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Michael Jackson: A life on television

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: Michael Jackson was a TV star too -- the cartoon, the specials, the music videos, all enhanced his legend.

'Virtuality'

TELEVISION REVIEW: The 'failed" TV pilot airing Friday on Fox is a space ride worth taking.

Ed McMahon: A salute to the king of sidekicks

AN APPRECIATION: The late TV personality did other things, yes, but his greatest accomplishment may have been his partnership with Johnny Carson. 'My role was to make him look good while not looking too good myself.'

Review: 'The Music Instinct: Science and Song' on PBS

TELEVISION REVIEW: Mysteries explained just become more wonderfully mysterious in this in-depth documentary.

Review: 'The Philanthropist' on NBC

TELEVISION REVIEW: A rich guy becomes a rogue do-gooder in this earnest but tonally inconsistent eight-part drama on NBC.

'Killer Hair' on Lifetime

TELEVISION REVIEW: A fashion writer turns sleuth after a stylist is found dead in a light mystery that's given weight by star Maggie Lawson.

Cartoon Network's new reality shows, kid style

TELEVISION REVIEW: Live-action entries 'The Othersiders,' 'Brain Rush,' 'Destroy Build Destroy' and 'Survive This' are variations on grown-up shows.

'True Blood'

TELEVISION REVIEW: Season 2 looks like an improvement over the first one.

'Top Chef Masters'

TELEVISION REVIEW: The knives are out -- but at least they're in nobody's back.

Colbert in fine form rallying troops in Iraq

TELEVISION REVIEW: In 'The Colbert Report's' opener from Baghdad, the comedian mostly stays away from politics while managing to rope McCain and Obama into his routine.

The Tonys had all the right moves, from the speeches to the musical numbers

TELEVISION REVIEW

In IFC, 'F' also stands for fun

TELEVISION REVIEW: The film channel takes on three TV series and a zanier bent with 'Ideal,' 'The Wrong Door' and 'Food Party.'

Review: 'Royal Pains'

TELEVISION REVIEW: Mark Feuerstein is given a straitjacketed role as a skilled city doctor relocated to the snooty Hamptons, but the supporting cast is colorful and the setting is a summer vacation.

Mary McCormack on her 'In Plain Sight' character

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'HGTV $250,000 Challenge'

TELEVISION REVIEW: Makeover meets the meltdown as recession-plagued contestants compete for a big win.

'Wipeout' and 'Jesse James Is a Dead Man'

TELEVISION REVIEWS: ABC's 'Wipeout' and Spike's 'Jesse James Is a Dead Man' test the limits of human -- and viewer -- endurance.

'The Goode Family'

TELEVISION REVIEW: Mike Judge's new show works best when the cultural potshots give way to human needs.

Review: 'New World Order' on Independent Film Channel

TELEVISION REVIEW: A documentary listens to believers in government plots and ill-intentioned cabals.

'Gossip Girl' season finale

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: The CW series ends its second season with its trademark mix of titillating scandal and moralizing.

'Blueprint America: Road to the Future' on PBS

TELEVISION REVIEW: Streamlining the country's transportation infrastructure presents a daunting challenge, but one that must be met, says this one-hour documentary.

'Fringe' throws a universe of possibilities at its fans

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: J.J. Abrams' 'X-Files'-type show feeds off eerie incidents and parallel worlds.

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TV Times

Friday's Talk Shows

Ron Howard presents the Top Ten List on 'Late Show With David Letterman.'

July 3, 2009

Weekend Talk Shows

TMZ's Harvey Levin discusses Michael Jackson coverage on 'Reliable Sources.'

July 4, 2009

Feature and TV Films

An alphabetical listing of movies on TV the week of July 5 - 11.