MAd Men has a 2-hour season premiere on Sunday (US).

I was just listening to the latest WTF Podcast and it looks like Marc Maron has landed a single-camera scripted TV show about his life, on IFC. IFC seems to be the place for Independent comedy - I've been mostly enjoying Portlandia.

I've been watching the new SF / procedural crime drama Awake. I can't decide if I like it or not. I love the concept of waking up on different days in different worlds - but it seems to get mired down in the police stuff and feels like an episode of CSI at times.

I watched the first couple of episodes of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and can give it a moderate thumbs up. The characters are good and it keeps you interested - though the SF elements are a bit whacky - in the Doctor Who style. It's a good one for the family.

Lastly - we just finished Downton Abbey. What a great show. Thanks for the Sift recommendation.