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Billy the Exterminator, on A&E

The whole family pitches in as Billy Bretherton enlists the help of his eccentric brother Ricky and their parents to run a pest control business. Cameras follow Billy and Ricky as they deal with everything from bugs and snakes to rats and alligators.

Billy Bretherton as seen in "Billy the Exterminator"
Billy Bretherton as seen in "Billy the Exterminator"

Q: I want to know if Brian Dennehy is still around. He was my favorite actor.

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

Brian Dennehy actually hasn't gone anywhere, though he does seem to be making less of a splash lately.

Whereas his square and stony-looking face, gravelly voice and grim demeanor once made him the go-to bad guy for action cinema, these days he's settled into a quietly prolific supporting-man career.

We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston, on CBS

Stars honor the memory of one of the music industry's most beloved performers. Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and others take the stage in the special, which also includes never-before-seen footage, interviews and highlights of Whitney Houston's career.

Jennifer Hudson performs in "We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney
Jennifer Hudson performs in "We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney

Elementary television: Watson and Holmes at home on CBS

Author: 
Andrew Warren / TV Media
Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu star in "Elementary"

Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu star in "Elementary"

Since 1887, London's Scotland Yard has known that any crime, no matter how bizarre or seemingly unsolvable, could be cracked by one legendary detective.

Well, London's loss is the Big Apple's gain.

30 Rock, on NBC

For once, Liz decides to put her own needs ahead of those of "TGS" thanks to some advice from Jack. Meanwhile, Jack seeks revenge on Tracy for depicting him as a villain in his latest project, and Jenna tries to protect Kenneth from Hazel.

Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin star in "30 Rock"
Alec Baldwin stars in "30 Rock"

Nashville, on ABC

Connie Britton stars as aging country star Rayna Jaymes, a one-time country music legend who must learn to re-invent herself to stay in the game. This episode is titled after the classic Hank Williams tune "You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)."

Connie Britton stars in "Nashville"
Connie Britton stars in "Nashville"

Q: We watched (and loved) a TV series last year called "Missing," starring Ashley Judd as the mother of a son who was kidnapped. Do you know if that show was canceled, or will it be coming back on?

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

It's Option A, unfortunately.

ABC officially pulled the plug on the show, which featured film stars Ashley Judd and Sean Bean as husband-and-wife spies whose son is kidnapped (Bean appears mostly in flashbacks at first, as his character is supposed to be dead). The announcement came on May 11, a week before the airing of what was intended to be its first-season finale, but has now proved to be the series finale.

The Mindy Project, on Fox

In need of a new gynecologist, Mindy asks Danny if he'll take her as a patient, and he accepts, convinced she'd feel too uncomfortable to go through with the exam. Elsewhere, Jeremy tricks Morgan and Betsy into breaking into Mindy's apartment.

Chris Messina and Mindy Kaling star in "The Mindy Project"
Chris Messina and Mindy Kaling star in "The Mindy Project"

Bones, on Fox

Five "squinterns" take a look at the remains of bodies that have been deemed unidentifiable and inadvertently uncover the identity of a man who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Jeffersonian team then tries to determine if he was a victim or a perpetrator.

Emily Deschanel stars in "Bones"
Emily Deschanel stars in "Bones"

Q: What happened to Emily on "Criminal Minds"? I tuned in one evening and she was gone. I know they killed her and she came back, but now she's left again.

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

It would appear that this time it's for real. Paget Brewster, who played Special Agent Emily Prentiss on six seasons of the show (she joined in Season 2), announced in February that she was leaving to pursue "other opportunities."

That explanation, given to entertainment-news website Deadline.com, may sound cold, but it appears the departure was on fairly good terms.

"After six wonderful years playing Emily Prentiss, I have decided it's time for me to move on," she said.

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