The titles of the CBS dramas are Mentalist and Ghost Whisperer; there's no The in either title. Yes, it's a tiny, picky thing, but one does expect a TV critic to at least get basic details correct.

The premise/gimmick behind "24" was ludicrous to begin with (unless an hour is actually at least a week or two long) and morally and intellectually bankrupt in the extreme. From there it devolved to repulsive. I will never knowingly watch anything that anyone involved with that show did after its inception. The Dick Cheney Family Values Hour. I'd sooner brag about masturbating in public than being a fan of this show. Hell, I'd rather watch "Battlestar Galactica." No, wait...

You're right about Ghost Whisperer, wrong about The Mentalist (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196946/).

Was there ever a time before 24 jumped the shark? That said, I'll definitely watch next season. I love certain kinds of terrible TV.

V has Elizabeth Mitchell, Alan Tudyk, and Morena Baccarin. Basically can't go wrong with that.

Since the current Winchester production does not seem to include revolvers--and I confess that I have never heard of a Winchester revolver--could I get some more information? Specifically, since I assume the Winchester revolver was produced in times gone by, what was the historical record of that weapon? Thanks.

Thanks for the great review Heather! Love your style!

As for the commenters here, you're sooooo picky! Enjoy the moment people! Heather's writing is fun!

@gfv6800... google it yourself, it's there.

I don't know why I felt the need to check, but it has a definite article in the title. What a nerd I am.

All I know is that Tuesday night on NBC is scheduled to be a two hour edition of Biggest Loser and then an hour of Leno. Really, I know it only is going to cost them about $30 to produce the entire frickin' night, but has there ever been a worse night of television? Two hours of fat people followed by the chin? I would rather watch an open wound seeping puss for three hours than that. Who ever scheduled that night should not only be fired, but covered in honey and dragged to the nearest ant hill.

Katherine and TR are the only thing that Grey's Anatomy has going for it. Ever since the "Fag" comment and the departure of a really big A$$h0l3, their rolls have been cut to nothing and my enjoyment of the show has become far less.

Mer and Der are less than the "stars" of this show. This show has a truly ensemble cast show. No one and I mean no one carrys that show. No one and I mean no one is the "Star".

I have to wonder why Shonda has decided to cut these two excellent actors out. Is her anger over the firing of a single actor such that she would sacrifice a good show to her own fit of pique.

I almost enjoyed your column this time, but you had to spoil my good feeling with a completely asinine comment about the actor from Grey's. Once again you've shown me that you have your head in a very dark place.

Izzie will have a great career after she leaves the show, and be a great success. O'malley will have a career that many of the actors on the show could only dream about. And do you want to know why? It's because they are TALENTED. To bad you are not so lucky.

Exactly which episode is Dushku wearing that dominatrix outfit?

@gensing: gfv6800 is right, Winchester has never produced a revolver. There are, however, revolvers that used Winchester ammo. I googled it too and all the links either expressly state Winchester never made a revolver or were referring to other revolvers (Smith and Wesson or Magnum) that use Winchester ammo.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090109121020AA9fFvh

@ChillyDogg: Episode 9

http://blog.mrseb.co.uk/2009/04/dushku-the-dominatrix-day/

Earl is a guilty pleasure . . . guilty, as in I get far too much pleasure from its depiction of dysfunctional working poor folks. But for all the mocking, the show also has a genuine acceptance and celebration of oddballs and outcasts.

To be honest, the show has done pretty much all it's could with the concept. I would like to see it wrapped up somehow.

Am I the only person who likes Leno? No I can get my Leno fix, followed by Conan...and I can ignore Jimmy Fallon who...is really boring.

Sort of like the Jetson's meal pills - no need to put up with the real thing. Watch out for network goons seeking revenge!

I can’t believe I actually started reading an article on the merits of the upcoming TV season by one who is a fan of _Heroes_! Do you also review comic books, Heather? Oops, sorry; “graphic novels.” And _Ghost Whisperer_ and _Medium_ are “procedurals?” I certainly hope that’s not an example of police procedure in MY town. I take it “Dollhouse” has no relation to Ibsen’s play of a similar name (or... DOES it?). Leno may not be the funniest man on TV, but he’s the funniest man on late night broadcast TV. Moving O’Brien into his slot will encourage me to turn in at an earlier hour. Not that I’m basing any decisions on this article, but sounds like a good time, with the digital changeover, to let my TV die.

Have you watched Jimmy Kimmel? Have you seen the ethnic stereotype characters that make up his sidekicks? (They got rid of the unfunny, sour black lady, which was a mistake, because she made Kimmel look good by comparison.)

David Letterman is better than either of these two guys, but mostly by default.

I know you weren't asking, but head and shoulders above these guys was Allan Havey's long-lost show Night After Night. It aired on what used to be The Comedy Channel before its change to Comedy Central. It had an "audience of one," a single person in a theater seat seven feet away from his anchor desk. He usually had only one guest on. It was small, cheap and sometimes very off track.

But it was intimate. You got the feeling of one man talking to you, not someone entertaining an audience of which the TV viewer was not a part. And on at least one occasion, he didn't end the show with a joke dismissing us from his presence. He talked quite seriously about a personal tragedy he was facing. He could do that because he wasn't a pretentious frat boy making superficial jokes, or a Howard Stern or a Rush Limbuagh talking to himself. Like the best broadcast hosts, he was one guy talking to one guy, the listener.