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HOME SWEET HOME...AGAIN

NYPD Blue (ABC, Oct. 21, 10 p.m. ET) Her Philly and CSI: Miami gigs didn't last. Now Kim Delaney returns to her tried-and-true Blue role as Diane Russell for four episodes.

ODDEST DOUBLE BOOKING

THIRD WATCH (NBC, Oct. 20, 10 p.m. ET) Here are two guest stars with more than six degrees of separation. Mia Farrow portrays the mother of Officer Yokas (Molly Price) and DMX plays—what else?—a brash rapper.

BEST TYPECASTING

HOLLYWOOD WIVES: THE NEW GENRATION (CBS, Oct. 19, 9 p.m. ET) If you're going to make a TV movie out of Jackie Collins's trashy novel, Farrah Fawcett simply must top the cast. Robin Givens and Melissa Gilbert complete the trifecta.

LONGEST RUNNING JOKE

The Joe Schmo Show (Spike TV, Oct. 26, 3 p.m. ET) Indulge in an eight-hour marathon of this satire of reality TV, where only one player doesn't know the contest is a put-on.