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• July 27, 2006 | 6 a.m. PT

‘Prison Break’ takes the show on the road

Intermingled with panels on new shows, FOX presented some discussion of certain current shows, including the hot drama “Prison Break” and the summer reality hit “So You Think You Can Dance.” Longtime victims’ advocate and crime-show host John Walsh showed up to discuss “America’s Most Wanted,” and a producer and three stars from FX’s “Nip/Tuck” came by as well.

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• July 26, 2006 | 6 a.m. PT

FOX has ‘Idol,’ and they know it

FOX has arrived, and other than PBS, they’re the final network scheduled to present to the TV critics’ summer press tour. They’ve differentiated themselves from the others in numerous ways — providing tall lit tables around the breakfast buffet, hanging plasma screens in the presentation room, spicing up the beverage selection with A&W products and orange-pineapple Cactus Cooler. And for some reason there are small fountains encased in glass at the end of the breakfast table. “Sprinklers in boxes!” said one of my colleagues.

FOX’s pages are perhaps the most casually dressed to date. Gone are the suits and ties of NBC’s pages, these folks are clad in khakis and white polo shirts. They either work at FOX or are planning on going golfing right after this.

First I’ll tackle the network president’s presentation along with panels about the new shows FOX presented. Tomorrow I’ll look at some of the returning favorites. You can read straight through or click on the links that interest you the most.

• July 25, 2006 | 7 a.m. PT

What ‘Deal or No Deal’ is looking for

In addition to its slate of new shows, NBC offered a few panels updating critics on some of its current successes. Fans of “Deal or No Deal” can read on to get tips on how to make it on the show (and a sort-of explanation of how the banker’s offer is determined). “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf was here with a cast member from each of his three shows. And a star-studded if wacky panel that included Brandy, Regis Philbin, and “The Hoff” himself, David Hasselhoff, showed up to discuss “America’s Got Talent.”

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• July 24, 2006 | 7 a.m. PT

NBC: Two ‘SNL’ shows on one network?

As each network comes here to the TV Critics’ Association press tour to present, they bring in their own varied amount of logo paraphernalia and their own style of signage.

When I left for dinner Thursday night, I thought that NBC was falling down on the job. But when I returned later that night, I was all but blinded by colorful neon peacocks everywhere — outside the building, in front of the room where lunch is served, in the entry to the ballroom.

And perhaps the peacock is once again fitting, after some embarrassing ratings years, NBC has one of the most talked-about new shows for the fall in “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” and most of its other new offerings look downright respectable. (MSNBC, as you probably know, is a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC.)

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