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“The Walking Dead” reaffirmed its status as a monster hit by scaring up an AMC record 7.3 million viewers in its Season 2 opener.

An explosion of horror on the small screen

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Last Halloween, Ryan Murphy, the TV producer who helped bring "Glee" into the world, enjoyed what he calls "the greatest viewing experience" of his life. And it had nothing to do with bubbly song-and-dance numbers.

A passionate scary movie junkie, he cleared his schedule and rushed home to catch the premiere of "The Walking Dead," AMC's ghastly drama about a plague of flesh-eating zombies.

ABC
Nancy Travis and Tim Allen star on the new sitcom “Last Man Standing.”

Tim Allen revisits familiar themes on new sitcom

DETROIT -- Tim Allen's a man who knows what he likes: spending time with his family, cheering on a good football game, messing around with classic hot rods and, of course, making people laugh.

Gaby goes off, Belafonte profiled, 'Man Up' premieres

Best bets

* On "Desperate Housewives," Gaby (Eva Longoria) is ticked off about something. Again. This time, the target of her wrath is an official at Juanita's school who banished her to a faraway parking lot for breaking the student drop-off rules. 8 p.m. today, KTVX Channel 4.

9/11 coverage dominates airwaves; new television season begins

Don't miss

"The Space Between" -- On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the airwaves will be jammed with news coverage of the day's events, as well as in-depth commemorative programs, including "9/11: 10 Years Later" (7 p.m., KUTV Channel 2), "Making the 9/11 Memorial" (9 p.m., History), "The Twins of the Twin Towers" (7 p.m., OWN), and "Remembrance and Renewal: 10 Years After the 9/11 Attacks" (9 p.m., KTVX Channel 4). Not to be overlooked is this powerful film starring Oscar winner Melissa Leo as a flight attendant who suddenly finds herself serving as guardian to a 10-year-old Pakistani-American boy after their plane is grounded in Texas the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. When she discovers that his father works in the World Trade Center, they travel to New York City, learning lessons about tolerance, redemption and hope along the way. 10 p.m. Sunday, USA.

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