There are a million TV channels out there these days, so when summertime comes around, we really have time to explore the vast world of random television programming. While we dig big shows like True Blood and So You Think You Can Dance, it's the more quirky, niche shows that really have us hooked this season, even if their names may garner blank stares from most folks when when we mention them. Below are some shows that may be off your radar but are worth checking out.

So many former reality stars go on to other reality shows, and so many of them aren't deserving. Jessica Simpson might have been remotely interesting a few years back on Newlyweds, but we definitely don't need to see her globetrotting to learn about the beauty regimens of women around the world on her upcoming show The Price of Beauty. But there are some stars that we'd like to see again.

There are a lot of medical shows on TV, especially this summer, with the recent debuts of Nurse Jackie, Royal Pains and Hawthorne. While the theme of most of these shows seems to be buck the system in order to get the job done, we wondered if we'd be brave enough to put our health care in the hands of any of the medical professionals that are currently on the airwaves. The answer is probably not. See our reasons below.

With rumors that One Tree Hill and Ghost Whisperer will be jumping ahead in time, we thought of some other shows that might benefit from a leap ahead to the future to get them out of the ridiculous storyline corners they've written themselves into.

For years we've been conditioned to lower our TV expectations during the warmer months, seeking out shows that we would never allow to clutter our overstuffed DVRs at any other time of year. But even though it's only early June, there's already an unusually high amount of truly addictive television - shows that we should be ashamed to watch, but aren't. Here's our top ten favorite guilty viewing pleasures of the summer so far.

After witnessing the most depressing 73 minutes of television we've ever seen in our entire lives -- i.e. the Jon & Kate Plus 8 season premiere -- earlier this week, it became clear to us and the rest of the nation that Jon and Kate Gosselin's marriage is clearly over. A sad fact, but a true one nonetheless. But just because Kate has made it very clear that she'd like to continue the show and Jon has made it very clear that he'd rather be drowning is no reason the show should end. After all, those kids aren't just going to exploit themselves! If The Hills can recast LC then Jon & Kate can certainly recast Jon. Here are a few (gender-blind 'cause it's 2009!) reality star suggestions.

It's been a busy week with all the networks announcing their fall lineups and the midseason programming they've got on tap. While some shows didn't get picked up (Samantha Who?, My Name Is Earl, According to Jim), others found new homes (like Medium, which is now smartly paired with Ghost Whisperer on CBS) and many others got bumped to new nights and times. It's a lot to take in, but here were the highlights of this fall preview week.

The recent news that The Shield creator Shawn Ryan is taking on showrunning duties over at Lie to Me next fall got us thinking that there are more than a few other series on the air that could benefit from a change behind the scenes. Here are ten other high-profile executive producers and the shows we'd love to see them take over.

Normally Mother's Day is a time to celebrate television's great moms, like Tammy on Friday Night Lights or Marge Simpson, but where's the fun in that? Instead, we pulled together a list of the bad TV moms who are currently wreaking havoc on their offspring on a regular basis. Happy Mother's Day! Hopefully your mom doesn't suck as hard as these people.

When news broke this week that The Hills would be continuing without its star Lauren Conrad next season, nobody seemed too perturbed by it. Surprising? Not really. Because besides the show not being terribly relevant anymore, the appeal of The Hills has always had less to do with Lauren Conrad herself than it does with the joy of watching little idiots stare at each other in sunny Los Angeles. (And hating Speidi, of course, but these days you can do that from the comfort of the Internet.) So, in honor of The Hills being brave enough to soldier on without LC, it seems only proper that we've come up with 10 suggestions for other shows that might want to follow suit.