A celebrated psychic-turned-detective with a powerful gift for observation investigates crimes for the California Bureau of Investigation

Showtime has been around for a few decades, but for some time it never quite managed real competition against its rival, HBO. Things have changed.

There are several releases this week, likely in anticipation of the holiday season: The 4400 the complete series, Brotherhood season 2, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman the complete series, The Donna Reed Show season 1, Freaks & Geeks the complete series, Girlfriends season 5, Good Times the complete series, JAG season 7, Millennium the complete series, Newsradio the complete series, Sanford & Son the complete series, Sister, Sister season 1.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles season 1 is now on DVD. Fighting fire with fire, the Connors became fugitives from the law, dedicating themselves to preventing Skynet from being created and, ultimately, from devastating the earth in a nuclear holocaust. Also on DVD: Brotherhood season 2, Dexter season 2, and Gossip Girl season 1.

Third Watch centers on the professional and personal lives of New York City police officers, firemen, and paramedics. Season one is now on DVD. Also in stores: seasons one and two of Perfect Strangers, season two of Brotherhood, and seasons three of Beauty & The Beast and Soul Food.

Showtime has ordered a third season of its critically-acclaimed one-hour drama series "Brotherhood." Eight one-hour episodes have been ordered of the gritty, political-crime drama starring Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke and Annabeth Gish.

NEW YORK (AP) - Fans of ''Brotherhood'' last season might consider Michael Caffee a thug, a brute, a force of evil.

Even though summer TV was unusually entertaining this year with shows such as Dancing With The Stars, The Closer and Damages, viewers everywhere are gearing up for the new season. See the following list to find out when your favorite returning and new series makes their fall debuts:

Showtime's critically-acclaimed original series Brotherhood, which was recently honored with a prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, brings acclaimed actress Janel Moloney to the series for four episodes. Ten new one-hour episodes of Brotherhood are scheduled to premiere this fall.

Thirty-five recipients of the 66th Annual Peabody Awards were announced today by the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Entertainment series selected included ABC's Ugly Betty, a telenovela makeover that explores clashing concepts of beauty, class, race and footwear with intelligence, warmth and wit;