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DIRTY SEXY MONEY WED. 10 PM PUSHING DAISIES WED. 8 P.M. A younger, hipper “Dynasty,” this Peter This ABC drama scores major points Krause-Donald Sutherland show had ABC NBC CBS FOX for its quirk factor; think King Midas- the buyers all atwitter after the ABC turned-Grim Reaper, with a heavy dose upfront. BUYERS RECOMMEND of Tim Burton. ANDREW MACPHERSON JUSTIN STEPHENS

BACK TO YOU WED. 8 P.M. CANE TUES. 10 P.M. The pairing of Kelsey Grammer and Jimmy Smits, a family of Cubans and a Patricia Heaton in a comedy bodes well sugar-cane ring could mean a for Fox’s big-ticket sitcom. “Sopranos”-size hit for CBS.

SAM JONES CBS

BIG SHOTS THURS. 10 P.M. BIONIC WOMAN WED. 9 P.M. Aiming to do for men what “Sex and The NBC’s techno remake of the ’70s City” did for women, this quartet of male cheese fest rode high on a midsummer CEOs features potential McDeamys Dylan wave of buzz about forthcoming McDermott and Michael Vartan. co-star Isaiah Washington. BLOGGERS QUIET BLOGGERS

SAM JONES BUZZ BLOGGERS PAUL DRINKWATER

JOURNEYMAN TUES. 10 P.M. PRIVATE PRACTICE WED. 9 P.M. Of the two time-travel cop dramas com- The only thing working against the ing to TV this fall, “Journeyman” scored Kate Walsh spinoff is the potential for higher than Fox’s “New Amsterdam,” con- “Grey’s Anatomy” overkill. veniently already bumped to midseason. MITCHELL HAASETH ERIC OGDEN

SAMANTHA WHO? MON. 9:30 P.M. CHUCK TUES. 9 P.M. Christina Applegate’s amnesia comedy A combo of “Alias” and “40-Year-Old BUYERS DON’T RECOMMEND has gone through three titles but Virgin” so unlikely—and overdone—it already looks funnier than ABC’s other just might work. “comedy,” “Carpoolers.” BOB D’AMICO CHRIS HASTON