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'Big Love,' 'Army Wives' will return; 'The 4400' will not
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More from TelevisionHere's where cable shows stand for their returns in the post-writers' strike era.
AMC's "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad" will both return, probably in the summer, but no date has been set.
BBC America's "Robin Hood" starts again April 26, and "Hotel Babylon" should be back this summer.
Comedy Central has eight episodes of "Reno 911!" returning in the summer. "The Sarah Silverman Program" will be back later this year, too.
FX's "The Shield" will return. Sometime. So will "Damages." When? I got nothing. I've heard mumbling about the fall for "The Shield." "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" will be back, too.
HBO's "Big Love" and "Entourage" will return next season, whatever "next season" means to HBO. Probably the fall. "Flight of the Conchords" may not return until January, and there's no word if/when "Curb Your Enthusiasm" will reappear. HBO has not decided if there will be a second season for "In Treatment." History's "Ice Road Truckers" haul their loads again this summer.
Lifetime's "Army Wives" returns on June 8 with a full season of 18 episodes. Sci Fi's "Eureka" will be back in the summer with 13 episodes.
Showtime's "Dexter," "Weeds" and "Californication" will return sometime. That's all I've got.
TNT's "The Closer" will start a new season in July, though there's no exact day yet. "Saving Grace" will probably be back around the same time. USA starts new episodes of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" on June 8, and brings back "Burn Notice" July 10. "Monk" and "Psych" come back July 18.
Sorry to tell the people who keep asking, "The 4400," the series about people who gain special powers after being abducted by humans from the future, was canceled.
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