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Judy’s Pick of the Day | Friday 19 March

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9pm Lost, Sky1 & Sky1 HD
It’s a Sawyer-centric episode (sigh) and his profession in the flashsideways is, to put it mildly, a bit of a surprise, while there is also a back-from-the-dead appearance from a familiar character.

9pm, The Mentalist, Five
In a fab haunted house episode, Rigsby confesses his feelings to Grace as they search the supposedly haunted house after the owner is found dead. Was it a suicide or was he the victim of supernatural forces?

9pm, NCIS, FX & FX HD
The team investigate the shooting of a marine and find out that there is more to his life than anyone would ever have imagined.

10pm, True Blood, FX & FX HD
Lafayette finds himself reluctantly pulled back into Eric’s orbit, Bill and Sookie head to Dallas where their limo driver attempts to abduct Sookie.

10pm, Criminal Minds, Living
British rocker Gavin Rossdale, who we all know better as Mr Gwen Stefani, guests as a Goth rockerwho the BAU link to the murders of several young women. Does his vampire stage act mirror a real-life thirst for blood?

Heather’s Pick of the Day | Thursday 18 March

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9pm, The Good Wife, More4
The up-till-now absent senior partner Jonas Stern turns up at the firm in trouble, accused of drink driving, and Alicia is given the case of defending him. No pressure there, then. Meanwhile, Peter’s mistress is threatening to publish a kiss-and-tell book, and his lawyer has to do some quick thinking.

9pm, Grey’s Anatomy, Living
Kim Raver, last seen in the ill-fated Lipstick Jungle, joins the cast as Owen’s former army medic buddy who happens to be an expert in cardio surgery - but by the way she looks at Owen, it looks like she’s quite keen to break a few hearts as well. Talking of heartbreakers, Izzie’s back, but she’s not in any rush to see Alex.

10pm, Bones, Sky1 & HD
A shady group of government agents put the team into lockdown at the Jeffersonian, forcing them to conduct experiments on a mystery corpse to determine the cause of death. Booth’s locked out of the building, but it’ll take more than a couple of burly guys with guns to stop the man with the maverick belt buckle…

10pm, Brothers & Sisters, More4
It’s the day of the wedding, but it seems the gods are against this particular union - will Justin and Rebecca manage to tie the knot before the week’s out? Tommy turns up with daughter Elizabeth, breaking the custody agreement he has with Julia, causing more panic in the Walker household.

Four things we learned today | Wednesday 17 March

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1. The Warehouse 13 guys have been discussing season two…

2. True Blood’s Arlenne, Carrie Preston, is set to guest star in The Good Wife.

3. Spoiler alert! One of our favourite former 24 characters is about to return!

4. How I Met Your Mother’s Jason Segel is to star in the new Muppets movie.

In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week…

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• FlashForward’s back! Sonya Walger and the show’s creator David S Goyer let us in on what we can expect as the series resumes.

• Sophie Dahl tells us why she’s wild about food, and promises there’ll be no Revolting Recipes in her new cookery series, The Delicious Miss Dahl

• George Clarke reveals his grand designs for rundown properties in Britain - no wonder he’s earned the title Restoration Man

• Graham Norton and Andrew Lloyd Webber go Over the Rainbow to find a new West End star to appear in a new stage production of The Wizard of Oz

All this, plus the big films premiering on Sky and Virgin this week, previews of the best sporting events on television, and the best listings money can buy. We’ve got more channels than any other magazine!

Pete’s Pick of the Day | Wednesday 17 March

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8pm, The Office: An American Workplace, ITV4
As the double-bills continue, Michael treks into the woods on a corporate survival adventure - now that should be fun. Then, in the second episode, Jan decides to sue Dunder Mifflin.

9pm, Melrose Place, Fiver
Former resident Jo Reynolds (guest star Daphne Zuniga) photographs Riley for the Anton V campaign, Jonah and a sexy film executive hit it off, and Lauren learns David’s secret.

9pm, Gossip Girl, ITV2
Blair and Serena differ over Chuck’s next move, while Dan and Vanessa attend a dorm party.

9pm, Supernatural, Living & Virgin HD
Bobby risks his life by betting 25 years of his life on a poker game run by a warlock. But when Dean tries to save Bobby, he ends up losing years as well. Can Sam be their saviour?

