Melissa & Joey (ABC Family) — Series premiere. When I first saw the poster for this revival of ’90s teen stars starring in a rip-off of “Who’s the Boss?,” I laughed out loud. For more on this show, check out the abortion of a laugh track in the promo below.

Big Lake (Comedy Central) – Series premiere. Chris Gethard stars in the role abdicated by Jon Heder in this Will Ferrell/Adam McKay-produced comedy. Possibly good: Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell co-star. Definitely bad: there’s a laugh track. (Note: Paste seems to think it’s a subversive gimmick.)

Louie (FX) — I’m going to be sad when this delightful season is over. To make amends for the atrocious “Melissa & Joey” video below, scroll down for my favorite exchange from last week’s episode.

White Collar (USA) — John Larroquette guest stars. You know, the other day, I was thinking how Neil Patrick Harris’s Barney on “How I Met Your Mother” is a 21st-century version of Dan Fielding from “Night Court.” And I love NPH, but no one can touch Larroquette in the role. Dan taught me most of how I interact with women. *gets slapped*

Shaq vs. (ABC) — Shaq gets in a cooking battle with Rachael Ray. Given her credentials, I like his chances.

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I was doing my best to ignore this story, but it seems like the clip of Jimmy Kimmel owning Melissa Joan Hart on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (see video below) is everywhere, so I feel like I have to add it to the Warming Glow record.

Long story short: Melissa Joan Hart is on “Dancing with the Stars,” and Jimmy cracked a joke about her using witchcraft to advance on the show. Hart bristled at Kimmel bringing up her career as “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” which happened over a decade ago. And Jimmy was all, “BITCH, that’s all you’ve ever done!” I’m paraphrasing, of course. Watch for yourself.

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