprecented move, is making four of its most popular programs available to the fans for free. The shows being offered are "Lost," "Desperate Housewives," "Commander in Chief" and this year's entire season of "Alias." Head to ABC.com to start downloading and watching your favorite characters from those shows over and over again.
Can't get enough of "Days of Our Lives", "General Hospital" "The Young and the Restless" "Guiding Light" "As the World Turns" "Passions" "All My Children" and "One Life to Live? Welcome to SOAPNETIC. Launched April 17, it will be available to Verizon broadband customers and will allow viewers to watch their favorite soaps. In addition to the soap operas currently on the air, SOAPNETIC will also provide classic shows and original programming.
Fan of Dr. McDreamy or McSteamy? Can't remember what happened between George or Meredith? When Alex and Izzy broke up? ABC will air a one-hour special on April 23 that will highlight the past season's trials and tribulations of the interns at Seattle Grace.
It's not even the end of the current television season yet but NBC has already started to schedule their programming for this summer. "Last Comic Standing," last hosted by Jay Mohr will return on May 30 with a two-hour premiere with a new host, Anthony Clark. The contestants, this time around, will be fighting for a talent contract with NBC and their own comedy special on Bravo. The network's latest game show, "Treasure Hunters," will premiere June 18 and air on Mondays. Simon Cowell and FremantleMedia are teaming up yet again for "America's Got Talent" on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Ace and Gary, otherwise known as the The Ambiguously Gay Duo, will host a Best of TV Funhouse during the April 29 episode of "Saturday Night Live." Sketches will include "The X-Presidents," "Fun with Real Audio," the adventures of Michael Jackson and Mr. T and "The Ambiguously Gay Duo."
Mark Burnett, Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Television and FOX are teaming up for a new reality series entitled "On the Lot" for next season that will try and launch the career of an aspiring filmmaker.
SCOOPING OUT THE SPOILERS
She may have been voted off of "American Idol" but Lisa Tucker will attend the prom on "The O.C." on April 27. In the episode, one of the main girls is elected prom queen, Marissa takes Volchek, Ryan brings an unexpected date, Seth teams up with Anna to try and win Summer back and the prom turns brutal.
Homer learns the identity of his real father after a 40-year-old letter arrives that reveals his mother's secret affair on the Homer's Paternity Coot episode of "The Simpsons" on April 30.
Sam and Dean's father makes an appearance on April 20. In the "Supernaturnal" episode, the boys father (played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan) reappears when his mentor and a vampire hunter is killed. The Winchester family team up to hunt down the vampires who have stolen an antique gun they need.
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This is the time of year when television networks begin making those all-important decisions on what shows will and won't return next season. What shows are on the top of your list you want to return next season? Send me an email or PM with the names of your favorite shows and a comment or two on why they should be saved.
RANTIN’ AND RAVIN’
What storylines bombed this season? What moments had you rewinding and fast-forwarding your TiVo over and over again to rewatch? What couples had you at hello?
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