SEASON PREMIERE: The gang at South Park starts its 16th season tonight by going into the toilet. Again. But this time, it’s not a Mr. Hankey story. It’s an episode called “Reverse Cowgirl,” where a tragic bathroom accident results in police enforcement of mandatory seat belts on toilet seats. And you thought the cellphone driving laws were tough...

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ABC'S NEW SERIES MISSING By Diane Werts

Do we buy Ashley Judd as an ex-CIA agent kicking ass to get her kidnapped son back? Click above to watch the first act of ABC's new series "Missing" before its Wednesday 10 p.m. ET premiere. One thing's for sure: It doesn't start slow. - DW

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CALLING ALL READERS! LET YOUR DAY JOB BE A TICKET TO A TVWW GUEST COLUMN By David Bianculli

The next incarnation of TV WORTH WATCHING really, truly is coming -- maybe a month or so away, at this point, but closer all the time. And we're making room, among other things, for one new feature that will allow us to take advantage of you. Yes, you. In a way we hope you'll enjoy...

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RAISING HOPE By David Bianculli

Last month, it was the PBS Nature series that devoted an entire episode to raccoons that have taken to invading neighborhoods and individual homes. Tonight, it’s time for Raising Hope, with a plot about a raccoon that’s taken up residence under the house, to take a stab at it. And speaking of taking a stab at it – if I had merely murdered, instead of hired someone to catch and release, the three dozen raccoons who have invaded my home the past five years, my upcoming European v

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ARE WE ALONE? By David Bianculli

Folllowing this two-hour documentary about the possibility of life on other planets, a new episode of Alien Encounters listens closely to what it hopes is a message from space. “CTA-102, we’re over here receiving you!” No, wait – that’s a song by The Byrds, written and recorded the first time we paid attention to potentially intelligent signals from beyond. But that was during the Sixties, when lots of people could hear and see unexpected things just about everywher

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FASHION STAR By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: This is not a recommendation. But you have to give NBC credit, in advance, for three things. One, ripping off as much as legally possible of the Project Runway format. Two, finding a way to cram even more product placement into each show, while making the results themselves a giant commercial – the buyers claiming the winning design get to sell it, in stores, the very next day. And three, any reality competition series that finds room for Elle Macpherson, Nicole Richie and

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JUSTIFIED By David Bianculli

Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) gets called into the office to ask if he has anything on Quarles (Neal McDonough) that will bring him behind bars instantly. Since Quarles has been making life miserable of late for Raylan and those around him, Raylan bristles at the very question. Then, once he can’t answer it in the affirmative, sets out to do something about that, pronto.

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SOUTHLAND By David Bianculli

Coincidentally, both Justified and this series feature subplots tonight about a prostitute who needs a different sort of protection -- the law-and-order sort. And March isn’t even a sweeps month… But on both these shows, the way the plots are handled, and the scripts are acted, makes them well worth watching. Which, of course, is why they’re both being mentioned here.

2012

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LOVIN' THAT SNEAKER SQUEAK By Gerald Jordan

Ah, yes, the sweet sound of sneaker squeaks echoing through a nearly empty arena. There's nothing quite like it this time of year, as the NCAA men's lowly "First Four" begin their extremely long-shot attempt at making the Final Four...Filling arenas will be their supporting cast of thousands -- pep bands, team colors, face paint, and tears, of joy and dejection...

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THE VOICE By David Bianculli

Any concerns that the Battle Rounds on this show would be less entertaining than the swivel-chair audition rounds were obliterated last week, when two of Christina Aguilera’s singers climbed into the ring and tore up the same Alicia Keys song. Jesse Campbell and Anthony Evans both killed it, but only one could advance to the next round. I also loved it when Christina Aguilera brought in Jewel as a guest mentor, and Jewel promptly advised one singer to focus on the song’s lyrics and t

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