A powerful figure from Joseph's past becomes prey for Mick on a repeat "Moonlight" (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG, V).

Fans of this detective/vampire hybrid have to be disappointed that it will not be returning in the fall. Of course, last May, CBS pulled the plug on "Jericho," only to relent and return that dark drama to the schedule mid-season.

Unlike other new Friday-night series that arrived only to vanish rather quickly, "Moonlight" was a mainstay between "Ghost Whisperer" and "Numb3rs," and it returned for new episodes after the strike. So its cancellation surprised some, including me. On the other hand, the decision proves that while vampires live forever, networks are always searching for the fresh blood of new programming.

Memorial Day weekend goes to the dogs, or at least to the critters.

On "Dog Whisperer" (8 p.m., National Geographic), host Cesar Milan helps a Seattle couple cope with the unintended consequences of their good deed. After Sherry and Lee adopted an abandoned and abused pit pull, it took some time for Buddy to fit in with their three other dogs. But nothing seemed to cure him of his inclination to go out of control when encountering human strangers. Milan demonstrates his "leader of the pack" strategies to help Buddy acquire some much-needed people skills.

Repeat episodes of "Dog Whisperer" follow at 9 and 10 p.m.

Fans of "Meerkat Manor" (8 p.m., Animal Planet) can catch up with four consecutive repeats in anticipation of Sunday's prequel movie "Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins."

Turner Classic Movies reels off three consecutive comedies starring Jack Lemmon. He plays a cartoonist with homicidal fantasies in the 1965 comedy "How to Murder Your Wife" (8 p.m., TV-G). Virna Lisi and Terry Thomas co-star.

Lemmon and Sandy Dennis play a salesman and his wife in "The Out-of-Towners" (10:15 p.m., TV-PG), a 1969 comedy that depicts New York City as a crime-ridden, strike-plagued, garbage-strewn urban jungle on the brink of chaos. It's a far cry from the candy-colored shopping mall celebrated in "Sex and the City."

Also set in Manhattan, "The Odd Couple" (midnight, TV-PG) teams Lemmon with Walter Matthau as Felix and Oscar, mismatched divorced husbands in the 1968 screen adaptation of the Neil Simon stage comedy that originally featured "Honeymooners" star Art Carney in the Felix role. "The Odd Couple" would be adapted for television and run from 1970 to 1975, starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman.

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