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8.30pm Wednesday, September 15 on Ten

Julie Kinell, a reporter who has been working on a story about Bal- timore Councilman Dale Anslinger, is found murdered in a hotel room. She had asked Cal to meet her at the hotel in order to interview one of her sources and determine if he was telling the truth. By the time Cal arrived, she was dead.

Cal's thoughts immediately go to Anslinger. Reynolds reminds him that Anslinger is a well-regarded ex-cop, and a virtual shoe-in for mayor. Anslinger appears to be innocent, but it's clear that he isn't broken up over the fact that the re- porter bent on bringing him down is dead.

8.30pm Wednesday, September 8 on Ten

Julie Kinell, a reporter who has been working on a story about Bal- timore Councilman Dale Anslinger, is found murdered in a hotel room. She had asked Cal to meet her at the hotel in order to interview one of her sources and determine if he was telling the truth. By the time Cal arrived, she was dead. Cal's thoughts immediately go to Anslinger. Reynolds reminds him that Anslinger is a well-regarded ex-cop, and a virtual shoe-in for mayor. Anslinger appears to be innocent, but it's clear that he isn't broken up over the fact that the re- porter bent on bringing him down is dead.

Abrams working on Alcatraz series

J.J. Abrams is currently developing a new drama series based around the infamous prison island Alcatraz. Abrams will team up with a former Lost producer on the project who will also write the pilot episode.

Lie To Me loses Phifer

Lie To Me will be without series regular Mekhi Phifer for the show’s third season after the actor was forced to leave for creative reasons. Phifer’s character Special Agent Ben Reynolds will no longer be involved due to a shift in the direction of the storyline.

8.30pm Wednesday, September 1 on Ten

Cal searches for a runaway teen involved in the porn industry. Cal has accepted a pro-bono case involving a runaway teenager, Molly Dawkins, who has become involved in the pornography industry. As luck would have it, Emily has chosen this week to con- duct her final journalism project, which involves shadowing her dad at work for the week. Cal wants to cancel, but Emily - who goes to school with Molly's younger sister Amy - won't hear of it. Cal and Gillian find out that Molly abruptly left the adult film company whose films she was star- ring in, and hasn't been or heard of since. A fellow porn actress tells Cal that Molly was escaping something that happened at home.

On Sunday September 12, at 6.30pm, Ten will play a double episode of Modern Family from 6.30pm. The first episode is a repeat, the 3rd of the 1st season, while the 7pm episode will be a new one, called Hawaii, leading into the premiere of Junior Masterchef at 7.30pm.

Rules of Engagement - despite only having two episodes to go in the season - is nowhere to be seen, while Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation is on Tuesday nights from September 7.

On Monday September 13, at 7.30pm, is the special White House: Through the Lens - Go inside the White House with President Obama and his family - this special captures every facet of presidential life from the mundane to the memorable.

8.30pm Wednesday, August 25 on Ten

More movement at Ten, with Talkin’’Bout Your Generation moving back to its original timeslot of 7.30pm Tuesday from September 7. It will also air on the Sunday of that week - meaning you get it twice in one week. When the show aired on Tuesday nights, ratings hit highs over 1.7 million, figures never reached in the Sunday night timeslot.

Modern Family and Rules of Engagement remain on Sunday nights from 6.30pm, while Tuesday August 31 remains as a new episode of Modern Family followed by a repeat.

Meanwhile, after a week off, all new Simpsons remains on Wednesday nights (after it looked like It would be off altogether) followed by a repeat.

The season finale of the second season of Lie to Me airs on Wednesday September 8, at 8.30pm, followed by Law and Order CI repeat from 9.30pm.

Undercover Boss will also have its last episode of its first season on Monday September 6 at 7.30pm.

Entourage producers developing new series

Entourage producers Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson are reportedly developing a new HBO series based around the adult entertainment industry. The pilot episode is set to be written by controversial author James Frey, of A Million Little Pieces fame.

Chelsea Handler to host MTV VMAs

Chelsea Handler will take up hosting duties for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards on September 12. Handler, who hosts E! show Chelsea Lately, will be the first woman to host the awards since 1994.

8.30pm Wednesday, August 18 on Ten

After watching the first man he helped convict be put to death, Cal thinks he may have been mis- taken, and sets out to find the truth; his fears are realised when another boy goes missing under circumstances similar to the original victim.

A few amendments to Ten programming in the week commencing August 29 as the network gears up for the launch of Junior Masterchef and possibly also in response to Seven’s launch of The X Factor that week from Monday August 30.

On Tuesday August 31, Rules of Engagement has been pushed out of the schedule, to be replaced with a repeat of Modern Family. The repeat episode will be that series’ second called “Bicycle Thief”. Only three episodes of Modern Family remain after that Tuesday.

It seems to happen every year - but yet again - new Simpsons will be pushed out of Ten’s schedule, together with the repeat that was to follow on Wednesday September 1. Replacing the Simpsons hour will be episode 2 of Undercover Boss which looks at the Hooters chain of restaurants. Including the episode bumped, only 4 more Simpsons episodes remain for season 21. Expect to see them in summer.

8.30pm Wednesday, August 11 on Ten

MAX MARTINI guest stars at Dr. Dave Burns!Lightman risks being exposed as a gambler in an underground fight club when one of the fighters is found dead. Meanwhile, Foster's romance with Burns (guest star Max Martini) hits a snag when she uncovers a troubling secret.

8.30pm Wednesday, August 4 on Ten

After a young woman dies at a gubernatorial campaign rally in Virginia, The Lightman Group is hired to assess whether the case is a failed assassination attempt or a well-disguised murder plot.

8.30pm Wednesday, July 28 on Ten

Torres' half-sister, Ava, who is incarcerated in a juvenile corrections facility, mysteriously re-en- ters Torres' life when a fellow inmate vanishes. Meanwhile, the Lightman Group becomes embroiled in a case that forces the sisters to revisit their troubled upbringing.

8.30pm Wednesday, July 14 on Ten

A soldier returns from Iraq exhibiting signs of PTSD. He insists someone is out to kill him, anddischarges his weapon in his own home, nearly killing his nine-year-old son. The Army brings inCal to assess whether Jeff is truly suffering from PTSD, and if there is any validity to his claimsthat someone is after him.

8.30pm Wednesday, June 30 on Ten

Lightman investigates the case of a police officer shot in one of the local projects, and uncovers a scam that involves the Police Department.