TV's Summer Standouts

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The weather's hot and so is the television! 

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With summer comes loads of great programming to look forward to and TV Guide's Matt Roush breaks down the best of the best.

First up, HBO's True Blood! The fang-tastic series marks it's return June 10th with newcomer Christopher Meloni. The former Law and Order: SVU star heats up the small screen as Bon Temps' newest vamp.

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Next, keep an eye out for veteran Larry Hagman who will make his mark with the return of Dallas on June 13. The TNT reboot will focus on the next generation of Southern schemers, but still features Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray reprising their iconic roles. Joining them as the latest Longhorn lookers are Josh Henderson as John Ross Ewing, Jesse Metcalfe as his brother Christopher and Fast & Furious' Jordana Brewster.

And who can forget Charlie Sheen, who's back with his bad boy antics in FX 's Anger Management, premiering June 28. Loosely based on the 2003 movie starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson, Sheen plays a former baseball player with rage issues who ends up as an unconventional anger management therapist.

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Roush's details more of his top picks in the video above. Make sure to pick up your copy of TV Guide Magazine this week for a comprehensive look at television's summer programming.