Sure, there have been a few intriguing summertime diversions, like the ongoing brilliance of AMC's Mad Men or the moderate success of CTV's border-crossing cop drama Flashpoint, and the talent-rich So You Think You Can Dance or the always-audience-friendly Canadian Idol campaign. But mostly, it's been an off-season stuffed with the likes of the threadbare Big Brother and clumsily adapted Wipeout and I Survived a Japanese Game Show and the inexplicably exhumed The Mole.
Two and a Half Men (Sept. 22, CBS) -- C'mon, the kid's grown up -- it's Two and Three-Quarters Men, at least.
Pushing Daisies, (Oct. 1, ABC) -- Is TV's most improbable romance on the rocks after [Chuck]'s admission about his role in Lily's dad's death?
...Kitchen Nightmares (Sept. 11, Fox) -- Chef Ramsay takes his search fo.../Global) -- Down-home family values and propane, just like always. Family Guy (Sept. 28, Fox/Globa...