There’s something on this list — covering Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5 — for just about everybody, from “Twilight Zone” and “Hannah Montana” to “Ice Road Truckers.”

Thanks Charlie!

The most interesting news to me is the announcement that Austin film maker Robert Rodriguez’ one-time squeeze, Rose McGowan, will be guesting on “nip/tuck.” I wonder if the actress will be portraying a client? She has admitted to having plastic surgery following an auto accident, but it sure looks like she’s had a lot more work done since then.

Check out FX’s press release after the jump.

TV Guide Network will shamelessly grab for ratings — er, pay homage to Jackson — in two more television specials airing this week: “Stars Reflect on the Man in the Mirror,” premiering tonight at 7:00 p.m. CT includes performance highlights and celebrity interviews from Sunday night’s “BET Awards,” which became a hastily-planned tribute to Jackson; “Michael Jackson: His Music Legacy,” premiering Wednesday, July 1 at 7:00 p.m. CT, features Jackson’s music videos.

“Stars Reflect on the Man in the Mirror” features interviews with Joe Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Ne-Yo, Alicia Keys, New Edition, Ciara, Sherri Shepherd, Arsenio Hall and Wyclef Jean, as they discuss Michael Jackson’s legendary career, his pop culture influence and how he paved the way for so many artists today. (Arsenio Hall? There’s a blast from the past. I wonder how many weeks of coverage we’ll have when he passes away?) The special will also include some of the most memorable tribute highlights from the “BET Awards,” including Janet Jackson’s remarks, Jamie Foxx’s Moonwalk and New Edition’s medley rendition of Jackson 5 hits.

“Michael Jackson: His Music Legacy” will feature music videos from the artist’s solo career, including “Human Nature,” “Bad,” “The Way You Make Me Feel” and “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” among others.

In other words, there’s little here we haven’t seen a thousand times on dozens of channels in the 5 days since Jackson died.

I don’t mean to sound callous; Jackson was a phenomenal entertainer — 25 years ago. He did influence a lot of artists and he left a brilliant musical legacy; a few days of coverage was well-deserved. But I feel there’s some revisionist — or at least, selective — history taking place here: MJ did not create MTV and, although he certainly had a gloved hand in shaping and changing the music video art form, the last time I checked nobody really shows those anymore.

I guess I’m just Thriller’d out. Do you agree? Is the continuing MJ coverage overblown or am I out of line? Post your thoughts below.

KAKW Univision 62, a Spanish-language TV station serving the Austin market, delivered the highest local ratings during Sunday’s USA vs. Brazil soccer match, regardless of language, based on average household ratings. Univision beat ESPN, which also aired the live match.

KAKW’s coverage reached approximately 18,000 Austin market households, while ESPN reached 12,000.

In addition, KAKW reached more viewers during the USA/Brazil time period (Sunday, 1:30p-3:30p) and the Wimbledon Early Round match on KXAN, according to the recent Nielsen overnight ratings for Sunday, June 28, 2009.

Do you prefer Univision or ESPN for this type of programming? Why?

Taylor Kitsch (Tim Riggins) and Jesse Plemons (Landry Clarke) will also be back.

Minka Kelly (Lyla Garrity) and Adrienne Palicki (Tyra Collette) should show up for a couple of episodes next season, AccessHollywood.com’s sources say.

“And in total touchdown casting news for die hard “Lights” fans,” the site reports, “Zach Gilford (Matt Saracen) will return for five to seven episodes of the new season, where the guy who is best known for taking care of everyone else in his life is said to have a major new storyline that involves him taking charge and taking care of himself.”

Mays, 50, died unexpectedly in his sleep Sunday morning in his Tampa, Florida home.

Discovery Channel’s statement on Mays can be found by clicking here.

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Stasi reports Nancy Cronkite confirming that her 92-year-old father has been suffering from cerebrovascular disease for years.

“In order to dispel false rumors,” the e-mail reads, “Walter Cronkite’s family want it known that, sadly, he is very ill and is not expected to recuperate; he is resting at home surrounded by family, friends and a wonderful medical team. We thank everyone for their prayers and good wishes.”

I’ll be up in Arlington, hitting my snooze alarm “one more time” and dragging myself into the shower before heading over to Cowboys New Stadium for ‘American Idol’ tryouts.

No, I’m not auditioning (unless my singing in the shower sounds particularly good!) but I will be pounding the pavement in 100 degree temps to talk with several Austinites who are. I’ll also blog here about the scene and send out frequent updates — including photos — via Twitter.

Is there anything you’d like to ask Austin’s “Idol” hopefuls? Post your questions below and I’ll pass ‘em along.

You can follow me on Twitter by clicking here.

Raeanne writes: “Here is my hubby Gilbert outside the ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ set in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood. The photo was taken in 1997,
when the show was in its heyday. It still is my favorite TV show of all time. Another reason that is a kinda’ cool photo… we got engaged on the Inner Harbor in Baltimore the night before. Aw!”

Have you got a picture of yourself doing “nothing” in the ‘Seinfeld’ diner? Maybe your buddies took a snapshot while you hoisted a few at the ‘Cheers’ bar? Send it our way with a brief description; we’d love to share your TV site memories with your fellow readers.

In the posting, which includes a great photo of Kitsch near Jo’s Coffee on South Congress, the fan says that “FNL’s” casting director told her that filming will start Sept. 1.

The television personality had been hospitalized recently, reportedly suffering from bone cancer and pneumonia.

Although he hadn’t regularly appeared on TV since Carson retired 17 years ago, McMahon remained a pop culture touchstone. In addition to his “Tonight Show” career with Carson (who died in 2005) McMahon hosted “Star Search,” a nationally-televised talent show and forerunner to “American Idol.” More recently, he rapped in commercials for Free Credit Report and appeared in Cash 4 Gold Superbowl ads with MC Hammer.

McMahon and Carson took over “The Tonight Show” in 1962, the year I was born, and continued until well after I was finished with school and into my journalism career. While I can’t point to a specific moment, the memories of McMahon’s booming chortles and gentle needling are an indelible part of the soundtrack of my life.

Do you have favorite memories of Ed McMahon? Please share them with us, below. In the meantime, enjoy a couple of Ed McMahon video clips after the jump.

“I think the intention is to do two more seasons and then that will be it,” Britton reveals in the EW.com interview. In the video, Britton also discusses the show’s Emmy chances and her thoughts about filming without some familiar friends (including Adrienne Palicki, who is appearing in the remake of “Red Dawn”). “It’s gonna be different to be in Austin without our little core group,” Britton admits.

Meanwhile, executive producer Jason Katims is going to have twice as much work on his hands, juggling show-running duties of both “FNL” and new NBC drama “Parenthood.” Katims insisted his heavy workload won’t result in a quality decline for “Friday Night Lights.”

“’ll figure out a way to work it out,” he told TV Guide’s William Keck in March, prior to “Parenthood” landing a fall-season slot. “It might mean staggering some schedules. We have such an incredible team in Texas. It’s a very smooth running operation, so I have every confidence the show will continue to be everything it was in the past.”