9pm, Leverage, Bravo
While helping a National Guardsman whose home was foreclosed by an unprincipled construction firm, Nate jeopardises the job when he turns to drink.

10pm, Mad Men, BBC4 & HD
Client satisfaction proves difficult for both Don and Sal as Don battles with Conrad Hilton’s ego and Sal rejects the advances of the son of a tycoon.

10.45pm, Damages, BBC1 (Northern Ireland, 11.15pm, Wales, 11.45pm)
Patty gives Louis Tobin a grilling over his fraud, while Joe is forced to make a big decision that will determine his family’s fate.

11pm, Numb3rs, Five
Agent Roger Bloom (returning guest star Henry Winkler) is called in to investigate when the FBI trace money found in an armoured car to an unsolved US air hijacking back in 1971.

Pete’s Pick of the Day | Tuesday 16 March

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9pm, CSI, Five
Nick and Greg investigate a shootout at a gun store that leaves two people dead and one wounded. Their probe reveals that another person was present during the firing and may have triggered the fatal gunplay.

9pm, The Vampire Diaries, ITV2
On his birthday, Stefan gets a surprise a visit from Lexi, one of his oldest vampire friends. Meanwhile, Damon makes a kill that angers Stefan, and Bonnie reveals the truth to Elena that she is a witch.

9pm, 90210, E4 & HD
Annie questions Jasper about his drug dealing, Navid and Adrianna team up to prove Jasper pushed him down the stairs, and Teddy makes Dixon jealous.

9pm, Caprica, Sky1 & HD
Amanda’s life spirals out of control when she is haunted by visions of her deceased brother, and a secret from her past has implications for her life with Daniel.

10pm, Fringe, Sky1 & HD
Walter, Broyles and Astrid scramble for answers when Peter and Olivia become trapped in a Boston office building that’s been placed under quarantine because of a deadly virus.

Who has won our Supernatural books competition?

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The competition to win a copy of the novel Supernatural: Heart of the Dragon has now closed.

Thank you to everyone who entered. We’ve drawn three names out of the list of entrants who correctly answered that Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays the grown-up John Winchester, and the lucky winners are:

1. David McCallum from Newtonabbey
2. Simon Sims from Stourbridge
3. Darren Knight from Dudley

Well done, you three - the books will be winging their way to you today!

Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our other competitions - you could win CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season Nine on DVD, or Season 1 of the sharp-as-a-needle comedy drama Nurse Jackie

Six things we learned today | Monday 15 March

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1. Battlestar and Flashforward star James Callis is joining Eureka - or, as Sky1 like to call it, A Town Called Eureka.

2. The supposedly axed 24 may be picked up by a different channel in the States. And Michael Madsen is joining the cast as an old acquaintance of Jack…

3. The Breaking Bad boys have a right old laugh on set…

4. Dollhouse/Sarah Connor/Firefly star Summer Glau has a new fantasy drama series in the works, The Cape.

5. Former X-Files Scully replacement Anabeth Gish is joining FlashForward.

6. Jeremy Irons and Colm Feore have been cast in Borgias, the epic period drama from the makers of The Tudors.

Mandy’s Pick of the Day | Monday 15 March

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8pm, The Office: An American Workplace, ITV4
Dundler Mifflin are making a commercial and Michael seizes the opportunity to get the Scranton branch involved. Dwight escapes office boredom by submerging himself in a virtual reality website and Jim creates an Avatar to annoy him there as well. Later, in a bar, Jim shows Michael’s failed attempt at a company ad, but Pam’s animation gets the thumbs up!

9pm, Glee, E4 & HD
Sue asks Will to see the setlist for Sectionals. His suspicions are raised and he thinks she may be leaking it to other competing schools. Will makes some enquiries of his own, and invites Grace (rapper Eve, above) and her reform school girls to visit McKinley High for a rehearsal. They do a rendition of Bootylicious complete with big-hair, which Rachel thinks is a gimmicky distraction from their poor singing. Meanwhile, Rachel and Kurt get jealous over Finn, and Quinn tells Teri she’s keeping her baby.

10pm, Trauma, Virgin1
Marisa attends to a victim of a car accident while out on her morning jog, then helps an injured skateboarder. The paramedics move in when a car crashes into a family’s house, and a disgruntled employer goes on a shooting rampage in an office building, with Boone’s wife trapped inside.