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I’m taking the day off Monday, but always thinking of you, I’ve left behind a somewhat more cryptic than usual “seven shows” list for the week. 

‘America’s Got Talent,’ 8 p.m. Tuesday on NBC

Nick Cannon takes over…

'True Blood': Sookie and Bill.

Deadly new twists threaten Sookie Stackhouse and everyone around her” in the 12-episode Season 2, HBO warns/promises. The comedy-drama-thriller-mystery-romance from Alan Ball (”Six Feet Under”) started slowly but built enough audience by its second outing to be…

After a slow start to the week, the action picks up, so keep the DVR on standby. In addition to season and series finales, Bravo clones “Project Runway” and HBO rivals PBS for classy fare. Watch them or avoid them, here are seven…

This week in television starts out uneventful, but stay tuned. May sweeps begin Thursday (yes, May sweeps on April 23) and will bring new episodes plus season finales and, alas, series finales. Here are seven shows that should be on…

People are asking how to watch Sunday afternoon’s “We Are One” inaugural concert after the fact. It’s available to stream on HBO.com. Also there are pictures from the event, which featured Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and many more.

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Cult-favorite comedy “Flight of the Conchords” begins its second season Jan. 18 on HBO, but the season premiere is up now on FunnyorDie.com. Enjoy.

HBO’s new vampire dramedy, “True Blood,” debuted Sunday night; I’ve seen the first two episodes, and I wanted to like it way more than I do. It’s from Alan Ball (”Six Feet Under”), based on a series of Southern Gothic vampire novels…

HBO’s programming bosses have pretty much driven a stake through the heart of hopes for those promised”Deadwood” finale movies. Even though “John From Cincinnati” didn’t make it, David Milch is writing another pilot for HBO, and nobody (except fans) remains…

I’m two episodes into the seven-episode miniseries “John Adams” — adapted from the David McCullough best-seller — debuting Sunday night on HBO, and I’m completely hooked. Wow; what great television. Paul Giamatti (brilliant casting) is John, and Laura Linney is…