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Jeanine PirroPremieres: 3 p.m. Monday

H

aving demonstrated her

ready-for-televisionknack with numerous appear-ances on talk shows and cable

news pro-

grams, the

formercounty

court judge

and district

attorneyfrom New

Yorks

Westchester

County is

ready toshow Judge

Judy a thing or two. Pirros

weekday program also will

leave the courtroom for the judges chambers, where her

(supposedly) private counsel-

ing of those involved in

the given cases will be high-lighted.

ICast: Judge Jeanine Pirro

Easy MoneyPremieres: 9 p.m. Sunday

Former Northern Exposure exec-utive producers Andy Schneiderand Diane Frolov are the creators of

this comedy-drama set in the office ofPrestige Payday Loans, a high-inter-est short-term loan business where

28-year-old Morgan Buffkin finds it

hard to run the family business when

he has to deal with so much, well,

family business from his eccentricrelatives. Opinion: Nice pedigree,

especially with Emmy winner Laurie

Metcalf (Roseanne) in the mix, but

its up against a re-energizedDesperate Housewives, which poses

a serious challenge, to say the least.

I Cast: Jeff Hephner, Laurie Metcalf,

Nick Searcy, Judge Reinhold, Jay

Ferguson, Katie Lowes

ValentinePremieres: 8 p.m. Sunday

Talk about your Olympic games!The staff at a lonely heartsagency has more on the ball than

clients may realize: Matriarch Grace

Valentine is really Aphrodite, the god-dess of love herself, while son Danny,

the arrow-slinging Eros, now favors a

magical gun that makes people tem-

porarily fall in love. His best friend,Leo, is a muscle dude who formerly

answered to Hercules, while sis

Phoebe, the incognito goddess of the

Oracle at Delphi, assists in helpingthe family track down and unite soul-

mates. Will this add up to a divine

comedy or a godforsaken mess?I Cast: Jaime Murray, Kristopher

Poloha, Autumn Reeser, Robert Baker,

Greg Ellis, Patrick Fabian

Surviving SuburbiaPremieres: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2

If you thought Roseanne Conner was cranky, say hello cautiously toKeith Stevers, who almost deserves combat pay for getting through life inthe suburbs. His new next-door neighbors are suing Anne, his wife of 20years, to force her to cut down a beloved bougainvillea vine. His daughter,

Courtney, thinks shes an Indian princess. And his son, Henry, is smitten

with a teenager down the street who just got pregnant for the second time. Is

it any wonder Keith wishes shame would come back as a national emotion?I Cast: Bob Saget

In Harms WayPremieres: 5 p.m. Sunday

Craig Piligian (DirtyJobs) is the executive

producer of this reality series

that examines the lives of

people who perform danger-ous jobs, such as war photog-

raphers, Coast Guard divers,

minesweepers and oil well

cappers.I Cast: Hunter Ellis

The GameReturns: 8:30 p.m. Oct. 3

I Recap: Jason asked Kelly to dress provocatively and flirt with the teams

new general manager in hopes of getting him a better contract. She became

disgusted and walked out. He begged her to reconsider; she refused. Melanie

and Jerome were enjoying a romantic weekend at the hotel where the teamsparty was taking place. Derwin showed up and told Melanie he still loved herand she said she was happy with Jerome, who punched Derwin. Later, Janay

told Derwin she was pregnant. Malik married Robin Givens after telling her it

could be a simple publicity stunt. Tasha and Rick Fox had sex, and she consid-

ered giving up her career for him, but she suspected something wasnt right.

Melanie went to Derwins apartment and waited for him to answer the door.I Cast: Tia Mowry, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Brittany Daniel, Pooch Hall,

Coby Bell, Hosea Chanchez

Everybody Hates ChrisReturns: 8 p.m. Oct. 3

I Recap: Chris was graduating from junior high and looking forward

to high school when he got the bad news that his best friend, Greg,

would be going to a different school, the Bronx Academy of Science.

He took and passed its entrance exam, but there was no money avail-able to send him to the school. He and Greg consoled themselves with

the fact that they could still hang out after school. Julius invested in a

mix-tape business his brother Ryan started, but Ryan was arrested

because the music he was selling was copyrighted. Tonya wascrushed when her ballet partner hurt his ankle before the big recital,

so Rochelle found her a new partner: Drew.I Cast: Tyler James Williams, Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Tequan

Richmond, Imani Hakim, Vincent Martella

CW: Recaps of Returning Favorites

Judge Jeanine

PirroStylistaPremieres: 9 p.m. Oct. 22

Eleven aspiring fashionistas compete for an editorial job atElle magazine by performing assistant tasks and editorialassignments for the magazines fashion news director, Anne

Slowey. Each week, Anne fires one contestant, until the lastassistant standing receives a grand prize valued at $100,000: aneditorial position at Elle, a paid lease on a Manhattan apartment

and a clothing allowance at H&M, all for one year.

ICast: Anne Slowey, Joe Zee