Tyler: Its Always sunny in philly...is this coming back for a 4th season?

Gail: Yes, in the fall -- and the three creators are also making a pilot for Fox. It will probably cost a bit more than the couple of hundred dollars they spent on the "Sunny" pilot.

john in maryland heights: Is Shark coming back? If so, when? If not, do you know why not?
thanks

Gail: CBS hasn't announced a return date for "Shark" -- which seems ominous considering how many CBS shows are already back or will return soon, and how many others have been picked up for fall. By the way, my chart of when each show will be back is still available on STLtoday.com/TV, although it keeps disappearing and we keep having to retrieve it.

Lorena: It was horrible the way the CW dumped "Girlfriends" and their fans with no warning. The least they could have done was give us a series finale. Will they give us another season of "The Game" or will "Everybody Hates Chris" become the only African American show left from the UPN days?

Gail: I've heard there will be a retrospective, but that won't provide much closure. The CW reportedly decided putting the show back into production after the strike, to shoot final episodes, would be too expensive. I think you're right that the days of the African-American comedy on network TV are numbered. Two factors: the percentage of African-Americans in the population as a whole is relatively small, and black viewers watch more TV, the most of any ethnic group. so they're easier for advertisers to reach. Networks want a crossover audience and think they can get it better by diverse shows -- i.e. ensembles with white, black, Asian, gay characters.

Deanna: Did Jericho do any better this season, and do you think they'll be back?

Gail: No, not really. If I had to guess, I would say next week's season finale is the series finale, but it will depend on how much other stuff CBS has in the pipeline and whether Nina Tassler is out of peanuts yet. I was reading a recap on TVGuide.com, where many recaps get thousands of comments, and the one on "Jericho" had just 25. That doesn't seem like a sign of huge, continuing interest, but I know there will be another outcry if it's canceled again. By the way, the plot has gotten so dark and convoluted that I couldn't even follow it from the recap.

Pat Howell: Gail, this really isn't a TV related question, but I bet you know the answer....Where is Dana Loesch's column lately?

Gail: I don't know who that is.