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| CBS | NCIS | Amazing Race | Judging Amy | |||
| ABC | My Wife and Kids | George Lopez | According to Jim | Rodney | NYPD Blue | |
| UPN | All of Us | Eve | Veronica Mars | News | ||
| WB | Gilmore Girls | One Tree Hill | News | |||
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Gilmore Girls
WB, 8pm
Teens who thought they outgrew this show may come back to it this year, as Rory's life has been spiced up since she went to college. With its eclectic mix of folks in a storybook Connecticut town, it's no wonder the series has earned a stack of awards in its four seasons on the air. And the "Gilmore-esque" relationship has become a household term for moms and daughters who sometimes seem more like best friends.
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Veronica Mars
UPN, 9pm
High school angst hasn't been done this well since My So-Called Life. Although there's a little Nancy Drew with the heroine moonlighting as a private eye, this show is really more a revenge fantasy as Veronica deals with some serious stuff ‑- her best friend getting murdered, her mom leaving and a classmate drugging her at a party and assaulting her. The acting is great and the writing is tight, making this a surprise among the rest of the goofy teenage fare.
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Judging Amy
CBS, 10pm
Girl power doesn't get any better than Judging Amy, which offers three generations of strong women as role models. Even the youngest, preteen Lauren, is smart, strong willed and morally conscious, as opposed to the troubled teens that mom Amy sees in her courtroom and grandma Maxine sees as a social worker. Yet they're all still silly, frilly and head-over-heels in love at least a few times each season.
