We cut through a swath of network news and announcements, peppering it all with comments from us and on the scene coverage with the Zap2it.com Clue Crew.

Brill and Eric Watch TV 217: Press Tour Dispatch
Isaiah Washington (photo, right) joins the cast of "Bionic Woman," celebrities vie to be Donald Trump's "Apprentice" and Jerry Seinfeld returns to TV to guest star as himself on the season premiere of "30 Rock." Plus, NBC makes a couple of fall schedule tweaks, bolstering the return of "Friday Night Lights" and making Monday night three solid hours of primetime viewing we're actually interested in.

With only four new shows premiering this fall, NBC's first day of Summer Press Tour was pretty slow, but new co-chairs Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff's executive session was popping with announcements.

Brill and Eric Watch TV 216: Press Tour Dispatch
Polishing off the cable portion of the 2007 Summer Press Tour, we dive into the "High School Musical" phenomenon, Showtime's new comedy "Californication" (with David Duchovny) and the returning series "Dexter" and "Weeds."

Zap2it scribes Daniel Fienberg and Rick Porter join us again to ponder some of the mysteries of this year's panels: if "Dexter's" Michael C. Hall is identifying with his serial killer character a little too much; if new "Weeds" cast member Matthew Modine and a young costar partook before their session; whether "Californication" star Duchovny was serious about a forthcoming "X-Files" movie; and, finally, Star Jones' caginess regarding her dramatic weight loss.

We review what may turn out to be our favorite series of the summer, AMC's "Mad Men" (premiering Thursday, July 19), about early 1960s American society against the backdrop of a New York ad agency (photo, left). Finally, we consider the implications of a BET lunch accompanied by a gospel choir, Chuck D and the Reverend Al Sharpton.