Alias
Sydney Bristow, a vivacious, athletic grad student, discovers that her not-so-typical after-school job as an agent for SD-6, a top-secret division of the CIA, holds some deadly secrets that not only put her life in danger but also threaten the security of the free world. Her mission is to complete her cases at SD-6 while reporting her findings back to the CIA. But when Sydney finds out that her father is also affiliated with the CIA, she begins to question where his true allegiances really lie. more info

The O.C.
We meet our main characters. Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie), an intelligent kid living in Chino, California, with his mom Dawn (Daphne Ashbrook), her boyfriend A.J. (Ron Del Barrio), and his older brother Trey (Bradley Stryker), seems to have trouble follow him. He never intentionally starts anything, but he suffers from "wrong place, wrong time syndrome. One night, while hanging out with his idiot brother, they are arrested after Trey smashes in a car window with the intention of stealing it. The major difference between this show and "90210" is that the non-rich outsiders weren't from the "wrong side of the tracks" more info

Friends
Monica Geller is a chef who lives in an apartment with her friend from high school, Rachel Green, a pampered girl starting her life over independently. Across the hall live Chandler Bing, a computer programmer with a dry wit and Joey Tribbiani, a not-so-intelligent actor. Phoebe Buffay is a new-age masseuse and was Monica's former roommate. Monica's brother, Ross, is a nerdy paleontologist whose wife left him for another woman. This group of six frequently hang out at a Central Perk or at one of their apartments, and get entangled in humorous everyday scenarios. more info

American Idol
Beginning as the television phenomenon Pop Idol over in the UK, American Idol came to these shores last summer and became an overnight success, much like the eventual winner, Kelly Clarkson. With two shows each week, American Idol's audience grew every time out, culminating when over 30 million viewers tuned in for the finale. The second season of American Idol was even more successful! Now check out the third season. more info

The Simpsons
Can life get any better for Homer J. Simpson? He juggles the roles of husband, father, safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, bowler, beer drinker, astronaut, small business owner and dreamer, and makes it all look easy. Bart Simpson is misunderstood. Wrongly pegged as an underachiever and troublemaker, Bart would like to remind the world of some of his decent qualities. Lisa Simpson can't wait for college. She's only 8 and already reads at a 14th grade level, and has written a number of application-quality essays, one of which won her family a free trip to Washington, D.C. Matt Groening changed television when he brought animation back to primetime with this immortal nuclear family. more info

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
With "a comic identity as distinctive as his name," according to The New York Times, Conan O'Brien has firmly established himself in the late night universe. Hailed by The Washington Post as "modest, wry, self-effacing and demonstrably the most intelligent of the late-night comics," O'Brien is "one of TV's hottest properties" according to People magazine's "25 Most Intriguing People" issue. His unique brand of comedy has earned Conan the title "Late Night's King of Cool" from Entertainment Weekly and landed him on the magazine's list of the "50 Funniest People Alive." more info

CSI
CSI's success goes beyond ratings. It won a Golden Globe nomination for Best TV Drama. Entertainment Weekly named it one of the 10 best shows of 2000. CBS handed the program the cushy timeslot behind Survivor, where it regularly trounces one-time critical darling Will & Grace. more info

Chappelle's Show
David Chappelle is one of those comedians who has never had the spotlight. He has played mainly supporting roles in movies like Half Baked and The Nutty Professor, along with appearances on "The Howard Stern Show" and "Crank Yankers." Like his predecessor in getting his own show, Cedric the Entertainer, he went down the variety show path. Unlike Cedric, he is not playing it safe at all. With the semi-safety of being on Comedy Central, Chappelle can do many things that FOX would never allow Cedric to do. more info

24
The Bauer clan has kept us glued to our seats and cursing the time clock all season. The white knuckle, real-time pace has created a show viewers absolutely refuse to miss weekly. 24 has earned rave reviews in America, where it's won the Golden Satellite Award for Best TV Drama, and Kiefer Sutherland picked up a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV Drama. more info

Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer will mark his 14th season as host of one of America's most popular talk shows when the program that bears his name launches for a new season Sept. 17, 2004. Considered a cultural icon, he is a regular guest on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Politically Incorrect and The Conan O'Brien Show. He became a featured character in The Simpsons 1998 Halloween Special and played himself on The X-Files. He has graced the covers of Rolling Stone, Esquire and New York Magazine. Barbara Walters asked Springer to be part of her year-end 10 Most Fascinating People of 1998 special for ABC. In November 2000, Springer served as the master of ceremonies for the Miss World Pageant, and will again host this popular pageant in November 2001. more info

The Simple Life 2
Hilton and fellow celebutante Nicole Richie return to slumming it with the little people in The Simple Life 2, one of six series the network has lined up for a summer run. This time, (along with another dose of the unscripted antics of Paris and Nicole) they will travel cross the country in an RV. more info