Grey’s Anatomy is new this week to help boost October Road, which despite getting horrible reviews, actually did all right in the ratings. But let’s all agree to pretend that show doesn’t exist. Sooo… Izzy and George, huh? Obviously not the greatest decision. But to me it seems in character, in that they’re both kind of idiots.

Oops.

Speaking of unlikely pairings: Betty pretends to be Marc’s girlfriend in Ugly Betty! They make out! Awesome.

I rather enjoyed Andy Barker, P.I. last week; let’s hope the second episode continues to be good. If nothing else (and there’s plenty else), Tony Hale is almost as funny as he was as Buster. Of the two new shows on Thursday on NBC trying to do a “noir” thing (the other one being Raines), I vastly prefer Andy. But of network shows trying to do a “noir” thing in general, my heart belongs to Veronica Mars. Oh, where have you gone, Veronica?

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming: If you’re lucky enough to get Showtime, tonight’s the premiere of the This American Life television show. You may know the amazing NPR radio show, where patient and incisive Ira Glass gets people to tell truly remarkable stories organized around a common theme. Early word is that the TV version is pretty great, too.