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Canceled: Almost everything on CBS

CBS has pulled the plug on pretty much everything on their schedule without "CSI" or "NCIS" in the title.

What's gone? Cold Case, Numb3rs, Ghost Whisperer, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary Unmarried, Miami Medical, and Accidentally on Purpose.

They did renew Rules of Engagement and The Medium.

There's still hope for fans of Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Christine and Jennifer Love-Hewitt's Ghost Whisperer. ABC could be interested in both of those shows, but the odds are better for Christine. (Wanda Sykes co-stars on Christine, and her Fox talk show just got canceled last week). 

How to watch CBS dramas preempted by ACC tourney

If you want to watch any of the CBS dramas preempted by ACC Tournament games Thursday night and tonight, let's hope you have plenty of DVR space (especially if you're recording in HD).

"CSI," "The Mentalist," "Ghost Whisper," "Medium," and "Numb3rs" will all air Saturday night after midnight. WRAL recommends you set your DVR or TIVO to record from 11:30pm Saturday to 6am on Sunday.

There's a good chance tonight's "Numb3rs" season finale could also be a series finale. The show isn't doing great in key demographics and show star Rob Morrow has joined ABC's new legal pilot “The Whole Truth." CBS says no definite decision has been made yet. 

What to Watch on Friday: Zombies attack on "Medium"

Ghost Whisperer (8pm, CBS) - On the night before Halloween, there is no ghostier place to be than CBS. First up, the headless horseman from Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" comes to life and haunts Melinda. She later fears for Aiden when the book shows up at his school. (Relax Melinda, it's called a "library.")

Medium (9pm, CBS) - The cast is inserted into clips of the 1968 horror classic "Night of the Living Dead," which plays out in Allison's dreams. The dream sequences give her clues that help solve the murder of a funeral home director. Aida Turturro guest stars.

Numb3rs (10pm, CBS) - CBS keeps the spooky going with "Numb3rs," in which paranormal activity is suspected after a dead body shows up at a decommissioned air base.

Monk (9pm, USA) - Almost equally scary, Mr. Monk takes in a dog while he searches for its owner who has vanished. Don't forget "White Collar" at 10pm after "Monk."

What to Watch on Friday: L&O and a 'ghost block' part of busy debut night

Law & Order (8pm, NBC) - "Law & Order" enters its 20th season, as well as a new night and earlier timeslot. Tonight, a law professor is scrutinized when a war veteran is found dead in a university parking garage. Later this season, our beloved L-T, Liet. Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson, left) will battle cancer.

Brothers (8pm, Fox) - A brand new show starring former NFL defensive end Michael Strahan as a broke football player who moves back home with this brother, played by Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, his mom, CCH Pounder, and his dad, Carl Weathers. Great cast!

Smallville (8pm, CW) - "Smallville" starts season nine on a different night. Tonight, Jor-El tells Clark to end things with Lois, but the heart wants what it wants. Brian Austin Green joins the cast as a new reporter working with Lois.

Ghost Whisperer (8pm, CBS)
- Melinda delivers a tiny little ghost whisperer of her very own in tonight's premiere, which is also directed by Jennifer Love Hewitt. The show then takes a "Desperate Houswives" style leap five years into the future.

Medium (9pm, CBS) - The second half of CBS's Friday Ghost Block features NBC's castoff thriller starring Patricia Arquette. The show's producers say there will be no changes to the show, even though it's skipping to a new network. Tonight's premiere picks up four months after last season's finale, and Allison is out of her coma. But will her powers be the same?

Dollhouse (9pm, Fox) - Season two and Echo's first mission is to marry a British businessman linked to a former FBI agent's open case.

Numb3rs (10pm, CBS) - In tonight's premiere, we'll find out if Amita accepted Charlie's marriage proposal. In other business, the team is protecting a political activist who may be the target of a sniper.

Real Time with Bill Maher (10pm, HBO) - This isn't a season premiere, but one of Bill's guests tonight is former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. Don't expect Maher to castigate Spitzer for the cheating, but still, it should be interesting.

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