40. Bones
Thursday, 9-10 p.m., Fox
Fans knew star Emily Deschanel was pregnant in real life, but few expected producers to write it into the show as a way to work around the Moonlighting curse. When Bones returns for an abbreviated seventh season — six episodes in the fall and seven in the spring, after it lends its time slot to spin-off The Finder — Brennan (Deschanel) will be in her second trimester, and she and Booth (David Boreanaz) will have yet to move in together. ''This won't be easy,'' warns exec producer Stephen Nathan. ''Their relationship is still as contentious as it's always been.'' Also unchanged: ''We are still primarily a crime show,'' he promises. ''We still have revolting murders, and Booth and Brennan are still catching the bad guys. So much of the fun comes from the fact that now she's pregnant doing this.'' Nov. 3
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