Can a ten-year-old show still hold some surprises? American Idol unpredictably began on Tuesday night without much fanfare -- just a black screen with white text. “American Idol would like to apologize for last week’s outrageous behavior by Steven Tyler.” The next screen read, “Mr. Tyler has been warned and assures us it will never happen again.”

This inevitably led into a clip of Steven Tyler acting “outrageous” in the audition room. Tyler has been the talk of the series, though that’s because there’s been very little to latch onto thus far. If Idol wanted to issue a serious apology, it would be for sending so many lackluster singers onto Hollywood (which is rumored to stretch to a mind-numbing 4 episodes this year).

Fewer than 10,000 showed up for the auditions in Austin, Texas, the state’s capital. Tyler arrived to the auditions in a horse and buggy, while his less flashy panel-mates pulled up in chauffeured cars. Mark Anthony, J-Lo’s hubby, was also in town -- evidently to hang around the Idol audition room. Eventually, they even got around to listening to some singers.

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TNT’s Dallas (which is a bit like The CW’s 90210 in that it’s a continuation, not a remake) has named its new J. R. Ewing. Josh Henderson, whose acting credits include appearances on Desperate Housewives and CSI, will play the son of the first J. R. (Larry Hagman).

Hagman will return as the family bad guy on the series. Patrick Duffy (Bobby Ewing) and Linda Gray (Sue Ellen) will also reprise their roles. Jordana Brewster has been cast as Elena, the new J. R.’s love interest.

And, we're already interested. Two J. R.s? The new Dallas could be worth watching. For those of you who haven't seen it, Dallas ran on CBS for 13 years. It detailed the daily workings of a family involved in the oil business. It was named as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME" and remains famous for the "Who Shot J. R.?" cliffhanger.

Omri Katz played John Ross Ewing in the original series and the two successive TV movies.

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… but, the History Channel still isn’t going to touch it.

The much-talked-about Kennedys miniseries, which was created by the History Channel and (allegedly) pulled off TV by the Kennedy family, will make it to US households after all. Mmm … some of them, anyway.

No major networks were bold enough to accept the series, but the cable ReelzChannel will begin showing The Kennedys starting on April 3rd.

If you’ve never heard of that channel, you aren’t alone. The website has a helpful locator so you can find out how to get it ... and then, you’ll finally have the chance to see Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy. Honestly, it’s hard to hold a grudge against the Kennedy clan for trying to put a stop to that.

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"I have enjoyed the past few years working on 90210 and adore all of the cast and crew, as well as the team at the CW and CBS TV Studios. I am grateful for having had the opportunity to be a part of this wonderful show." This statement was released by 90210’s most recently ousted cast member Lori Loughlin, who has been with the show since the series premiere.

And she's not the only casualty. High school teacher Ryan Matthews (played by Ryan Eggold) is also out of the picture, though he's sort of loosely related to Naomi Clarke (AnnaLynne McCord) now.

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Glee’s reigning diva will take her appropriate place in the spotlight.

Lea Michele, who plays Rachel Berry on the hit series, will sing “America the Beautiful” at the Super Bowl XLV.

Michele’s performance will preceded Christina Aguilera, who will sing the national anthem, and The Black Eyed Peas, who will be featured during the halftime show.

The Super Bowl airs on February 6, just before the most highly-anticipated Glee episode of the year.

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UPDATE: The network is ordering more episodes of Rules of Engagement and Mike & Molly to make up for Men.

Two and a Half Men's hiatus will drag on longer than previously scheduled.

Although production on the CBS comedy was set to resume Monday, the fate of the hit series is now up in the air. One day after Charlie Sheen was hospitalized for stomach pains, the actor voluntarity admitted himself into a rehab facility.

"We are profoundly concerned for his health and well-being, and support his decision," the network, Warner Bros. TV and show creator Chuck Lorre said in a joint statement.

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(Make sure to check out TV Envy's Programming Schedule.)

MONDAY (1/31)

• 90210 (CW, 8 P.M.): “Dixon interrupts Debbie and Ryan’s romantic dinner.” The embarrassment forces the new couple to leave town.
• Lie to Me (FOX, 9 P.M.): “Cal probes the death of a social-network cofounder who had feared that she was being squeezed out by her partner.” Witnesses reported hearing someone screaming, “This is My Space!”
• Harry’s Law (NBC, 10 P.M.): “Harry (Kathy Bates) defends and inmate whom she believes is unjustly imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit.” She hates to see a man in misery.

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The minute we heard Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg was going to host Saturday Night Live, we knew a Mark Zuckerberg sketch was in his future -- but did anyone think the Social Network star would come face-to-face with Zuckerberg? Both of them?

The Oscar nominee's opening monologue included appearances from the show's resident "Zuckerberg" (Andy Samberg) and the Facebook co-founder himself. Check out the awkwardness (including painful acting) above.

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There's only one other person who could probably appreciate Michael Scott's humor as much as Holly Flax does -- and that's his UK counterpart David Brent.

On last night's episode of The Office, Ricky Gervais -- the star and the co-creator of the British version -- made his first appearance in Dunder Mifflin territory.

Although Gervais' run-in with Steve Carell was hilarious (as expected), his brief cameo had us dreaming of Brent/Scott partnership. Oh, the possibilities ...

I guess Will Ferrell-lead office will just have to suffice.

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Nearly 20,000 turned up for American Idol's Nashville auditions. The city is home to the Grand Ole Opry, and it's acknowledged as the undisputed capital of country music. The episode started quickly, launching viewers immediately into auditions.

Here’s the best part: they started with a bad one. Christine McCaffrey treated the new panel to one of the oddest Idol auditions on record. Randy Jackson repeated “really?” several times, clearly annoyed. “That’s not serious,” he told the other two. It was a good start to an episode that moved along fairly quickly, unlike the one that came the day before. How does the new panel stack up against the old? Have some singers already started to shine? Maybe Nashville provided the answers.

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