Weekend News & Notes

THE 4400 RETURNS!!!!

Cable's best summer series is back for its 4th season tonight on USA Network (9 p.m. est). Last season ended with promicin, the substance that gives the 4400 their abilities, hitting the black market while several characters' futures hung in the balance. This year, the network promises a full-fledged debate on whether the substance should be available to the general public or just the reserved few who were chosen by the future to change the events that set into motion some sort of catastrophe. As the show's official site coyly teases, the battle over promicin has begun - choose a side and join. Series star Jacqueline McKenzie (Diana Skouris), writes on her official site that this season is better than ever. "[Co-star Joel Gretsch] and I were only saying over coffee the other day 'Aren't the scripts amazing?' They’re always engaging and always incredibly topical and always have tremendous heart. They’re a pleasure to work on." Speaking of McKenzie's Agent Skouris, when we last left off, she was heading to Europe with new beau Ben (Brennan Elliot) and leaving NTAC. Wonder how that worked out for her. Here's a preview of tonight's big premiere courtesy of USA Network and the wonderful folks at You Tube.

Click on over to USANetwork.com for more on The 4400.

QUICK CUTS
*By now, you've already heard that CBS pulled a shocking move and brought back the cancelled Jericho for next season. Now, the network has decided to air reruns this summer in order to get more people involved in this serial drama. Beginning July 6th, you can catch up on the happenings in the small town of Jericho, Kansas. A series of nuclear explosions around the U.S. have left the town isolated while they try to discover the truth behind the vicious attacks. Reruns will run for the remainder of the summer beginning July 6th on Friday nights at 9 p.m.

*Meanwhile, fans of another series are hoping that the same fortunate fate awaits their show. Viewers of ABC's summer series Traveler are organizing a campaign to make the network aware of how many people are watching the intrigue series. They're hoping for more than the original 8-episode order. Click on over to the Renew Traveler Petition to help the show's chances for another set of episodes.

*And finally, it's Father's Day, so a BIG HUGE Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there (especially mine). In that spirit, TV.com asked more than 6,000 of you which TV dad you would like to call your own. And the winner is... Mr. Bennet (a.k.a. Claire's dad) from NBC's Heroes!! Homer Simpson landed in second with Tony Soprano taking third. Here's a look at the complete results of the TV.com poll:
Mr. Bennet / HRG (Heroes) 19%
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) 17%
Tony Soprano (The Sopranos) 13%
Peter Griffin (Family Guy) 12%
Commander Adama (Battlestar Galactica) 10%
Ignacio Suarez (Ugly Betty) 8%
Eric Taylor (Friday Night Lights) 7%
Randy Marsh ( South Park ) 6%
Julius Rock (Everybody Hates Chris) 4%
Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men) 4%

Speaking of polls, don't forget to vote for your favorite Scrubs quote of the season in PTR's Best of the Scrubies Poll!