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Fall TV 2010: 'Christine' lives on in syndication; HBO sitcoms go local

Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in "The New Adventures of Old Christine," weeknights on My 46 St. Louis.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in "The New Adventures of Old Christine," weeknights on My 46 St. Louis.
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Despite being canceled last spring by CBS, the Julia Louis-Dreyfus sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine is probably being watched more than ever.

This week, the show made its debut in national syndication. In St. Louis, Christine airs weeknights at 6:30 p.m. on My 46. The show features the former Seinfeld star as a divorcee named Christine, whose ex-husband's new girlfriend is also named Christine. Wanda Sykes co-stars. The show can also be seen weeknights on Lifetime.

Also new to syndication is How I Met Your Mother, which follows friends in New York. The show's cast includes Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, and Alyson Hannigan. Episodes air weeknights at 6 and 10:30 p.m. on KPLR 11. Weekend episodes are scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturdays and 10:30 Sundays. HIMYM also airs on Lifetime.

A few other shows are making daily debuts as well. Two HBO series premiered on local TV this week. Entourage, about a Hollywood actor and his friends, airs weeknights at midnight on KPLR 11. A weekend episode will air Saturday nights at 12:30 a.m.

Also from HBO, Curb Your Enthusiam, starring Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, is joining the Fox 2 schedule. It airs weeknights at 12:35 a.m., with a weekend episode Sundays at 11:05 p.m.

Making its debut on local TV next week is Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns. The sitcom, also seen on TBS, will air weeknights at 5:30 and 6 p.m. on My 46.

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Pat Howard is a freelance writer in St. Louis. He holds a B.S. in Professional Writing from the University of North Alabama. You can find him online at pathow.com or by email at TV@pathow.com.

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