Usually this is the time of year when people are left scratching their heads,

"Medium" enjoys utilizing its young cast members, the three Dubois daughters, and have often involved their growing psychic gifts as plot devices to move the seasons forward. It was just a few episodes ago that Ariel's dreams about her mother as a teenager helped save a kidnapped girl, and last week Bridgette had a vision about the caller from the credit card company and his apartment being broken into.

It's hard to imagine that it's been 20 years since I wore my New Kids On The Block t-shirt holding a pink and black pocket rocker, which was playing "Hanging Tough" of course, in one hand and a sign saying "I hart you Jordan! Merry me!" in the other. Yes, I spelled it that way I was five years old.

You know them, you loathe them. They are the unnecessary, obnoxious and often just plain annoying mid-series additions to established shows. Sure, there are times when a compelling, fresh-faced character is introduced and breathes new life into a series. Unfortunately, those instances are few and far between. Like with most of the television industry, the bad in this case far outweighs the good.

Television enthusiasts have encountered a number of fictional school principals over the years. Some made weekly occurrences as regular cast members, while others stole the show in guest or recurring roles.

Thousands of people audition in hopes of becoming the next American Idol, but only one person can be crowned the new king or queen of the stage.

John Francis Daley has joined the cast of the FOX series Bones as a series regular. Daley plays "Dr. Lance Sweets," a young FBI-appointed therapist with whom Dr. Temperance Brennan and FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth are ordered to meet in order to determine if their crime-solving partnership can continue.

Wildfire: Season Two DVD features all 13 episodes, which originally aired on ABC Family in January 2006. The DVD also includes an exclusive look at the show's new musical direction featuring the television debut of some of today's hottest rising artists.

CENTURY CITY, Calif. - Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the courthouse… Fox Home Entertainment presents the dramatic first season of one of last fall's surprise television hits when Shark Season One comes to DVD October 2nd.

DETROIT (AP) - Jill Ritchie is finally acting her age. After years of portraying younger characters, the 33-year-old actress is among her peers in VH1's new half-hour comedy ''I Hate My 30's.''