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By Esther Rutherfold

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from L to R: Portia de Rossi, Jessica Walter
JOEY: Matt LeBlanc spins off his Friends character Joey Tribbiani in this half-hour comedy that centres on the relationship between Joey, who moves to Los Angeles, and his high-strung sister Gina (Drea De Matteo), a hairdresser who lives with her son. The series co-stars Paulo Costanzo of Brampton, Ont., and Ashley Scott. LISTEN UP: Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) stars as a sports show host who begins writing a syndicated newspaper column on the ups and downs of his family life. Based on the life of commentator and columnist Tony Kornheiser. The half-hour comedy co-stars Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Daniella Monet and Will Rothhaar. MAD TV: The outrageous and fast-paced sketch comedy series returns for a 10th season. The hilarity continues with outrageous movie and television parodies, commercial spoofs, pop-culture commentaries and bang-on impersonations. KING OF THE HILL: Created by Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-head), the Emmy Award-winning animated series returns for a ninth season. MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE: The kooky comedy series is back for a sixth season. The series, which has won five Emmy Awards and a prestigious Peabody Award, stars Frankie Muniz as a kid with a genius IQ coping with his less than normal family. BOOK OF EVE: This two-hour movie tells the story of a middle-class woman who walks out of her marriage and into a basement tenement apartment in the east end of Montréal. Surrounded by an eclectic assortment of tenement dwellers, she eventually succeeds in redefining her life and accepting a new future for herself. Directed by Claude Fournier, the production stars Claire Bloom, Daniel Lavoie, Susannah York and Julian Glover. AMERICAN DREAMS: Set in the early 1960s, this Emmy Award-winning drama centers on the Pryor family of Philadelphia and their 15-year-old daughter as they brace for the social and cultural changes ahead. Back for a third season, the series stars Gail O'Grady, Tom Verica, Brittany Snow and Montreal-born Vanessa Lengies. 24: The critically acclaimed Emmy Award-winning series that set a new standard for television viewing returns for a fourth thrilling season. The series, in which each episode covers one hour of real time, stars Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert of Calgary and Dennis Haysbert.
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